# 2012 Hong Kong legislative election in Hong Kong Island

These are the Hong Kong Island results of the 2012 Hong Kong legislative election. The election was held on 9 September 2012 and all 7 seats in Hong Kong Island were contested. The pro-Beijing camp achieved a majority of Island seats for the first time with the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong gained two seats with two separate lists led by Tsang Yok-sing and Christopher Chung respectively. Both Civic Party and People Power failed in getting the last seat in whom Tanya Chan placed second on the Civic's candidate list and Christopher Lau were defeated by Wong Kwok-hing from the Federation of Trade Unions. Besides, 24-year-long member Miriam Lau of the Liberal Party also lost in her first attempt of direct election.

## Overall results

Before election:
| 4 | 2 |
| Pan-democracy | Pro-Beijing |
Change in composition:
| 3 | 4 |
| Pan-democracy | Pro-Beijing |
| Party | Party | Party | Seats | Seats change | Contesting list(s) | Votes | % | % change |
| | | Civic | 1 | −1 | 1 | 70,475 | 21.3 | −5.1 |
| | | Democratic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40,558 | 12.3 | −0.4 |
| | | Labour | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31,523 | 9.5 | −0.4 |
| | | People Power | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18,667 | 5.6 | N/A |
| | | LSD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3,169 | 1.0 | −2.3 |
| | | Independent | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17,243 | 5.2 | N/A |
| Pro-democracy camp | Pro-democracy camp | Pro-democracy camp | 3 | −1 | 7 | 181,635 | 54.9 | −5.0 |
| | | DAB | 2 | +1 | 2 | 70,418 | 21.3 | +2 |
| | | NPP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30,289 | 9.2 | −10.3 |
| | | FTU | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27,336 | 8.3 | N/A |
| | | Liberal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17,686 | 5.6 | N/A |
| | | Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,980 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Pro-Beijing camp | Pro-Beijing camp | Pro-Beijing camp | 4 | +2 | 6 | 148,709 | 45.0 | +5.5 |
| | | Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 422 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Turnout: | Turnout: | Turnout: | Turnout: | Turnout: | Turnout: | 330,766 | 54.7 | |

## Candidates list

Legislative Election 2012: Hong Kong Island :
| List | List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. |
| | Civic | Chan Ka-lok Tanya Chan | 70,475 | 21.31 (14.29+7.02) | −5.09 |
| | Democratic | Sin Chung-kai Yeung Sum, Chai Man-hon, Cheng Lai-king, Leung Suk-ching, Hui Chi-fung | 40,558 | 12.26 | −0.44 |
| | DAB | Jasper Tsang Yok-sing | 36,517 | 11.04 | −8.26 |
| | DAB | Christopher Chung Shu-kun Eddie Ting Kong-ho, Jennifer Chow Kit-bing, Kung Pak-cheung, Ngan Chun-lim, Kenny Lee Kwun-yee, Cheng Chi-sing | 33,901 | 10.25 | N/A |
| | Labour | Cyd Ho Sau-lan Cheng Sze-lut, Chung Chung-fai | 31,523 | 9.53 | −0.37 |
| | NPP | Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee Wong Chor-fung, Tse Tsz-kei | 30,289 | 9.16 | −10.34 |
| | FTU | Wong Kwok-hing Pan Pey-chyou, Chu Ting-lok, Stanley Ho Ngai-kam, Chan Chi-hang | 27,336 | 8.26 | N/A |
| | People Power | Christopher Lau Gar-hung, Shiu Yeuk-yuen, Jeff Au Yeung Ying-kit | 18,667 | 5.64 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Miriam Lau Kin-yee, Shiu Ka-fai, Lee Chun-keung | 17,686 | 5.35 | +4.65 |
| | Independent | Lo Wing-lok | 16,900 | 5.11 | −1.39 |
| | LSD | Avery Ng Man-yuen | 3,169 | 0.96 | −2.34 |
| | Nonpartisan | Hui Ching-on | 2,980 | 0.90 | N/A |
| | Independent | Ng Wing-chun | 422 | 0.13 | N/A |
| | Nonpartisan | Ho Kar-tai | 343 | 0.10 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 330,766 | 54.69 | +4.52 |

## Results by districts

| List | Candidates | Central & Western | Wan Chai | Eastern | Southern | Total |
| Nonpartisan | Hui Ching-on | 0.57 | 0.57 | 1.24 | 0.50 | 0.90 |
| Democratic | Sin Chung-kai | 13.80 | 12.22 | 11.19 | 13.60 | 12.26 |
| Independent | Lo Wing-lok | 4.64 | 4.67 | 5.19 | 5.47 | 5.11 |
| People Power | Christopher Lau | 4.96 | 5.11 | 5.85 | 5.91 | 5.64 |
| DAB | Christopher Chung | 4.68 | 11.15 | 14.75 | 3.63 | 10.25 |
| Independent | Ng Wing-chun | 0.22 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.13 |
| Labour | Cyd Ho | 9.39 | 8.84 | 9.79 | 9.32 | 9.53 |
| NPP | Regina Ip | 9.06 | 10.94 | 8.66 | 9.64 | 9.16 |
| FTU | Wong Kwok-hing | 6.21 | 5.02 | 9.38 | 8.63 | 8.26 |
| Civic | Kenneth Chan | 21.85 | 23.11 | 21.26 | 20.21 | 21.31 |
| Nonpartisan | Ho Kar-tai | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.10 |
| DAB | Jasper Tsang | 18.07 | 10.65 | 6.03 | 17.51 | 11.04 |
| Liberal | Miriam Lau | 5.60 | 6.79 | 5.40 | 4.41 | 5.35 |
| LSD | Avery Ng | 0.85 | 0.73 | 1.05 | 0.93 | 0.96 |