New Territories East

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Boundary of New Territories East constituency from 1998 to 2021, also the mostly-recognised boundary of the region NewTerritoriesEastConstituency.svg
Boundary of New Territories East constituency from 1998 to 2021, also the mostly-recognised boundary of the region

New Territories East is the eastern part of New Territories, covering North, Tai Po, Sha Tin, and Sai Kung District.

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History

All districts except Sai Kung District have been connected by the Kowloon–Canton Railway (now East Rail line) since its completion in 1910, and later the Tai Po Road.

In 1985, "East New Territories" and "South New Territories" electoral-college constituencies were created. East New Territories consisted of North District, Tai Po District and Sha Tin District, while South New Territories consisted of Sai Kung District, Tsuen Wan District and Islands District. The electoral colleges lasted for two terms until they were replaced by the geographical constituencies in 1991 when the first direct election to the Legislative Council were introduced. [1]

In the 1991 election, the directly elected "New Territories North" and "New Territories East" constituencies were created, each returning two members to the Legislative Council using the two-seat constituency two vote system. New Territories North consisted of North and Tai Po Districts, while New Territories East consisted of Sha Tin and Sai Kung Districts. The two seats in New Territories North were won by the Fung Chi-wood and Tik Chi-yuen of the pro-democracy United DemocratsMeeting Point coalition which also won a landslide in the other constituencies, the New Territories East elected two independents, the radical Emily Lau and moderate Andrew Wong.

The electoral system was overhauled after one term, replaced by the single-constituency single-vote system in the 1995 Legislative Council election with four new constituencies, "New Territories East", "New Territories South-east", "New Territories North" and "New Territories North-east". Although Emily Lau and Andrew Wong were elected in New Territories East and New Territories South-east, Cheung Hon-chung of the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) and Allen Lee of the pro-business Liberal Party each defeated the Democratic Party candidates in New Territories North and New Territories North-east. [2]

Following the handover in 1997, the "New Territories East" constituency replaced the colonial constituencies. It remained in place until 2021 under the change of electoral system, "New Territories North", "New Territories North East", and "New Territories South East" were installed as the new constituencies. [3]

Evolution

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Years \ Districts North Tai Po Sha Tin Sai Kung
Western partEastern part
1985–1991 East New Territories South New Territories
1991–1995 New Territories North New Territories East
1995–1997 New Territories North New Territories North-east New Territories East New Territories South-east
1998–2021 New Territories East
2021–present New Territories North New Territories North-east New Territories South-east

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sai Kung Town</span> Neighbourhood in New Territories, Hong Kong, China

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Territories East (1998 constituency)</span> Geographical constituency in Hong Kong

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Territories West</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Territories East (1995 constituency)</span> Geographical constituency of Hong Kong

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Territories North-east (1995 constituency)</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Territories North-west (1995 constituency)</span>

New Territories North-west was a geographical constituencies in the election for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 1995, which elects one member of the Legislative Council using the first-past-the-post voting system. The constituency covers most of the Yuen Long District in New Territories.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Territories North (1995 constituency)</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Territories South-east (1995 constituency)</span>

New Territories South-east was a geographical constituencies in the election for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 1995, which elects one member of the Legislative Council using the first-past-the-post voting system. The constituency covers Sai Kung District and eastern part of Sha Tin District in New Territories.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Territories East (1991 constituency)</span>

New Territories East was a geographical constituency in the election for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 1991, which elects two members of the Legislative Council using the dual-seat constituency dual vote system. The constituency covers Sai Kung District and Sha Tin District in New Territories.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Territories West (1991 constituency)</span>

New Territories East was a geographical constituency in the election for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 1991, which elects two members of the Legislative Council using the dual-seat constituency dual vote system. The constituency covers Tuen Mun District and Yuen Long District in New Territories.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Territories North (1991 constituency)</span>

New Territories North was a geographical constituency in the election for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 1991, which elects two members of the Legislative Council using the dual-seat constituency dual vote system. The constituency covers North District and Tai Po District in New Territories.

East New Territories was a constituency elected by electoral college for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 1985 and 1988, which elects one member of the Legislative Council using the multiple-round elimination system and preferential elimination system respectively. The constituency covers North District, Tai Po District and Shatin District in New Territories.

West New Territories was a constituency elected by electoral college for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 1985 and 1988, which elects one member of the Legislative Council using the multiple-round elimination system and preferential elimination system respectively. The constituency covers Tsuen Wan District, Islands District, and Sai Kung District in New Territories.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hong Kong Island (constituency)</span>

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