Democratic Alliance (Hong Kong)

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Democratic Alliance
民主陣線
Colours   Blue and yellow
Website
Official Facebook page
Democratic Alliance
Traditional Chinese民主陣線
Yuen Long Tin Shui Wai Democratic Alliance
Traditional Chinese元朗天水圍民主陣線

The Democratic Alliance, formerly called Yuen Long Tin Shui Wai Democratic Alliance, was a small

Johnny Mak Ip-sing, who was also a member of Yuen Long District Council
.

History

The alliance was established in 2003 by a group of

The group filed five members in the Yuen Long District in the 2003 District Council elections, and won three seats in the Yuen Long District Council, while Albert Chan Wai Yip himself retained his seat in the Tsuen Wan District. The Democratic Alliance became part of Albert Chan's radical pro-democracy alliance People Power in 2011. Johnny Mak became the only People Power candidate win a seat in the 2011 District Council elections. In 2012, the Democratic Alliance broke apart from the People Power as Johnny Mak wanted to lead a candidate list in the coming 2012 LegCo elections. The group failed to win a seat in the New Territories West constituency.

Electoral performance

Legislative Council elections

Election Number of
popular votes
% of
popular votes
GC
seats
FC
seats
Total seats +/−
2012 2,896Increase 0.16Decrease 0 0
0 / 70
0Steady

District Councils elections

Election Number of
popular votes
% of
popular votes
Total
elected seats
+/−
2003 6,928Steady 0.66Steady
3 / 400
1Increase
2007 9,530Increase 0.84Increase
1 / 405
2Decrease
2011 People Power ticket
1 / 412
0Steady
2015 5,313Steady 0.37Steady
1 / 431
0Steady
2019 9,886Increase 0.34Decrease
2 / 452
1Increase

References

  1. ^ "曾辦「雙十」活動港人無意再辦 親台團體餐廳訂位慶祝遭取消". Stand News. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  2. ^ Asian Survey, Volume 44, Issues 5-6. University of California Press. 2004. p. 741.

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