New People's Party (Hong Kong)
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The New People's Party (NPP) is a conservative political party in Hong Kong. Chaired by Regina Ip, it is currently the fourth largest party in the Legislative Council.
Established by former senior government official Regina Ip in 2011, the party aims at broadening the middle class and civil servant votes where the pro-Beijing camp had traditionally underperformed. Since Ip has strongly indicated her interest in becoming Chief Executive and has run in 2012 and 2017 respectively, it has been suggested that the party is primarily a vehicle for that goal.[1]
The party won two seats in the
As the NPP became closer with the
Party beliefs
The party positions itself with the
History
Early years
The leading figure of the New People's Party is Regina Ip, who was the then Secretary for Security and the incumbent member of the Legislative Council, as well as the chair of the think tank Savantas Policy Institute. She founded the New People's Party on 9 January 2011. Michael Tien, former vice chairman of the Liberal Party and younger brother of former Liberal Party chair James Tien, is the deputy chairman. Another deputy chairman was Louis Shih.[2]
The party intended to field ten candidates in the
Ip announced her interest in running for the Chief Executive in the 2012 election, but failed to secure enough nominations to enter the race. She then endorsed Leung Chun-ying, winner of the election. In September, both chair Regina Ip and deputy chair Michael Tien were elected to the Legislative Council in the LegCo elections. Regina Ip was subsequently appointed by Leung Chun-ying to the Executive Council in October 2012.
Alliance with Civil Force
The party expanded the network in the
In the 2015 District Council election, the NPP and Civil Force won 25 seats, while its seats in Tai Hang and Tai Koo Shing East in Hong Kong Island where Ip's base was taken by pro-democrats. Civil Force's base in Sha Tin was also lost to the pro-democrats with five veterans defeated by new faces.
The NPP scored a victory in the
2017 Chief Executive election and Michael Tien departure
In December 2016, the party endorsed Ip's second bid in the
Michael Tien, the party deputy chairman, complained the election had "lost its shape" due to the increasing interference of "an invisible hand", referring to the Liaison Office. Tien indicated his support for John Tsang, although Ip endorsed Carrie Lam on the last day before the election.[10][11] Tien eventually quit the party on 10 April with six District Councillors, citing the party's overly close tie with Beijing was one of the reasons of his departure. The numbers of Legislative Council seats dropped to two and District Councils to 19 as a result.[12]
The party nominated
A staunch supporter of the government amid the
Current years
In February 2021, after Xia Baolong called for only "patriots" to be part of the Hong Kong government, the NPP voiced full support and claimed that "[T]he Legislative Council and the District Council, occupied by people who oppose the country's sovereignty and endanger national security... distorted Hong Kong's political system."[15]
Performance in elections
Chief Executive elections
Election | Candidate | No. of votes | % of votes |
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2012 | Regina Ip | Not nominated | |
2017 | Regina Ip | Not nominated |
Legislative Council elections
Election | Number of popular votes |
% of popular votes |
GC seats |
FC seats |
EC seats |
Total seats | +/− | Position |
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2012 | 68,097![]() |
3.76![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 / 70
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2016 | 167,589![]() |
7.73![]() |
3 | 0 | 3 / 70
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7th![]() | |
2021 | 150,118![]() |
11.35![]() |
2 | 0 | 3 | 5 / 90
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District Council elections
Election | Number of popular votes |
% of popular votes |
D.E. seats |
E.C. seats |
App. seats |
Total seats | +/− |
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2011 | 15,568![]() |
1.32![]() |
4 | 1 | 4 / 412
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2015 | 75,793![]() |
5.24![]() |
26 | 26 / 431
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22![]() | ||
2019 | 79,975![]() |
2.73![]() |
0 | 0 / 452
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26![]() | ||
2023 | 99,775![]() |
8.52![]() |
5 | 10 | 10 | 25 / 470
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Representatives
Executive Council
Legislative Council
Constituency | Member |
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Hong Kong Island West | Regina Ip |
New Territories North East | Dominic Lee |
Election Committee | Judy Chan Kapui
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Yung Hoi-yan
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Lai Tung-kwok | |
Adrian Ho |
District Councils
The party holds 25 seats in eight District Councils (2024–2027):
District | Constituency | Members |
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Wan Chai | District Committees | Joey Lee Man-lung |
Eastern | Dana Lau Shing-she | |
Appointed | Anthony Lu Xiaofeng | |
Calvin Kwok Ho-king | ||
Southern | District Committees | Nicole Wong Yu-ching |
Appointed | Vera Ho Yuen-wei | |
Tsuen Wan | Marcella Cheung Man-ka | |
Tuen Mun | Tuen Mun North | So Ka-man |
District Committees | Kam Man-fung | |
Victor Kwong Man-tik | ||
Tai Po | Kitty Chan Kin-wan | |
Sai Kung | Tseung Kwan O North | Victor Chan Chi-ho |
District Committees | Ken Chan Kin-chun | |
Tam Chuk-kwan | ||
Sha Tin | Sha Tin East | Yiu Ka-chun |
Sha Tin South | Eddie Lam Yiu-shing | |
Sha Tin North | Anna Law Yi-lam | |
District Committees | Leung Ka-wai | |
Cheung Pak-yuen | ||
Ha Kim-kwan | ||
Appointed | Vincent Wong Wai-shin | |
Leung Ka-fai | ||
Chan Man-kuen | ||
Michael Lau Tsz-chung | ||
Pun Kwok-shan |
See also
- United Front Work Department
- United Front (China)
References
- ^ a b c Regina Ip hints at run for top job, South China Morning Post, 31 Jan 2011
- ^ a b Yan, Cathy (8 January 2011). "Hong Kong's Ip Launches Political Party". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
Joining Ms Ip as deputy chairmen are former Liberal Party member Michael Tien and Louis Shih, former chairman of the pro-democracy organization SynergyNet.
- ^ http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=4&art_id=106856&sid=30858941&con_type=1&d_str=20110110&fc=10 The Standard accessed 17 January 2011
- ^ High-profile officers join Ip's party, South China Morning Post, Phyllis Tsang, 8 Feb 2011
- ^ 新民黨宣布與公民力量結成聯盟. Radio Television Hong Kong (in Chinese). 12 February 2014.
- ^ 新民黨與公民力量結盟葉劉淑儀否認吞併. Metro Radio (in Chinese). 12 February 2014.
- ^ "Regina Ip declares her entry into leadership race with pledge to enact controversial Article 23". South China Morning Post. 15 December 2016.
- ^ "Regina Ip drops out of Hong Kong chief executive race". South China Morning Post. 1 March 2017.
- ^ "新民黨選戰後重新定位 葉劉指或「冇咁建制」". Ming Pao. 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Carrie Lam aims to 'reignite' Hong Kong as she officially announces candidacy for top job". South China Morning Post. 16 January 2017.
- ^ "'Don't ask us to quit': Chief executive hopeful Regina Ip stands firm on candidacy in overcrowded field". South China Morning Post. 17 January 2017.
- ^ "【新民黨分裂】直播田北辰宣佈退黨:因了解而分開". Apple Daily. 14 November 2016.
- ^ "Hong Kong democrats to rely on legal appeals after failing to win back Legco veto foothold". South China Morning Post. 12 March 2018.
- ^ "【李八方online】新民黨現跳船潮 元朗區議員退黨兼棄選". 蘋果日報. 12 August 2019.
- ^ "Hong Kong's Lam says China's patriots-only rule is not meant to exclude democrats from politics". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
External links
- Official website
- New People's Party on Facebook
- New People's Party's channel on YouTube