2008 Hong Kong legislative election in Kowloon West

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2008 Hong Kong legislative election in Kowloon West
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  2004 7 September 2008 (2008-09-07) 2012  

All 5 Kowloon West seats to the Legislative Council
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Starry Lee Wai King.jpg Raymond Wong Yuk Man.jpg Frederick Fung Kin Kee.jpg
Leader Starry Lee Wong Yuk-man Frederick Fung
Party DAB LSD ADPL
Alliance Pro-Beijing Pan-democracy Pan-democracy
Last election1 seat, 18.9%New party1 seat, 26.4%
Seats before101
Seats won111
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote39,01337,55335,440
Percentage18.9%18.2%17.2%
SwingDecrease2.svg8.2%N/ADecrease2.svg3.3%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
  James TO Kun-sun 201201.JPG Priscilla Leung Mei Fun.jpg Claudia Mo (Enlarged).jpg
Leader James To Priscilla Leung Claudia Mo
Party Democratic Independent Civic
Alliance Pan-democracy Pro-Beijing Pan-democracy
Last election1 seat, 26.6%No seatNew party
Seats before100
Seats won110
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote29,69019,91417,259
Percentage14.4%9.6%8.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg12.2%N/AN/A

2008 LegCo Election Kowloon West.svg
Party with most votes in each District Council Constituency.

These are the Kowloon West results of the 2008 Hong Kong legislative election . The election was held on 7 September 2008 and all 5 seats in Kowloon West where consisted of Yau Tsim Mong District, Sham Shui Po District and Kowloon City District were contested. Starry Lee replaced Jasper Tsang who contested the Hong Kong Island stood for the largest pro-Beijing party Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong. Wong Yuk-man of the newly established League of Social Democrats became the pan-democrat who received the most votes. Pro-Beijing independent, Priscilla Leung also won the last seat, beating Civic Party's Claudia Mo.

Contents

Overall results

Before election:

31
Pan-democracyPro-Beijing

Change in composition:

32
Pan-democracyPro-Beijing
PartySeatsSeats
change
Contesting
list(s)
Votes % %
change
LSD 10137,55318.2N/A
ADPL 10135,44017.2−3.3
Democratic 10129,69014.4–12.2
Civic 00117,2598.4N/A
SDA 0015910.3N/A
Independent 00312,4466.0N/A
Pro-democracy camp308132,97964.4–7.7
DAB 10139,01318.9–8.2
Liberal 10113,0116.3N/A
Independent 10220.99010.2N/A
Pro-Beijing camp20473,01435.3+8.2
Independent or others0015900.3N/A
Turnout:206,58347.2

Candidates list

Legislative Election 2008: Kowloon West [1]
ListCandidatesVotesOf total (%)± from prev.
DAB Starry Lee Wai-king
Chung Kong-mo, Chan Wai-ming, Vincent Cheng Wing-shun
39,01318.9−8.2
LSD Wong Yuk-man
Lee Wai-yee
37,55318.2N/A
ADPL Frederick Fung Kin-kee
Rosanda Mok Ka-han, Tsung Po-shan, Wong Chi Yung, Yeung Chun-yu
35,44017.2−3.3
Democratic James To Kun-sun
Lam Ho-yeung
29,69014.4−12.2
Nonpartisan Priscilla Leung Mei-fun
Edward Leung Wai-keun, Aaron Lam Ka-fai
19,9149.6N/A
Civic Claudia Mo Man-ching, Ng Yuet-lan, Tang Chi-ying17,2598.4N/A
Liberal Michael Tien Puk-sun, Ho Hin-ming13,0116.3N/A
Nonpartisan Lau Chin-shek 10,5535.1N/A
Independent Tam Hoi-pong1,6030.8N/A
Nonpartisan Francis Chong Wing-charn1,0760.5N/A
SDA James Lung Wai-man, Bantawa Sukra5910.3N/A
Nonpartisan Lam Yi-lai5900.3N/A
Nonpartisan Lau Yuk-shing, Nandeed Cheung Kit-fung, David Tsui2900.1N/A
Total valid votes206,583100.00
Rejected ballots1,182
Turnout 207,76547.18−7.56
Registered electors 440,335

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References

  1. "2008 Legislative Election". Electoral Affairs Commission. 8 September 2008. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.