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2008 Hong Kong legislative election
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| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| election_name | 2008 Hong Kong legislative election | ||
| country | Hong Kong | ||
| type | parliamentary | ||
| ongoing | no | ||
| previous_election | 2004 Hong Kong legislative election | ||
| previous_year | 2004 | ||
| previous_mps | List of LegCo members elected in Hong Kong legislative election, 2004 | ||
| next_election | 2012 Hong Kong legislative election | ||
| next_year | 2012 | ||
| elected_mps | members elected | ||
| seats_for_election | All 60 seats to the Legislative Council | ||
| majority_seats | 31 | ||
| election_date | 7 September 2008 | ||
| opinion_polls | Opinion polling for the Hong Kong legislative election, 2008 | ||
| registered | 3,372,007 (GC) 5.14% | ||
| turnout | 1,524,249 (45.20%) 10.44pp | ||
| image1 | [[Image:Tam Yiu-chung.jpg | 150x150px | Tam Yiu-chung]] |
| leader1 | Tam Yiu-chung | ||
| party1 | Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong | ||
| alliance1 | Pro-Beijing camp | ||
| leaders_seat1 | New Territories West | ||
| last_election1 | 10 seats, 22.73% | ||
| seats1 | **10**Note: The three candidates represented both DAB and FTU are counted as FTU candidates in this article. | ||
| seat_change1 | 1 | ||
| popular_vote1 | **347,373** | ||
| percentage1 | **22.92%** | ||
| swing1 | 0.19pp | ||
| image2 | [[Image:Albert Ho 2014 cut.jpg | 150x150px | Albert Ho]] |
| leader2 | Albert Ho | ||
| party2 | Democratic Party (Hong Kong) | ||
| alliance2 | Pan-democracy camp | ||
| leaders_seat2 | New Territories West | ||
| last_election2 | 9 seats, 25.19% | ||
| seats2 | 8 | ||
| seat_change2 | 1 | ||
| popular_vote2 | 312,692 | ||
| percentage2 | 20.63% | ||
| swing2 | 4.56pp | ||
| image3 | [[File:James Tien cut.jpg | 150x150px | James Tien]] |
| leader3 | James Tien | ||
| party3 | Liberal Party (Hong Kong) | ||
| alliance3 | Pro-Beijing camp | ||
| leaders_seat3 | New Territories East | ||
| *(lost seat)* | |||
| last_election3 | 10 seats, 6.72% | ||
| seats3 | 7 | ||
| seat_change3 | 3 | ||
| popular_vote3 | 65,622 | ||
| percentage3 | 4.33% | ||
| swing3 | 2.39pp | ||
| image4 | [[File:香港民主黨公佈首份文件回應本土思潮1 (cropped).jpg | 150x150px | Audrey Eu]] |
| leader4 | Audrey Eu | ||
| party4 | Civic Party | ||
| alliance4 | Pan-democracy camp | ||
| leaders_seat4 | Hong Kong Island | ||
| last_election4 | *New party* | ||
| seats4 | 5 | ||
| seat_change4 | 1 | ||
| popular_vote4 | 206,980 | ||
| percentage4 | 13.66% | ||
| swing4 | 7.04pp | ||
| image5 | [[File:Cheng Yiu-tong.jpg | 150x150px | Cheng Yiu-tong]] |
| leader5 | Cheng Yiu-tong | ||
| party5 | Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions | ||
| alliance5 | Pro-Beijing camp | ||
| leaders_seat5 | *Did not stand* | ||
| last_election5 | 3 seats, 2.97% | ||
| seats5 | 4 | ||
| seat_change5 | 1 | ||
| popular_vote5 | 86,311 | ||
| percentage5 | 5.70% | ||
| swing5 | 2.73pp | ||
| image6 | [[Image:Raymond Wong Yuk Man.jpg | 150x150px | Wong Yuk-man]] |
| leader6 | Wong Yuk-man | ||
| party6 | League of Social Democrats | ||
| alliance6 | Pan-democracy camp | ||
| leaders_seat6 | Kowloon West | ||
| last_election6 | *New party* | ||
| seats6 | 3 | ||
| seat_change6 | 1 | ||
| popular_vote6 | 153,390 | ||
| percentage6 | 10.12% | ||
| swing6 | N/A | ||
| image7 | [[File:Leung Yiu-chung 2017.jpg | 150x150px | Leung Yiu-chung]] |
| leader7 | Leung Yiu-chung | ||
| party7 | Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre | ||
| alliance7 | Pan-democracy camp | ||
| leaders_seat7 | New Territories West | ||
| last_election7 | 1 seat, 3.33% | ||
| seats7 | 1 | ||
| seat_change7 | |||
| popular_vote7 | 42,441 | ||
| percentage7 | 2.80% | ||
| swing7 | 0.53pp | ||
| image8 | [[File:Lau Chin-shek 201110.JPG | 150x150px | Lau Chin-shek]] |
| leader8 | Lau Chin-shek | ||
| party8 | Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions | ||
| alliance8 | Pan-democracy camp | ||
| leaders_seat8 | Kowloon West | ||
| *(lost seat)* | |||
| last_election8 | 1 seat, 3.95% | ||
| seats8 | 1 | ||
| seat_change8 | |||
| popular_vote8 | 42,366 | ||
| percentage8 | 2.80% | ||
| swing8 | 1.15pp | ||
| image9 | [[File:Liu Sung Lee.jpg | 150x150px | Bruce Liu]] |
| leader9 | Bruce Liu | ||
| party9 | Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood | ||
| alliance9 | Pan-democracy camp | ||
| leaders_seat9 | *Did not stand* | ||
| last_election9 | 1 seat, 4.22% | ||
| seats9 | 1 | ||
| seat_change9 | |||
| popular_vote9 | 42,211 | ||
| percentage9 | 2.79% | ||
| swing9 | 1.43pp | ||
| title | Party control | ||
| before_election | Pro-Beijing camp | ||
| posttitle | Party control after election | ||
| after_election | Pro-Beijing camp | ||
| map | [[File:LegCoElection2008.svg | 400px]] |
(lost seat) (lost seat) The 2008 Hong Kong Legislative Council election was held on 7 September 2008 for the 4th Legislative Council since the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. There were 60 seats in the 4th Legislative Council, with 30 members elected by geographical constituencies through direct elections, and 30 members by functional constituencies. Candidates for 14 functional constituency seats were unopposed.
The turnout rate was 45 percent with 1.51 million voters casting the ballots, about 10 percent lower than the previous election in 2004. The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) remained the largest single party in the Legislative Council with 13 seats if including the two members of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (FTU) while the pro-business Liberal Party suffered a big defeat by losing the two heavyweights, chairman James Tien and vice-chairwoman Selina Chow lost their seats in the New Territories East and the New Territories West. The duo resigned from their party positions and Chow resigned from the Executive Council after the election, which was followed by a great split of the party.
In the backdrop of a deteriorating economy and rising inflation, the pro-grassroots parties scored victories as the new pro-democracy party League of Social Democrats (LSD) had their three candidates elected and the FTU also won in two seats in the geographical constituencies. The pro-democracy flagship party Democratic Party retook the second largest party status despite losing one seat to its ally, the new middle-class oriented Civic Party which took two seats in Hong Kong Island with party leader Audrey Eu stood as the second candidate behind party's new face Tanya Chan.
The share of the pan-democratic parties' vote among voters dropped from 60 percent in 2004 to 57 percent, which translated into a net loss of two seats compared to the last election. The pan-democrats were elected to a total of 23 seats, 19 seats in the directly elected geographical constituencies, and four seats from the functional constituencies. By virtue of having in excess of one-third of the seats in Legislative Council, their ability to veto constitutional changes remained intact. The pan-democrats' veto power was seen as crucial for the electoral arrangements for the 2012 Legislative Council election, which would take place during this session.
Pre-election issues
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress vote in December 2007 to allow universal suffrage by 2017, and full Legislative Council elections by 2020, tempered the debate on universal suffrage. Wary of political parties, the government sought to defer discussion on other highly sensitive issues until October 2008, in the hopes that the election will be void of focus. The election was therefore fought over issues regarding the minimum wage, health care reform, Old Age Allowance, and the future of RTHK. Also, the case surrounding former Housing Director Leung Chin-man served to highlight the issue of systematic checks and balances, and the lack of political scrutiny of government actions.{{Cite news
Commentators, such as Albert Cheng, noted that the fighting between pro-democracy parties was heating up, but forecast few changes in the overall party standings of the new Council. He cited proportional representation as a mechanism, which built in protection for a multi-party system.{{Cite news
There were some concerns that those seeking the right of abode in Hong Kong felt pressured by lobbyists supporting the DAB. Two advocacy groups echoed abode-seekers' in being bombarded with telephone calls and other pressures to vote for the DAB, or for Regina Ip.{{Cite news
Deputy ministers appointment controversy
Inflation relief measures
Leung Chin-man appointment controversy
Candidates
A total of 142 candidates on 53 lists entered the election via the geographical constituencies, making it the most contested election since the handover of Hong Kong. The candidates of both the pan-democracy and pro-Beijing coalitions stated that they would not allocate the votes within each camp, leading to infighting inside the caucuses. Martin Lee and Anson Chan announced that they would not stand, and would endorse other candidates. In addition, some incumbent legislators such as Audrey Eu of the Civic Party and Yeung Sum of the Democratic Party were placed second on their lists in an attempt to get less experienced members of their parties elected.
Beijing's involvement in the elections was an open secret: its strategy was to elect a new batch of "independent" aspirants with profession backgrounds and without a strong pro-Beijing image, such as Scarlet Pong, and eventual winners Regina Ip and Priscilla Leung. It had hoped they would appeal to the middle class voters and steal votes from the pan-democratic parties.
The functional constituencies were less competitive: 14 out of the 30 seats were uncontested. The Accounting and Architectural, Surveying and Planning functional constituencies were the most contested, with 5 candidates competing in each constituency. 45 candidates in total ran for the 16 contested seats.
Retiring incumbents
Ten incumbents chose not to run for re-election.
| Constituency | Departing incumbents | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong Island | Martin Lee Chu-ming | |
| Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai | ||
| Anson Chan Fang On-sang | ||
| Kowloon East | Albert Cheng Jing-han | |
| New Territories East | Li Kwok-ying | |
| Insurance | Bernard Charnwut Chan | |
| Labour | Kwong Chi-kin | |
| Tourism | Howard Young | |
| Industrial (Second) | Lui Ming-wah | |
| Information Technology | Sin Chung-kai |
Opinion polling
Main article: Opinion polling for the Hong Kong legislative election, 2008
Results
A record number of 3.37 million people registered to vote in the election. The turnout rate was low, at 45% with 1.51 million voters casting ballots.
Commentator Chris Yeung believed that the Liaison Office operated behind the scenes to co-ordinate votes for the pro-Beijing camp. These independents managed to secure seats, but apparently not at the expense of support for the pan-democrats.
The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong remained the largest single party in Council, with 13 seats. The share of the pan-democratic parties' vote among voters dropped from 60% in 2004 to 57%, which translated into a net loss of 2 seats. The pan-democrats were elected to a total of 23 seats, 19 seats in the directly elected geographical constituencies, and four seats from the functional constituencies. By virtue of having in excess of of the seats in LegCo, their ability to veto constitutional changes remained intact. The pan-democrats' veto power were crucial for the electoral arrangements for the 2012 elections, which will take place during this Council.
In the backdrop of a deteriorating economy and rising inflation, voters shifted their preferences towards more radical and grass-roots politicians; the electorate's suspicions of collusion between government and big business dealt a blow to the Liberal Party. The Liberal Party suffered double defeat when Selina Chow and chairman James Tien lost their seats in the New Territories West and New Territories East geographical constituencies respectively. Their bid to secure seats in other constituencies also failed. Tien resigned as the Liberal Party's chairman after his defeat, and Chow resigned both her vice-chairmanship and her seat on the Executive Council of Hong Kong. The election of three members of the League of Social Democrats and four trade-unionists to Legco is set to pose a challenge to the government on welfare and livelihood issues.
Share of votes of the parties by polling stations:
| DAB | FTU |
|---|
Before election:
| **Pro-democracy** | **Pro-Beijing** |
|---|
Change in composition:
| **Pro-democracy** | **Pro-Beijing** |
|---|
|- ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" rowspan=2 colspan=3 |Parties and allegiances ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" colspan=4 |Geographical constituencies ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" colspan=4 |Functional constituencies ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" rowspan=2 |Total seats ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" rowspan=2 |± |- ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Votes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |% ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |±pp ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Seats ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Votes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |% ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |±pp ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Seats |- |347,373 |22.92 |0.19 |7 |259 |0.21 |N/A |3 |10
| 1 |
|---|
| 65,622 |
| 4.33 |
| 2.39 |
| 0 |
| 4,089 |
| 3.34 |
| 1.37 |
| 7 |
| 7 |
| 3 |
| - |
| 86,311 |
| 5.70 |
| 2.73 |
| 2 |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| 2 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| - |
| 103,162 |
| 6.81 |
| − |
| 2 |
| 33,633 |
| 27.50 |
| – |
| 14 |
| 16 |
| − |
| -style="background-color:Pink" |
| 602,468 |
| 39.75 |
| 2.35 |
| 11 |
| 37,981 |
| 31.06 |
| 1.47 |
| 26 |
| 37 |
| 3 |
| - |
| 312,692 |
| 20.63 |
| 4.56 |
| 7 |
| 41,331 |
| 33.80 |
| 3.15 |
| 1 |
| 8 |
| 1 |
| - |
| 207,000 |
| 13.66 |
| 7.04 |
| 4 |
| 9,187 |
| 7.51 |
| |1 |5
| 1 |
|---|
| 153,390 |
| 10.12 |
| N/A |
| 3 |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| 3 |
| 1 |
| - |
| 42,441 |
| 2.80 |
| 0.53 |
| 1 |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| 1 |
| 0 |
| - |
| 42,366 |
| 2.80 |
| 1.15 |
| 1 |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| 1 |
| 0 |
| - |
| 42,211 |
| 2.79 |
| 1.43 |
| 1 |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| 1 |
| 0 |
| - |
| 33,205 |
| 2.19 |
| 4.70 |
| 1 |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| 1 |
| 0 |
| - |
| 30,887 |
| 2.04 |
| 0.05 |
| 1 |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| - |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| 5,334 |
| 4.36 |
| 1.90 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| - |
| 37,515 |
| 2.48 |
| − |
| 0 |
| 18,276 |
| 14.95 |
| – |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| − |
| -style="background-color:LightGreen" |
| 901,707 |
| 59.50 |
| 2.94 |
| 19 |
| 74,128 |
| 60.62 |
| 2.19 |
| 4 |
| 23 |
| 3 |
| - |
| 11,304 |
| 0.75 |
| − |
| 0 |
| 10,173 |
| 8.32 |
| – |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| - |
| - |
|---|
| - |
|-
| - |
|---|
| } |
| Note: Candidates in 14 functional constituencies were elected uncontested to the Legislative Council. The number of seats for the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions in the geographical constituencies exclude Wong Kwok-hing, Wong Kwok-kin and Pan Pey Chyou, who are also DAB members; figures in parentheses in the pan-democracy and pro-Beijing total percentage exclude all votes of other individuals. |
Votes summary
Seat summary
Incumbents defeated
Ten incumbents lost re-election
| Party | Political camp | Name | Constituency | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Party}} | Civic | Pan-democracy | Fernando Cheung Chiu-hung | New Territories West | |
| Pan-democracy | Mandy Tam Heung-man | Accountancy | |||
| Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions}} | CTU | Pan-democracy | Lau Chin-shek | Kowloon West | |
| Pan-democracy | Yeung Sum | Hong Kong Island | placed second of the list | ||
| Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions}} | FTU | Pro-Beijing | Chan Yuen-han | Kowloon East | |
| Liberal Party (Hong Kong)}} | Liberal | Pro-Beijing | Selina Chow Liang Suk-yee | New Territories West | |
| Pro-Beijing | James Tien Pei-chun | New Territories East | |||
| Independent (politician)}} | Independent | Pan-democracy | Kwok Ka-ki | Medical | |
| Pro-Beijing | Lam Wai-keung | District Council | running for Heung Yee Kuk in the last election |
Candidates lists and results
Geographical Constituencies (30 seats)
Voting system: Party-list proportional representation with largest remainder method and Hare quota.
| List № | Party/Allegiance | Candidate(s) | Votes | Votes % | Seat(s) won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chui-lin | ||||
| Kam-chuen | |||||
| Choi-chik | 2,166 | 0.7 | |||
| 2 | **Cyd Sau-lan** | 30,887 | 9.9 | ||
| 3 | ** Nai-wai** | ||||
| Sum | |||||
| Yuen-wa | 39,808 | 12.7 | |||
| 4 | Kin-shing | 10,202 | 3.3 | ||
| 5 | **Jasper Yok-sing** | ||||
| So-yuk | |||||
| Christopher Shu-kun | |||||
| Kwok-kwan | |||||
| Hok-fung | |||||
| Wai-keung | 60,417 | 19.3 | |||
| 6 | Myra Sophia Man-wa | 1,798 | 0.6 | ||
| 7 | Wing-lok | 20,523 | 6.5 | ||
| 8 | **Tanya ** | ||||
| **Audrey Yuet-mee** | |||||
| Amy Yung Wing-sheung | 82,600 | 26.4 | |||
| 9 | **Regina Suk-yee** | ||||
| Louis Tai-cho | |||||
| Kin-hing | |||||
| Ronald Ngok-pang | 61,073 | 19.5 | |||
| 10 | Joseph Chi-keong | 3,955 | 1.3 | ||
| '*TOTAL *(Quota: 52,238 votes, 16.67%)''''' | **313,429** | **100.0** | **6** |
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|---|
| List № | Party/Allegiance | Candidate(s) | Votes | Votes % | Seat(s) won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francis Wing-charn | 1,076 | 0.5 | ||
| 2 | **Starry Wai-king** | ||||
| Kong-mo | |||||
| Wai-ming | |||||
| Vincent Wing-shun | 39,013 | 18.9 | |||
| 3 | SDA | James Wai-man | |||
| Bantawa | 591 | 0.3 | |||
| 4 | **James Kun-sun** | ||||
| Ho-yeung | 29,690 | 14.4 | |||
| 5 | Claudia Man-ching | ||||
| Yuet-lan | |||||
| Chi-ying | 17,259 | 8.4 | |||
| 6 | Yi-lai | 590 | 0.3 | ||
| 7 | **Priscilla Mei-fun** | ||||
| Edward Wai-kuen | |||||
| Aaron Ka-fai | 19,914 | 9.6 | |||
| 8 | **Raymond Yuk-man** | ||||
| Wai-yee | 37,553 | 18.2 | |||
| 9 | Michael Puk-sun | ||||
| Hin-ming | 13,011 | 6.3 | |||
| 10 | **Frederick Kin-kee** | ||||
| Rosanda Ka-han | |||||
| Po-shan | |||||
| Chi Yung | |||||
| Chun-yu | 35,440 | 17.2 | |||
| 11 | Chin-shek | 10,553 | 5.1 | ||
| 12 | Yuk-shing | ||||
| Nandeed Kit-fung | |||||
| David | 290 | 0.1 | |||
| 13 | Hoi-pong | 1,603 | 0.8 | ||
| '*TOTAL*(Quota: 41,317 votes, 20.00%)''''' | **206,583** | **100.0** | **5** |
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| List № | Party/Allegiance | Candidate(s) | Votes | Votes % | Seat(s) won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chi-wai | 16,365 | 6.9 | ||
| 2 | Andrew Kwan-hang | 28,690 | 12.1 | ||
| 3 | ** Kam-lam** | ||||
| Joe Wing-ho | |||||
| Maggie Man-ki | |||||
| Kam-in | 53,472 | 22.6 | |||
| 4 | **Alan Kah-kit** | ||||
| Kwun-wai | |||||
| Hok-ming | 39,274 | 16.6 | |||
| 5 | **Fred Wah-ming** | ||||
| Ming-wah | |||||
| Kai-ming | |||||
| Wai-tag | 48,124 | 20.4 | |||
| 6 | ** Kwok-kin** | ||||
| Yuen-han | |||||
| Peter Kit-hin | |||||
| Ming-tung | 50,320 | 21.3 | |||
| '*TOTAL *(Quota: 59,061 votes, 25.00%)''''' | **236,245** | **100.0** | **4** |
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| List № | Party/Allegiance | Candidate(s) | Votes | Votes % | Seat(s) won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Chiu-hung | ||||
| Sumly Yuen-sum | |||||
| Ka-wa | 27,910 | 7.0 | |||
| 2 | ** Cheuk-yan** | ||||
| Chun-yin | 42,366 | 10.6 | |||
| 3 | ** Yiu-chung** | ||||
| ** Hok-ming** | |||||
| Che-cheung | |||||
| Han-pan | |||||
| Shui-hing | |||||
| Kar-ming | |||||
| Andy Kwong-shing | |||||
| Kin | 92,037 | 23.1 | |||
| 4 | **Albert Chun-yan** | ||||
| Chi-fung | |||||
| Man-hon | 36,764 | 9.2 | |||
| 5 | Tandon Lal | ||||
| Chi-hang | 6,771 | 1.7 | |||
| 6 | Wai-chung | 1,338 | 0.3 | ||
| 7 | **Albert Wai-yip** | 32,182 | 8.1 | ||
| 8 | Ping-tim | 1,720 | 0.4 | ||
| 9 | /DAB | ** Kwok-hing** | |||
| Alice Mei-kuen | |||||
| Marina Tze-kwan | |||||
| Fan | |||||
| Dennis Tsz-wing | |||||
| Ka-piu | |||||
| Kwok-wai | |||||
| Manwell | 35,991 | 9.0 | |||
| 10 | Yin-tung | ||||
| Chun-yu | 10,069 | 2.5 | |||
| 11 | Suet-fong | ||||
| Thapa | 1,366 | 0.3 | |||
| 12 | Selina Liang Shuk-yee | ||||
| Wing-kan | 21,570 | 5.4 | |||
| 13 | ** Yiu-chung** | ||||
| Yun-tat | 42,441 | 10.7 | |||
| 14 | ** Wing-tat** | ||||
| Suet-ying | |||||
| Siu-fai | |||||
| Wai-mei | |||||
| Lap-chi | 45,767 | 11.5 | |||
| '*TOTAL *(Quota: 49,787 votes, 12.50%)''''' | **398,292** | **100.0** | **8** |
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| List № | Party/Allegiance | Candidate(s) | Votes | Votes % | Seat(s) won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Pei-chun | ||||
| Terry Wing-fai | |||||
| Christine Kwok-shan | 28,875 | 8.0 | |||
| 2 | Party for Civil Rights and Livelihood | See-kong | |||
| David Chiu-wing | 1,129 | 0.3 | |||
| 3 | **Emily Wai-hing** | ||||
| Ricky Yiu-lam | 33,205 | 9.2 | |||
| 4 | **Nelson Sing-chi** | ||||
| Siu-lun | 44,174 | 12.2 | |||
| 5 | ** Kwok-hung** | 44,763 | 12.4 | ||
| 6 | Alvin Chi-wing | 4,007 | 1.1 | ||
| 7 | **Andrew Kar-foo** | ||||
| Kai-bong | |||||
| Shirley Suk-ping | |||||
| Li | |||||
| Wing-yip | |||||
| Michael Ming-chau | |||||
| Frankie Siu-chung | 41,931 | 11.6 | |||
| 8 | **Ronny Ka-wah** | ||||
| Kwok-fung | |||||
| Kin-chiu | 39,957 | 11.1 | |||
| 9 | Scarlett Oi-lan | 20,455 | 5.7 | ||
| 10 | ** Kong-wah** | ||||
| **Gary Hak-kan** | |||||
| Kam-kwai | |||||
| Pik-kiu | |||||
| Kwok-kai | |||||
| Kwok-fan | |||||
| Calvin Chor-keung | 102,434 | 28.4 | |||
| '*TOTAL *(Quota: 51,561 votes, 14.29%)''''' | **360,930** | **100.0** | **7** |
|}
Functional Constituencies (30 seats)
Voting systems: Different voting systems apply to different functional constituencies, namely for the Heung Yee Kuk, Agriculture and Fisheries, Insurance and Transport, the preferential elimination system of voting; and for the remaining 24 FCs used the first-past-the-post voting system.
| Results of the Functional Constituencies | |
|---|---|
| Constituency | |
| **Heung Yee Kuk** | |
| **Agriculture and Fisheries** | |
| **Insurance** | |
| **Transport** | |
| **Education** | |
| **Legal** | |
| **Accountancy** | |
| **Medical** | |
| **Health Services** | |
| **Engineering** | |
| **Architectural, Surveying and Planning** | |
| **Labour** (3 seats) | |
| Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions}}" | |
| Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions}}" | |
| **Social Welfare** | |
| **Real Estate and Construction** | |
| **Tourism** | |
| **Commercial (First)** | |
| **Commercial (Second)** | |
| **Industrial (First)** | |
| **Industrial (Second)** | |
| **Finance** | |
| **Financial Services** | |
| **Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication** | |
| **Import and Export** | |
| **Textiles and Garment** | |
| **Wholesale and Retail** | |
| **Information Technology** | |
| **Catering** | |
| **District Council** |
Notes
References
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