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The voter turnout figures for the 2012 Legislative Council Election as at 8.30am today (September 9) are as follows:
Aggregate Aggregate
Geographical Voter Turnout
Constituencies Electorate Turnout Rate (%)
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Hong Kong 606,678 7,632 1.26
Island
Kowloon West 437,968 5,798 1.32
Kowloon East 559,528 7,803 1.39
New 987,333 12,950 1.31
Territories
West
New 874,694 11,495 1.31
Territories
East
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Total 3,466,201 45,678 1.32
Aggregate Aggregate
Functional Voter Turnout
Constituencies Electorate Turnout Rate (%)
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Agriculture 156 20 12.82
and Fisheries
Education 92,957 1,830 1.97
Legal 6,482 97 1.50
Accountancy 25,174 321 1.28
Medical 10,888 304 2.79
Health 37,556 611 1.63
Services
Engineering 9,172 202 2.20
Architectural, 6,781 96 1.42
Surveying and
Planning
Social Welfare 14,093 256 1.82
Tourism 1,230 37 3.01
Financial 564 16 2.84
Services
Sports, 2,395 65 2.71
Performing Arts,
Culture and
Publication
Textiles and 2,844 45 1.58
Garment
Information 6,687 133 1.99
Technology
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Total 216,979 4,033 1.86
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 42,063 1.31
The voter turnout figures are for temporary reference only.
Ends/Sunday, September 9, 2012
Issued at HKT 09:40
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