New Territories East (1998 constituency)

New Territories East
Former Geographical constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Outline map
Boundary of New Territories Eastin Hong Kong
DistrictNorth District
Tai Po District
Sai Kung District
Sha Tin District
RegionNew Territories
Population1,824,600 (2020)[1]
Electorate1,139,616 (2020)[2]
Former constituency
Created1998
Abolished2021
Number of membersFive (1998–2000)
Seven (2004–2012)
Nine (2012–2021)
Created fromNew Territories East (1995),
New Territories North (1995),
New Territories North-east (1995)
New Territories South-east (1995)
Replaced byNew Territories North (2021),
New Territories North East (2021),
New Territories South East (2021)

The New Territories East geographical constituency was one of the five geographical constituencies in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. It was established in 1998 for the first SAR Legislative Council election and was abolished under the 2021 overhaul of the Hong Kong electoral system. It encompassed Sha Tin District, Tai Po District, North District and Sai Kung District. In the 2016 Legislative Council election, nine members of the Legislative Council using the Hare quota of party-list proportional representation with 1,139,616 electorates in 2020.

  1. ^ "Number of Seats for the Geographical Constituencies" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission.
  2. ^ "Voter Registration Statistics: Geographical Constituency". Registration and Electoral Office.

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