2004 Hong Kong legislative election in New Territories East

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2004 Hong Kong legislative election in New Territories East
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  2000 12 September 2004 (2004-09-12) 2008  

All 7 New Territories East seats to the Legislative Council
 First partySecond party
  Andrew Cheng Ka-foo Chopped.jpg Lau Kong-wah 2014.jpg
Leader Andrew Cheng Lau Kong-wah
Party 7.1 United Front DAB
Alliance Pro-democracy Pro-Beijing
Last electionNew alliance1 seats, 21.6%
Seats before31
Seats won32
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg1
Popular vote168,83395,434
Percentage39.2%22.1%
SwingN/AIncrease2.svg0.4%

 Third partyFourth party
  James Tien.jpg Leung Kwok-hung 2005.jpg
Leader James Tien Leung Kwok-hung
Party Liberal April Fifth Action
Alliance Pro-Beijing Pro-democracy
Last election0 seat, 5.0%0 seat, 5.9%
Seats before00
Seats won11
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote68,56060,925
Percentage15.9%14.1%
SwingIncrease2.svg10.9%Increase2.svg8.2%

2004 LegCo Election New Territories East.svg
Party with most votes in each District Council Constituency.

These are the New Territories East results of the 2004 Hong Kong legislative election . The election was held on 12 September 2004 and all 7 seats in New Territories East where consisted of North District, Tai Po District, Sai Kung District and Sha Tin District were contested. The pro-democracy camp formed a electoral coalition "7.1 United Front" aimed at four seats, however due to the largest remainder method the wasted votes contributed to Li Kwok-ying who placed second on the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong ticket. Radical democrat Leung Kwok-hung of April Fifth Action also won a seat for the first time.

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Overall results

Before election:

41
Pro-democracyPro-Beijing

Change in composition:

43
Pro-democracyPro-Beijing
PartySeatsSeats
change
Contesting
list(s)
Votes % %
change
7.1 United Front301168,83339.2N/A
April Fifth Action 1+1160,92514.1+8.2
Independent 0–1123,0815.4–10.6
Pro-democracy camp403252,83958.7–6.9
DAB 2+1195,43422.1+0.4
Liberal 1+1168,56015.9+10.9
HKPA 00114,1743.3+0.4
Pro-Beijing camp3+23178,16841.3+6.9
Turnout:431,00756.4

Candidates list

Legislative Election 2004: New Territories East [1]
ListCandidatesVotes%±
7.1 United Front Andrew Cheng Kar-foo, Emily Lau Wai-hing, Ronny Tong Ka-wah
Wong Sing-chi, Richard Tsoi Yiu-cheong, Shirley Ho Suk-ping, Ricky Or Yiu-lam
168,83339.17
(14.29+14.29+10.59)
N/A
DAB Lau Kong-wah, Li Kwok-ying
Mok Kam-kwai, Chan Kwok-tai, So Sai-chi, Wong Pik-kiu, Chan Hak-kan
95,43422.14
(14.29+7.85)
+0.39
Liberal James Tien Pei-chun 68,56015.91+10.89
April Fifth Action Leung Kwok-hung 60,92514.14+8.22
Nonpartisan candidate Andrew Wong Wang-fat 23,0815.36−10.64
HKPA Tso Wung-wai 14,1743.29+0.42
Total valid votes431,007100.00
Rejected ballots3,745
Turnout 434,75256.42+11.64
Registered electors 770,590

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References

  1. "2004 Legislative Election". Electoral Affairs Commission. 15 December 2004. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.