2015-11-23 HKT 04:43
Two of three pan-democratic lawmakers who held so-called superseats in the Legislative Council have lost their re-election bids in the District Council elections.
Of the three lawmakers who entered the legislature in 2012 through the District Council, only Democrat James To managed to hold on to his spot in Yau Tsim Mong District, beating CPPCC member Ko Hiu-wing.
Another Democratic Party lawmaker, Albert Ho – who was seeking his fifth District Council term in Tuen Mun – was defeated by former Law Society president Junius Ho by 125 votes. The veteran democrat said he won't blame anyone for his loss, but will "look into the mirror and review what went wrong." Ho added that he thinks his party should consider fielding more young candidates in future, rather than rely on its big names.
In Sham Shui Po, Frederick Fung from the Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood lost by 99 votes to young unionist Chan Wing-yan. After the loss, Fung said he lost to a rival who had used what he called "material goods" to gain support.
The upsets didn't stop there. Democratic party vice-chairman Andrew Wan lost by 50 votes to the DAB's Li Sai-lung in Kwai Tsing. In another major race, Civic Party lawmaker Kenneth Chan failed his bid to win a seat in Southern, losing to incumbent Lam Kai-fai.
The Democratic Party remains the pan-democrats' biggest presence in the District Councils with 43 seats -- down four from the 47 it won in the previous polls.
The Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL) ended up with three more seats, 18, than four years ago despite Fung's loss.
The third largest pro-democracy party in the Councils are the Neo-Democrats, who had an almost perfect record in the polls.
15 of its 16 candidates fielded won, with only Chow Yuen-wai losing in Tai Po.
Altogether, pro-democracy candidates won just under 30 percent of the seats in the District Council, up from just a quarter in the 2011 elections.
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Last updated: 2015-11-23 HKT 07:51
Of the three lawmakers who entered the legislature in 2012 through the District Council, only Democrat James To managed to hold on to his spot in Yau Tsim Mong District, beating CPPCC member Ko Hiu-wing.
Another Democratic Party lawmaker, Albert Ho – who was seeking his fifth District Council term in Tuen Mun – was defeated by former Law Society president Junius Ho by 125 votes. The veteran democrat said he won't blame anyone for his loss, but will "look into the mirror and review what went wrong." Ho added that he thinks his party should consider fielding more young candidates in future, rather than rely on its big names.
In Sham Shui Po, Frederick Fung from the Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood lost by 99 votes to young unionist Chan Wing-yan. After the loss, Fung said he lost to a rival who had used what he called "material goods" to gain support.
The upsets didn't stop there. Democratic party vice-chairman Andrew Wan lost by 50 votes to the DAB's Li Sai-lung in Kwai Tsing. In another major race, Civic Party lawmaker Kenneth Chan failed his bid to win a seat in Southern, losing to incumbent Lam Kai-fai.
The Democratic Party remains the pan-democrats' biggest presence in the District Councils with 43 seats -- down four from the 47 it won in the previous polls.
The Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL) ended up with three more seats, 18, than four years ago despite Fung's loss.
The third largest pro-democracy party in the Councils are the Neo-Democrats, who had an almost perfect record in the polls.
15 of its 16 candidates fielded won, with only Chow Yuen-wai losing in Tai Po.
Altogether, pro-democracy candidates won just under 30 percent of the seats in the District Council, up from just a quarter in the 2011 elections.
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Last updated: 2015-11-23 HKT 07:51
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