2012 Hong Kong legislative election in Kowloon East

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2012 Hong Kong legislative election in Kowloon East
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  2008 9 September 2012 (2012-09-09) 2016  

All 5 Kowloon East seats to the Legislative Council
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Chan Kam Lam.jpg Wu Chi Wai.jpg Alan Leong Kah-kit.jpg
Leader Chan Kam-lam Wu Chi-wai Alan Leong
Party DAB Democratic Civic
Alliance Pro-Beijing Pan-democracy Pan-democracy
Last election1 seat, 22.6%1 seat, 18.2%1 seat, 16.6%
Seats before111
Seats won111
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote47,41543,76441,669
Percentage16.7%15.4%14.6%
SwingDecrease2.svg5.9%Decrease2.svg11.9%Decrease2.svg2.0%

 Fourth partyFifth party
  Wong Kwok Kin.jpg Paul Tse in Feb 2019.png
Leader Wong Kwok-kin Paul Tse
Party FTU Independent
Alliance Pro-Beijing Pro-Beijing
Last election1 seat, 21.3%No seat
Seats before10
Seats won11
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg1
Popular vote40,82438,546
Percentage14.3%13.5%
SwingDecrease2.svg7.0%N/A

2012 LegCo Election Kowloon East.svg
Party with most votes in each District Council Constituency.

These are the Kowloon East results of the 2012 Hong Kong legislative election . The election was held on 9 September 2012 and all 5 seats in Kowloon East where consisted of Wong Tai Sin District and Kwun Tong District were contested. It was the first time the Pro-Beijing camp gained the majority of the Kowloon East seats. The Democratic Party, Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, Federation of Trade Unions and Civic Party each secured their party's incumbent seat. The new last seat was gained by the pro-Beijing independent candidate Paul Tse, defeating the two radical democrats Wong Yeung-tat and Andrew To and former LegCo member Mandy Tam with narrow margin.

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Overall results

Before election:

22
Pan-democracyPro-Beijing

Change in composition:

23
Pan-democracyPro-Beijing
PartySeatsSeats
change
Contesting
list(s)
Votes % %
change
Democratic 10143,76415.4−7.0
Civic 10141,66914.6−2.0
People Power 00136,60812.9N/A
LSD 00127,2539.6−2.5
Independent 0015,4401.9N/A
Pro-democracy camp205154,73454.3−1.7
DAB 10147,41516.7−5.9
FTU 10140,82414.3−7.0
Independent 10138,54613.5N/A
Pro-Beijing camp3+13126,78544.5+0.6
Independent 0013,2631.2N/A
Turnout:284,78251.1

Candidates list

Legislative Election 2012: Kowloon East [1]
ListCandidatesVotesOf total (%)± from prev.
DAB Chan Kam-lam
Joe Lai Wing-ho, Hung Kam-in, Wilson Or Chong-shing
47,41516.65−5.95
Democratic Wu Chi-wai
Mok Kin-shing, Hon Ka-ming
43,76415.37−5.03
Civic Alan Leong Kah-kit
Jeremy Jansen Tam Man-ho
41,66914.63−1.97
FTU Wong Kwok-kin
Kan Ming-tung, Mok Kin-wing, Ho Kai-ming
40,82414.34−6.96
Independent Paul Tse Wai-chun 38,54613.54N/A
People Power Wong Yeung-tat, Chan Sau-wai36,60812.85N/A
LSD Andrew To Kwan-hang 27,2539.57−2.68
Independent Tam Heung-man 5,4401.91N/A
Nonpartisan Kay Yim Fung-chi, Chan Heung-yin3,2631.15N/A
Turnout 284,78251.05+7.04

Results by districts

ListCandidates Wong Tai Sin Kwun Tong Total
Civic Alan Leong 14.0615.0514.63
FTU Wong Kwok-kin 16.9712.4214.34
LSD Andrew To 9.969.299.57
Nonpartisan Kay Yim1.111.171.15
Democratic Wu Chi-wai 17.5213.8015.37
DAB Chan Kam-lam 13.3719.0416.65
Independent Paul Tse 11.5914.9513.54
People Power Wong Yeung-tat 12.9112.8212.86
Independent Mandy Tam 2.511.471.91

Opinion polling

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References

  1. "2012 LegCo Election – Election Results". Electoral Affairs Commission.