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A by-election was held for the Election Committee constituency in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong on 18 December 2022 after resignation of four Legislative Councillors appointed to the new government led by Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu.
The four incumbents, Alice Mak, [1] Horace Cheung, [2] Nelson Lam, [3] and Dong Sun [4] resigned on 19 June 2022 after they were appointed as principal officials of the new government led by John Lee. [5] [6]
All four members were elected to the constituency of Election Committee, consisted of around 1,500 members, who were the eligible voters of this by-election. Adopting the 'block vote' voting system, each Election Committee member must elect exactly four candidates, or the ballot paper is regarded as invalid. [7]
During the nomination period from 1 to 14 November 2022, [8] six nominations were received. [9] Despite urge from Tik Chi-yuen, the sole non-establishment member in the Legislative Council, [10] none of the pro-democracy camp or non-establishment camp joined the election as the Election Committee was heavily pro-Beijing. [11]
The six candidates, according to respective candidate number, are – [12]
Three candidates, Shang, William Wong, and Lee, had experience in technology industry, [17] which media said is in line with the government's priority in technology and innovation. [18]
Both Shang and Wong was alleged to have failed to submit signed consent forms from the supporter mentioned in election advertisements within the legal timeframe, [14] therefore suspected of breaking election regulations. [19] Shang admitted the late submission, while Wong repeatedly denied to comment on the possible penalties. [14]
With a limited electorate base, candidates were said to have done little to engage the public during campaigning. [20]
The result was announced an hour after the conclusion of voting. Chan Wing-kwong received the most votes, [7] succeeding party colleague Horace Cheung. Shang and William Wong were also elected as independents. Lee failed to hold the FTU seat left by Alice Mak, and was the second electoral defeat in four days after the NPC election, [21] which FTU expressed regret. [15] NPP gained one seat and remained the fourth-largest party in the Legislative Council.
Media reported the Chinese Government did not "bless" (or support in secret) any candidates in this election, and the defeat was the show of dismay by the business groups over FTU's staunch pro-labour stance. [22] [23]
Result of the by-election is as follows: [12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| DAB | Chan Wing-kwong | 1,028 | 78.65 | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | William Wong Kam-fai | 983 | 75.21 | N/A | |
| NPP | Adrian Pedro Ho King-hong | 833 | 63.73 | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Shang Hailong | 812 | 62.13 | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Gary Wong Chi-him | 791 | 60.52 | −6.80 | |
| FTU | Lee Kwong-yu | 781 | 59.76 | N/A | |
| Total valid votes | 1,307 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,307 | 90.70 | −7.78 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,441 | ||||
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
| Nonpartisan hold | Swing | ||||
| NPP gain from FTU | Swing | ||||
| Nonpartisan hold | Swing | ||||
The elected members were sworn into office on 19 December. [15]
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