# 2006 Hong Kong Election Committee Subsector elections

The 2006 Election Committee subsector elections were held from 7.30 am to 10.30 pm on 10 December 2006 in order to elect 664 members of Election Committee. The Election Committee was responsible for electing the Hong Kong SAR Chief Executive in 2007 Chief Executive Election.

## Background

In 2002, Tung Chee-hwa who failed from favour with many Hong Kong people was elected as Chief Executive of Hong Kong in the 2002 poll which the pro-democracy camp boycotted. This time, however, the pro-democracy decided to take part in the Chief Executive election in an attempt to force candidates to care more about the people's livelihood and prevent Donald Tsang reelected uncontested. After discussion, the camp decided that Alan Leong would run as a representative of the camp. As a result, the camp tried hard to gain at least 100 representatives of theirs to get the nomination threshold to enter the race.

## Election methods

The General qualifications for candidature are a registered geographical constituency elector; and a registered voter of the concerned subsector or has a substantial connection with that subsector. 5 subscribers are required for nomination of the concerned subsector.

## Composition

The 800-member Election Committee was composed of 664 members elected from 35 subsectors; 40 members nominated by the religious subsector; and 96 ex-officio members (Hong Kong deputies to the National People's Congress and Legislative Council members). The 38 subsectors are listed as follows:
* Heung Yee Kuk (21)
* Agriculture and Fisheries (40)
* Insurance (12)
* Transport (12)
* Education (20)
* Legal (20)
* Accountancy (20)
* Medical (20)
* Health Services (20)
* Engineering (20)
* Architectural, Surveying and Planning (20)
* Labour (40)
* Social Welfare (40)
* Real Estate and Construction (12)
* Tourism (12)
* Commercial (First) (12)
* Commercial (Second) (12)
* Industrial (First) (12)
* Industrial (Second) (12)
* Finance (12)
* Financial Services (12)
* Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication (40)
* Import and Export (12)
* Textiles and Garment (12)
* Wholesale and Retail (12)
* Information Technology (20)
* Higher Education (20)
* Hotel (11)
* Catering (11)
* Chinese Medicine (20)
* Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (41)
* Employers' Federation of HK (11)
* HK and Kowloon District Councils (21)
* New Territories District Councils (21)
* HK Chinese Enterprises Association (11)
* National People's Congress (36)
* Legislative Council (60)
* Religious (40)

## Results

This election is considered as a "decisive victory" by the pro-democracy camp. Out of the 137 candidates, 114 candidates won, together with the 20 ex-officio members of the Legislative Council, there was enough number of nominees required for Alan Leong to be nominated in 2007 election.

### Results by subsector

Statistics are generated from the official election website:
| Sector | Subsector | Registered voters | Candidates | Elected | Votes | Turnout |
| I | Catering | 8,191 | 11 | 11 | uncontested | uncontested |
| I | Commercial (First) | 990 | 12 | 12 | uncontested | uncontested |
| I | Commercial (Second) | 1,792 | 12 | 12 | uncontested | uncontested |
| I | Employers' Federation of Hong Kong | 112 | 11 | 11 | uncontested | uncontested |
| I | Finance | 136 | 12 | 12 | uncontested | uncontested |
| I | Financial Services | 580 | 29 | 12 | 377 | 65.00 |
| I | Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association | 319 | 11 | 11 | uncontested | uncontested |
| I | Hotel | 95 | 15 | 11 | 77 | 81.05 |
| I | Import and Export | 1,392 | 12 | 12 | uncontested | uncontested |
| I | Industrial (First) | 743 | 12 | 12 | uncontested | uncontested |
| I | Industrial (Second) | 517 | 12 | 12 | uncontested | uncontested |
| I | Insurance | 140 | 13 | 12 | 92 | 65.71 |
| I | Real Estate and Construction | 719 | 17 | 12 | 467 | 64.95 |
| I | Textiles and Garment | 3,779 | 13 | 12 | 912 | 24.13 |
| I | Tourism | 887 | 29 | 12 | 569 | 64.15 |
| I | Transport | 179 | 19 | 12 | 141 | 78.77 |
| I | Wholesale and Retail | 4,244 | 15 | 12 | 1,369 | 32.26 |
| I | Sub-total for First Sector | 24,815 | 255 | 200 | 4,004 | 37.69 |
| II | Accountancy | 20,765 | 38 | 20 | 5,904 | 28.43 |
| II | Architectural, Surveying and Planning | 5,584 | 42 | 20 | 1,993 | 35.69 |
| II | Chinese Medicine | 4,250 | 39 | 20 | 1,851 | 43.55 |
| II | Education | 78,840 | 31 | 20 | 17,223 | 21.85 |
| II | Engineering | 7,742 | 42 | 20 | 3,147 | 40.65 |
| II | Health Services | 35,873 | 37 | 20 | 5,798 | 16.16 |
| II | Higher Education | 6,865 | 49 | 20 | 2,505 | 36.49 |
| II | Information Technology | 5,004 | 39 | 20 | 2,306 | 46.08 |
| II | Legal | 5,560 | 42 | 20 | 2,253 | 40.52 |
| II | Medical | 10,087 | 63 | 20 | 3,218 | 31.90 |
| II | Sub-total for Second Sector | 180,570 | 422 | 200 | 46,198 | 25.58 |
| III | Agriculture and Fisheries | 160 | 40 | 40 | uncontested | uncontested |
| III | Labour | 554 | 52 | 40 | 374 | 67.51 |
| III | Religious | N/A | 40 | 40 | no election | no election |
| III | Social Welfare | 11,656 | 99 | 40 | 4,724 | 40.53 |
| III | Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication (Culture Sub-subsector) | 792 | 13 | 10 | 432 | 54.55 |
| III | Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication (Other Sub-subsectors) | 1,044 | 30 | 30 | uncontested | uncontested |
| III | Sub-total for Third Sector | 14,206 | 274 | 200 | 5,530 | 42.53 |
| IV | National People's Congress | N/A | 36 | 36 | ex officio | ex officio |
| IV | Legislative Council | N/A | 60 | 60 | ex officio | ex officio |
| IV | Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | 118 | 41 | 41 | uncontested | uncontested |
| IV | Heung Yee Kuk | 147 | 21 | 21 | uncontested | uncontested |
| IV | Hong Kong and Kowloon District Councils | 221 | 33 | 21 | 199 | 90.05 |
| IV | New Territories District Councils | 230 | 40 | 21 | 211 | 91.74 |
| IV | Sub-total for Fourth Sector | 716 | 231 | 200 | 410 | 90.91 |
| | TOTAL | 220,307 | 1,182 | 800 | 56,142 | 27.43 |

### Results by political party

The election results are generated from the official election website. The political affiliations are according to the candidate's self-proclaimed affiliations shown on the election platforms, as well as from the Apple Daily and other news. Candidates who are members of political party but did not state in their platforms may not be shown in this table.
Summary of the 10 December 2006 Election Committee Subsector election results :
| Affiliation | Affiliation | Affiliation | 1st Sector | 1st Sector | 2nd Sector | 2nd Sector | 3rd Sector | 3rd Sector | 4th Sector | 4th Sector | Total | Total |
| Affiliation | Affiliation | Affiliation | Standing | Elected | Standing | Elected | Standing | Elected | Standing | Elected | Standing | Elected |
| | | Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong | 18 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 43 | 40 |
| | | Liberal Party | 14 | 13 | 8 | 5 | – | – | 4 | 3 | 26 | 21 |
| | | Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions | – | – | – | – | 12 | 12 | – | – | 12 | 12 |
| | | Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions | – | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | 4 | 4 |
| | | Education Convergence | – | – | 5 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 3 |
| | | Civil Force | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| | | New Century Forum | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| | | Estimated pro-Beijing individuals and others | 217 | 169 | 299 | 104 | 164 | 106 | 86 | 83 | 766 | 462 |
| Total for pro-Beijing camp | Total for pro-Beijing camp | Total for pro-Beijing camp | 250 | 200 | 314 | 112 | 187 | 129 | 108 | 104 | 859 | 545 |
| | | Civic Party | 3 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 19 |
| | | Democratic Party | – | – | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 41 | 15 |
| | | Hong Kong Social Workers' General Union | – | – | – | – | 21 | 10 | – | – | 21 | 10 |
| | | Demo-Social 12 | – | – | – | – | 11 | 9 | – | – | 11 | 9 |
| | | Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union | – | – | 8 | 8 | – | – | – | – | 8 | 8 |
| | | Academics In Support of Democracy | – | – | 6 | 6 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 6 |
| | | Engineers for Universal Suffrage | – | – | 6 | 6 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 6 |
| | | IT Voice | – | – | 6 | 6 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 6 |
| | | Democratic Accountants | – | – | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 5 |
| | | Hong Kong Caritas Employees Union | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 |
| | | Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| | | Hong Kong Democratic Development Network | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| | | Hong Kong Democratic Foundation | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| | | Pro-democratic individuals and others | 2 | 0 | 28 | 26 | – | – | – | – | 30 | 26 |
| Total for pro-democracy camp | Total for pro-democracy camp | Total for pro-democracy camp | 5 | 0 | 85 | 83 | 47 | 31 | 27 | 0 | 164 | 114 |
| | | Hong Kong Public Doctors' Association | – | – | 13 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 5 |
| | | Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Practitioners' Rights General Union | – | – | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 0 |
| Total (turnout 27.43%) | Total (turnout 27.43%) | Total (turnout 27.43%) | 255 | 200 | 422 | 200 | 234 | 160 | 135 | 104 | 1,046 | 664 |
* ↑ Note 1: The group had total a 25-candidate list and 14 of them states their affiliation with SWGU and 4 of them are counted as their party's candidates in this table as they state in their election platforms.
* ↑ Note 2: The group had total of 21 candidates in total but 10 of them are counted as their party's candidates in this table as they state in their election platforms.
* ↑ Note 3: The group had total of 12 candidates in total but 4 of them are counted as Democratic Party's candidate in this table as they state in their election platforms.
* ↑ Note 4: The group had total of 15 candidates in total but 9 of them are counted as their party's candidates in this table as they state in their election platforms.
* ↑ Note 5: The group had total of 8 candidates in total but two of them are counted as Civic Party's candidate in this table as they state in their election platforms.
* ↑ Note 6: The group had total of 7 candidates in total but two of them are counted as Civic Party's candidate in this table as they state in their election platforms.