
The numbers were tallied overnight and 90 newly minted lawmakers will begin their term in January after winning in Sunday’s Legislative Council election.
The citywide poll which drew a turnout of 31.9 per cent – slightly higher than four years ago, at 30.2 per cent – delivered a few surprises as several new faces defeated incumbent lawmakers from leading parties.
The Post highlights the key takeaways from the election, the second held under Beijing’s “patriots-only” electoral overhaul in 2021.
Fewer voters, more invalid votes despite better turnout
The government’s all-out efforts to promote the poll yielded a turnout rate of 31.9 per cent, an increase from the record low 30.2 per cent in the previous Legco election in 2021.
Despite the better turnout rate, the number of people who actually voted declined by 2.4 per cent to around 1.32 million, with the total number of registered voters dropping by 340,000 or 7.6 per cent to about 4.13 million, compared with four years ago.
More invalid votes were recorded, taking up 3.12 per cent of the total turnout. The 41,147 spoiled votes were higher than the 27,453 in 2021, which accounted for 2.03 per cent then.
The turnout rate in the functional constituency was 40.09 per cent, with 76,942 votes cast in total. While some sectors saw a full turnout, such as the commercial (third) and technology and innovation, the accountancy sector registered the lowest figure at 34.9 per cent. Functional constituency lawmakers are elected by representatives from their sectors.















