2012 Hong Kong legislative election in New Territories West

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2012 Hong Kong legislative election in New Territories West
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New Territories West seats to the Legislative Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Tam Yiu-chung, Leung Che-cheung & Ben Chan Kwok Ka-ki Albert Chan
Party DAB Civic People Power
Alliance
Pro-Beijing
Pan-democracy
Pan-democracy
Last election 2 seats, 23.1% 0 seat, 7.0% 1 seat, 8.1%
Seats before 2 0 1
Seats won 3 1 1
Seat change Increase1 Increase1 Steady
Popular vote 113,828 72,185 44,355
Percentage 22.8% 14.5% 8.9%
Swing Decrease0.3% Increase7.5% Increase0.8%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Leung Yiu-chung Lee Cheuk-yan Michael Tien
Party
NWSC
 Labour NPP
Alliance
Pan-democracy
Pan-democracy
Pro-Beijing
Last election 1 seat, 10.7% 1 seat, 10.6% new
Seats before 1 1 0
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change Steady Steady Increase1
Popular vote 43,799 40,967 37,808
Percentage 8.8% 8.2% 7.6%
Swing Decrease1.9% Decrease2.4% N/A
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Leader Alice Mak Lee Wing-tat
Party
FTU
 Democratic
Alliance
Pro-Beijing
Pan-democracy
Last election 1 seat, 9.0% 2 seats, 23.2%
Seats before 1 2
Seats won 1 0
Seat change Steady Decrease2
Popular vote 35,239 58,684
Percentage 7.1% 11.8%
Swing Decrease1.9% Decrease11.4%
Party with most votes in each District Council Constituency.

These are the

largest remainder method
). All three DAB lists were elected.

Overall results

Before election:

↓
5 3
Pan-democracy Pro-Beijing

Change in composition:

↓
4 5
Pan-democracy Pro-Beijing
Party Seats Seats
change 		Contesting
list(s) 		Votes % %
change
Civic 1 +1 1 72,185 14.5 +7.5
Democratic 0 −2 2 58,684 11.8 −11.4
People Power 1 0 1 44,355 8.9 +0.8
NWSC 1 0 1 43,799 8.8 −1.9
Labour 1 0 1 40,967 8.2 −2.4
LSD 0 0 1 9,280 1.9 N/A
Democratic Alliance
 0 0 1 2,896 0.6 N/A
Pro-democracy camp 4 –1 8 272,166 54.6 −6.7
DAB
 3 +1 3 113,828 22.8 −0.3
NPP 1 +1 1 37,808 7.6 N/A
FTU
 1 0 1 35,239 7.1 −1.9
Third Force 0 0 1 16,767 3.4 N/A
Independent
 0 0 1 10,805 2.2 N/A
Pro-Beijing camp 5 +2 7 214,447 43.0 +4.7
Independent
 0 0 1 11,997 2.4 N/A
Turnout: 232,081 53.3

Candidates list

Legislative Election 2012: New Territories West[1]
List Candidates Votes Of total (%) ± from prev.
Civic
Audrey Eu Yuet-mee
 72,185 14.48
(11.11+3.37) 		+7.48
People Power Albert Chan Wai-yip
Jacqueline Chan So-ling, Raymond Lai, Tong Wing-chi 		44,355 8.90 +0.80
NWSC Leung Yiu-chung
Wong Yun-fat 		43,799 8.78 −1.92
DAB Tam Yiu-chung
Lung Shui-hing, Yip Man-pan, Mo Shing-fung 		43,496 8.72 −14.38
Labour Lee Cheuk-yan
Tam Chun-yin 		40,967 8.22 −2.38
NPP Michael Tien Puk-sun
Clarice Cheung Wai-ching, Wong Cheuk-kin, Ho Kin-cheong 		37,808 7.58 N/A
DAB (NTAS)
Chan Han-pan

Poon Chi-shing, Nixie Lam Lam, Chan Chun-chung, Law Kwan, Leung Kar-ming, Tsang Tai 		36,555 7.33 N/A
FTU
Alice Mak Mei-kuen
Luk Chung-hung
, Manwell Chan, Kot Siu-yuen, Tang Cheuk-him 		35,239 7.07 −1.93
DAB
Christina Maisenne Lee
, Wong Wai-ling, Chui Kwan-siu 		33,777 6.77 N/A
Democratic Lee Wing-tat, Lam Lap-chi, Lai King-wai 32,792 6.58 −4.92
Democratic Josephine Chan Shu-ying, Zachary Wong Wai-ying, Li Hung-por, Catherine Wong Lai-sheung, Ho Hang-mui 25,892 5.19 −4.01
Third Force Chan Keung, Ting Yin-wah, So Ka-man, Chow Ping-tim, Tang Ka-leung, Nancy Poon Siu-ping, Raju Gurung 16,767 3.36 N/A
Independent
 Chan Yut-wah 11,997 2.41 N/A
Independent
 Ho Kwan-yiu 10,805 2.17 N/A
LSD Tsang Kin-shing 9,280 1.86 N/A
Democratic Alliance
Mak Ip-sing
 		2,896 0.58 N/A
Turnout 498,610 50.73 +8.24

Results by districts

List Candidates Tsuen Wan Tuen Mun Yuen Long Kwai Tsing Islands Total
DAB
 Leung Che-cheung 1.17 2.31 20.34 1.06 6.74 6.77
FTU
 Alice Mak 5.04 7.78 5.87 8.27 9.26 7.07
Democratic Josephine Chan 2.59 10.70 6.48 1.05 1.75 5.19
People Power Albert Chan 8.72 9.47 9.31 8.09 8.77 8.90
Democratic Alliance
 Mak Ip-shing 0.15 0.34 1.55 0.20 0.23 0.58
LSD Tsang Kin-shing 1.56 1.98 2.05 1.80 1.61 1.86
Civic Kwok Ka-ki 20.43 14.36 12.43 12.40 17.46 14.48
NPP Michael Tien 11.75 6.43 7.40 6.84 5.59 7.58
Nonpartisan
 Junius Ho 1.31 2.37 2.06 2.68 1.74 2.17
Independent
 Chan Yut-wah 2.54 2.35 2.74 2.00 2.67 2.41
NWSC
 Leung Yiu-chung 8.75 6.16 5.50 14.94 6.73 8.78
DAB
Chan Han-pan
 17.48 0.99 0.82 12.34 13.27 7.33
Third Force Chan Keung 0.60 3.29 6.29 1.91 4.64 3.36
Democratic Lee Wing-tat 7.43 2.95 2.38 13.33 7.72 6.58
Labour Lee Cheuk-yan 5.92 9.18 10.10 7.22 6.42 8.22
DAB
 Tam Yiu-chung 4.55 19.33 4.67 5.89 5.39 8.72

Opinion polling

Main article:
Opinion polling for the 2012 Hong Kong legislative election in New Territories West

See also

References

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