2008 Hong Kong legislative election in Hong Kong Island

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2008 Hong Kong legislative election in Hong Kong Island
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All 6 Hong Kong Island seats to the Legislative Council
  First party Second party Third party
  Tanya Chan 20080907.jpg Regina Ip at VP New Year Fair 2009 cut.jpg Tsang Yok-sing at VP New Year Fair 2009.jpg
Leader Tanya Chan Regina Ip Jasper Tsang
Party Civic Independent DAB
Alliance Pan-democracy Pro-Beijing Pro-Beijing
Last election 1 seat, 20.9% N/A 2 seats, 21.1%
Seats before 1 0 1
Seats won 2 1 1
Seat change Increase1 Increase1 Steady
Popular vote 82,600 61,073 60,417
Percentage 26.4% 19.5% 19.3%
Swing Increase5.5% N/A Decrease1.8%
  Fourth party Fifth party
  Kam Nai Wai.jpg Cyd Ho Sau Lan.JPG
Leader Kam Nai-wai Cyd Ho
Party Democratic Civic Act-up
Alliance Pan-democracy Pan-democracy
Last election 2 seats, 37.2% New party
Seats before 2 0
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Decrease1 Increase1
Popular vote 39,808 30,887
Percentage 12.7% 9.9%
Swing Decrease24.5% N/A
2008 LegCo Election Hong Kong Island.svg
Party with most votes in each District Council Constituency.

These are the Hong Kong Island results of the 2008 Hong Kong legislative election. The election was held on 7 September 2008 and all 6 seats in Hong Kong Island were contested. The pan-democracy camp retained four seats as compared to pro-Beijing camp's two seats, with Civic Party successfully get two candidates, newcomer Tanya Chan and Audrey Eu who stood as second candidate on their list. Pro-Beijing independent Regina Ip who lost the 2007 Hong Kong Island by-election less than a year ago, won a new seat.

Overall results[]

Before election:

↓
4 2
Pan-democracy Pro-Beijing

Change in composition:

↓
4 2
Pan-democracy Pro-Beijing
Party Seats Seats
change 		Contesting
list(s) 		Votes % %
change
Civic 1 +1 1 82,600 26.4 +5.5
Democratic 1 –1 1 39,808 12.7 −24.5
Civic Act-up 1 +1 1 30,887 9.9 N/A
LSD 0 0 1 10,202 3.3 N/A
Independent 0 0 2 24,478 7.8 N/A
Pro-democracy camp 4 0 6 187,975 60.0 +0.5
DAB 1 0 1 60,417 19.3 –1.8
Liberal 0 0 1 2,166 0.7 N/A
Independent 1 0 1 61,073 19.5 N/A
Pro-Beijing camp 2 0 2 123,656 39.5 –0.1
Independent 0 0 1 1,798 0.6 N/A
Turnout: 313,429 50.2

Candidates list[]

Legislative Election 2008: Hong Kong Island[1]
List Candidates Votes % ±
Civic Tanya Chan, Audrey Eu Yuet-mee
Amy Yung Wing-sheung 		82,600 26.4
(16.67+9.68) 		N/A
Independent Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee
Louis Shih Tai-cho, Wong Kin-hing, Ronald Chan Ngok-pang 		61,073 19.5
(16.67+2.82) 		N/A
DAB Jasper Tsang Yok-sing
Choy So-yuk, Christopher Chung Shu-kun, Cheung Kwok-kwan, Chan Hok-fung, Kwok Wai-keung 		60,417 19.3
(16.67+2.61) 		−1.8
Democratic Kam Nai-wai
Yeung Sum, Tsui Yuen-wa 		39,808 12.7 −24.5
Civic Act-up Cyd Ho Sau-lan 30,887 9.9 N/A
Independent Lo Wing-lok 20,523 6.5 N/A
LSD Tsang Kin-shing 10,202 3.3 +1.8
Ind. democrat Joseph Lai Chi-keong 3,955 1.3 N/A
Liberal Lam Chui-lin, Wong Kam-chuen, Ngan Choi-chik 2,166 0.7 N/A
Nonpartisan Myra Sophia Siu Man-wa 1,798 0.6 N/A
Total valid votes 313,429 100.00
Rejected ballots 1,441
Turnout 314,870 50.17 −7.45
Registered electors 627,657

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "2008 Legislative Election". Electoral Affairs Commission. 2008-09-08. Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
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