2012 Hong Kong legislative election in Kowloon East
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These are the Kowloon East results of the 2012 Hong Kong legislative election. The election was held on 9 September 2012 and all 5 seats in Kowloon East where consisted of Wong Tai Sin District and Kwun Tong District were contested. It was the first time the Pro-Beijing camp gained the majority of the Kowloon East seats. The Democratic Party, Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, Federation of Trade Unions and Civic Party each secured their party's incumbent seat. The new last seat was gained by the pro-Beijing independent candidate Paul Tse, defeating the two radical democrats Wong Yeung-tat and Andrew To and former LegCo member Mandy Tam with narrow margin.
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Party with most votes in each District Council Constituency. |
Overall results
editBefore election:
2 | 2 |
Pan-democracy | Pro-Beijing |
Change in composition:
2 | 3 |
Pan-democracy | Pro-Beijing |
Party | Seats | Seats change |
Contesting list(s) |
Votes | % | % change | ||
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Democratic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43,764 | 15.4 | −7.0 | ||
Civic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41,669 | 14.6 | −2.0 | ||
People Power | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36,608 | 12.9 | N/A | ||
LSD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27,253 | 9.6 | −2.5 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5,440 | 1.9 | N/A | ||
Pro-democracy camp | 2 | 0 | 5 | 154,734 | 54.3 | −1.7 | ||
DAB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47,415 | 16.7 | −5.9 | ||
FTU | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40,824 | 14.3 | −7.0 | ||
Independent | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38,546 | 13.5 | N/A | ||
Pro-Beijing camp | 3 | +1 | 3 | 126,785 | 44.5 | +0.6 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3,263 | 1.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout: | 284,782 | 51.1 |
Candidates list
editLegislative Election 2012: Kowloon East[1] | |||||
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List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. | |
DAB | Chan Kam-lam Joe Lai Wing-ho, Hung Kam-in, Wilson Or Chong-shing |
47,415 | 16.65 | −5.95 | |
Democratic | Wu Chi-wai Mok Kin-shing, Hon Ka-ming |
43,764 | 15.37 | −5.03 | |
Civic | Alan Leong Kah-kit Jeremy Jansen Tam Man-ho |
41,669 | 14.63 | −1.97 | |
FTU | Wong Kwok-kin Kan Ming-tung, Mok Kin-wing, Ho Kai-ming |
40,824 | 14.34 | −6.96 | |
Independent | Paul Tse Wai-chun | 38,546 | 13.54 | N/A | |
People Power | Wong Yeung-tat, Chan Sau-wai | 36,608 | 12.85 | N/A | |
LSD | Andrew To Kwan-hang | 27,253 | 9.57 | −2.68 | |
Independent | Tam Heung-man | 5,440 | 1.91 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Kay Yim Fung-chi, Chan Heung-yin | 3,263 | 1.15 | N/A | |
Turnout | 284,782 | 51.05 | +7.04 |
Results by districts
editList | Candidates | Wong Tai Sin | Kwun Tong | Total | |
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Civic | Alan Leong | 14.06 | 15.05 | 14.63 | |
FTU | Wong Kwok-kin | 16.97 | 12.42 | 14.34 | |
LSD | Andrew To | 9.96 | 9.29 | 9.57 | |
Nonpartisan | Kay Yim | 1.11 | 1.17 | 1.15 | |
Democratic | Wu Chi-wai | 17.52 | 13.80 | 15.37 | |
DAB | Chan Kam-lam | 13.37 | 19.04 | 16.65 | |
Independent | Paul Tse | 11.59 | 14.95 | 13.54 | |
People Power | Wong Yeung-tat | 12.91 | 12.82 | 12.86 | |
Independent | Mandy Tam | 2.51 | 1.47 | 1.91 |
Opinion polling
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2012 LegCo Election – Election Results". Electoral Affairs Commission.