2012 Hong Kong legislative election in Hong Kong Island information
2012 Hong Kong legislative election in Hong Kong Island
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All 7 Hong Kong Island seats to the Legislative Council
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Jasper Tsang & Christopher Chung
Kenneth Chan
Sin Chung-kai
Party
DAB
Civic
Democratic
Alliance
Pro-Beijing
Pan-democracy
Pan-democracy
Last election
1 seat, 19.3%
2 seats, 26.4%
1 seat, 12.7%
Seats before
1
2
1
Seats won
2
1
1
Seat change
1
1
Popular vote
70,418
70,475
40,558
Percentage
21.3%
21.3%
12.3%
Swing
2%
5.1%
0.4%
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
Leader
Cyd Ho
Regina Ip
Wong Kwok-hing
Party
Labour
NPP
FTU
Alliance
Pan-democracy
Pro-Beijing
Pro-Beijing
Last election
1 seat, 9.9%
1 seat, 19.5%
N/A
Seats before
1
1
0
Seats won
1
1
1
Seat change
1
Popular vote
31,523
30,289
27,336
Percentage
9.5%
9.2%
8.3%
Swing
0.4%
10.3%
N/A
Party with most votes in each District Council Constituency.
These are the Hong Kong Island results of the 2012 Hong Kong legislative election. The election was held on 9 September 2012 and all 7 seats in Hong Kong Island were contested. The pro-Beijing camp achieved a majority of Island seats for the first time with the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong gained two seats with two separate lists led by Tsang Yok-sing and Christopher Chung respectively. Both Civic Party and People Power failed in getting the last seat in whom Tanya Chan placed second on the Civic's candidate list and Christopher Lau were defeated by Wong Kwok-hing from the Federation of Trade Unions. Besides, 24-year-long member Miriam Lau of the Liberal Party also lost in her first attempt of direct election.
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