1998 Hong Kong legislative election in New Territories East

none 1998 Hong Kong legislative election in New Territories East Hong Kong parliamentary no Hong Kong legislative election, 2000 (New Territories East) 2000 members elected All 5 New Territories East seats to the Legislative Council 1998 05 24 y 120px Lau Kong-wah Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong Pro-Beijing 1 56,731 17.2% 121px Andrew Cheng Democratic Party (Hong Kong) Pro-democracy 1 84,629 25.6% Andrew Wong Independent (politician) Pro-democracy 1 44,386 13.4% 120px Emily Lau The Frontier (Hong Kong) Pro-democracy 2 101,811 30.8% 325px Party with most votes in each District Council Constituency. 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 After election: + ↓ 4 1 Pro-democracy Pro-Beijing Party Seats Contestinglist(s) Votes % The Frontier (Hong Kong) 2 1 101,811 30.8 Democratic Party (Hong Kong) 1 1 84,629 25.6 Citizens Party (Hong Kong) 0 1 84,629 0.7 Independent (politician) 1 1 44,386 13.4 Pro-democracy camp 4 4 233128 70.6 DABHK 1 1 56,731 17.2 Liberal Party (Hong Kong) 0 1 33,858 10.3 Independent (politician) 0 1 6,637 2.0 Pro-Beijing camp 1 3 97,226 29.4 Turnout: 330,434 55.9 Candidates list Legislative Election 1998: New Territories Easthttp://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/199805/25/0525201.htm Legco election overall result www.info.gov.hk The Frontier (Hong Kong) Emily Lau Wai-hing, Cyd Ho Sau-lan 101,811 30.81(20+10.81) Democratic Party (Hong Kong) Andrew Cheng Kar-fooWong Sing-chi, Lam Wing-yin, Ho Suk-ping 84,629 25.61(20+5.61) Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong Lau Kong-wahCheung Hon-chung, Chan Ping, Wan Yuet-kau, Wong Mo-tai 56,731 17.17 Independent (politician) Andrew Wong Wang-fat 44,386 13.43 Liberal Party (Hong Kong) Allen Lee Peng-fei, Wong Yiu-chee, Cheng Chee-kwok 33,858 10.25 Nonpartisan candidate Brian Kan Ping-chee 6,637 2.01 Citizens Party (Hong Kong) Lui Yat-ming 2,302 0.72 330,434 55.88 330,434 100.00 2,260 332,694 55.88 595,340 See also Legislative Council of Hong Kong Hong Kong legislative elections 1998 Hong Kong legislative election References Category:1998 Hong Kong legislative election