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The voter turnout figures for the 2012 Legislative Council Election as at 3.30pm today (September 9) are as follows:
Aggregate Aggregate
Geographical Voter Turnout
Constituencies Electorate Turnout Rate (%)
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Hong Kong 606,678 161,834 26.68
Island
Kowloon West 437,968 116,646 26.63
Kowloon East 559,528 142,654 25.50
New 987,333 240,982 24.41
Territories
West
New 874,694 220,412 25.20
Territories
East
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Total 3,466,201 882,528 25.46
Aggregate Aggregate
Functional Voter Turnout
Constituencies Electorate Turnout Rate (%)
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Agriculture 156 102 65.38
and Fisheries
Education 92,957 31,205 33.57
Legal 6,482 2,213 34.14
Accountancy 25,174 8,263 32.82
Medical 10,888 3,474 31.91
Health 37,556 10,518 28.01
Services
Engineering 9,172 3,597 39.22
Architectural, 6,781 2,300 33.92
Surveying and
Planning
Social Welfare 14,093 5,017 35.60
Tourism 1,230 524 42.60
Financial 564 259 45.92
Services
Sports, 2,395 1,022 42.67
Performing Arts,
Culture and
Publication
Textiles and 2,844 1,088 38.26
Garment
Information 6,687 2,656 39.72
Technology
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Total 216,979 72,238 33.29
Figures for the District Council (second) functional constituency are as follows:
Aggregate Voter Aggregate Turnout
Electorate Turnout Rate (%)
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3,219,755 803,734 24.96
The voter turnout figures are for temporary reference only.
Ends/Sunday, September 9, 2012
Issued at HKT 16:18
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