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The voter turnout figures for the 2012 Legislative Council Election as at 12.30pm today (September 9) are as follows:
Aggregate Aggregate
Geographical Voter Turnout
Constituencies Electorate Turnout Rate (%)
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Hong Kong 606,678 93,287 15.38
Island
Kowloon West 437,968 69,662 15.91
Kowloon East 559,528 87,137 15.57
New 987,333 145,319 14.72
Territories
West
New 874,694 129,229 14.77
Territories
East
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Total 3,466,201 524,634 15.14
Aggregate Aggregate
Functional Voter Turnout
Constituencies Electorate Turnout Rate (%)
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Agriculture 156 80 51.28
and Fisheries
Education 92,957 17,735 19.08
Legal 6,482 1,198 18.48
Accountancy 25,174 4,489 17.83
Medical 10,888 2,058 18.90
Health 37,556 5,976 15.91
Services
Engineering 9,172 2,034 22.18
Architectural, 6,781 1,270 18.73
Surveying and
Planning
Social Welfare 14,093 2,744 19.47
Tourism 1,230 311 25.28
Financial 564 150 26.60
Services
Sports, 2,395 647 27.01
Performing Arts,
Culture and
Publication
Textiles and 2,844 600 21.10
Garment
Information 6,687 1,531 22.90
Technology
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Total 216,979 40,823 18.81
Figures for the District Council (second) functional constituency are as follows:
Aggregate Voter Aggregate Turnout
Electorate Turnout Rate (%)
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3,219,755 480,219 14.91
The voter turnout figures are for temporary reference only.
Ends/Sunday, September 9, 2012
Issued at HKT 13:20
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