2016 Democratic Party (HK) primaries

Democratic Party's primary results
Constituency	Candidate(s)
Hong Kong Island		Ted Hui Chi-fung
Kowloon West		Helena Wong Pik-wan
Kowloon East		Wu Chi-wai
New Territories West		Andrew Wan Siu-kin
New Territories East		Lam Cheuk-ting
District Council (Second)		James To Kun-sun
District Council (Second)		Roy Kwong Chun-yu

The 2016 Democratic Party pre-election primaries are to select the

Ted Hui and Andrew Wan

.

Background

The Democratic Party has held intra-party primaries according to the opinion polls in the previous Legislative Council elections. In the previous mechanism, the candidacy was decided 60% by opinion polling, 20% by party's district branches and 20% by each district's district councillors. It was reverted to 8:1:1 after the 2004 Legislative Council election due to the criticism of too much influence of the party.^[1]

The unprecedented primary proposal was suggested by chairwoman

United States presidential primaries and believed such forums, which would be open to the public and the press, would greatly increase the transparency of the races.^[2]

The plan of public debates were later cancelled.

The annual party congress on 6 December 2015 primarily agreed on the pre-election primary proposal. On the congress, the party's electoral committee suggested to have only one ticket for each

Josephine Chan Shu-ying. The motion eventually passed with 62 for 61 against.^[3] The idea of fielding two lists in New Territories East and West was eventually dismissed by many as too risky.^[4]

The pre-election primary mechanism was also reverted to the pre-2004 6:2:2 ratio with 81 for 37 against to help the non-incumbent candidates who is disadvantaged by in the opinion polls compared to the publicity of the incumbent candidates would enjoy.[1]

Candidates

After the nomination period from 10 to 31 December, a total number of 14 nominations was received. The nominations surprised the media as long-time legislator and incumbent chairwoman Emily Lau decided not to run for an eighth term. The other incumbents who would not seek for re-election included Albert Ho of District Council (Second) and Sin Chung-kai of Hong Kong Island. Another surprise was the two rising stars Southern District Councillors Lo Kin-hei, who is also party's vice chairman, and Henry Chai Man-hon, have both given up contesting the Legislative Council elections.^[5]

Hong Kong Island

Winfield Chong Wing-fai, four-time candidate of the Central and Western District Council election
Ted Hui Chi-fung, Central and Western District Council
member

Kowloon West

Helena Wong Pik-wan

, incumbent Legislative Council member for Kowloon West

Ramon Yuen Hoi-man, Sham Shui Po District Council
member and Kowloon West Branch chairman

Kowloon East

Wu Chi-wai, incumbent Legislative Council member for Kowloon East and Wong Tai Sin District Council

New Territories West

Josephine Chan Shu-ying, former Tuen Mun District Council
member (1994–2015)

Roy Kwong Chun-yu, Yuen Long District Council
member and romance novelist (withdrawn in April 2016)

Andrew Wan Siu-kin, vice chairman of the Democratic Party and former Kwai Tsing District Council
member (2004–2015)

New Territories East

Au Chun-wah, Tai Po District Council member
Lam Cheuk-ting, chief executive officer of the Democratic Party and North District Council member
Joanne Leung Wing-yan
, LGBT activist

District Council (Second)

Ted Hui Chi-fung, Central and Western District Council member (withdrew in January 2016)^[6]
Roy Kwong Chun-yu
, Yuen Long District Council member and romance novelist
James To Kun-sun, incumbent Legislative Council member for District Council (Second) and Yau Tsim Mong District Council
member

Results

Candidates		Ranking
Candidates		Opinion polls	District Branches	District Councillors
Hong Kong Island (1 list)
	Ted Hui Chi-fung	1st	2nd	2nd
	Winfield Chong Wing-fai	2nd	1st	1st
Kowloon West (1 list)
	Helena Wong Pik-wan	1st	1st	1st
	Ramon Yuen Hoi-man	2nd	2nd	2nd
Kowloon East (1 list)
	Wu Chi-wai	uncontested
New Territories West (1 list)
	Andrew Wan Siu-kin	1st	1st	1st
	Josephine Chan Shu-ying	2nd	2nd	2nd
New Territories East (1 list)
	Lam Cheuk-ting	2nd	2nd	1st
	Joanne Leung Wing-yan	1st	3rd	3rd
	Au Chun-wah	3rd	1st	2nd
District Council (Second) (2 lists)
	James To Kun-sun	1st	1st	1st
	Roy Kwong Chun-yu	2nd	2nd	2nd

References

^ ^a ^b "甄選機制降民調比重". Apple Daily. 7 December 2015.
^ Lam, Jeffie (5 December 2015). "Hong Kong's Democratic Party to vote on pre-election primary proposal". South China Morning Post.
^ "通過明年立法會選舉部署　民主黨新東新西最多兩名單". Apple Daily. 7 December 2015.
^ Lam, Jeffie (18 April 2016). "Democratic Party lines up young guns to fight Hong Kong Legco elections". South China Morning Post.
^ Lam, Jeffie (31 December 2015). "Hong Kong Democratic Party leader Emily Lau decides not to seek re-election in 2016". South China Morning Post.
^ "【超區混戰】許智峯退選？". HK01. 12 January 2016.

[ratio-1] "甄選機制降民調比重". Apple Daily. 7 December 2015.

[primary-2] Lam, Jeffie (5 December 2015). "Hong Kong's Democratic Party to vote on pre-election primary proposal". South China Morning Post.

[3] "通過明年立法會選舉部署　民主黨新東新西最多兩名單". Apple Daily. 7 December 2015.

[4] Lam, Jeffie (18 April 2016). "Democratic Party lines up young guns to fight Hong Kong Legco elections". South China Morning Post.

[5] Lam, Jeffie (31 December 2015). "Hong Kong Democratic Party leader Emily Lau decides not to seek re-election in 2016". South China Morning Post.

[6] "【超區混戰】許智峯退選？". HK01. 12 January 2016.

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