New Territories West (1998 constituency)

New Territories West
Former Geographical constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Outline map
Boundary of New Territories Westin Hong Kong
DistrictTsuen Wan District
Tuen Mun District
Yuen Long District
Kwai Tsing District
Islands District
RegionNew Territories
Population2,174,700 (2020)[1]
Electorate1,308,081 (2020)[2]
Former constituency
Created1998
Abolished2021
Number of membersFive (1998–2000)
Six (2000–2004)
Eight (2004–2012)
Nine (2012–2021)
Created fromNew Territories Central,
New Territories North-west (1995),
New Territories South,
New Territories South-west (1995),
New Territories West (1995)
Replaced byHong Kong Island West (2021),
New Territories North West (2021),
New Territories South West (2021)

The New Territories West geographical constituency was one of the geographical constituencies in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1998 to 2021. 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. Located in the western part of the New Territories, it was the largest geographical constituency in Hong Kong with 1,308,081 electorates in 2020. It consisted of Tsuen Wan District, Kwai Tsing District, Tuen Mun District, Yuen Long District and Islands District. In the 2016 Legislative Council election, it elected nine members of the Legislative Council using the Hare quota of party-list proportional representation.

  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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