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New Territories North | |
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Former Geographical Constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
District | North District Tai Po District |
Region | New Territories |
Electorate | 121,989 |
Former constituency | |
Created | 1991 |
Abolished | 1995 |
Number of members | Two |
Member(s) | Fung Chi-wood (Democratic) Tik Chi-yuen (Democratic) |
Replaced by | New Territories North (1995) New Territories North-east (1995) |
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.
The constituency was divided and replaced by the New Territories North and New Territories North-east constituencies in 1995.
Election | Member | Party | Member | Party | ||
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1991 | Fung Chi-wood | UD | Tik Chi-yuen | MP | ||
1994 | Democratic | Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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United Democrats | Fung Chi-wood | 23,267 | 27.34 | ||
Meeting Point | Tik Chi-yuen | 21,702 | 25.50 | ||
LDF | Cheung Hon-chung | 16,221 | 19.11 | ||
LDF | Johnny Wong Chi-keung | 15,350 | 18.04 | ||
ADPL | Ronald Chow Mei-tak | 7,117 | 8.36 | ||
Independent | Tong Wai-man | 1,449 | 1.70 | ||
Turnout | 46,644 | 38.24 | |||
Registered electors | 121,989 | ||||
United Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Meeting Point win (new seat) |
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