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The voter turnout figures for the 2012 Legislative Council Election as at 8.30pm today (September 9) are as follows:
Aggregate Aggregate
Geographical Voter Turnout
Constituencies Electorate Turnout Rate (%)
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Hong Kong 606,678 279,862 46.13
Island
Kowloon West 437,968 198,914 45.42
Kowloon East 559,528 243,565 43.53
New 987,333 414,748 42.01
Territories
West
New 874,694 382,914 43.78
Territories
East
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Total 3,466,201 1,520,003 43.85
Aggregate Aggregate
Functional Voter Turnout
Constituencies Electorate Turnout Rate (%)
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Agriculture 156 131 83.97
and Fisheries
Education 92,957 54,321 58.44
Legal 6,482 3,774 58.22
Accountancy 25,174 14,386 57.15
Medical 10,888 5,941 54.56
Health 37,556 18,300 48.73
Services
Engineering 9,172 5,839 63.66
Architectural, 6,781 4,000 58.99
Surveying and
Planning
Social Welfare 14,093 8,825 62.62
Tourism 1,230 835 67.89
Financial 564 422 74.82
Services
Sports, 2,395 1,538 64.22
Performing Arts,
Culture and
Publication
Textiles and 2,844 1,756 61.74
Garment
Information 6,687 4,337 64.86
Technology
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Total 216,979 124,405 57.34
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 1,383,960 42.98
The voter turnout figures are for temporary reference only.
Ends/Sunday, September 9, 2012
Issued at HKT 21:20
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