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The voter turnout figures for the 2012 Legislative Council Election as at 6.30pm today (September 9) are as follows:
Aggregate Aggregate
Geographical Voter Turnout
Constituencies Electorate Turnout Rate (%)
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Hong Kong 606,678 232,780 38.37
Island
Kowloon West 437,968 164,743 37.62
Kowloon East 559,528 203,286 36.33
New 987,333 341,291 34.57
Territories
West
New 874,694 314,125 35.91
Territories
East
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Total 3,466,201 1,256,225 36.24
Aggregate Aggregate
Functional Voter Turnout
Constituencies Electorate Turnout Rate (%)
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Agriculture 156 116 74.36
and Fisheries
Education 92,957 44,479 47.85
Legal 6,482 3,117 48.09
Accountancy 25,174 11,898 47.26
Medical 10,888 4,848 44.53
Health 37,556 15,044 40.06
Services
Engineering 9,172 4,922 53.66
Architectural, 6,781 3,269 48.21
Surveying and
Planning
Social Welfare 14,093 7,127 50.57
Tourism 1,230 710 57.72
Financial 564 370 65.60
Services
Sports, 2,395 1,307 54.57
Performing Arts,
Culture and
Publication
Textiles and 2,844 1,482 52.11
Garment
Information 6,687 3,688 55.15
Technology
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Total 216,979 102,377 47.18
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 1,144,644 35.55
The voter turnout figures are for temporary reference only.
Ends/Sunday, September 9, 2012
Issued at HKT 19:08
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