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2012 Hong Kong legislative election

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2012 Hong Kong legislative election

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FieldValue
election_name2012 Hong Kong legislative election
countryHong Kong
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
previous_mpsList of Legislative Council of Hong Kong members elected in 2008
previous_election2008 Hong Kong legislative election
previous_year2008
next_election2016 Hong Kong legislative election
next_year2016
elected_mpsmembers elected
seats_for_electionAll 70 seats to the Legislative Council
majority_seats36
election_date9 September 2012
registered3,466,201 (GC) 2.79%
turnout1,838,722 (53.05%) 7.85pp
opinion_pollsOpinion polling for the Hong Kong legislative election, 2012
image1[[File:Tam Yiu-chung.jpg150x150pxTam Yiu-chung]]
leader1Tam Yiu-chung
party1Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong
alliance1Pro-Beijing camp
leaders_seat1New Territories West
last_election110 seats, 22.92%
seats1**13**
seat_change13
popular_vote1**366,140**
percentage1**20.22%**
swing12.70pp
image3[[File:Albert Ho 2014 cut.jpg150x150pxAlbert Ho]]
leader3Albert Ho
party3Democratic Party (Hong Kong)
alliance3Pan-democracy camp
leaders_seat3District Council (Second)
last_election38 seats, 20.63%
seats36
seat_change32
popular_vote3247,220
percentage313.65%
swing36.98pp
image2[[File:Alan Leong 2015.jpg150x150pxAlan Leong]]
leader2Alan Leong
party2Civic Party
alliance2Pan-democracy camp
leaders_seat2Kowloon East
last_election25 seats, 13.66%
seats26
seat_change21
popular_vote2255,007
percentage214.08%
swing20.42pp
image4[[File:Lam Suk-yee.jpg150x150pxLam Shuk-yee]]
leader4Lam Shuk-yee
party4Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions
alliance4Pro-Beijing camp
leaders_seat4*Did not stand*
last_election44 seats, 5.70%
seats46
seat_change42
popular_vote4127,857
percentage47.06%
swing41.36pp
image8[[File:Andrew Leung 2017.jpg150x150pxAndrew Leung]]
leader8Andrew Leung
and others
party8Economic Synergy
alliance8Pro-Beijing camp
leaders_seat8Industrial (First)
last_election8*New party*
seats83
seat_change81
popular_vote85,717
percentage80.32%
swing8N/A
image5[[File:Miriam Lau Kin Yee.jpg150x150pxMiriam Lau]]
leader5Miriam Lau
party5Liberal Party (Hong Kong)
alliance5Pro-Beijing camp
leaders_seat5Hong Kong Island
*(defeated)*
last_election57 seats, 4.33%
seat_change52
seats55
popular_vote548,702
percentage52.64%
swing51.64pp
image6[[File:Lee Cheuk-yan 2016.jpg150x150pxLee Cheuk-yan]]
leader6Lee Cheuk-yan
party6Labour Party (Hong Kong)
alliance6Pan-democracy camp
leaders_seat6New Territories West
last_election6*New party*
seat_change61
seats64
popular_vote6112,140
percentage66.19%
swing6N/A
image7[[File:Christopher Lau 2016.jpg150x150pxChristopher Lau]]
leader7Christopher Lau
party7People Power (Hong Kong)
alliance7Pan-democracy camp
leaders_seat7Hong Kong Island
*(defeated)*
last_election7*New party*
seats73
seat_change71
popular_vote7176,250
percentage79.73%
swing7N/A
image9[[File:Regina Ip 2016.jpg150x150pxRegina Ip]]
leader9Regina Ip
party9New People's Party (Hong Kong)
alliance9Pro-Beijing camp
leaders_seat9Hong Kong Island
last_election9*New party*
seats92
seat_change91
popular_vote968,097
percentage93.76%
swing9N/A
map[[File:LegCoElection2012.svg400px]]
titleParty control
before_electionPro-Beijing camp
posttitleParty control after election
after_electionPro-Beijing camp

and others (defeated) (defeated) The 2012 Hong Kong Legislative Council election was held on 9 September 2012 for the 5th Legislative Council (LegCo) since the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

The election was for the new total of 70 seats in LegCo, ten more than previously, with 35 members elected in geographical constituencies through direct elections, and 35 members in functional constituencies. Under new arrangements agreed in a contentious LegCo vote in 2010, five District Council (Second) functional constituency seats each represent all 18 District Councils of Hong Kong voted for by all resident voters in Hong Kong (who did not have a vote in any other functional constituency), effectively increasing the number of seats elected with universal suffrage to 40.

The pro-Beijing camp scored a major success, maintaining its dominance in the functional constituencies and winning 17 of the 35, nearly half, of the geographical constituency seats, which were considered to be the stronghold of the pan-democracy camp. The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), the flagship Beijing-loyalist party, won 13 seats in total, more than double the tally of either the pro-democracy Democratic Party or Civic Party, or of its sister organisation, the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (FTU), which each won six seats.

The Democratic Party, the flagship pro-democracy party, suffered the worst defeat since its creation in 1994, winning only six seats and lost all its seats in the New Territories West, while the radical democrats League of Social Democrats and the newly formed People Power doubled their total votes. Despite the addition of five new geographical constituency seats, the pan-democrats won one seat fewer than in the 2008 election; infighting within the camp was blamed. The Civic Party failed in their election strategy as two of their incumbents, Audrey Eu and Tanya Chan, placed second on the lists in Hong Kong Island and New Territories West both received over 70,000 votes, far more than other lists, but still unable to get re-elected.

The pro-business Liberal Party's chairwoman Miriam Lau failed to gain a seat in Hong Kong Island, winning the least seats in party history although James Tien regained his seat in New Territories East. Both Miriam Lau from the Liberals and Albert Ho from the Democrats resigned their seats as chairs after the defeat.

The pan-democracy and pro-Beijing camps both placed three lists in contest of the five new District Council (Second) functional constituency seats. Three of them went to the Democrats, Albert Ho and James To and Frederick Fung from the Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL). The Beijing-loyalists could only win two seats with FTU's Chan Yuen-han and DAB's Starry Lee each getting one seat. Veteran Lau Kong-wah became the only DAB candidate who was placed first on a candidate list but lost in the election.

Eligibility

Right to vote

As at 9 September 2012, a person has the right to vote in a Legislative Council election if he/she fulfils all of the below criteria :

  • Hong Kong permanent resident (regardless of nationality),
  • ordinarily resides in Hong Kong,
  • holds a Hong Kong identity card or another identity document,
  • has registered to vote on or before 16 May 2012,
  • aged 18 or above on 25 July 2012,
  • not a member of any armed forces nor found to be incapable under the Mental Health Ordinance (Cap. 136), by reason of mental incapacity, of managing and administering his/her property and affairs.

Right to stand

To stand as a candidate in a geographical constituency, a person must fulfil all of the below criteria:

  • a Hong Kong permanent resident with Chinese citizenship,
  • does not have any foreign citizenship nor the right of abode in any country outside China,
  • aged 21 or above on the date of nomination,
  • a registered voter on the date of nomination,
  • has ordinarily resided in Hong Kong for the 3 years immediately preceding the date of nomination,
  • not a member of any national, regional or municipal legislature, assembly or council of any place outside Hong Kong, other than a people's congress or people's consultative body of the People's Republic of China, whether established at the national or local level,
  • not a member of any armed forces nor found to be incapable under the Mental Health Ordinance (Cap. 136), by reason of mental incapacity, of managing and administering his/her property and affairs,
  • submits a nomination form to the returning officer on or before 31 July 2012.

New structure of the Legislative Council

Main article: Consultation Document on the Methods for Selecting the Chief Executive and for Forming the LegCo in 2012

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Geographical constituencies

Under the constitutional reform package passed in 2010, this election saw LegCo increase its total size from 60 seats to 70 seats, half of which are geographical constituencies (GCs) and half functional constituencies (FCs). The GC seats are returned by universal suffrage, with the Kowloon West constituency once again returning five seats, while the Hong Kong Island, Kowloon East, and New Territories West constituencies each gain one new seat and New Territories East, the second largest constituency, gaining two extra seats. The election uses a system of party-list proportional representation, with seats allocated by the largest remainder method using the Hare quota as the quota for election.

Geographical constituenciesNo. of seats20082012Change
Hong Kong Island67+1
Kowloon West55±0
Kowloon East45+1
New Territories West89+1
New Territories East79+2
**Total**3035+5

Functional constituencies

While the electoral methods in the 30 'traditional' FC seats remain unchanged, the five new seats form a new constituency called the District Council, for which candidates may be nominated by the District councillors and are elected by all registered voters who are not in any 'traditional' FC, creating the largest constituency with a total of more than 3.2 million eligible electors. The vote counting system used is the same as that in the GCs: the party-list proportional representation with the largest remainder method and Hare quota.

Retiring incumbents

Thirteen incumbents chose not to run for re-election. Paul Chan's Accountancy seat was vacant since 29 July 2012 and Chim Pui-chung withdrew his nomination on 27 July 2012.

ConstituencyDeparting incumbentsParty
Hong Kong IslandKam Nai-wai
Kowloon EastFred Li Wah-ming
New Territories WestCheung Hok-ming
New Territories EastAndrew Cheng Kar-foo
Agriculture and FisheriesWong Yung-kan
LegalMargaret Ng Ngoi-yee
AccountancyPaul Chan Mo-po
LabourLi Fung-ying
Commercial (Second)Philip Wong Yu-hong
FinanceDavid Li Kwok-po
Financial ServicesChim Pui-chung
Sports, Performing Arts,
Culture and PublicationTimothy Fok Tsun-ting
Textiles and GarmentSophie Leung Lau Yau-fun

Pre-election issues

New leadership under Leung Chun-ying

As Leung Chun-ying sworn in on 1 July, he sought a foothold in the Legislative Council against his defeated rival, Henry Tang. The Tang supporter for the Financial Services functional constituency, Chim Pui-chung, decided to withdraw his nomination for re-election on 27 July, while Christopher Cheung Wah-fung, who voted for CY Leung and was also a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, decided to run in the constituency.

Other Leung's supporters including Martin Liao Cheung-kong, Ng Leung-sing and Ma Fung-kwok also ran in other functional constituencies, replacing the original pro-Tang legislators Philip Wong, David Li and Timothy Fok.

On the day CY Leung assumed the Chief Executive, there were about 400,000 participants in the July 1 marches, the biggest anti-government rally in recent history.

Moral and National Education controversy

Moral and civic education was one of the four key tasks in the 2001 curriculum reform undertaken by the Education and Manpower Bureau (superseded by the Education Bureau in 2007), and its framework was revised by the Education Bureau in 2008. On 13 October 2010, Chief Executive Donald Tsang stated in the "Policy Address 2010–2011" that moral and national education would replace MCE to "strengthen national education". The government planned to introduce the new subject in primary schools in 2012 and secondary schools in 2013.

In July 2012, the "Civil Alliance Against the National Education" (民間反對國民教育科大聯盟) was formed. On 29 July 2012, 30 organisations protested in a march. According to the organisers, more than 90,000 protesters, including many parents with their children, participated in the march.

Members of the student activist group Scholarism (學民思潮) began their occupation of the Hong Kong government headquarters on 30 August 2012. Fifty members occupied the public park beneath the government offices, of which three began a hunger strike. The goal of the protest was, expressly, to force the government to retract its plans to introduce Moral and National Education as a compulsory subject. The initial planned length of the occupation was three days. On 3 September 2012 the Civil Alliance Against National Education announced that they would continue their occupation of the government headquarters indefinitely. On 7 September, up to 120,000 people attended a demonstration outside the government headquarters; police said there were 36,000 attendees at 9:30 pm.Shirley Zhao (8 September 2012), "Record-high turnout for anti-national education protests". Time Out

Following opposition from the public, the government postponed the commencement of the subject by introducing a three-year trial run period, such that the schools were allowed to commence the latest in 2015.

Opinion polling

Main article: Opinion polling for the 2012 Hong Kong legislative election

Results

Leaflets of the Hong Kong Island candidates in a mailbox in Central.

The election was marked with the record of 287 candidates. 67 lists with a total of 216 candidates contested the 35 geographical constituencies, while 53 candidates contested in the traditional functional constituencies, in which 16 of them returned to LegCo uncontested.

The largest pro-democracy party, the Democratic Party, suffered the largest defeat since its creation in 1994, while the radical democrats League of Social Democrats and the newly formed People Power doubled their votes. Despite the addition of five new geographical constituency seats, the pan-democrats won one seat fewer than in the 2008 poll; infighting within the camp was blamed. Audrey Eu and Tanya Chan, the incumbent Civic Party legislators, placed second on the lists in Hong Kong Island and New Territories West both received over 70,000 votes, far more than other lists, but still were not re-elected. (see 2012 Hong Kong legislative election in Hong Kong Island and New Territories West)

The Beijing-loyalist Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong remained the largest party, winning 13 seats in total. All the lists in the geographical constituencies were elected as they split their candidates into several lists to avoid wasting votes under the largest remainder method. Christopher Chung revealed the DAB, of which he is a member, had secretly engaged in illegally allocating votes with the FTU based on the results of the party's own exit polling results; he said that both he and Jasper Tsang switched over to campaigning for the Wong Kwok-hing of the FTU at around 6 pm, after the DAB had reached their quota of vote.

Following the election, Albert Ho, resigned as leader of the Democratic Party, citing failure to present a united front for the pan-democratic camp, failure to retain seats from the previous elections, and infighting between pro-democracy parties. Miriam Lau, the leader of the Liberal Party, also resigned as leader, citing her failure to win a seat in this election and a need for new leadership in the party.

Nine of the 16 uncontested functional constituency seats went to the Liberal Party, Economic Synergy and nonpartisan Lam Tai-fai from the "Tang camp", who are mostly the business and commercial sectors.

Leung's supporters took several seats in the functional constituencies. Pro-Leung Lo Wai-kwok defeated incumbent Raymond Ho Chung-tai who nominated Henry Tang in the CE election and pro-democrat Albert Lai in the Engineering sector. In Tourism, Architectural, Surveying and Planning and Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication constituencies, Yiu Si-wing, Tony Tse Wai-chuen and Ma Fung-kwok were also elected. Leung's backers Ng Leung-sing and Martin Liao Cheung-kong won seats unopposed to the finance and Commercial (Second) functional constituencies respectively.

The acting president of the Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union Ip Kin-yuen and Civic Party Dennis Kwok retained their seats in the traditionally pro-democracy Education and Legal sectors. Cheung Kwok-che of the Labour Party and nonpartisan Joseph Lee Kok-long also secured their seats in the Social Welfare and Health Services constituencies. In addition, the pan democrats gained two more seats in Information Technology and Accountancy with newcomers Charles Mok and Kenneth Leung.

The pan-democrats won three out of five seats in the new District Council (Second) functional constituency with Albert Ho and James To from the Democratic Party and Frederick Fung from the Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood. The Beijing loyalists could only won two seats with Chan Yuen-han of Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (FTU) and Starry Lee of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) each got one seat. Veteran Lau Kong-wah became the only DAB candidate who was placed first on a candidate list but lost in the election (see 2012 Hong Kong legislative election in District Council).

Election results overall

Result by parties and camps

Before election:

**Pro-democracy****Pro-Beijing**

Change in composition:

**Pro-democracy****Pro-Beijing**

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|- | Note: the votes gained by Lau Kong-wah who represents both DAB and Civil Force banner is counted into DAB in this table. | 366,140 || 20.22 || 2.70 || 9 || 105 || 0.07 || 0.14 || 3 || 476,875 || 29.96 || 1 || 13 || 3 |- | | 127,857 || 7.06 || 1.36 || 3 || - || - || - || 2 || 246,196 || 15.47 || 1 || 6 || 2 |- | | 48,702 || 2.69 || 1.64 || 1 || 1,076 || 0.76 || 2.58 || 4 || - || - || - || 5 || 2 |- | | 5,717 || 0.32 || N/A || 0 || - || - || - || 3 || - || - || - || 3 || 1 |- | | 68,097 || 3.76 || N/A || 2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 2 || 1 |- | | 34,548 || 1.91 || N/A || 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 1 || 0 |- | | - || - || - || - || 1,106 || 0.78 || N/A || 1 || - || - || - || 1 || 1 |- | | - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 1 || - || - || - || 1 || 0 |- | Note: the votes gained by Scarlett Pong who represents both Civil Force and New Century Forum is counted into Civil Force in this table. | 23,988 || 1.32 || N/A || 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 0 || 0 |- | 16,767 || 0.93 || N/A || 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 0 || 0 |- | 80,671 || 4.45 || - || 1 || 44,529|| 31.36 || N/A || 10 || 61,321 || 3.85 || 0 || 11 || 2 |-class="sortbottom" style="background-color:Pink" | ** 772,487** || 42.66 || 2.91 || 17 || 46,816 || 32.97 || 1.91 || 24 || 784,392 || 49.28 || 2 || 43 || 6 |- | | 255,007 || 14.08 || 0.42 || 5 || 4,480 || 3.15 || 4.36 || 1 || - || - || - || 6 || 1 |- | | 247,220 || 13.65 || 6.98 || 4 || 1,464 || 1.03 || 1.80 || 0 || 545,308 || 34.26 || 2 || 6 || 2 |- | | 112,140 || 6.19 || N/A || 3 || 9,078 || 6.39 || N/A || 1 || - || - || - || 4 || 1 |- | | 176,250 || 9.73 || N/A || 3 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 3 || 1 |- | | 87,997 || 4.86 || 5.26 || 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 1 || 0 |- | | 43,799 || 2.42 || 0.38 || 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 1 || 0 |- | | 30,634 || 1.69 || 1.10|| 0 || - || - || - || - || 262,172 || 16.47 || 1 || 1 || 0 |- | | 28,621 || 1.58 || N/A || 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 1 || 1 |- | | - || - || - || - || 46,535 || 32.77 || 1.80 || 1 || - || - || - || 1 || 0 |- | | 2,896 || 0.16 || N/A || 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 0 || 0 |- | 33,988 || 1.87 || - || 0 || 26,892 || 18.94 || N/A || 3 || - || - || - || 3 || - |-class="sortbottom" style="background-color:LightGreen" | 1,018,552 || 56.24 || 3.26 || 18 || 88,449 || 62.28 || 1.66 || 6 || 807,480 || 50.73 || 3 || 27 || 4 |-style="background-color:#E9E9E9" || || || style="text-align:left;" | Non-aligned others | 19,945 || 1.10 || - || 0 || 2,205 || 1.55 || 6.77 || 0 || - || - || 0 || 0 || - |- class="sortbottom" |- class="sortbottom" |- class="sortbottom" |- class="sortbottom" |- class="sortbottom" |- class="sortbottom" |}

Election results by Geographical Constituency

ConstituencyElected members
Hong Kong IslandDemocratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong}}
Kowloon WestDemocratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong}}
Kowloon EastDemocratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong}}
New Territories WestDemocratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong}}
New Territories EastDemocratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong}}

Votes gained by each party by districts

District
Pro-BeijingPan-democratsDemocratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong}}"Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions}}"New People's Party (Hong Kong)}}"Liberal Party (Hong Kong)}}"Oth.TotalCivic Party}}"Democratic Party (Hong Kong)}}"People Power (Hong Kong)}}"Labour Party (Hong Kong)}}"League of Social Democrats}}"Oth.TotalDABFTUNPPLPCivicDPPPLabLSD
Central and Western22.759.069.065.600.5744.1821.8513.804.969.390.854.7555.60
Wan Chai21.805.0210.946.790.5745.1123.1112.225.118.840.734.7954.81
Eastern20.789.388.665.401.2445.4621.2611.195.859.791.055.8254.42
Southern21.148.639.644.410.5044.3220.2113.605.919.320.935.6055.57
**Hong Kong Island****21.29****8.26****9.16****5.35****0.90****44.96****21.31****12.26****5.64****9.53****0.96****5.21****54.91**
Yau Tsim Mong22.7116.0838.7817.9618.1016.757.8960.69
Sham Shui Po19.1214.4033.5314.8811.9016.6822.6866.12
Kowloon City20.2018.8839.0816.7617.4916.499.8960.63
** Kowloon West****20.41****-****-****-****16.50****36.91****16.34****15.52****16.62****-****-****13.20****62.72**
Wong Tai Sin13.3716.9711.5941.9214.0617.5212.919.962.5156.97
Kwun Tong19.0412.4214.9546.4115.0513.8012.829.291.4752.42
**Kowloon East****16.65****14.34****-****-****13.54****44.52****14.63****15.37****12.86****-****9.57****1.91****54.33**
Tsuen Wan23.205.0411.751.9241.9120.4310.038.725.921.568.9055.55
Tuen Mun22.637.786.435.6642.5014.3613.659.479.181.986.5055.15
Yuen Long25.845.877.408.3547.4512.438.879.3110.102.057.0549.81
Kwai Tsing19.288.276.844.6038.9812.4014.388.097.221.8015.1459.02
Islands25.409.265.596.3846.6417.469.478.776.421.616.9650.69
**New Territories West****22.83****7.07****7.58****-****5.53****43.01****14.48****11.77****8.90****8.22****1.86****9.36****54.58**
North26.135.878.224.0244.244.5817.218.828.3611.174.8655.00
Tai Po21.105.076.567.3940.117.2012.589.199.3210.6210.3759.27
Sai Kung15.725.394.8019.5745.496.9212.407.346.469.6011.2553.97
Sha Tin16.545.027.2311.8640.648.0815.928.019.5410.466.4658.47
**New Territories East****18.75****5.26****-****6.67****11.68****42.36****7.05****14.67****8.19****8.53****10.39****8.08****56.90**
***Total*****20.22****7.06****3.76****2.69****8.93****42.66****14.08****13.65****9.73****6.19****4.86****7.90****56.24**

File:2012 LegCo Winning Margins.svg|Popular votes by District Council constituency. Red represents Pro-Beijing camp gained most votes and green the Pro-democracy camp. Pro-Beijing remained stronghold in the rural areas in Ha Tsuen, Pat Heung, Sai Kung District, Sha Tau Kok, Ta Kwu Ling and Lamma Island. Some urban areas in Mid-Levels, North Point, Chai Wan, Wong Tai Sin, Sau Mau Ping, Yau Tong and Shek Wai Kok showed more support for the Pro-Beijing camp. Pro-democracy camp grabbed majority of the votes in the rest areas. File:2012HKLegCoDemBJSwing.svg|The election showed large swings in Mid-Levels areas in Hong Kong Island and New Territories West, particularly in Tsuen Wan, Tuen Mun, Kwai Tsing, Tin Shui Wai, and Tseung Kwan O in New Territories East, but the rural areas as well as urban areas in Sheung Shui, Tai Po, Sha Tin and Wong Tai Sin showed a small swing back to the pro-democrats. File:2012LegCoElectionResultbyDC.svg|Results of the 2012 LegCo election geographical constituencies: the party with most votes in each District Council Constituency. File:2012LegCoElectionDC2ndResult.svg|Results of the 2012 LegCo election District Council (second) functional constituency.

Votes summary

Ring charts of the election results showing popular vote against seats won, coloured in green (Pro-democracy camp) and red (Pro-Beijing camp) on the left and the party colours on the right. Seats won in the election (outer ring) against number of votes (inner ring).

Seats summary

Incumbents defeated

Twelve incumbents were not re-elected.

PartyNameConstituencyRemarks
Civic Party}}CivicTanya ChanHong Kong Island
Audrey Eu Yuet-meeNew Territories Westplaced second of the list; running for Hong Kong Island in the last election
Lau Kong-wahDistrict Council (Second)running for New Territories East in the last election
Democratic Party (Hong Kong)}}DemocraticCheung Man-kwongKowloon West
Lee Wing-tatNew Territories West
Wong Sing-chiNew Territories East
Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions}}FTUPan Pey-chyouHong Kong Island
Ip Wai-mingNew Territories Eastrunning for Labour constituency in the last election
Miriam Lau Kin-yeeHong Kong Islandrunning for Transport constituency in the last election
Professional Forum}}Professional ForumRaymond Ho Chung-taiEngineering
Patrick Lau Sau-shingArchitectural, Surveying and Planning
Samson Tam Wai-hoInformation Technology

Candidates lists and results

Geographical Constituencies (35 seats)

Voting system: Party-list proportional representation with largest remainder method and Hare quota.

List №Party/AllegianceCandidate(s) wonNot electedVotesVotes %Seat(s) won
1Ching-on2,9800.90Nonpartisan politician}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
2Chung-kaiSum, Man-hon, Lai-king, Suk-ching, Chi-fung40,55812.26Democratic Party (Hong Kong)}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
3Wing-lok16,9005.11Independent politician}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
4Christopher Gar-hung, Yeuk-yuen, Jeff Ying-kit18,6675.64People Power (Hong Kong)}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
5Christopher Shu-kunEddie Kong-ho, Jennifer Kit-bing, Pak-cheung, Chun-lim, Kenny Kwun-yee, Chi-sing33,90110.25Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
6Wing-chun4220.13Independent politician}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
7Cyd Sau-lanSze-lut, Chung-fai31,5239.53Labour Party (Hong Kong)}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
8Regina Suk-yeeChor-fung, Tsz-kei30,2899.16New People's Party (Hong Kong)}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
9Kwok-hingPey-chyou, Ting-lok, Stanley Ngai-kam, Chi-hang27,3368.26Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
10Ka-lokTanya70,47521.31Civic Party}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
11Kar-tai3430.10Nonpartisan politician}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
12Jasper Yok-sing36,51711.04Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
13Miriam Kin-yee, Ka-fai, "Micheal" Chun-keung17,6865.35Liberal Party (Hong Kong)}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
14Avery Man-yuen3,1690.96League of Social Democrats}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
'*TOTAL *(Quota: 47,252 votes, 14.29%)'''''**330,766****100.0****7**
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List №Party/AllegianceCandidate(s) wonNot electedVotesVotes %Seat(s) won
1Yee-him3,7461.61Independent politician}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
2"Helena" Pik-wanMan-kwong, Yiu-kee, Hoi-man, "Michelle" Miu-sheung36,02915.52Democratic Party (Hong Kong)}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
3Kwok-kiu, Sing-lee, Rosanda Ka-han, Chi-yung, Austen Po-shan30,36413.2Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
4Independent democratYat-yuk2,3991.03
5"Ann" Lai-wanChris Ngo-tung, Vincent Wing-shun, Wai-ming, "Sam" Sum-lim47,36320.41Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
6Yuk-manTat-ming, Tsun-kiu, Tit-wai38,57816.62People Power (Hong Kong)}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
7Awakening AssociationYi-lai, Simon Ka-kuen, Wing-ho, Ka-wai8590.37
8Mei-funWing-kit, Hoi-ying, Man-kwong34,54814.89Kowloon West New Dynamic}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
9Claudia Man-chingJoe Tak-chuen37,92516.34Civic Party}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
'*TOTAL *(Quota: 46,416 votes, 20.00%)'''''**232,081****100.0****5**
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List №Party/AllegianceCandidate(s) wonNot electedVotesVotes %Seat(s) won
1Alan Kah-kitJeremy Jansen Man-ho41,66914.63Civic Party}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
2Kwok-kinMing-tung, Kin-wing, Kai-ming40,82414.34Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
3Andrew Kwan-hang27,2539.57League of Social Democrats}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
4Kay Fung-chi, Heung-yin3,2631.15Nonpartisan politician}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
5Chi-waiKin-shing, Ka-ming43,76415.37Democratic Party (Hong Kong)}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
6Kam-lamJoe Wing-ho, Kam-in, Wilson Chong-shing47,41516.65Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
7Paul Wai-chun38,54613.54Independent politician}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
8Yeung-tat, Sau-wai36,60812.85People Power (Hong Kong)}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
9Heung-man5,4401.91Independent politician}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
'*TOTAL *(Quota: 56,956 votes, 20.00%)'''''** 284,782 ****100.0****5**
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List №Party/AllegianceCandidate(s) wonNot electedVotesVotes %Seat(s) won
1Che-cheungHin-keung, Kin, Christina Maisenne , Wai-ling, Kwan-siu33,7776.79Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
2Alice Mei-kuen"Michael" Chung-hung, Manwell , Siu-yuen, Cheuk-him35,2397.07Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
3Josephine Shu-ying, Zachary Wai-yin, Hung-por, Catherine Lai-sheung, Hang-mui25,8925.20Democratic Party (Hong Kong)}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
4Albert Wai-yipJacqueline So-ling, Raymond , Wing-chi44,3558.91People Power (Hong Kong)}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
5Ip-sing2,8960.58
6Kin-shing9,2801.86League of Social Democrats}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
7Ka-kiAudrey Yuet-mee72,18514.49Civic Party}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
8Michael Puk-sunClarice Wai-ching, "Legward" Cheuk-kin, Kin-cheong37,8087.58New People's Party (Hong Kong)}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
9"Junius" Kwan-yiu10,8052.17Nonpartisan politician}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
10Yut-wah11,9972.41Independent politician}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
11Yiu-chungYun-tat42,7998.78Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
12/NTASHan-panChi-shing, Nixie Lam, Chun-chung, Kwan, Kar-ming, Tai36,5557.33Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
13Third ForceKeung, Yin-wah, Ka-man, Ping-tim, Ka-leung, Nancy Siu-ping, Raju16,7673.37
14Wing-tat, Lap-chi, King-wai32,7926.58Democratic Party (Hong Kong)}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
15Cheuk-yanChun-yin40,9678.22Labour Party (Hong Kong)}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
16Yiu-chungShui-hing, Man-pan, Shing-fung43,4968.72Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
'*TOTAL *(Quota: 55,401 votes, 11.11%)'''''**498,610****100.0****9**
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List №Party/AllegianceCandidate(s) wonNot electedVotesVotes %Seat(s) won
1Kwok-hung48,29510.39League of Social Democrats}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
2Wai-ming, Wang-to, Ngon-lai, Siu-kei, Kent King-chung, Kwok-wo24,4585.26Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
3Emily Wai-hingRicky Yiu-lam, Frankie Siu-ching, Wing-yin37,0397.97Democratic Party (Hong Kong)}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
4Angel On-kay1,0770.23Independent politician}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
5/New ForumScarlett Oi-lan, Lanny , Kwong-keung, Kwok-tim, Chun-man, Chung-yan, Victor Ka-fai, Man-kuen, Wing-cheong23,9885.16Civil Force}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
6ElizabethYuen-tung, Sai-wing, Philip Ka-leung, Kin-lei, Lai-mei, Ping-fan46,1399.93Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
7/FrontierRay Chi-chuenErica Mi-ming38,0428.19People Power (Hong Kong)}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
8Wing-kwong, Po-chun, Cho-leung, Shu-wan, Wai-lun, Kwok-chu, Chen-fai, Kwong-wing, Shui-sang5,7171.23Economic Synergy}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
9Hak-kanKwok-fan, Pik-kiu, Wai-leung, Clement Kin-man, Ming40,9978.82Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
10Chiu-hungWing-kin39,6508.53Labour Party (Hong Kong)}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
11Richard Yiu-cheong, Chun-wah, Yun-pui, Mei-na10,0282.16Democratic Party (Hong Kong)}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
12Gary Kwok-waiKai-bong, Li, Wing-hung, Wing-yip, Man-chun, Kam-lun, Kwok-keung, Michael Ming-chau28,6216.16Neo Democrats}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
13James Pei-chunSelina Shuk-yee, Chi-wai, Kwok-wah31,0166.67Liberal Party (Hong Kong)}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
14Sing-chi, Sai-yan21,1184.54Democratic Party (Hong Kong)}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
15Ronny Ka-wahAlvin Ngok-kiu32,7537.05Civic Party}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
16Raymond Man-kit2,8750.62Independent politician}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
17Yat-ming6,0311.30Nonpartisan politician}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
18Christine Kwok-shan24,5945.29Independent politician}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
19Kwok-keung2,3270.50Nonpartisan politician}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
'*TOTAL *(Quota: 51,638 votes, 11.11%)'''''**464,745****100.0****9**

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District Council (Second) Functional Constituency (5 seats)

Voting system: Party-list proportional representation with largest remainder method and Hare quota.

List №Party/AllegianceCandidate(s) wonNot electedVotesVotes %Seat(s) won
801"Albert" Chun-yanChun-yu, Siu-fai228,84014.38Democratic Party (Hong Kong)}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
802James Kun-sunAndrew Ka-yin, Nok-hin316,46819.88Democratic Party (Hong Kong)}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
803Pamela Wan-kam61,3213.85Independent politician}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
804/Civil ForceKong-wah199,73212.55Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
805Frederick Kin-keeKam-shing262,17216.47Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
806Starry Wai-kingLin-cham, Hok-fung, Lap-wai, Man-yu277,14317.41Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
807Yuen-hanDennis Tsz-wing, Yun-cheong246,19615.47Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;"
'*TOTAL *(Quota: 318,374 votes, 20%)'''''**1,591,872****100.0****5**

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Other 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 (excluding District Council (Second))
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 (First)**

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