2008 Hong Kong legislative election in Kowloon West

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2008 Hong Kong legislative election in Kowloon West

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All 5 Kowloon West seats to the Legislative Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Starry Lee Wong Yuk-man Frederick Fung
Party DAB LSD
ADPL
Alliance
Pro-Beijing
Pan-democracy
Pan-democracy
Last election 1 seat, 18.9% New party 1 seat, 26.4%
Seats before 1 0 1
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change Steady Increase1 Steady
Popular vote 39,013 37,553 35,440
Percentage 18.9% 18.2% 17.2%
Swing Decrease8.2% N/A Decrease3.3%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader James To Priscilla Leung Claudia Mo
Party Democratic
Independent
Civic
Alliance
Pan-democracy
Pro-Beijing
Pan-democracy
Last election 1 seat, 26.6% No seat New party
Seats before 1 0 0
Seats won 1 1 0
Seat change Steady Increase1 Steady
Popular vote 29,690 19,914 17,259
Percentage 14.4% 9.6% 8.4%
Swing Decrease12.2% N/A N/A

Party with most votes in each District Council Constituency.

These are the

pro-Beijing party Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong. Wong Yuk-man of the newly established League of Social Democrats became the pan-democrat who received the most votes. Pro-Beijing independent, Priscilla Leung also won the last seat, beating Civic Party's Claudia Mo
.

Overall results

Before election:

3 1
Pan-democracy Pro-Beijing

Change in composition:

3 2
Pan-democracy Pro-Beijing
Party Seats Seats
change
Contesting
list(s)
Votes % %
change
LSD 1 0 1 37,553 18.2 N/A
ADPL
1 0 1 35,440 17.2 −3.3
Democratic 1 0 1 29,690 14.4 –12.2
Civic 0 0 1 17,259 8.4 N/A
SDA 0 0 1 591 0.3 N/A
Independent
0 0 3 12,446 6.0 N/A
Pro-democracy camp 3 0 8 132,979 64.4 –7.7
DAB
1 0 1 39,013 18.9 –8.2
Liberal 1 0 1 13,011 6.3 N/A
Independent
1 0 2 20.990 10.2 N/A
Pro-Beijing camp 2 0 4 73,014 35.3 +8.2
Independent
or others
0 0 1 590 0.3 N/A
Turnout: 206,583 47.2

Candidates list

Legislative Election 2008: Kowloon West[1]
List Candidates Votes Of total (%) ± from prev.
DAB
Starry Lee Wai-king

Chung Kong-mo, Chan Wai-ming, Vincent Cheng Wing-shun
39,013 18.9 −8.2
LSD Wong Yuk-man
Lee Wai-yee
37,553 18.2 N/A
ADPL
Rosanda Mok Ka-han
, Tsung Po-shan, Wong Chi Yung, Yeung Chun-yu
35,440 17.2 −3.3
Democratic
James To Kun-sun

Lam Ho-yeung
29,690 14.4 −12.2
Nonpartisan
Priscilla Leung Mei-fun
Edward Leung Wai-keun, Aaron Lam Ka-fai
19,914 9.6 N/A
Civic Claudia Mo Man-ching, Ng Yuet-lan, Tang Chi-ying 17,259 8.4 N/A
Liberal Michael Tien Puk-sun, Ho Hin-ming 13,011 6.3 N/A
Nonpartisan
Lau Chin-shek 10,553 5.1 N/A
Independent
Tam Hoi-pong 1,603 0.8 N/A
Nonpartisan
Francis Chong Wing-charn 1,076 0.5 N/A
SDA
James Lung Wai-man
, Bantawa Sukra
591 0.3 N/A
Nonpartisan
Lam Yi-lai 590 0.3 N/A
Nonpartisan
Lau Yuk-shing, Nandeed Cheung Kit-fung, David Tsui 290 0.1 N/A
Total valid votes 206,583 100.00
Rejected ballots 1,182
Turnout 207,765 47.18 −7.56
Registered electors 440,335

See also

References

  1. ^ "2008 Legislative Election". Electoral Affairs Commission. 8 September 2008. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.