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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  2004 7 September 2008 (2008-09-07) 2012  

All 6 Hong Kong Island seats to the Legislative Council
 First partySecond partyThird 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 election1 seat, 20.9%N/A2 seats, 21.1%
Seats before101
Seats won211
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote82,60061,07360,417
Percentage26.4%19.5%19.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg5.5%N/ADecrease2.svg1.8%

 Fourth partyFifth 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 election2 seats, 37.2%New party
Seats before20
Seats won11
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote39,80830,887
Percentage12.7%9.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg24.5%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.

Contents

Overall results

Before election:

42
Pan-democracyPro-Beijing

Change in composition:

42
Pan-democracyPro-Beijing
PartySeatsSeats
change
Contesting
list(s)
Votes % %
change
Civic 1+1182,60026.4+5.5
Democratic 1–1139,80812.7−24.5
Civic Act-up 1+1130,8879.9N/A
LSD 00110,2023.3N/A
Independent 00224,4787.8N/A
Pro-democracy camp406187,97560.0+0.5
DAB 10160,41719.3–1.8
Liberal 0012,1660.7N/A
Independent 10161,07319.5N/A
Pro-Beijing camp202123,65639.5–0.1
Independent 0011,7980.6N/A
Turnout:313,42950.2

Candidates list

Legislative Election 2008: Hong Kong Island [1]
ListCandidatesVotes%±
Civic Tanya Chan, Audrey Eu Yuet-mee
Amy Yung Wing-sheung
82,60026.4
(16.67+9.68)
N/A
Independent Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee
Louis Shih Tai-cho, Wong Kin-hing, Ronald Chan Ngok-pang
61,07319.5
(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
60,41719.3
(16.67+2.61)
−1.8
Democratic Kam Nai-wai
Yeung Sum, Tsui Yuen-wa
39,80812.7−24.5
Civic Act-up Cyd Ho Sau-lan 30,8879.9N/A
Independent Lo Wing-lok 20,5236.5N/A
LSD Tsang Kin-shing 10,2023.3+1.8
Ind. democrat Joseph Lai Chi-keong 3,9551.3N/A
Liberal Lam Chui-lin, Wong Kam-chuen, Ngan Choi-chik2,1660.7N/A
Nonpartisan Myra Sophia Siu Man-wa1,7980.6N/A
Total valid votes313,429100.00
Rejected ballots1,441
Turnout 314,87050.17−7.45
Registered electors 627,657

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References

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