The 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Election is scheduled to be held on Sunday Sep 04,2016 to elect a total of 70 members, 35 from Geographical Constituencies (GCs) and 35 from Functional Constituencies
The vote for members of the Legislative Council — Hong Kong’s lawmaking body — is the most important poll since major pro-democracy rallies brought parts of the city to a standstill in 2014, calling for political reforms.
The election comes after the rejection of Constitutional Reform Proposals of the Leung Chun-ving Administration in mid-2015 which suggested the electoral method for the Legislative Council (LegCo) in 2016 be unchanged
The election comes as some in the semi-autonomous city grow increasingly concerned that Beijing is tightening its grip in a range of areas, from politics to media and education.
The Sunday election is the first in the territory since the 2014 unrest, when central areas of Hong Kong were paralysed for weeks by mostly young protesters demanding greater democracy for the territory amid concerns that Beijing was increasingly interfering in the politics of the former British colony, breaking the “one country, two systems”
A historic record of 289 validly nominated candidates contest in the election, two more than the previous election, after seven candidates were disqualified, six of whom due to their Pro-Independence stance, and two withdrew their candidatures
The vote does not elect the Chief Executive, who is the head of government, but many analysts believe the outcome of Sunday's vote could have an impact on whether China grants current leader CY Leung a second term in office.
Note
The former British colony became a special administrative region of China in 1997, when Britain's 99-year lease of the New Territories, north of Hong Kong island, expired.
Hong Kong is governed under the principle of "one country, two systems", under which China has agreed to give the region a high degree of autonomy and to preserve its economic and social systems for 50 years from the date of the handover.
But Beijing can veto changes to the political system, and pro-democracy forces have been frustrated by what they see as the slow pace of political reform.
Pro-democracy lawmakers currently control 27 of 70 seats in the Legislative Council, compared with 43 held by lawmakers friendly to Beijing.
Key Dates in Hong Kong's History
1842 - China cedes Hong Kong island to Britain after the First Opium War.
1898 - China leases the New Territories together with 235 islands to Britain for 99 years.
1941-45 - Japan occupies Hong Kong during Second World War.
1970s - Hong Kong is established as an "Asian Tiger" - one of the region's economic powerhouses - with a thriving economy based on high-technology industries.
1997 - Hong Kong is handed back to the Chinese authorities after more than 150 years of British control.
2014 - Pro-democracy demonstrators occupy the city centre for weeks in protest at the Chinese government's decision to limit voters' choices in the 2017 Hong Kong leadership election. More than 100,000 people took to the streets at the height of the Occupy Central protests.
2016 Hong Kong Legislative Election Results Monday Sep 05,2016
More than 2.2 million eligible voters casted their ballots at hundreds of polling stations with a turnout rate of 58 %
Both the total amount of voters and the turnout rate are the highest in the LegCo election since 1997.
There were nearly 3.78 million Hong Kong residents registered as eligible voters for the election of the sixth term LegCo, with an increase of about 310,000 voters from the last LegCo election in 2012.
The LegCo is the legislative body of the Hong Kong SAR. Each term of office of a legislator is four years, except for the first term when it was set to be two years
The fifth term of LegCo began on Oct 1, 2012 and will end on Sep 30, 2016. The term of office of the newly-elected sixth LegCo members will begin on Oct01,2016
A new generation of pro-democracy activists has won seats on Hong Kong’s Legislative Council (LegCo)
The young leaders want greater autonomy and changes to the way Hong Kong is governed by China. Among those elected is Nathan Law(23)who helped lead the “Umbrella Protests” in 2014 for self-determination
Despite the gains, China’s supporters will continue to hold the majority of seats on the 70-seat council as the pro-establishment camp won 41 seats, according to Hong Kong’s Electoral Affairs Commission on Monday evening.
The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), won 12 seats in total
The opposition camp has maintained its veto power in Hong Kong’s Legislative Council after winning 19 of 35 seats in the geographical constituencies, with localist parties gaining three of the 19 seats.
Pan-democrats also won three out of five seats in the District Council (Second) constituency, also called super seats.
The opposition camp of pan-democratic and localist parties needed to win 18 seats in geographical constituencies to reject bills proposed by fellow lawmakers.
Hong Kong’s Legislative Council has 70 seats, with 35 returned by geographical constituencies through direct elections, and the other 35 by functional constituencies.
For the Functional Constituency election, there are 55 validly nominated candidates (excluding candidates of the District Council (second) functional constituency), and 43 of them ran for 18 seats in the functional constituencies.
The remaining 12 candidates in 10 functional constituencies returned to the LegCo uncontested.
35 Geogrpahical Constituencies Details
The Geographical Constituencies include Hong Kong Island, Kowloon West, Kowloon East, New Territories West and New Territories East, where 213 candidates contested 35 seats
In Hong Kong Island where there are 6 seats, the winners are Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee (New People’s Party), Nathan Law Kwun Chung (DemosistÅ), Kwok Wai-keung (Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, or HKFTU), Hui Chi-fung (Democratic Party), Horace Cheung Kwok-kwan (The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, or DAB), and Tanya Chan (Civic Party).
In Kowloon East where there are 5 seats, the winners are Wilson Or Chong-shing (DAB), Paul Tse Wai-chun (independent), Wu Chi-wai (Democratic Party), Wong Kwok-kin (HKFTU), and Jeremy Jansen Tam Man-ho (Civic Party)
In Kowloon West where there were 6 seats, the winners are Ann Chiang Lai-wan (DAB), Priscilla Leung Mei-fun (Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong), Lau Siu-lai (Democracy Groundwork), Claudia Mo Man-ching (Civic Party), Helena Wong Pik-wan (Democratic Party), and Yau Wai-ching (Youngspiration and AllinHK).
In New Territories East where there are 9 seats, the winners are Elizabeth Quat (DAB), Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu (Civic Party), Gary Chan Hak-kan (DAB and New Territories Association of Societies), Fernando Cheung Chiu-hung (Labour Party), Raymond Chan Chi-chuen (People Power), Lam Cheuk-ting (Democratic Party), Eunice Yung Hoi-yan (New People’s Party), and Sixtus “Baggio” Leung Chung-hang (Youngspiration), and Leung Kwok-hung (League of Social Democrats).
In New Territories West where there are 9 seats, Eddie Chu Hoi-dick (independent), Michael Tien Puk-sun (New People’s Party), Cheng Chung-tai (Civic Passion), Leung Che-cheung (DAB and New Territories Association of Societies), Ben Chan Han-pan (DAB), Alice Mak Mei-kuen (HKFTU), Kwok Ka-ki (Civic Party), Andrew Wan Siu-kin (Democratic Party), and Ho Kwan-yiu (independent).
The vote for members of the Legislative Council — Hong Kong’s lawmaking body — is the most important poll since major pro-democracy rallies brought parts of the city to a standstill in 2014, calling for political reforms.
The election comes after the rejection of Constitutional Reform Proposals of the Leung Chun-ving Administration in mid-2015 which suggested the electoral method for the Legislative Council (LegCo) in 2016 be unchanged
The election comes as some in the semi-autonomous city grow increasingly concerned that Beijing is tightening its grip in a range of areas, from politics to media and education.
The Sunday election is the first in the territory since the 2014 unrest, when central areas of Hong Kong were paralysed for weeks by mostly young protesters demanding greater democracy for the territory amid concerns that Beijing was increasingly interfering in the politics of the former British colony, breaking the “one country, two systems”
A historic record of 289 validly nominated candidates contest in the election, two more than the previous election, after seven candidates were disqualified, six of whom due to their Pro-Independence stance, and two withdrew their candidatures
The vote does not elect the Chief Executive, who is the head of government, but many analysts believe the outcome of Sunday's vote could have an impact on whether China grants current leader CY Leung a second term in office.
Note
The former British colony became a special administrative region of China in 1997, when Britain's 99-year lease of the New Territories, north of Hong Kong island, expired.
Hong Kong is governed under the principle of "one country, two systems", under which China has agreed to give the region a high degree of autonomy and to preserve its economic and social systems for 50 years from the date of the handover.
But Beijing can veto changes to the political system, and pro-democracy forces have been frustrated by what they see as the slow pace of political reform.
Pro-democracy lawmakers currently control 27 of 70 seats in the Legislative Council, compared with 43 held by lawmakers friendly to Beijing.
Key Dates in Hong Kong's History
1842 - China cedes Hong Kong island to Britain after the First Opium War.
1898 - China leases the New Territories together with 235 islands to Britain for 99 years.
1941-45 - Japan occupies Hong Kong during Second World War.
1970s - Hong Kong is established as an "Asian Tiger" - one of the region's economic powerhouses - with a thriving economy based on high-technology industries.
1997 - Hong Kong is handed back to the Chinese authorities after more than 150 years of British control.
2014 - Pro-democracy demonstrators occupy the city centre for weeks in protest at the Chinese government's decision to limit voters' choices in the 2017 Hong Kong leadership election. More than 100,000 people took to the streets at the height of the Occupy Central protests.
2016 Hong Kong Legislative Election Results Monday Sep 05,2016
More than 2.2 million eligible voters casted their ballots at hundreds of polling stations with a turnout rate of 58 %
Both the total amount of voters and the turnout rate are the highest in the LegCo election since 1997.
There were nearly 3.78 million Hong Kong residents registered as eligible voters for the election of the sixth term LegCo, with an increase of about 310,000 voters from the last LegCo election in 2012.
The LegCo is the legislative body of the Hong Kong SAR. Each term of office of a legislator is four years, except for the first term when it was set to be two years
The fifth term of LegCo began on Oct 1, 2012 and will end on Sep 30, 2016. The term of office of the newly-elected sixth LegCo members will begin on Oct01,2016
A new generation of pro-democracy activists has won seats on Hong Kong’s Legislative Council (LegCo)
The young leaders want greater autonomy and changes to the way Hong Kong is governed by China. Among those elected is Nathan Law(23)who helped lead the “Umbrella Protests” in 2014 for self-determination
Despite the gains, China’s supporters will continue to hold the majority of seats on the 70-seat council as the pro-establishment camp won 41 seats, according to Hong Kong’s Electoral Affairs Commission on Monday evening.
The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), won 12 seats in total
The opposition camp has maintained its veto power in Hong Kong’s Legislative Council after winning 19 of 35 seats in the geographical constituencies, with localist parties gaining three of the 19 seats.
Pan-democrats also won three out of five seats in the District Council (Second) constituency, also called super seats.
The opposition camp of pan-democratic and localist parties needed to win 18 seats in geographical constituencies to reject bills proposed by fellow lawmakers.
Hong Kong’s Legislative Council has 70 seats, with 35 returned by geographical constituencies through direct elections, and the other 35 by functional constituencies.
For the Functional Constituency election, there are 55 validly nominated candidates (excluding candidates of the District Council (second) functional constituency), and 43 of them ran for 18 seats in the functional constituencies.
The remaining 12 candidates in 10 functional constituencies returned to the LegCo uncontested.
35 Geogrpahical Constituencies Details
The Geographical Constituencies include Hong Kong Island, Kowloon West, Kowloon East, New Territories West and New Territories East, where 213 candidates contested 35 seats
In Hong Kong Island where there are 6 seats, the winners are Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee (New People’s Party), Nathan Law Kwun Chung (DemosistÅ), Kwok Wai-keung (Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, or HKFTU), Hui Chi-fung (Democratic Party), Horace Cheung Kwok-kwan (The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, or DAB), and Tanya Chan (Civic Party).
In Kowloon East where there are 5 seats, the winners are Wilson Or Chong-shing (DAB), Paul Tse Wai-chun (independent), Wu Chi-wai (Democratic Party), Wong Kwok-kin (HKFTU), and Jeremy Jansen Tam Man-ho (Civic Party)
In Kowloon West where there were 6 seats, the winners are Ann Chiang Lai-wan (DAB), Priscilla Leung Mei-fun (Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong), Lau Siu-lai (Democracy Groundwork), Claudia Mo Man-ching (Civic Party), Helena Wong Pik-wan (Democratic Party), and Yau Wai-ching (Youngspiration and AllinHK).
In New Territories East where there are 9 seats, the winners are Elizabeth Quat (DAB), Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu (Civic Party), Gary Chan Hak-kan (DAB and New Territories Association of Societies), Fernando Cheung Chiu-hung (Labour Party), Raymond Chan Chi-chuen (People Power), Lam Cheuk-ting (Democratic Party), Eunice Yung Hoi-yan (New People’s Party), and Sixtus “Baggio” Leung Chung-hang (Youngspiration), and Leung Kwok-hung (League of Social Democrats).
In New Territories West where there are 9 seats, Eddie Chu Hoi-dick (independent), Michael Tien Puk-sun (New People’s Party), Cheng Chung-tai (Civic Passion), Leung Che-cheung (DAB and New Territories Association of Societies), Ben Chan Han-pan (DAB), Alice Mak Mei-kuen (HKFTU), Kwok Ka-ki (Civic Party), Andrew Wan Siu-kin (Democratic Party), and Ho Kwan-yiu (independent).
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