2008 Hong Kong legislative election in Kowloon East
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These are the Kowloon East results of the 2008 Hong Kong legislative election. The election was held on 7 September 2008 and all 4 seats in Kowloon East where consisted of Wong Tai Sin District and Kwun Tong District were contested, after one seat was abolished. The Democratic Party's Fred Li, Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong's Chan Kam-lam and Civic Party's Alan Leong each secured their party's incumbent seat, and Federation of Trade Unions's Wong Kwok-kin replaced retiring Chan Yuen-han.
Overall results
[edit]Before election:
| 3 | 2 |
| Pan-democracy | Pro-Beijing |
Change in composition:
| 2 | 2 |
| Pan-democracy | Pro-Beijing |
| Party | Seats | Seats change |
Contesting list(s) |
Votes | % | % change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64,489 | 27.3 | +8.1 | ||
| Civic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39,274 | 16.6 | −2.5 | ||
| LSD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28,690 | 12.1 | −2.5 | ||
| Pro-democracy camp | 2 | 0 | 4 | 132,453 | 56.1 | –7.2 | ||
| DAB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 53,472 | 22.6 | +3.8 | ||
| FTU | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50,320 | 21.3 | +3.4 | ||
| Pro-Beijing camp | 2 | 0 | 2 | 103,792 | 43.9 | +7.2 | ||
| Turnout: | 236,245 | 44.0 | ||||||
Candidates list
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| List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. | |
| DAB | Chan Kam-lam Joe Lai Wing-ho, Maggie Chan Man-ki, Hung Kam-in |
53,472 | 22.6 | +3.8 | |
| FTU | Wong Kwok-kin Chan Yuen-han, Peter Wong Kit-hin, Kan Ming-tung |
50,320 | 21.3 | +3.4 | |
| Democratic | Fred Li Wah-ming Kai Ming-wah, Wong Kai-ming, Wong Wai-tag |
48,124 | 20.4 | +1.2 | |
| Civic | Alan Leong Kah-kit Yu Kwun-wai, Wong Hok-ming |
39,274 | 16.6 | −2.5 | |
| LSD | Andrew To Kwan-hang | 28,690 | 12.1 | −12.9 | |
| Democratic | Wu Chi-wai | 16,365 | 6.9 | N/A | |
| Total valid votes | 236,245 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 1,691 | ||||
| Turnout | 237,936 | 44.01 | −12.45 | ||
| Registered electors | 540,649 | ||||
See also
[edit]- Legislative Council of Hong Kong
- Hong Kong legislative elections
- 2008 Hong Kong legislative election
References
[edit]- ^ "2008 Legislative Election". Electoral Affairs Commission. 8 September 2008. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.