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[[File:NewTerritoriesWestConstituency.svg|thumb|250px|Boundary of New Territories West constituency from 1998 to 2021, also the mostly-recognised boundary of the region]]
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'''New Territories West''', or simply "'''NT West'''", refers to the western part of [[New Territories]] in [[Hong Kong]]. It includes [[Tsuen Wan District]], [[Kwai Tsing District]], [[Tuen Mun District]], [[Yuen Long District]] and [[Islands District]]. It is one of geographical constituencies in the [[Hong Kong Legislative Council]] Election, the largest geographical constituencies in Hong Kong. Although New Territories West is not the official administration name in Hong Kong (while New Territories is the official name), many government departments use it as one of main regions for administration divisions.
'''New Territories West''' (NTW) is the western part of Hong Kong's [[New Territories]], covering [[Yuen Long District|Yuen Long]], [[Tuen Mun District|Tuen Mun]], [[Tsuen Wan District|Tsuen Wan]], [[Kwai Tsing District|Kwai Tsing]] and the [[Islands District]].


== History ==
{{Coord missing|Hong Kong}}
Settlements in the area, except the Islands District, have been connected by the [[Castle Peak Road]] since its completion in the 1920s, which also links [[Kowloon]] and facilitates trading.


In 1985, "[[West New Territories (1985 constituency)|West New Territories]]" and "[[South New Territories (1985 constituency)|South New Territories]]" electoral-college constituencies were created. West New Territories consisted of [[Yuen Long District]] and [[Tuen Mun District]], while South New Territories consisted of [[Tsuen Wan District]], [[Islands District]] and [[Sai Kung District]]. The electoral colleges lasted for two terms until they were replaced by the [[geographical constituencies]] in 1991 when the [[1991 Hong Kong legislative election|first direct election]] to the Legislative Council were introduced.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=雷|first1=競璇|last2=沈|first2=國祥|year=1995|title=香港選舉資料匯編, 1982年-1994年|publisher=Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies|issue=19|location=香港|journal=硏究叢刊}}</ref>
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In the 1991 election, the directly elected "[[New Territories West (1991 constituency)|New Territories West]]" and "[[New Territories South (1991 constituency)|New Territories South]]" constituencies were created, each returning two members to the Legislative Council using the [[plurality at-large voting|two-seat constituency two vote]] system. New Territories West continued to consist of Yuen Long and Tuen Mun Districts, while New Territories South consisted of Tsuen Wan, Islands and [[Kwai Tsing District]]s. The [[pro-democracy camp (Hong Kong)|pro-democracy coalition]] of the [[United Democrats of Hong Kong]] (UDHK) and [[Meeting Point]] won three of the four seats, with one of the seats in New Territories West taken by [[Tai Chin-wah]] with a strong rural background. Tai was soon founded guilty of fraud and the [[1991 New Territories West by-election|vacancy was taken up]] by [[Zachary Wong]] of the Meeting Point. Another [[1992 New Territories West by-election|by-election]] was held in New Territories West after [[Ng Ming-yum]] of the Meeting Point died of cancer, of which [[Tang Siu-tong]] who had the rural support was elected.


The [[1994 Hong Kong electoral reform|electoral system was overhauled]] after one term, replaced by the [[first-past-the-post|single-constituency single-vote]] system in the [[1995 Hong Kong legislative election|1995 Legislative Council election]] with five new constituencies, namely "[[New Territories North-west (1995 constituency)|New Territories North-west]]", "[[New Territories West (1995 constituency)|New Territories West]]", "[[New Territories Central (1995 constituency)|New Territories Central]]", "[[New Territories South-west (1995 constituency)|New Territories South-west]]" and "[[New Territories South (1995 constituency)|New Territories South]]". All five seats were taken by the [[Democratic Party (Hong Kong)|Democratic Party]], merger of the United Democrats and Meeting Point.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=殷|first1=俊|last2=馬|first2=春暖|year=2018|title=香港立法會直選制度變革與政黨體系之演變|journal=中國大陸研究|volume=61|issue=3|pages=033–052}}</ref>
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Following the [[Handover of Hong Kong|handover]] in 1997, the "[[New Territories West (1998 constituency)|New Territories West]]" constituency replaced the colonial constituencies. It remained in place until 2021 under the change of electoral system, "[[New Territories North (2021 constituency)|New Territories North]]", "[[New Territories North West (2021 constituency)|New Territories North West]]", and "[[New Territories South West (2021 constituency)|New Territories South West]]" were installed as the new constituencies. The Islands District was redistributed to [[Hong Kong Island West (2021 constituency)|Hong Kong Island West]] constituency for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cmab.gov.hk/improvement/filemanager/content/pdf/en/resource-centre/Electoral-Leaflet.pdf|title=A Layman's Guide to the Improving Electoral System (Consolidated Amendments) Bill 2021|publisher=Hong Kong Government}}</ref>
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== Evolution ==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!
| colspan="2" | [[File:Hong_Kong_Yuen_Long_District.svg|200px|center]]
| colspan="2" | [[File:Hong_Kong_Tuen_Mun_District.svg|200px|center]]
| colspan="2" | [[File:Hong_Kong_Tsuen_Wan_District.svg|200px|center]]
| colspan="2" | [[File:Hong_Kong_Kwai_Tsing_District.svg|200px|center]]
| colspan="2" | [[File:Hong_Kong_Islands_District.svg|200px|center]]
|-
! rowspan="2" | Years \ Districts
! colspan="2" | [[Yuen Long District|Yuen Long]]
! colspan="2" | [[Tuen Mun District|Tuen Mun]]
! colspan="2" |[[Tsuen Wan District|Tsuen Wan]]
! colspan="2" |[[Kwai Tsing District|Kwai Tsing]]
! rowspan=2| [[Islands District|Islands]]
|-
|bgcolor="#EBECF0"| Northern<br/>part
|bgcolor="#EBECF0"| Southern<br/>part
|bgcolor="#EBECF0"| NW part
|bgcolor="#EBECF0"| SE part
|bgcolor="#EBECF0"| NW part
|bgcolor="#EBECF0"| SE part
|bgcolor="#EBECF0"| Northern<br/>part
|bgcolor="#EBECF0"| Southern<br/>part
|-
![[1985 Hong Kong legislative election|1985]]–1991
| colspan="4" |[[West New Territories (1985 constituency)|West New Territories]]
| colspan="5" |[[South New Territories (1985 constituency)|South New Territories]]
|-
![[1991 Hong Kong legislative election|1991]]–1995
| colspan="4" |[[New Territories West (1991 constituency)|New Territories West]]
| colspan="5" |[[New Territories South (1991 constituency)|New Territories South]]
|-
![[1995 Hong Kong legislative election|1995]]–1997
|[[New Territories North (1995 constituency)|New Territories North]]
|[[New Territories North-west (1995 constituency)|New Territories North-west]]
|[[New Territories West (1995 constituency)|New Territories West]]
| colspan="2" |[[New Territories Central (1995 constituency)|New Territories Central]]
| colspan="2" |[[New Territories South (1995 constituency)|New Territories South]]
| colspan="2" |[[New Territories South-west (1995 constituency)|New Territories South-west]]
|-
![[1998 Hong Kong legislative election|1998]]–2021
| colspan="9" |[[New Territories West (1998 constituency)|New Territories West]]
|-
![[2021 Hong Kong legislative election|2021]]–present
|[[New Territories North (2021 constituency)|New Territories North]]
| colspan="3" |[[New Territories North West (2021 constituency)|New Territories West]]
| colspan="4" |[[New Territories South West (2021 constituency)|New Territories South West]]
|[[Hong Kong Island West (2021 constituency)|Hong Kong Island West]]
|}
</div style>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{New Territories constituencies for Legislative Council}}
[[Category:Constituencies of Hong Kong]]
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[[Category:New Territories]]
[[Category:Constituencies of Hong Kong Legislative Council]]

Latest revision as of 23:06, 6 March 2024

Boundary of New Territories West constituency from 1998 to 2021, also the mostly-recognised boundary of the region

New Territories West (NTW) is the western part of Hong Kong's New Territories, covering Yuen Long, Tuen Mun, Tsuen Wan, Kwai Tsing and the Islands District.

History

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Settlements in the area, except the Islands District, have been connected by the Castle Peak Road since its completion in the 1920s, which also links Kowloon and facilitates trading.

In 1985, "West New Territories" and "South New Territories" electoral-college constituencies were created. West New Territories consisted of Yuen Long District and Tuen Mun District, while South New Territories consisted of Tsuen Wan District, Islands District and Sai Kung 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 West" and "New Territories South" constituencies were created, each returning two members to the Legislative Council using the two-seat constituency two vote system. New Territories West continued to consist of Yuen Long and Tuen Mun Districts, while New Territories South consisted of Tsuen Wan, Islands and Kwai Tsing Districts. The pro-democracy coalition of the United Democrats of Hong Kong (UDHK) and Meeting Point won three of the four seats, with one of the seats in New Territories West taken by Tai Chin-wah with a strong rural background. Tai was soon founded guilty of fraud and the vacancy was taken up by Zachary Wong of the Meeting Point. Another by-election was held in New Territories West after Ng Ming-yum of the Meeting Point died of cancer, of which Tang Siu-tong who had the rural support was elected.

The electoral system was overhauled after one term, replaced by the single-constituency single-vote system in the 1995 Legislative Council election with five new constituencies, namely "New Territories North-west", "New Territories West", "New Territories Central", "New Territories South-west" and "New Territories South". All five seats were taken by the Democratic Party, merger of the United Democrats and Meeting Point.[2]

Following the handover in 1997, the "New Territories West" constituency replaced the colonial constituencies. It remained in place until 2021 under the change of electoral system, "New Territories North", "New Territories North West", and "New Territories South West" were installed as the new constituencies. The Islands District was redistributed to Hong Kong Island West constituency for the first time.[3]

Evolution

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References

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  1. ^ 雷, 競璇; 沈, 國祥 (1995). "香港選舉資料匯編, 1982年-1994年". 硏究叢刊 (19). 香港: Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies.
  2. ^ 殷, 俊; 馬, 春暖 (2018). "香港立法會直選制度變革與政黨體系之演變". 中國大陸研究. 61 (3): 033–052.
  3. ^ "A Layman's Guide to the Improving Electoral System (Consolidated Amendments) Bill 2021" (PDF). Hong Kong Government.
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