1998 Hong Kong legislative election in New Territories West

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1998 Hong Kong legislative election in New Territories West
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24 May 1998 (1998-05-24) 2000  

All 5 New Territories West seats to the Legislative Council
 First partySecond party
  Lee Wing Tat.jpg Tam Yau Chung.jpg
Leader Lee Wing-tat & Albert Ho Tam Yiu-chung
Party Democratic DAB
Alliance Pro-democracy Pro-Beijing
Seats won21
Popular vote147,09872,587
Percentage39.2%19.4%

 Third partyFourth party
  Metal workers' protest in Hong Kong (Aug 2007) - 2007-08-14 15h41m08s DSC07129.JPG Leung Yiu Chung.jpg
Leader Lee Cheuk-yan Leung Yiu-chung
Party Frontier Independent
Alliance Pro-democracy Pro-democracy
Seats won11
Popular vote38,62738,627
Percentage12.5%10.3%

These are the New Territories West results of the 1998 Hong Kong legislative election . The election was held on 24 May 1998 and all 6 seats in the newly established New Territories West, which consists of Tsuen Wan District, Tuen Mun District, Yuen Long District, Kwai Tsing District and Islands District, were contested. The Democratic Party became the biggest victors by winning two seats with Lee Wing-tat and Albert Ho, which was followed by Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong's Tam Yiu-chung and The Frontier's Lee Cheuk-yan and independent Leung Yiu-chung.

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Overall results

After election:

41
Pro-democracyPro-Beijing
PartySeatsContesting
list(s)
Votes %
Democratic 21147,09839.2
Frontier 1138,62712.5
ADPL 0119,5005.2
123DA 013,0500.8
Independent 1350,77113.5
Pro-democracy camp47259,04669.0
DAB 1172,58719.4
Liberal 013,1380.8
Independent 0232,3338.6
Pro-Beijing camp14108,05828.8
Turnout:377,21553.3

Candidates list

Legislative Election 1998: New Territories West [1]
ListCandidatesVotesOf total (%)± from prev.
Democratic Lee Wing-tat, Ho Chun-yan
Zachary Wong Wai-yin, Josephine Chan Shu-ying
147,09839.21
(20%+19.21)
DAB Tam Yiu-chung
Leung Che-cheung, Chau Chuen-heung, Chan Wan-sang, Hui Chiu-fai
72,58719.35
Frontier Lee Cheuk-yan
Ip Kwok-fun
46,69612.45
Nonpartisan Leung Yiu-chung 38,62710.30
Nonpartisan Lam Wai-keung, Tai Kuen, Chow Ping-tim, Chan Ka-mun, Tso Shiu-wai 25,9056.91
ADPL Yim Tim-sang19,5005.2
Nonpartisan Ting Yin-wah11,1762.98
Independent Yeung Fuk-kwong6,4281.71
Liberal Paul Chan Sing-kong, Liu Kwong-sang, Wong Kwok-keung3,1380.84
123DA Yum Sin-ling, Christopher Chu, Mak Ip-sing, Shung King-fai3,0500.81
PioneerLam Chi-leung9680.26
Total valid votes375,173100.00
Rejected ballots2,042
Turnout 377,21553.25
Registered electors 708,443

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  1. "Legco election overall result".