2008 Hong Kong legislative election in New Territories West

These are the New Territories West results of the 2008 Hong Kong legislative election. The election was held on 7 September 2008 and all 8 seats in New Territories West, which consists of Tsuen Wan District, Tuen Mun District, Yuen Long District, Kwai Tsing District and Islands District, were contested. All the incumbents were elected except for Selina Chow of the Liberal Party, which was succeeded by Wong Kwok-hing of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions who contested in the constituency for the first time.

2008 Hong Kong legislative election in New Territories West
7 September 2008 (2008-09-07)
All 8 New Territories West seats to the Legislative Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Lee Wing-tat, Albert Ho & Cheung Yin-tung Tam Yiu-chung Leung Yiu-chung
Party Democratic DAB NWSC
Alliance Pan-democracy Pro-Beijing Pan-democracy
Last election 2 seats, 26.9% 2 seats, 24.9% 1 seat, 12.7%
Seats before 2 2 1
Seats won 2 2 1
Seat change
Popular vote 92,600 92,037 42,441
Percentage 23.2% 23.1% 10.7%
Swing 3.7% 1.8% 2.0%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Lee Cheuk-yan Wong Kwok-hing Albert Chan
Party CTU FTU LSD
Alliance Pan-democracy Pro-Beijing Pan-democracy
Last election 1 seat, 9.9% Did not contest 1 seat, 7.8%
Seats before 1 0 1
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change 1
Popular vote 42,366 35,991 32,182
Percentage 10.6% 9.0% 8.1%
Swing 0.7% N/A 0.3%
Party with most votes in each District Council Constituency.

Overall results

Before election:

↓
5 3
Pan-democracy Pro-Beijing

Change in composition:

↓
5 3
Pan-democracy Pro-Beijing
Party Seats Seats
change		 Contesting
list(s)		 Votes % %
change
Democratic 2 0 3 92,600 23.2 −3.7
NWSC 1 0 1 42,441 10.7 −2.0
CTU 1 0 1 42,366 10.6 −0.7
LSD 1 0 1 32,182 8.1 +0.3
Civic 0 0 1 27,910 7.0 N/A
ADPL 0 0 1 6,771 1.7 –1.4
Pro-democracy camp 5 0 8 244,270 61.3 +0.8
DAB 2 0 1 92,037 23.1 −1.8
FTU 1 +1 1 35,991 9.0 N/A
Liberal 0 –1 1 21,570 5.4 –5.5
Independent 0 0 1 1,720 0.4 N/A
Pro-Beijing camp 3 0 4 151,318 38.0 +5.7
Independent 0 0 2 2,704 0.6 N/A
Turnout: 398,292 42.5

Candidates list
Legislative Election 2008: New Territories West[1]
List Candidates Votes % ±
DAB Tam Yiu-chung, Cheung Hok-ming
Leung Che-cheung, Chan Han-pan, Lung Shui-hing, Leung Kar-ming, Andy Lo Kwong-shing, Lui Kin		 92,037 23.1
(12.50+10.61)		 −1.77
Democratic Lee Wing-tat
Wong Suet-ying, Lam Siu-fat, Cheung Wai-mei, Lam Lap-chi		 45,767 11.5 −1.99
NWSC Leung Yiu-chung
Wong Yun-tat		 42,441 10.7 −2.04
CTU Lee Cheuk-yan
Tam Chun-yin		 42,366 10.6 +0.73
Democratic Ho Chun-yan
Hui Chi-fung, Lo Man-hon		 36,764 9.2 −4.25
FTU (DAB) Wong Kwok-hing
Alice Mak Mei-kuen, Marina Tsang Tze-kwan, Tsui Fan, Dennis Leung Tsz-wing, Tang Ka-piu, Yiu Kwok-wai, Manwell Chan		 35,991 9.0 N/A
LSD Albert Chan Wai-yip 32,182 8.1 +0.27
Civic Fernando Cheung Chiu-hung, Sumly Chan Yuen-sum, Wong Ka-wa 27,910 7.0 N/A
Liberal Selina Chow Liang Shuk-yee, Chow Wing-kan 21,570 5.4 −5.48
Democratic Cheung Yin-tung, Kwong Chun-yu 10,069 2.5 N/A
ADPL Tandon Lai Chaing, Yeung Chi-hang 6,771 1.7 −1.44
Independent Chow Ping-tim 1,720 0.4 +0.03
Blue Intelligent Union Leung Suet-fong, Thapa Komal 1,366 0.3 N/A
Nonpartisan Yuen Wai-chung 1,338 0.3 N/A
Total valid votes 398,292 100.00
Rejected ballots 2,427
Turnout 400,719 42.49 −10.99
Registered electors 943,161

See also

References
  1. "2008 Legislative Election". Electoral Affairs Commission. 2008-09-08. Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
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