2012 Hong Kong legislative election in Kowloon East

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2012 Hong Kong legislative election in Kowloon East

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Kowloon East seats to the Legislative Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Chan Kam-lam Wu Chi-wai Alan Leong
Party DAB Democratic Civic
Alliance
Pro-Beijing
Pan-democracy
Pan-democracy
Last election 1 seat, 22.6% 1 seat, 18.2% 1 seat, 16.6%
Seats before 1 1 1
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change Steady Steady Steady
Popular vote 47,415 43,764 41,669
Percentage 16.7% 15.4% 14.6%
Swing Decrease5.9% Decrease11.9% Decrease2.0%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Wong Kwok-kin Paul Tse
Party
FTU
Independent
Alliance
Pro-Beijing
Pro-Beijing
Last election 1 seat, 21.3% No seat
Seats before 1 0
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Steady Increase1
Popular vote 40,824 38,546
Percentage 14.3% 13.5%
Swing Decrease7.0% N/A

Party with most votes in each District Council Constituency.

These are 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.

Overall results

Before 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
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

Legislative Election 2012: Kowloon East[1]
List Candidates Votes % ±
DAB
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
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

List Candidates Wong Tai Sin Kwun Tong Total
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

See also

References

  1. ^ "2012 LegCo Election – Election Results". Electoral Affairs Commission.