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2008 Hong Kong legislative election in Kowloon West
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All 5 Kowloon West seats to the Legislative Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Starry Lee Wong Yuk-man Frederick Fung
Party DAB LSD ADPL
Alliance Pro-Beijing Pan-democracy Pan-democracy
Last election 1 seat, 18.9% New party 1 seat, 26.4%
Seats before 1 0 1
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change Steady Increase1 Steady
Popular vote 39,013 37,553 35,440
Percentage 18.9% 18.2% 17.2%
Swing Decrease8.2% N/A Decrease3.3%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader James To Priscilla Leung Claudia Mo
Party Democratic Independent Civic
Alliance Pan-democracy Pro-Beijing Pan-democracy
Last election 1 seat, 26.6% No seat New party
Seats before 1 0 0
Seats won 1 1 0
Seat change Steady Increase1 Steady
Popular vote 29,690 19,914 17,259
Percentage 14.4% 9.6% 8.4%
Swing Decrease12.2% N/A N/A
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.

Overall results

Before election:

↓
3 1
Pan-democracy Pro-Beijing

Change in composition:

↓
3 2
Pan-democracy Pro-Beijing
Party Seats Seats
change 		Contesting
list(s) 		Votes % %
change
LSD 1 0 1 37,553 18.2 N/A
ADPL 1 0 1 35,440 17.2 −3.3
Democratic 1 0 1 29,690 14.4 –12.2
Civic 0 0 1 17,259 8.4 N/A
SDA 0 0 1 591 0.3 N/A
Independent 0 0 3 12,446 6.0 N/A
Pro-democracy camp 3 0 8 132,979 64.4 –7.7
DAB 1 0 1 39,013 18.9 –8.2
Liberal 1 0 1 13,011 6.3 N/A
Independent 1 0 2 20.990 10.2 N/A
Pro-Beijing camp 2 0 4 73,014 35.3 +8.2
Independent or others 0 0 1 590 0.3 N/A
Turnout: 206,583 47.2

Candidates list

Legislative Election 2008: Kowloon West
List Candidates Votes Of total (%) ± from prev.
DAB Starry Lee Wai-king
Chung Kong-mo, Chan Wai-ming, Vincent Cheng Wing-shun 		39,013 18.9 −8.2
LSD Wong Yuk-man
Lee Wai-yee 		37,553 18.2 N/A
ADPL Frederick Fung Kin-kee
Rosanda Mok Ka-han, Tsung Po-shan, Wong Chi Yung, Yeung Chun-yu 		35,440 17.2 −3.3
Democratic James To Kun-sun
Lam Ho-yeung 		29,690 14.4 −12.2
Nonpartisan Priscilla Leung Mei-fun
Edward Leung Wai-keun, Aaron Lam Ka-fai 		19,914 9.6 N/A
Civic Claudia Mo Man-ching, Ng Yuet-lan, Tang Chi-ying 17,259 8.4 N/A
Liberal Michael Tien Puk-sun, Ho Hin-ming 13,011 6.3 N/A
Nonpartisan Lau Chin-shek 10,553 5.1 N/A
Independent Tam Hoi-pong 1,603 0.8 N/A
Nonpartisan Francis Chong Wing-charn 1,076 0.5 N/A
SDA James Lung Wai-man, Bantawa Sukra 591 0.3 N/A
Nonpartisan Lam Yi-lai 590 0.3 N/A
Nonpartisan Lau Yuk-shing, Nandeed Cheung Kit-fung, David Tsui 290 0.1 N/A
Total valid votes 206,583 100.00
Rejected ballots 1,182
Turnout 207,765 47.18 −7.56
Registered electors 440,335

See also

References

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