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The voter turnout figures for the 2012 Legislative Council Election as at 5.30pm today (September 9) are as follows:
Aggregate Aggregate
Geographical Voter Turnout
Constituencies Electorate Turnout Rate (%)
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Hong Kong 606,678 209,693 34.56
Island
Kowloon West 437,968 148,875 33.99
Kowloon East 559,528 183,992 32.88
New 987,333 307,088 31.10
Territories
West
New 874,694 281,726 32.21
Territories
East
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Total 3,466,201 1,131,374 32.64
Aggregate Aggregate
Functional Voter Turnout
Constituencies Electorate Turnout Rate (%)
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Agriculture 156 109 69.87
and Fisheries
Education 92,957 40,052 43.09
Legal 6,482 2,846 43.91
Accountancy 25,174 10,657 42.33
Medical 10,888 4,421 40.60
Health 37,556 13,552 36.08
Services
Engineering 9,172 4,470 48.74
Architectural, 6,781 2,947 43.46
Surveying and
Planning
Social Welfare 14,093 6,380 45.27
Tourism 1,230 650 52.85
Financial 564 337 59.75
Services
Sports, 2,395 1,210 50.52
Performing Arts,
Culture and
Publication
Textiles and 2,844 1,353 47.57
Garment
Information 6,687 3,337 49.90
Technology
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Total 216,979 92,321 42.55
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 1,030,791 32.01
The voter turnout figures are for temporary reference only.
Ends/Sunday, September 9, 2012
Issued at HKT 18:29
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