2017 National People's Congress election in Hong Kong

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2017 National People's Congress election in Hong Kong

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36 Hong Kong deputies to National People's Congress
Registered1,989
Turnout90.30%
  Majority party
 
Leader Maria Tam
Party Pro-Beijing independent
Seats before 35
Seats won 36
Seat change Increase1

Delegation Convenor before election

Maria Tam
Independent

Elected Delegation Convenor

Ma Fung-kwok
Independent

The election for the Hong Kong deputies to the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) was held on 19 December 2017.[1][2] 36 Hong Kong deputies were elected by an electoral college composed of 1,989 members.[3]

Electoral method

Article 21 of the Hong Kong Basic Law stipulates:

Chinese citizens who are residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be entitled to participate in the management of state affairs according to law. In accordance with the assigned number of seats and the selection method specified by the National People's Congress, the Chinese citizens among the residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall locally elect deputies of the Region to the National People's Congress to participate in the work of the highest organ of state power.

A 1,989-strong electoral college composed of the following:

  • Members of the previous electoral college that had elected the Hong Kong deputies to the 12th National People's Congress;
  • Hong Kong delegates of the 12th
    Chinese People's Political Consultative Committee
    (CPPCC);
  • Members of the
    Election Committee
    (which elects the Chief Executive) who are Chinese nationals, except those who opt out; and
  • The Chief Executive of the HKSAR.

The number of the membership of the electoral college increased 369, from 1,620 to 1,989. All members were eligible to nominate, stand and vote in the election.[3] To see the full list of the membership of the electoral college click here (only Chinese version available).

Candidates

Six incumbents were expected not to run for re-election, including the member of the

Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong, Zhang Tiefu and Yeung Yiu-chung of the Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers
.

Many second generation politicians and businessmen announced their candidacies, including Rita Fan's son Andrew Fan Chun-wah, Sophie Leung's daughter Nisa Leung Wing-yu,

Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung's son Victor Lam Hoi-cheung.[4] However it was rumoured that the central government did not approve of the hereditary tendency of the NPC. The second generation politicians and businessmen eventually did not appear on the nomination list.[5]

In November, a "recommendation list" was reported to direct the electoral college whom to elect in the election. Former president of the

Raymond Tam Chi-yuen were also included on the list. However the names of other second generation politicians and businessmen did not appear on the list.[1]

A total number of the 49 candidacies were validated. Seven pro-Occupy activists of the

Basic Law of Hong Kong. Kwok refused to sign as he called the new requirement as unacceptable that would restrict people from participating in the election. Roger Wong Hoi-fung of the Election Committee Higher Education Subsector and Henry Lam were the few pro-democracy figures who could entered the election.[6][7]

Election result

Elected members (36)

Supplementary members (6)

  • Nicholas Chan Hiu-fung
  • Ho Hon-kuen
  • Alex Kwan King-fai
  • Louis Pong Wai-yan
  • Wong Kwan-yu
  • Zhan Meiqing

Detailed result

2017 National People's Congress election in Hong Kong[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bernard Charnwut Chan 1,693 96.58
Independent
Ian Fok Chun-wan
1,670 95.27
Independent Li Yinquan 1,666 95.04
Independent Wong Ting-chung 1,663 94.87
Independent Ma Fung-kwok 1,663 94.87
Independent Lo Sui-on 1,654 94.35
Independent Wong Yuk-shan 1,652 94.24
Independent Chan Yung 1,651 94.18
Independent David Wong Yau-kar 1,650 94.12
Independent Andrew Yao Cho-fai 1,642 93.67
Independent Ip Kwok-him 1,611 91.90
Independent Ma Ho-fai 1,600 91.27
Independent Vincent Marshall Lee Kwan-ho 1,594 90.93
Independent
Martin Liao Cheung-kong
1,584 90.36
Independent
Raymond Tam Chi-yuen
1,580 90.13
Independent Cheng Yiu-tong 1,570 89.56
Independent Pauline Ngan Po-ling 1,555 88.71
Independent
Herman Hu Shao-ming
1,549 88.36
Independent Tam Yiu-chung 1,548 88.31
Independent Lam Lung-on 1,547 88.25
Independent
Cally Kwong Mei-wan
1,546 88.19
Independent
Michael Tien Puk-sun
1,543 88.02
Independent Cai Yi 1,543 88.02
Independent
Bunny Chan Chung-bun
1,540 87.85
Independent
Dennis Lam Shun-chiu
1,520 86.71
Independent Lui Tim-leung 1,519 86.65
Independent Ng Chau-pei 1,492 85.11
Independent Ng Leung-sing 1,477 84.26
Independent Nancy Chu Ip Yuk-yu 1,473 84.03
Independent Henry Tan 1,457 83.11
Independent
Maggie Chan Man-ki
1,421 81.06
Independent Tommy Li Ying-sang 1,421 81.06
Independent Thomas Cheung Tsun-yung 1,303 74.33
Independent Choy So-yuk 1,297 73.99
Independent Witman Hung 1,276 72.79
Independent Peter Wong Man-kong 1,275 72.73
Independent Nicholas Chan Hiu-fung 1,186 67.66
Independent Wong Kwan-yu 1,179 67.26
Independent Ho Hon-kuen 983 56.08
Independent Louis Pong Wai-yan 966 55.11
Independent Alex Kwan King-fai 677 38.62
Independent Zhan Meiqing 664 37.88
Independent Cheung Ming-man 522 29.78
Independent Ho Kin-chung 518 29.55
Independent
Ambrose Lam San-keung
283 16.14
Independent Lew Mon-hung 257 14.66
Independent Henry Lam 256 14.60
Independent Roger Wong Hoi-fung 155 8.84
Independent Timothy Kwai Ting-kong 112 6.39
Total valid votes 1,753
Turnout 1,796 90.30
Registered electors 1,989

Result by party

Hong Kong local parties are not counted as national political parties and thus the below elected deputies will not carry their membership in the National People's Congress.[9]

Affiliation Members
DAB (5) Ip Kwok-him
Tam Yiu-chung
Choy So-yuk
Chan Yung (DAB/NTAS)
Wong Ting-chung
FTU (2) Cheng Yiu-tong
Ng Chau-pei
NCF (1) Ma Fung-kwok
Roundtable (1)
Michael Tien Puk-sun

References

  1. ^ a b "港人大推薦名單出爐 林新強陳曼琪上榜梁美芬「落選」". 星島日報. 2017-11-09.
  2. ^ a b "New faces, new expectations, but will Hongkongers in China's legislature deliver on conflicting demands?". South China Morning Post. 24 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b "新屆港區人大代表選舉會議增至1989人". 大公網. 2017-09-02.
  4. ^ a b "港區人大代表換屆選舉 今起接受報名". 香港商報. 2017-07-10.
  5. ^ "選舉提名期今截止 人大換血 中聯辦愛將上位". 蘋果日報. 2017-12-04.
  6. ^ "Legal specialists among almost 60 to join battle for National People's Congress seats". South China Morning Post. 4 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Nine Hong Kong democracy activists banned from contesting seats in China's legislature". South China Morning Post. 13 December 2017.
  8. ^ "陳智思膺人代票王 11新人當選 同樣反佔中 陳曼琪當選陳曉峰落敗". Ming Pao. 2017-12-20. p. A03. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  9. ^ "【名单】第十三届全国人大代表中的民主党派成员_团结网". www.tuanjiewang.cn. Retrieved 2022-02-10.

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