# 2008 Hong Kong legislative election in New Territories West

These are the New Territories West results of the 2008 Hong Kong legislative election. The election was held on 7 September 2008 and all 8 seats in New Territories West, which consists of Tsuen Wan District, Tuen Mun District, Yuen Long District, Kwai Tsing District and Islands District, were contested. All the incumbents were elected except for Selina Chow of the Liberal Party, which was succeeded by Wong Kwok-hing of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions who contested in the constituency for the first time.

## Overall results

Before election:
| 5 | 3 |
| Pan-democracy | Pro-Beijing |
Change in composition:
| 5 | 3 |
| Pan-democracy | Pro-Beijing |
| Party | Party | Party | Seats | Seats change | Contesting list(s) | Votes | % | % change |
| | | Democratic | 2 | 0 | 3 | 92,600 | 23.2 | −3.7 |
| | | NWSC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42,441 | 10.7 | −2.0 |
| | | CTU | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42,366 | 10.6 | −0.7 |
| | | LSD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32,182 | 8.1 | +0.3 |
| | | Civic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27,910 | 7.0 | N/A |
| | | ADPL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6,771 | 1.7 | –1.4 |
| Pro-democracy camp | Pro-democracy camp | Pro-democracy camp | 5 | 0 | 8 | 244,270 | 61.3 | +0.8 |
| | | DAB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 92,037 | 23.1 | −1.8 |
| | | FTU | 1 | +1 | 1 | 35,991 | 9.0 | N/A |
| | | Liberal | 0 | –1 | 1 | 21,570 | 5.4 | –5.5 |
| | | Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,720 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Pro-Beijing camp | Pro-Beijing camp | Pro-Beijing camp | 3 | 0 | 4 | 151,318 | 38.0 | +5.7 |
| | | Independent | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,704 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Turnout: | Turnout: | Turnout: | Turnout: | Turnout: | Turnout: | 398,292 | 42.5 | |

## Candidates list

Legislative Election 2008: New Territories West :
| List | List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. |
| | DAB | Tam Yiu-chung, Cheung Hok-ming Leung Che-cheung, Chan Han-pan, Lung Shui-hing, Leung Kar-ming, Andy Lo Kwong-shing, Lui Kin | 92,037 | 23.1 (12.50+10.61) | −1.77 |
| | Democratic | Lee Wing-tat Wong Suet-ying, Lam Siu-fat, Cheung Wai-mei, Lam Lap-chi | 45,767 | 11.5 | −1.99 |
| | NWSC | Leung Yiu-chung Wong Yun-tat | 42,441 | 10.7 | −2.04 |
| | CTU | Lee Cheuk-yan Tam Chun-yin | 42,366 | 10.6 | +0.73 |
| | Democratic | Ho Chun-yan Hui Chi-fung, Lo Man-hon | 36,764 | 9.2 | −4.25 |
| | FTU (DAB) | Wong Kwok-hing Alice Mak Mei-kuen, Marina Tsang Tze-kwan, Tsui Fan, Dennis Leung Tsz-wing, Tang Ka-piu, Yiu Kwok-wai, Manwell Chan | 35,991 | 9.0 | N/A |
| | LSD | Albert Chan Wai-yip | 32,182 | 8.1 | +0.27 |
| | Civic | Fernando Cheung Chiu-hung, Sumly Chan Yuen-sum, Wong Ka-wa | 27,910 | 7.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Selina Chow Liang Shuk-yee, Chow Wing-kan | 21,570 | 5.4 | −5.48 |
| | Democratic | Cheung Yin-tung, Kwong Chun-yu | 10,069 | 2.5 | N/A |
| | ADPL | Tandon Lai Chaing, Yeung Chi-hang | 6,771 | 1.7 | −1.44 |
| | Independent | Chow Ping-tim | 1,720 | 0.4 | +0.03 |
| | Blue Intelligent Union | Leung Suet-fong, Thapa Komal | 1,366 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Nonpartisan | Yuen Wai-chung | 1,338 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 398,292 | 100.00 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2,427 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 400,719 | 42.49 | −10.99 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 943,161 | | |