1998 Hong Kong legislative election in New Territories East
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These are the New Territories East results of the 1998 Hong Kong legislative election. The election was held on 24 May 1998 and all 5 seats in newly established constituency New Territories East where consisted of North District, Tai Po District, Sai Kung District and Sha Tin District were contested. The Frontier became the largest victors by winning two seats with Emily Lau and Cyd Ho, which was followed by the Democratic Party's Andrew Cheng. The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong also won a seat with Lau Kong-wah and independent Andrew Wong won the last seat, defeating Liberal Party chairman Allen Lee.
Overall results
[edit]After election:
| 4 | 1 |
| Pro-democracy | Pro-Beijing |
| Party | Seats | Contesting list(s) |
Votes | % | ||
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| Frontier | 2 | 1 | 101,811 | 30.8 | ||
| Democratic | 1 | 1 | 84,629 | 25.6 | ||
| Citizens | 0 | 1 | 84,629 | 0.7 | ||
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 44,386 | 13.4 | ||
| Pro-democracy camp | 4 | 4 | 233128 | 70.6 | ||
| DAB | 1 | 1 | 56,731 | 17.2 | ||
| Liberal | 0 | 1 | 33,858 | 10.3 | ||
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 6,637 | 2.0 | ||
| Pro-Beijing camp | 1 | 3 | 97,226 | 29.4 | ||
| Turnout: | 330,434 | 55.9 | ||||
Candidates list
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| List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. | |
| Frontier | Emily Lau Wai-hing, Cyd Ho Sau-lan | 101,811 | 30.81 (20+10.81) |
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| Democratic | Andrew Cheng Kar-foo Wong Sing-chi, Lam Wing-yin, Ho Suk-ping |
84,629 | 25.61 (20+5.61) |
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| DAB | Lau Kong-wah Cheung Hon-chung, Chan Ping, Wan Yuet-kau, Wong Mo-tai |
56,731 | 17.17 | ||
| Independent | Andrew Wong Wang-fat | 44,386 | 13.43 | ||
| Liberal | Allen Lee Peng-fei, Wong Yiu-chee, Cheng Chee-kwok | 33,858 | 10.25 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Brian Kan Ping-chee | 6,637 | 2.01 | ||
| Citizens | Lui Yat-ming | 2,302 | 0.72 | ||
| Turnout | 330,434 | 55.88 | |||
| Total valid votes | 330,434 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2,260 | ||||
| Turnout | 332,694 | 55.88 | |||
| Registered electors | 595,340 | ||||
See also
[edit]- Legislative Council of Hong Kong
- Hong Kong legislative elections
- 1998 Hong Kong legislative election
References
[edit]- ^ "Legco election overall result". www.info.gov.hk.