2008 Hong Kong legislative election in Hong Kong Island

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2008 Hong Kong legislative election in Hong Kong Island

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All 6 Hong Kong Island seats to the Legislative Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Tanya Chan Regina Ip Jasper Tsang
Party Civic
Independent
DAB
Alliance
Pan-democracy
Pro-Beijing
Pro-Beijing
Last election 1 seat, 20.9% N/A 2 seats, 21.1%
Seats before 1 0 1
Seats won 2 1 1
Seat change Increase1 Increase1 Steady
Popular vote 82,600 61,073 60,417
Percentage 26.4% 19.5% 19.3%
Swing Increase5.5% N/A Decrease1.8%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Kam Nai-wai Cyd Ho
Party Democratic Civic Act-up
Alliance
Pan-democracy
Pan-democracy
Last election 2 seats, 37.2% New party
Seats before 2 0
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Decrease1 Increase1
Popular vote 39,808 30,887
Percentage 12.7% 9.9%
Swing Decrease24.5% N/A

Party with most votes in each District Council Constituency.

These are the

pro-Beijing camp's two seats, with Civic Party successfully get two candidates, newcomer Tanya Chan and Audrey Eu who stood as second candidate on their list. Pro-Beijing independent Regina Ip who lost the 2007 Hong Kong Island by-election
less than a year ago, won a new seat.

Overall results

Before election:

4 2
Pan-democracy Pro-Beijing

Change in composition:

4 2
Pan-democracy Pro-Beijing
Party Seats Seats
change
Contesting
list(s)
Votes % %
change
Civic 1 +1 1 82,600 26.4 +5.5
Democratic 1 –1 1 39,808 12.7 −24.5
Civic Act-up 1 +1 1 30,887 9.9 N/A
LSD 0 0 1 10,202 3.3 N/A
Independent
0 0 2 24,478 7.8 N/A
Pro-democracy camp 4 0 6 187,975 60.0 +0.5
DAB 1 0 1 60,417 19.3 –1.8
Liberal 0 0 1 2,166 0.7 N/A
Independent
1 0 1 61,073 19.5 N/A
Pro-Beijing camp 2 0 2 123,656 39.5 –0.1
Independent
0 0 1 1,798 0.6 N/A
Turnout: 313,429 50.2

Candidates list

Legislative Election 2008: Hong Kong Island[1]
List Candidates Votes Of total (%) ± from prev.
Civic Tanya Chan, Audrey Eu Yuet-mee
Amy Yung Wing-sheung
82,600 26.4
(16.67+9.68)
N/A
Independent
Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee
Louis Shih Tai-cho, Wong Kin-hing, Ronald Chan Ngok-pang
61,073 19.5
(16.67+2.82)
N/A
DAB
Cheung Kwok-kwan, Chan Hok-fung, Kwok Wai-keung
60,417 19.3
(16.67+2.61)
−1.8
Democratic Kam Nai-wai
Yeung Sum, Tsui Yuen-wa
39,808 12.7 −24.5
Civic Act-up Cyd Ho Sau-lan 30,887 9.9 N/A
Independent
Lo Wing-lok 20,523 6.5 N/A
LSD Tsang Kin-shing 10,202 3.3 +1.8
Ind. democrat
Joseph Lai Chi-keong
3,955 1.3 N/A
Liberal Lam Chui-lin, Wong Kam-chuen, Ngan Choi-chik 2,166 0.7 N/A
Nonpartisan
Myra Sophia Siu Man-wa 1,798 0.6 N/A
Total valid votes 313,429 100.00
Rejected ballots 1,441
Turnout 314,870 50.17 −7.45
Registered electors 627,657

See also

References

  1. ^ "2008 Legislative Election". Electoral Affairs Commission. 2008-09-08. Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2012-03-09.