National People's Congress election, 2012 (Hong Kong)
The election for the Hong Kong deputies to the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) was held on 19 December 2012. 36 Hong Kong deputies were elected by an electoral college composed of 1,620 members.[1]
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Background
Article 21 of the Hong Kong Basic Law stipulates:
Chinese citizens who are residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be entitled to participate in the management of state affairs according to law. In accordance with the assigned number of seats and the selection method specified by the National People's Congress, the Chinese citizens among the residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall locally elect deputies of the Region to the National People's Congress to participate in the work of the highest organ of state power.
A 1,620-strong electoral college composed of the following:
- Members of the previous electoral college that had elected the Hong Kong deputies to the 11th National People's Congress;
- Hong Kong delegates of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Committee (CPPCC);
- Members of the Election Committee (which elects the Chief Executive) who are Chinese nationals, except those who opt out; and
- The Chief Executive of the HKSAR.
Overview
The election took place at the second plenary meeting of the 12th National People's Congress election meeting on 19 December. It was attended by Li Jianguo, vice-chairman and secretary-general of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) as the representative of the NPCSC, and presided by Leung Chun-ying, executive chairman of the 19-strong presidium which included former Chief Executives Tung Chee-hwa and Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, as well as Asia's richest man, Li Ka-shing, and Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) chairman Tam Yiu-chung.[1]
52 candidates ran for 36 seats with 23 outgoing delegates, including Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai, member of the NPCSC, Maria Tam Wai-chu, deputy convenor of the Hong Kong delegation, and Fanny Law Fan Chiu-fun, Executive Council member and Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying's former top aide. New faces included former Secretary for Security Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong and Li Yinquan, vice-president of the China Merchants Group. Only two contenders are pan-democrats, Fong King-lok, executive committee member of the Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union and Dutch-born Southern District councillor Paul Zimmerman, who quit the Civic Party in summer.[1]
1,488 of the 1,620 electoral college members casted their votes. Each elector had to choose 36 candidates. The top 36 candidates in the ballot, as long as they receive more than 50 per cent support, would be elected. 36 of the 52 candidates were elected while 7 candidates were elected as supplementary deputies.[2][3]
Election result
Elected members (36)
| Candidates | Votes |
|---|---|
| Martin Liao Cheung-kong | 1,403 |
| Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong | 1,387 |
| Bernard Charnwut Chan | 1,382 |
| Laura Cha Shih May-lung | 1,368 |
| Ian Fok Chun-wan | 1,362 |
| Ma Fung-kwok | 1,361 |
| Maria Tam Wai-chu | 1,346 |
| Ng Leung-sing | 1,346 |
| Peter Wong Man-kong | 1,318 |
| Zhang Tiefu | 1,313 |
| Dennis Lam Shun-chiu | 1,308 |
| Tim Lui Tim-leung | 1,303 |
| Fanny Law Fan Chiu-fun | 1,296 |
| Li Yinquan | 1,292 |
| Cheng Yiu-tong | 1,291 |
| Yeung Yiu-chung | 1,282 |
| Ip Kwok-him | 1,275 |
| Lo Shui-on | 1,262 |
| David Wong Yau-kar | 1,255 |
| Choy So-yuk | 1,246 |
| Ma Ho-fai | 1,244 |
| Chan Yung | 1,243 |
| Sophie Leung Lau Yau-fun | 1,233 |
| Bunny Chan Chung-bun | 1,225 |
| Priscilla Lau Pui-king | 1,207 |
| Wong Yuk-shan | 1,192 |
| Cai Yi | 1,183 |
| Michael Tien Puk-sun | 1,176 |
| Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai | 1,155 |
| Andrew Yao Cho-fai | 1,120 |
| Wong Ting-chung | 1,116 |
| Ng Chau-pei | 1,112 |
| Herman Hu Shao-ming | 1,102 |
| Ngan Po-ling | 1,079 |
| Cheung Ming-men | 1,067 |
| Miriam Lau Kin-yee | 1,042 |
Supplementary members (7)
| Candidates | Votes |
|---|---|
| Feng Jiu | 1,010 |
| To Wai-keung | 914 |
| Li Kuo-hsing | 876 |
| Albert Au Siu-cheung | 817 |
| Raymond Leung Hai-ming | 664 |
| Thomas Cheung Tsun-yung | 611 |
| Alice Tso Shing-yok | 552 |
Did not elected (9)
| Candidates | Votes |
|---|---|
| Shi Kai-biu | 298 |
| Lincoln Lu | 290 |
| Ip Wing-yuk | 285 |
| Helen Meng Mei-ling | 271 |
| Peter Chan Po-fun | 253 |
| Cheung Kwai-lan | 249 |
| Paulus Johannes Zimmerman | 226 |
| Chan Tak-ling | 186 |
| Fong King-kok | 172 |
Result by party
| Affiliation | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| DAB (8) | Maria Tam Wai-chu | |
| Yeung Yiu-chung | ||
| Ip Kwok-him | ||
| Choy So-yuk | ||
| Chan Yung (DAB/NTAS) | ||
| Priscilla Lau Pui-king | ||
| Wong Ting-chung | ||
| Cheung Ming-men | ||
| FTU (2) | Cheng Yiu-tong | |
| Ng Chau-pei | ||
| NCF (1) | Ma Fung-kwok | |
| NPP (1) | Michael Tien Puk-sun | |
| Liberal (1) | Miriam Lau Kin-yee | |
References
| Chief Executive elections | |
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| Election Committee elections | |
| Legislative elections | |
| Sanitary Board and municipal elections |
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| District Council elections | |
| NPC elections | |
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