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The voter turnout figures for the 2012 Legislative Council Election as at 9.30pm today (September 9) are as follows:
Aggregate Aggregate
Geographical Voter Turnout
Constituencies Electorate Turnout Rate (%)
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Hong Kong 606,678 305,539 50.36
Island
Kowloon West 437,968 216,788 49.50
Kowloon East 559,528 266,165 47.57
New 987,333 458,628 46.45
Territories
West
New 874,694 423,261 48.39
Territories
East
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Total 3,466,201 1,670,381 48.19
Aggregate Aggregate
Functional Voter Turnout
Constituencies Electorate Turnout Rate (%)
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Agriculture 156 138 88.46
and Fisheries
Education 92,957 59,716 64.24
Legal 6,482 4,127 63.67
Accountancy 25,174 15,792 62.73
Medical 10,888 6,481 59.52
Health 37,556 20,340 54.16
Services
Engineering 9,172 6,382 69.58
Architectural, 6,781 4,436 65.42
Surveying and
Planning
Social Welfare 14,093 9,734 69.07
Tourism 1,230 903 73.41
Financial 564 453 80.32
Services
Sports, 2,395 1,657 69.19
Performing Arts,
Culture and
Publication
Textiles and 2,844 1,914 67.30
Garment
Information 6,687 4,692 70.17
Technology
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Total 216,979 136,765 63.03
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 1,520,714 47.23
The voter turnout figures are for temporary reference only.
Ends/Sunday, September 9, 2012
Issued at HKT 22:13
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