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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><p>The <b>Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong</b> (<b>DAB</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Pro-Beijing_camp_(Hong_Kong)" title="Pro-Beijing camp (Hong Kong)">pro-Beijing</a> political party registered since 1992 in <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a>. Chaired by <a href="/wiki/Gary_Chan" title="Gary Chan">Gary Chan</a> and holding 13 <a href="/wiki/Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong" title="Legislative Council of Hong Kong">Legislative Council</a> seats, it is currently the largest party in the legislature and in terms of membership, far ahead of other parties. It has been a key supporting force to the SAR administration and the <a href="/wiki/Central_People%27s_Government" class="mw-redirect" title="Central People's Government">central government</a>'s policies on Hong Kong. </p><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 125%;"><div style="padding-top:0.3em; padding-bottom:0.3em; border-top:2px solid #1861AC; border-bottom:2px solid #1861AC; line-height: 1;"><div class="fn org">Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress<br>of Hong Kong</div> <div style="font-size: 0.8em; padding-top:0.3em;" class="nickname" lang="zh-hk"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886049405">.mw-parser-output .noitalic{font-style:normal}</style><span class="noitalic"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold">民主建港協進聯盟</span></span></div></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image logo" 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data-file-height="77"></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Abbreviation</th><td class="infobox-data nickname" style="line-height:1.3em;">DAB</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Chairperson</th><td class="infobox-data agent" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Gary_Chan" title="Gary Chan">Gary Chan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Vice-Chairpersons</th><td class="infobox-data agent" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Chan_Yung" title="Chan Yung">Chan Yung</a><br><a href="/wiki/Ben_Chan" title="Ben Chan">Ben Chan</a><br><a href="/wiki/Holden_Chow" title="Holden Chow">Holden Chow</a><br><a href="/wiki/Chan_Hok-Fung" class="mw-redirect" title="Chan Hok-Fung">Chan Hok-Fung</a><br><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Quat" title="Elizabeth Quat">Elizabeth Quat</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">10 July 1992<span class="noprint">; 32 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1992-07-10</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Merger of</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong and <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Progressive_Alliance" title="Hong Kong Progressive Alliance">Hong Kong Progressive Alliance</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label" style="line-height:1.3em;">15/F, SUP Tower,<br> 83 <a href="/wiki/King%27s_Road,_Hong_Kong" title="King's Road, Hong Kong">King's Road</a>,<br> <a href="/wiki/North_Point" title="North Point">North Point</a>, Hong Kong</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Youth_wing" title="Youth wing">Youth wing</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">Young DAB</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Membership <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(2020)</span></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></span></span> 44,663<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span 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div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"> <p>The party was established in 1992 as the "Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong" by a group of traditional Beijing loyalists who pledged allegiance to the <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party" title="Chinese Communist Party">Chinese Communist Party</a>. As the <a href="/wiki/Transfer_of_sovereignty_over_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong">transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong</a> was approaching, the party actively participated in elections in the last years of the <a href="/wiki/British_Hong_Kong" title="British Hong Kong">colonial rule</a> and became one of the major party and the ally to the government in the early post-handover era. </p><p>The DAB took a major blow in the <a href="/wiki/2003_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="2003 Hong Kong local elections">2003 District Council election</a> due to the unpopular <a href="/wiki/Second_term_of_Tung_Chee-hwa_as_Chief_Executive_of_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Second term of Tung Chee-hwa as Chief Executive of Hong Kong">Tung Chee-hwa administration</a> and the proposed legislation of the <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Basic_Law_Article_23" title="Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23">Article 23</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Basic_Law" title="Hong Kong Basic Law">Basic Law</a>. However, the party still managed to recover its loss in the following decades, further expanded its electoral base and membership and absorbed the pro-business <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Progressive_Alliance" title="Hong Kong Progressive Alliance">Hong Kong Progressive Alliance</a> in 2005, becoming the a dominant force in Hong Kong politics. </p><p>The party received electoral successes in the <a href="/wiki/2007_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="2007 Hong Kong local elections">2007</a> and <a href="/wiki/2011_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="2011 Hong Kong local elections">2011 District Council elections</a>, winning 136 local elected offices at its peak, and won 13 seats in the <a href="/wiki/2012_Hong_Kong_legislative_election" title="2012 Hong Kong legislative election">2012 Legislative Council election</a> thanks to its effective electoral strategy. In the <a href="/wiki/2019_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="2019 Hong Kong local elections">2019 District Council elections</a>, however, the party received a significant loss of four-fifth of its seats the midst of the <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Hong_Kong_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2019–20 Hong Kong protests">widespread anti-government protests</a>. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#History"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">History</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#Founding_and_the_reunification_(1992%E2%80%931998)"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Founding and the reunification (1992–1998)</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Early_Tung_Chee-hwa_administration_and_Article_23_setback_(1998%E2%80%932003)"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Early Tung Chee-hwa administration and Article 23 setback (1998–2003)</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Late_2000s_expansion_and_electoral_victories_(2004%E2%80%932012)"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Late 2000s expansion and electoral victories (2004–2012)</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Leung_Chun-ying_era_(2012%E2%80%932017)"><span class="tocnumber">1.4</span> <span class="toctext">Leung Chun-ying era (2012–2017)</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#Carrie_Lam_era_(2017%E2%80%932022)"><span class="tocnumber">1.5</span> <span class="toctext">Carrie Lam era (2017–2022)</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#John_Lee_era_(2022%E2%80%93present)"><span class="tocnumber">1.6</span> <span class="toctext">John Lee era (2022–present)</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#Ideology"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Ideology</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#Internal_factions"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Internal factions</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#Controversies"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Controversies</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#Comments_of_Tiananmen_massacre"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Comments of Tiananmen massacre</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#Allegations_of_irregularities"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">Allegations of irregularities</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13"><a href="#Young_DAB"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Young DAB</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-14"><a href="#Election_performances"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Election performances</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="#Legislative_Council_elections"><span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">Legislative Council elections</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="#Municipal_elections"><span class="tocnumber">5.2</span> <span class="toctext">Municipal elections</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-17"><a href="#District_Councils_elections"><span class="tocnumber">5.3</span> <span class="toctext">District Councils elections</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-18"><a href="#Leadership"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Leadership</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-19"><a href="#Chairpersons"><span class="tocnumber">6.1</span> <span class="toctext">Chairpersons</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-20"><a href="#Vice-Chairpersons"><span class="tocnumber">6.2</span> <span class="toctext">Vice-Chairpersons</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-21"><a href="#Secretaries_general"><span class="tocnumber">6.3</span> <span class="toctext">Secretaries general</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-22"><a href="#Treasurers"><span class="tocnumber">6.4</span> <span class="toctext">Treasurers</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-23"><a href="#Deputy_secretaries_general"><span class="tocnumber">6.5</span> <span class="toctext">Deputy secretaries general</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-24"><a href="#Senate_chairmen"><span class="tocnumber">6.6</span> <span class="toctext">Senate chairmen</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-25"><a href="#Representatives"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Representatives</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-26"><a href="#Executive_Council"><span class="tocnumber">7.1</span> <span class="toctext">Executive Council</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-27"><a href="#Legislative_Council"><span class="tocnumber">7.2</span> <span class="toctext">Legislative Council</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-28"><a href="#District_Councils"><span class="tocnumber">7.3</span> <span class="toctext">District Councils</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-29"><a href="#National_People's_Congress"><span class="tocnumber">7.4</span> <span class="toctext">National People's Congress</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-30"><a href="#Chinese_People%E2%80%99s_Political_Consultative_Conference"><span class="tocnumber">7.5</span> <span class="toctext">Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-31"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-32"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-33"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Democratic_Alliance_for_the_Betterment_and_Progress_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Founding_and_the_reunification_(1992–1998)"><span id="Founding_and_the_reunification_.281992.E2.80.931998.29"></span>Founding and the reunification (1992–1998)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Democratic_Alliance_for_the_Betterment_and_Progress_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Founding and the reunification (1992–1998)" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong was founded as part of a wave of political party formations as Hong Kong approached its <a href="/wiki/Transfer_of_sovereignty_over_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong">handover</a> to China and amid electoral reform initiated by Governor <a href="/wiki/Chris_Patten" title="Chris Patten">Chris Patten</a>. The <a href="/wiki/1991_Hong_Kong_legislative_election" title="1991 Hong Kong legislative election">1991 Legislative Council election</a>, which saw the defeat of all pro-Beijing candidates, was a catalyst to the forming of the DAB.<sup id="cite_ref-Lo1996_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lo1996-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 100">: 100 </span></sup> In January 1992, director of the <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_and_Macau_Affairs_Office" class="mw-redirect" title="Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office">Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office</a> <a href="/wiki/Lu_Ping" title="Lu Ping">Lu Ping</a> publicly encouraged the organisation of pro-Beijing political parties for the 1995 elections.<sup id="cite_ref-ChinaReview1993_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ChinaReview1993-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 10.8">: 10.8 </span></sup> Politicians from the <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Federation_of_Trade_Unions" title="Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions">Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions</a> (FTU) and other pro-Beijing organisations including the <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Federation_of_Education_Workers" title="Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers">Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers</a> (FEW) formed the DAB on 10 July 1992, with <a href="/wiki/Jasper_Tsang" title="Jasper Tsang">Tsang Yok-sing</a> as the party's first chairperson.<sup id="cite_ref-Ma2012_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ma2012-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 161">: 161 </span></sup> The DAB was the first major pro-Beijing party as a part of the "<a href="/wiki/United_front_in_Hong_Kong" title="United front in Hong Kong">United Front</a>" on the eve of the <a href="/wiki/Handover_of_Hong_Kong" title="Handover of Hong Kong">handover of Hong Kong</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Compared with other pro-Beijing parties in Hong Kong, the DAB was more grassroots-oriented.<sup id="cite_ref-Lo1996_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lo1996-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 100">: 100 </span></sup> The 56 founding members of the DAB held political views that were sympathetic towards China and emphasised friendly Sino-Hong Kong relations.<sup id="cite_ref-Lo1996_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lo1996-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 100">: 100 </span></sup> At the time of founding, many of them held political positions associated with the Chinese government or pro-Beijing groups in Hong Kong. Chairman Tsang Yok-sing was a delegate to Guangdong Province People's Political Consultative Conference, vice-chairman <a href="/wiki/Tam_Yiu-chung" title="Tam Yiu-chung">Tam Yiu-chung</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chan_Yuen-han" title="Chan Yuen-han">Chan Yuen-han</a> were executive members of the pro-Beijing trade union FTU, and secretary <a href="/wiki/Cheng_Kai-nam" title="Cheng Kai-nam">Cheng Kai-nam</a> was appointed by the Chinese government as the <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Affairs_Advisor" title="Hong Kong Affairs Advisor">Hong Kong Affairs Advisor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Lo1996_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lo1996-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 101">: 101 </span></sup> Political scientist Sonny Lo Shiu-hing notes that early DAB members are also "pro-Hong Kong" in the sense that they advocate for the interests of Hong Kong and lobby Chinese officials.<sup id="cite_ref-Lo1996_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lo1996-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 100">: 100 </span></sup> </p><p>The DAB became the direct rival to the major <a href="/wiki/Pro-democracy_camp_in_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro-democracy camp in Hong Kong">pro-democracy</a> party <a href="/wiki/United_Democrats_of_Hong_Kong" title="United Democrats of Hong Kong">United Democrats of Hong Kong</a> and its successor <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Hong_Kong)" title="Democratic Party (Hong Kong)">Democratic Party</a>, which was formed in 1994. The DAB first fielded a candidate in the 1993 <a href="/wiki/Regional_Council_(Hong_Kong)" title="Regional Council (Hong Kong)">Regional Council</a> by-election and lost.<sup id="cite_ref-Lo1996_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lo1996-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 98">: 98 </span></sup> In the following year, the DAB participated in the <a href="/wiki/1994_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="1994 Hong Kong local elections">1994 District Board elections</a>, where 37 of its 83 candidates were elected.<sup id="cite_ref-Lo1996_5-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lo1996-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 98">: 98 </span></sup> In 1995, it participated in the <a href="/wiki/1995_Hong_Kong_municipal_elections" title="1995 Hong Kong municipal elections">municipal elections</a>, winning eight directly elected and two indirectly elected seats.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Major leaders of the DAB participated in the <a href="/wiki/1995_Hong_Kong_legislative_election" title="1995 Hong Kong legislative election">1995 Legislative Council election</a>. It was regarded<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch"><span title="The material near this tag may use weasel words or too-vague attribution. (November 2018)">by whom?</span></a></i>]</sup> as test cases of the popularity of the new party.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three of the four party leaders were defeated by pro-democracy candidates in the election,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMeeLi199638_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMeeLi199638-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including party chairman Tsang Yok-sing who lost to <a href="/wiki/Liu_Sing-lee" class="mw-redirect" title="Liu Sing-lee">Liu Sing-lee</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Association_for_Democracy_and_People%27s_Livelihood" class="mw-redirect" title="Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood">Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood</a> (ADPL) in the <a href="/wiki/Kowloon_Central_(1995_constituency)" title="Kowloon Central (1995 constituency)">Kowloon Central constituency</a>. </p><p>The DAB took part in the preparation for establishing the Special Administrative Region on the eve of the <a href="/wiki/Handover_of_Hong_Kong" title="Handover of Hong Kong">handover of Hong Kong</a>. In January 1996, Tsang Yok-sing, Tam Yiu-chung, Ng Hong-mun and Lee Cho-jat were appointed to the <a href="/wiki/Preparatory_Committee_for_the_Hong_Kong_Special_Administrative_Region" title="Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region">Preparatory Committee</a>. It had 46 members elected to the Beijing-controlled <a href="/wiki/Selection_Committee_(Hong_Kong)" title="Selection Committee (Hong Kong)">Selection Committee</a> in November 1996. In the following month, the Selection Committee elected 10 DAB members to the <a href="/wiki/Provisional_Legislative_Council" title="Provisional Legislative Council">Provisional Legislative Council</a> (PLC).<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The DAB and the <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Progressive_Alliance" title="Hong Kong Progressive Alliance">Hong Kong Progressive Alliance</a> (HKPA), another pro-Beijing party, allied with each other in the crucial Provisional Legislative Council debate on the substantial arrangements for the <a href="/wiki/1998_Hong_Kong_legislative_election" title="1998 Hong Kong legislative election">1998 LegCo elections</a>. This move was tacitly endorsed by the <a href="/wiki/Heung_Yee_Kuk" title="Heung Yee Kuk">Heung Yee Kuk</a>, and heralded as the unofficial merger of the parties.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Provisional Legislative Council, which was controlled by the pro-Beijing camp, vetoed the <a href="/wiki/1994_Hong_Kong_electoral_reform" title="1994 Hong Kong electoral reform">democratic reform</a> introduced by the last British governor <a href="/wiki/Chris_Patten" title="Chris Patten">Chris Patten</a> and replaced the <a href="/wiki/First-past-the-post" class="mw-redirect" title="First-past-the-post">first-past-the-post</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Proportional_representation" title="Proportional representation">proportional representation</a> method in the Legislative Council elections, so that the weaker DAB would be able to exploit the benefit of the proportional representation by taking a seat in every <a href="/wiki/Geographical_constituency" title="Geographical constituency">geographical constituency</a> without having a majority of the votes. After the SAR was established, Tam Yiu-chung and was also appointed to the <a href="/wiki/Executive_Council_of_Hong_Kong" title="Executive Council of Hong Kong">Executive Council</a> by <a href="/wiki/Chief_Executive_of_Hong_Kong" title="Chief Executive of Hong Kong">Chief Executive</a> <a href="/wiki/Tung_Chee-hwa" title="Tung Chee-hwa">Tung Chee-hwa</a> as the representative of the party. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_Tung_Chee-hwa_administration_and_Article_23_setback_(1998–2003)"><span id="Early_Tung_Chee-hwa_administration_and_Article_23_setback_.281998.E2.80.932003.29"></span>Early Tung Chee-hwa administration and Article 23 setback (1998–2003)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Democratic_Alliance_for_the_Betterment_and_Progress_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Early Tung Chee-hwa administration and Article 23 setback (1998–2003)" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:DAB_old_logo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6a/DAB_old_logo.jpg/220px-DAB_old_logo.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="76" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="138"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 76px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6a/DAB_old_logo.jpg/220px-DAB_old_logo.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="76" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6a/DAB_old_logo.jpg/330px-DAB_old_logo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6a/DAB_old_logo.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Previous version of the DAB logo from 1992 to 2005.</figcaption></figure> <p>The DAB's electoral campaigns have been largely assisted by Beijing and its united front organs. The <a href="/wiki/Liaison_Office_of_the_Central_People%27s_Government_in_the_Hong_Kong_Special_Administrative_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region">Liaison Office</a> would mobilise various social groups and organisations to campaign for and to vote for the party, including employees of PRC state-owned companies and grassroots organisations such as the <a href="/wiki/New_Territories_Association_of_Societies" title="New Territories Association of Societies">New Territories Association of Societies</a> (NTAS) and the Kowloon Federation of Associations (KFA). The DAB's sister organisation FTU also mobilised its workers to campaign for the DAB members. The FTU also sent a recommendation letter to its four hundred thousand members to seek support for DAB candidates.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 1998 LegCo election, the DAB took five directly elected seats with a quarter of the popular vote, compared to only two seats with 15% of the votes in the 1995 elections.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Karl Ho, the change from a candidate-based system to an electoral list proportional representation system benefitted the DAB.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 1998, the party's 5th Central Committee decided to increase a Vice-Chairmanship, <a href="/wiki/Ip_Kwok-him" title="Ip Kwok-him">Ip Kwok-him</a> and Cheng Kai-nam were subsequently elected as vice-chairmen.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/1999_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="1999 Hong Kong local elections">first District Council elections</a> in November 1999, the party filled in 176 candidates, 83 of which were elected, more than double compared to the 1994 elections.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/2000_Hong_Kong_legislative_election" title="2000 Hong Kong legislative election">second SAR LegCo elections</a> in September 2000, despite the conflict of interests scandal of Cheng Kai-nam, the DAB became a clear winner, capturing 11 seats in total, 7 in geographical constituency direct elections, 3 in <a href="/wiki/Functional_constituency_(Hong_Kong)" title="Functional constituency (Hong Kong)">functional constituencies</a> and 1 <a href="/wiki/Election_Committee_(constituency)" title="Election Committee (constituency)">Election Committee constituency</a>. Although Cheng Kai-nam was elected, he soon resigned his party posts and LegCo seat under public pressure. After DAB candidate <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Chung_Shu-kun" class="mw-redirect" title="Christopher Chung Shu-kun">Christopher Chung Shu-kun</a> losing to pro-democracy Independent <a href="/wiki/Audrey_Eu" title="Audrey Eu">Audrey Eu</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2000_Hong_Kong_Island_by-election" title="2000 Hong Kong Island by-election">10 December Hong Kong Island by-election</a>, the DAB commanded 10 LegCo seats by the end of 2000. </p><p>In July 2002 the beginning of the <a href="/wiki/Second_term_of_Tung_Chee-hwa_as_Chief_Executive_of_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Second term of Tung Chee-hwa as Chief Executive of Hong Kong">second term of Tung Chee-hwa's administration</a>, Chairman Tsang Yok-sing was appointed to the Executive Council under the <a href="/wiki/Principal_Officials_Accountability_System" title="Principal Officials Accountability System">Principal Officials Accountability System</a> (POAS), succeeding Tam Yiu-chung. However the governing coalition between Tung Chee-hwa the DAB and the pro-business <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Hong_Kong)" title="Liberal Party (Hong Kong)">Liberal Party</a> suffered from growing disunity as the popularity of Tung administration dropped. Although it continued provide stable support to the government as Beijing's demand, it paid a hefty political price in the sense of increasing middle-class disaffection with the party and growing rank-and file complaint. The DAB was increasingly frustrated by unequal political exchange with the government and the skimpy political rewards meted out by Tung. Tsang Yok-sing even openly aired his displeasure and advocated power sharing with the government.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the wake of the controversies over the <a href="/wiki/National_Security_(Legislative_Provisions)_Bill_2003" title="National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill 2003">legislation</a> of <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Basic_Law_Article_23" title="Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23">Article 23</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Basic_Law" title="Hong Kong Basic Law">Basic Law</a>, which outlaws treason, sedition, subversion and secession against the central government, the image of DAB was severely undermined by its unconditional support and defence of the legislation. The <a href="/wiki/2003_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="2003 Hong Kong local elections">November 2003 District Councils elections</a> saw the worst electoral performance in party's history, only 62 of the 206 candidates were elected. The party vice-chairman and LegCo member Ip Kwok-him was defeated in his own power base and long-time headquarter <a href="/wiki/Kwun_Lung_(constituency)" title="Kwun Lung (constituency)">Kwun Lung</a> by the pro-democracy <a href="/wiki/The_Frontier_(Hong_Kong)" title="The Frontier (Hong Kong)">The Frontier</a> member and LegCo member <a href="/wiki/Cyd_Ho_Sau-lan" class="mw-redirect" title="Cyd Ho Sau-lan">Cyd Ho Sau-lan</a> by a narrow margin of 64 votes.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The election results led to the resignation of chairman Tsang Yok-sing.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tsang claimed that the electoral setback was due to the DAB's "Tung loyalist" public image. In December the party's Standing Committee elected <a href="/wiki/Ma_Lik" title="Ma Lik">Ma Lik</a> as Tsang's successor.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Late_2000s_expansion_and_electoral_victories_(2004–2012)"><span id="Late_2000s_expansion_and_electoral_victories_.282004.E2.80.932012.29"></span>Late 2000s expansion and electoral victories (2004–2012)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Democratic_Alliance_for_the_Betterment_and_Progress_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Late 2000s expansion and electoral victories (2004–2012)" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/2004_Hong_Kong_legislative_election" title="2004 Hong Kong legislative election">2004 LegCo electoral campaign</a> unfolded amid an economic rebound partly engineered by Beijing's up-lifting measures. The PRC athletes' impressive gains in the <a href="/wiki/2004_Summer_Olympics" title="2004 Summer Olympics">August 2004 Athens Olympics</a> and the 50 Chinese Gold Medalists' visit to Hong Kong right before the polling induced among the voters a strong nationalistic pride that was beneficial to DAB candidates.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The DAB also managed to exploit the proportional representation to equalise votes for two of the candidates the party endorsed standing in the same constituency. Although support of <a href="/wiki/Chan_Yuen-han" title="Chan Yuen-han">Chan Yuen-han</a> (FTU) was far higher than <a href="/wiki/Chan_Kam-lam" title="Chan Kam-lam">Chan Kam-lam</a> (DAB) in <a href="/wiki/Kowloon_East_(1998_constituency)" title="Kowloon East (1998 constituency)">Kowloon East</a>, according to earlier polls, the two organisations managed to have both elected. At <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Island_(1998_constituency)" title="Hong Kong Island (1998 constituency)">Hong Kong Island</a> constituency, the ticket of Ma Lik and <a href="/wiki/Choy_So-yuk" title="Choy So-yuk">Choy So-yuk</a> ultimately benefitted from a democratic camp mix-up that led to the resignation of the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Hong_Kong)" title="Democratic Party (Hong Kong)">Democratic Party</a> Chairman, <a href="/wiki/Yeung_Sum" title="Yeung Sum">Yeung Sum</a>. The DAB become the largest political party in the Legislative Council to be represented with 12 seats (if including the two members ran under the FTU banner), with the pro-business Liberal Party coming second with 10 seats and the Democratic Party coming third with 9 seats. </p><p>On 16 February 2005, the DAB merged with the Hong Kong Progressive Alliance, and was renamed as the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The two parties were merged with new committees and leadership in May, Ma Lik was re-elected as chairman and Ip Kwok-him, Tam Yiu-chung, <a href="/wiki/Maria_Tam" title="Maria Tam">Maria Tam</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lau_Kong-wah" title="Lau Kong-wah">Lau Kong-wah</a> as vice-chairmen. Since the merge with the Progressive Alliance, the DAB has gradually leaned to a more pro-middle-class position. In April 2007 leadership election, solicitor <a href="/wiki/Gregory_So" title="Gregory So">Gregory So</a> succeeded Maria Tam as the vice-chairman of the party. The four new Standing Committee members were all professionals; besides Gregory So, <a href="/wiki/Cheung_Kwok-kwan" class="mw-redirect" title="Cheung Kwok-kwan">Cheung Kwok-kwan</a>, the Chairman of the Young DAB was a solicitor, <a href="/wiki/Starry_Lee_Wai-king" class="mw-redirect" title="Starry Lee Wai-king">Starry Lee Wai-king</a> was an accountant, <a href="/wiki/Ben_Chan_Han-pan" class="mw-redirect" title="Ben Chan Han-pan">Ben Chan Han-pan</a> was an engineer.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources" title="Wikipedia:Reliable sources"><span title="The material near this tag may rely on an unreliable source. (October 2023)">unreliable source?</span></a></i>]</sup> Meanwhile, the pro-labour and pro-grassroots FTU faction began to run in elections in their own banner. On 8 August 2007, Chairman Ma Lik died of cancer in <a href="/wiki/Guangzhou" title="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</a>. Tam Yiu-chung was elected as the new chairman by the Standing Committee on 28 August.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/2007_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="2007 Hong Kong local elections">District Council Elections in 2007</a> saw the great bounce back of the DAB by winning 115 seats, more than a quarter of the seats in the district level, far ahead of other political parties. Gregory So resigned as the vice-chairman and was succeeded by <a href="/wiki/Ann_Chiang" title="Ann Chiang">Ann Chiang</a> when he was appointed as the <a href="/wiki/Commerce_and_Economic_Development_Bureau" title="Commerce and Economic Development Bureau">Under Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development</a> by Chief Executive <a href="/wiki/Donald_Tsang" title="Donald Tsang">Donald Tsang</a> in May 2008,<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> among other DAB members appointed to the government. Gregory So was later revealed by the media as having <a href="/wiki/Canadian_citizenship" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian citizenship">Canadian citizenship</a>, which he had to renounce as a result.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The scandal became an electoral issue in the following <a href="/wiki/2008_Hong_Kong_legislative_election" title="2008 Hong Kong legislative election">2008 LegCo Election</a> that the pan-democracy camp used to attack the DAB candidates. Nevertheless, the DAB remained as the largest party in the Legislative Council in the election, winning 13 seats in total (if including the FTU candidates who had DAB membership). Chan Yuen-han and <a href="/wiki/Wong_Kwok-hing" title="Wong Kwok-hing">Wong Kwok-hing</a> were founding members of the DAB and used to run for the DAB, they began to run under the FTU banner with more pro-labour position. In October, Tsang Yok-sing, the founding Chairman of the DAB, was elected as the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong" title="President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong">President of the Legislative Council</a>, becoming the first LegCo President with party membership. His seat at the Executive Council was succeeded by vice-chairman Lau Kong-wah. </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/2011_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="2011 Hong Kong local elections">2011 District Council Elections</a>, the DAB recorded a greatest victory in party's history, accumulating 136 seats, about one-third of the total, more than all pro-democratic parties combined. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Leung_Chun-ying_era_(2012–2017)"><span id="Leung_Chun-ying_era_.282012.E2.80.932017.29"></span>Leung Chun-ying era (2012–2017)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Democratic_Alliance_for_the_Betterment_and_Progress_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Leung Chun-ying era (2012–2017)" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The DAB supported <a href="/wiki/Leung_Chun-ying" title="Leung Chun-ying">Leung Chun-ying</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2012_Hong_Kong_Chief_Executive_election" title="2012 Hong Kong Chief Executive election">2012 Chief Executive election</a>. In the <a href="/wiki/2012_Hong_Kong_legislative_election" title="2012 Hong Kong legislative election">Legislative Council elections</a> in September, with the party's first use of the electoral tactics of splitting candidate lists, the DAB won three seats in the <a href="/wiki/New_Territories_West_(constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="New Territories West (constituency)">New Territories West</a> for the first time and two seats <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Island_(constituency)" title="Hong Kong Island (constituency)">Hong Kong Island</a> since 2004. It continued as the largest political force supporting the SAR administration today. </p><p>The DAB stood firmly with the government in the <a href="/wiki/2014_Hong_Kong_electoral_reform" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Hong Kong electoral reform">constitutional reform debate</a> in 2014–15, and subsequently the <a href="/wiki/2014_Hong_Kong_protests" title="2014 Hong Kong protests">massive Occupy protests</a> against the <a href="/wiki/2014_NPCSC_decision" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 NPCSC decision">2014 NPCSC decision</a>. On 17 April 2015, <a href="/wiki/Starry_Lee_Wai-king" class="mw-redirect" title="Starry Lee Wai-king">Starry Lee Wai-king</a> became the first woman to chair the party, succeeding the outgoing Tam Yiu-chung.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/2015_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="2015 Hong Kong local elections">2015 District Council election</a>, the first election under Starry Lee's chairmanship, the DAB retained its largest party status by winning 119 seats (including two who also ran under FTU banner), although incumbent legislators <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Chung_(politician)" title="Christopher Chung (politician)">Christopher Chung</a> and <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Quat" title="Elizabeth Quat">Elizabeth Quat</a> were ousted by newcomers. </p><p>After the 2014 Occupy protests, there was an emerging <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_independence" title="Hong Kong independence">pro-independence movement</a> in which the DAB strongly opposed. In the <a href="/wiki/2016_New_Territories_East_by-election" title="2016 New Territories East by-election">2016 New Territories East by-election</a>, DAB member <a href="/wiki/Holden_Chow" title="Holden Chow">Holden Chow</a> ran against the <a href="/wiki/Civic_Party" title="Civic Party">Civic Party</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Alvin_Yeung" title="Alvin Yeung">Alvin Yeung</a> and pro-independence <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Indigenous" title="Hong Kong Indigenous">Hong Kong Indigenous</a>' <a href="/wiki/Edward_Leung" title="Edward Leung">Edward Leung</a>. Chow received about 35 per cent and about 10,000 votes short of the Civic Party candidate. </p><p>With four veteran incumbents, <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong" title="President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong">LegCo president</a> <a href="/wiki/Tsang_Yok-sing" class="mw-redirect" title="Tsang Yok-sing">Tsang Yok-sing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tam_Yiu-chung" title="Tam Yiu-chung">Tam Yiu-chung</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chan_Kam-lam" title="Chan Kam-lam">Chan Kam-lam</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ip_Kwok-him" title="Ip Kwok-him">Ip Kwok-him</a>, retiring, the DAB set a more conservative electoral strategy in the <a href="/wiki/2016_Hong_Kong_legislative_election" title="2016 Hong Kong legislative election">2016 Legislative Council election</a>, fielding only nine candidate lists in the geographical constituencies and District Council (Second) functional constituency, two fewer than the last election. The DAB got all their nine candidate lists elected as a result with three traditional functional constituencies with a drop of their vote share from 20.22 to 16.68 per cent vote share. Chan Hak-kan succeeded Ip as the new caucus convenor. </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/2017_Hong_Kong_Chief_Executive_election" title="2017 Hong Kong Chief Executive election">2017 Chief Executive election</a>, the DAB which commanded over 100 seats in the <a href="/wiki/Election_Committee" class="mw-redirect" title="Election Committee">Election Committee</a>, endorsed and nominated former <a href="/wiki/Chief_Secretary_for_Administration" title="Chief Secretary for Administration">Chief Secretary for Administration</a> <a href="/wiki/Carrie_Lam" title="Carrie Lam">Carrie Lam</a>, which help her to defeat former <a href="/wiki/Financial_Secretary_(Hong_Kong)" title="Financial Secretary (Hong Kong)">Financial Secretary</a> <a href="/wiki/John_Tsang" title="John Tsang">John Tsang</a> with 777 votes.<sup id="cite_ref-CGCC_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CGCC-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BPAnominate_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BPAnominate-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In return, the Carrie Lam administration appointed Cheung Kwok-kwan to be a new member in the Executive Council. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Carrie_Lam_era_(2017–2022)"><span id="Carrie_Lam_era_.282017.E2.80.932022.29"></span>Carrie Lam era (2017–2022)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Democratic_Alliance_for_the_Betterment_and_Progress_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Carrie Lam era (2017–2022)" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/2018_Hong_Kong_by-election" class="mw-redirect" title="2018 Hong Kong by-election">March 2018 Legislative Council by-election</a> triggered by the disqualification of <a href="/wiki/Youngspiration" title="Youngspiration">Youngspiration</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Yau_Wai-ching" title="Yau Wai-ching">Yau Wai-ching</a> over the <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Legislative_Council_oath-taking_controversy" class="mw-redirect" title="Hong Kong Legislative Council oath-taking controversy">oath-taking controversy</a>, the DAB supported its member <a href="/wiki/Vincent_Cheng_Wing-shun" title="Vincent Cheng Wing-shun">Vincent Cheng</a> and the former FTU legislator <a href="/wiki/Tang_Ka-piu" title="Tang Ka-piu">Tang Ka-piu</a> who joined the DAB before the election to run in <a href="/wiki/Kowloon_West_(1998_constituency)" title="Kowloon West (1998 constituency)">Kowloon West</a> and New Territories East respectively. Despite Tang's loss, Cheng made a surprising upset by narrowly defeating independent democrat <a href="/wiki/Yiu_Chung-yim" class="mw-redirect" title="Yiu Chung-yim">Yiu Chung-yim</a>, making it the first time the pro-Beijing camp received greater vote share than the pro-democrats in a geographical constituency since 2000 and the first time a pro-Beijing candidate won in a geographical constituency by-election since 1992. </p><p>In October 2020, Apple Daily reported that Carrie Lam had blamed the DAB for failing to raise political support for her administration, saying the DAB had failed for years in providing the government with "talent."<sup id="cite_ref-:0_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lam was also reported to be unhappy with two government ministers from the DAB, and fired one but kept the other to avoid embarrassing the DAB.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2020, following the expulsion of 4 pro-democracy lawmakers from the Legislative Council, the DAB expressed support for the decision and accused the pro-democracy lawmakers of harming the country's interest.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2021, following calls from <a href="/wiki/Xia_Baolong" title="Xia Baolong">Xia Baolong</a> that only "patriots" should be part of the government, the DAB supported his position and said that it should be done, as it claimed pro-democracy figures had done things "[I]ncluding advocating Hong Kong independence to poison young people, supporting black violence to damage the rule of law, colluding with foreign forces to interfere in Hong Kong's affairs and even attempting to steal the power to govern by running in an election to paralyse the government."<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="John_Lee_era_(2022–present)"><span id="John_Lee_era_.282022.E2.80.93present.29"></span>John Lee era (2022–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Democratic_Alliance_for_the_Betterment_and_Progress_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: John Lee era (2022–present)" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>In August 2022, after <a href="/wiki/2022_visit_by_Nancy_Pelosi_to_Taiwan" title="2022 visit by Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan">Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan</a>, the DAB said it fully supported the mainland Chinese government and military in response to the visit.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Ideology">Ideology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Democratic_Alliance_for_the_Betterment_and_Progress_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Ideology" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1246091330"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Conservatism_in_Hong_Kong" title="Conservatism in Hong Kong">Conservatism in Hong Kong</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pro-Beijing_camp_(Hong_Kong)" title="Pro-Beijing camp (Hong Kong)">Pro-Beijing camp (Hong Kong)</a></div> <p>The DAB is known as a Beijing loyalist party of "loving China and loving Hong Kong".<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability"><span title="The material near this tag failed verification of its source citation(s). (February 2018)">failed verification</span></a></i>]</sup> It stresses the "one country" part of the "<a href="/wiki/One_country,_two_systems" title="One country, two systems">One country, two systems</a>" principle. As for issues on democratic reform, it takes a position to support slower pace in relative to what the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party of Hong Kong">Democratic Party</a> supports, DAB claims by doing so stability and prosperity will be achieved. Former party chairman <a href="/wiki/Tam_Yiu-chung" title="Tam Yiu-chung">Tam Yiu-chung</a> claims the DAB to be "rational and pragmatic".<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The party's main claim is that it is natural for ethnic Chinese in Hong Kong to be "patriotic" and support the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of the People's Republic of China">government of the People's Republic of China</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Chan_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chan-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The party supports nearly every policy of the HKSAR Government. </p> <ul><li>Furthering co-operation between Hong Kong and the mainland, promoting mutual trust, and creating opportunities economically.</li> <li>"Constructive monitor" of the HKSAR government, scrutinising various government policies and decisions, providing "constructive policy alternatives" whilst securing the progress, prosperity, social stability and harmony for Hong Kong.</li> <li>To break down social barriers based on the common interest of Hong Kong; to strengthen communications with Hong Kong residents to better reflect their opinion; to be more accountable to the public.</li> <li>To nurture political talent by committing the necessary funding, organising training, providing opportunities for those who want to take part in politics.</li></ul> <p>The DAB's support of <a href="/wiki/Social_welfare" class="mw-redirect" title="Social welfare">social welfare</a> improvements, including greater spending on education, housing, and employee retraining, has given it strong grassroots support.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The DAB was historically a <a href="/wiki/Left-wing_politics" title="Left-wing politics">left-wing</a> party,<sup id="cite_ref-Ma,_Ngok_(2012)_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ma,_Ngok_(2012)-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but it is currently considered a <a href="/wiki/Big_tent" title="Big tent">big tent</a><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or <a href="/wiki/Centre-right_politics" title="Centre-right politics">centre-right</a><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> party. It had leaned to a more pro-middle-class position and professional-oriented since its merger with the <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Progressive_Alliance" title="Hong Kong Progressive Alliance">Hong Kong Progressive Alliance</a> (HKPA) in 2005.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The party also takes a <a href="/wiki/Social_conservative" class="mw-redirect" title="Social conservative">social conservative</a> stance, espousing 'traditional family values' and opposing same-sex marriage despite it not being in the party's official platform.<sup id="cite_ref-samesexmarriage_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-samesexmarriage-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The DAB collaborated with evangelical <a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christian</a> organisations in 2006 in drafting a submission on "harmonious families".<sup id="cite_ref-Wong2013_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wong2013-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These organisations include the Hong Kong branches of the <a href="/wiki/Full_Gospel_Business_Men%27s_Fellowship_International" title="Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International">Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Christian_Broadcasting_Network" title="Christian Broadcasting Network">Christian Broadcasting Network</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Wong2013_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wong2013-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Internal_factions">Internal factions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Democratic_Alliance_for_the_Betterment_and_Progress_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Internal factions" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>As the largest political party of Hong Kong, the party can be divided into several main factions:<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2009)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <ul><li>Business sector, with business and professionals background and also former members of the <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Progressive_Alliance" title="Hong Kong Progressive Alliance">Hong Kong Progressive Alliance</a>.</li> <li>Rural leaders representing the interests of <a href="/wiki/Indigenous_inhabitants_of_the_New_Territories_(Hong_Kong)" class="mw-redirect" title="Indigenous inhabitants of the New Territories (Hong Kong)">Indigenous inhabitants of the New Territories</a>.</li> <li>Members with <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Federation_of_Education_Workers" title="Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers">Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers</a> background.</li> <li>Unionists, i.e. members belonging or came from the <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Federation_of_Trade_Unions" title="Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions">Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions</a>.</li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Controversies">Controversies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Democratic_Alliance_for_the_Betterment_and_Progress_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Controversies" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Comments_of_Tiananmen_massacre">Comments of Tiananmen massacre</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Democratic_Alliance_for_the_Betterment_and_Progress_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Comments of Tiananmen massacre" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>On 15 May 2007, then-party chairman <a href="/wiki/Ma_Lik" title="Ma Lik">Ma Lik</a> provoked widespread condemnation within the local community when he claimed that <a href="/wiki/Ma_Lik#%22Not_a_massacre%22_controversy" title="Ma Lik">"there was not a massacre"</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Tiananmen_Square_protests_of_1989" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiananmen Square protests of 1989">Tiananmen Square protests of 1989</a>, as there was "no intentional and indiscriminate shooting". He said the popular belief of foreigners' "rash claims" that a massacre took place showed Hong Kong's lack of maturity. He said that Hong Kong showed, through this lack of patriotism and national identity, that it would thus "not be ready for democracy until 2022".<sup id="cite_ref-tirade_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tirade-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Vice-chairman <a href="/wiki/Tam_Yiu-chung" title="Tam Yiu-chung">Tam Yiu-chung</a> defended Ma, but questioned the timing: "people will understand it gradually".<sup id="cite_ref-tirade_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tirade-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, Vice-chairman <a href="/wiki/Lau_Kong-wah" title="Lau Kong-wah">Lau Kong-wah</a>, immediately offered to apologise, and distanced the party from Ma, saying that Ma had expressed "a personal opinion".<sup id="cite_ref-ming2_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ming2-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The DAB Central committee declined any further action against Ma following their meeting, and there was no official apology. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Allegations_of_irregularities">Allegations of irregularities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Democratic_Alliance_for_the_Betterment_and_Progress_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Allegations of irregularities" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The DAB has been accused by pro-democracy media and politicians of providing benefits to certain people, including seafood meals and local trips to <a href="/wiki/Islands_District,_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Islands District, Hong Kong">outlying islands</a> at prices significantly lower than market rates to win their support. Other allegations include arranging free transport to mobilise people for their causes. </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/2015_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="2015 Hong Kong local elections">2015 District Council elections</a>, the <a href="/wiki/South_China_Morning_Post" title="South China Morning Post">South China Morning Post</a> reported that elderly residents of care homes were being bussed to polling stations by DAB-arranged transport. A DAB candidate, Daniel Lam Tak-shing, was alleged to have instructed them on who to vote for outside of a polling station, raising questions on whether those votes were cast of their own will. He was also accused of giving out <a href="/wiki/Vote_buying" title="Vote buying">free gifts</a> to these residents.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, none of these practices are strictly illegal in Hong Kong. </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Young_DAB">Young DAB</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Democratic_Alliance_for_the_Betterment_and_Progress_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Young DAB" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <p>The youth wing is the Young Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (Young DAB). In August 2022, it released results of a survey, showing that 30% of those polled in Hong Kong did not identify as being Chinese.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Young DAB said that the government should enhance national identity, and vice-chairman Nicholas Muk Ka-chun said that "If you've looked at the Education Bureau's website [...] you would have noticed that the word 'patriot' does not exist".<sup id="cite_ref-:1_47-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Election_performances">Election performances</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" 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<span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"> <tbody><tr align="center"> <th><b>Election</b> </th> <th>Number of<br>popular votes </th> <th>% of<br>popular votes </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Geographical_constituency" title="Geographical constituency">GC</a><br>seats </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Functional_constituency_(Hong_Kong)" title="Functional constituency (Hong Kong)">FC</a><br>seats </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Election_Committee_(constituency)" title="Election Committee (constituency)">EC</a><br>seats </th> <th>Total seats </th> <th>+/− </th> <th>Position </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1995_Hong_Kong_legislative_election" title="1995 Hong Kong legislative election">1995</a> </th> <td>142,801<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td>15.66<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>2 </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">6 / 60</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #1861AC; width: 10%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>5<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td>3rd<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1998_Hong_Kong_legislative_election" title="1998 Hong Kong legislative election">1998</a> </th> <td>373,428<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td>25.23<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>2 </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">9 / 60</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #1861AC; width: 15%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>– </td> <td>3rd<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2000_Hong_Kong_legislative_election" title="2000 Hong Kong legislative election">2000</a> </th> <td>374,780<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td>28.40<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>1 </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">11 / 60</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #1861AC; width: 18%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>2<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td>2nd<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2004_Hong_Kong_legislative_election" title="2004 Hong Kong legislative election">2004</a> </th> <td>454,827<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td>25.49<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>3 </td> <td rowspan="4"> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">12 / 60</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #1861AC; width: 20%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>2<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td><b>1st</b><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2008_Hong_Kong_legislative_election" title="2008 Hong Kong legislative election">2008</a> </th> <td>433,684<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td>28.45<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>4 </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">13 / 60</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #1861AC; width: 22%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>2<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td><b>1st</b><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2012_Hong_Kong_legislative_election" title="2012 Hong Kong legislative election">2012</a> </th> <td>366,140<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td>20.22<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>4 </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">13 / 70</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #1861AC; width: 19%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>3<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td><b>1st</b><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2016_Hong_Kong_legislative_election" title="2016 Hong Kong legislative election">2016</a> </th> <td>361,617<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td>16.68<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>5 </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">12 / 70</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #1861AC; width: 17%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>1<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td><b>1st</b><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2021_Hong_Kong_legislative_election" title="2021 Hong Kong legislative election">2021</a> </th> <td>680,563<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td>51.43<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>5 </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">19 / 90</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #1861AC; width: 21%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>6<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td><b>1st</b><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Municipal_elections">Municipal elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Democratic_Alliance_for_the_Betterment_and_Progress_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Municipal elections" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"> <tbody><tr align="center"> <th>Election </th> <th>Number of<br>popular votes </th> <th>% of<br>popular votes </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Urban_Council_of_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban Council of Hong Kong">UrbCo</a><br>seats </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Regional_Council_of_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Regional Council of Hong Kong">RegCo</a><br>seats </th> <th>Total<br>elected seats </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1995_Hong_Kong_municipal_elections" title="1995 Hong Kong municipal elections">1995</a> </th> <td>90,548<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td>16.24<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">5 / 32</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #1861AC; width: 16%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">3 / 27</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #1861AC; width: 11%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">8 / 59</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #1861AC; width: 14%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="District_Councils_elections">District Councils elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Democratic_Alliance_for_the_Betterment_and_Progress_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: District Councils elections" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"> <tbody><tr align="center"> <th>Election </th> <th>Number of<br>popular votes </th> <th>% of<br>popular votes </th> <th><abbr title="Directly elected">D.E.</abbr><br>seats </th> <th><abbr title='Electoral college of "Three Committees"'>E.C.</abbr><br>seats </th> <th><abbr title="Appointed">App.</abbr><br>seats </th> <th><abbr title="Ex officio"><i>Ex off.</i></abbr><br>seats </th> <th>Total seats </th> <th>+/− </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1994_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="1994 Hong Kong local elections">1994</a> </th> <td>81,126<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td>11.82<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td>37 </td> <td rowspan="7"> </td> <td> </td> <td>0 </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">37 / 346</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #1861AC; width: 11%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>12<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1999_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="1999 Hong Kong local elections">1999</a> </th> <td>190,792<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td>23.53<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td>83 </td> <td>13 </td> <td>0 </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">83 / 390</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #1861AC; width: 21%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>27<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2003_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="2003 Hong Kong local elections">2003</a> </th> <td>241,202<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td>22.94<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td>62 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>0 </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">62 / 400</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #1861AC; width: 16%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>21<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2007_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="2007 Hong Kong local elections">2007</a> </th> <td>292,916<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td>25.73<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td>115 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>0 </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">115 / 405</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #1861AC; width: 28%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>40<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2011_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="2011 Hong Kong local elections">2011</a> </th> <td>282,119<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td>23.89<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td>136 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>1 </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">136 / 412</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #1861AC; width: 33%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>16<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2015_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="2015 Hong Kong local elections">2015</a> </th> <td>309,262<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td>21.39<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td>119 </td> <td rowspan="2"> </td> <td>1 </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">119 / 431</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #1861AC; width: 28%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>0<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" 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data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td>21 </td> <td>0 </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">21 / 452</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #1861AC; width: 5%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>96<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2023_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="2023 Hong Kong local elections">2023</a> </th> <td>486,942<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td>41.58<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td>41 </td> <td>68 </td> <td>38 </td> <td>0 </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">147 / 470</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #1861AC; width: 31%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>126<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(6)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Leadership">Leadership</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Democratic_Alliance_for_the_Betterment_and_Progress_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Leadership" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-6 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-6"> <div class="mw-heading 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typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tsang_Yok-sing.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Tsang_Yok-sing.jpg/100px-Tsang_Yok-sing.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1479" data-file-height="1972"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 133px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Tsang_Yok-sing.jpg/100px-Tsang_Yok-sing.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="133" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Tsang_Yok-sing.jpg/150px-Tsang_Yok-sing.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Tsang_Yok-sing.jpg/200px-Tsang_Yok-sing.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kowloon_West_(1998_constituency)" title="Kowloon West (1998 constituency)">Kowloon West</a></td> <td>10 July 1992</td> <td>3 December 2003</td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;">11 years and 147 days</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>2</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ma_Lik" title="Ma Lik">Ma Lik</a><br><span style="font-size:85%;">(1952–2007)</span></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Island_(constituency)" title="Hong Kong Island (constituency)">Hong Kong Island</a></td> <td>9 December 2003</td> <td>8 August 2007<sup id="cite_ref-died_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-died-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;">3 years and 243 days</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Act.</b></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Tam_Yiu-chung" title="Tam Yiu-chung">Tam Yiu-chung</a><br><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1949)</span></td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tam_Yiu-chung.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Tam_Yiu-chung.jpg/100px-Tam_Yiu-chung.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1110" data-file-height="1480"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 133px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Tam_Yiu-chung.jpg/100px-Tam_Yiu-chung.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="133" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Tam_Yiu-chung.jpg/150px-Tam_Yiu-chung.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Tam_Yiu-chung.jpg/200px-Tam_Yiu-chung.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/New_Territories_West_(constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="New Territories West (constituency)">New Territories West</a></td> <td>28 August 2007</td> <td>3 September 2007</td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;">7 days</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>3</b></td> <td>3 September 2007</td> <td>17 April 2015</td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;">7 years and 227 days</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>4</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Starry_Lee" title="Starry Lee">Starry Lee</a><br><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1974)</span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Starry_Lee.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Starry_Lee.jpg/100px-Starry_Lee.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1134" data-file-height="1512"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 133px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Starry_Lee.jpg/100px-Starry_Lee.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="133" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Starry_Lee.jpg/150px-Starry_Lee.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Starry_Lee.jpg/200px-Starry_Lee.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/District_Council_(Second)" title="District Council (Second)">District Council (Second)</a></td> <td>17 April 2015</td> <td>25 September 2023</td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;">8 years and 162 days</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>5</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_Chan" title="Gary Chan">Gary Chan</a><br><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1976)</span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chan_Hak-kan_in_2019.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Chan_Hak-kan_in_2019.jpg/100px-Chan_Hak-kan_in_2019.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="473" data-file-height="631"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 133px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Chan_Hak-kan_in_2019.jpg/100px-Chan_Hak-kan_in_2019.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="133" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Chan_Hak-kan_in_2019.jpg/150px-Chan_Hak-kan_in_2019.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Chan_Hak-kan_in_2019.jpg/199px-Chan_Hak-kan_in_2019.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Territories_North_East_(2021_constituency)" title="New Territories North East (2021 constituency)">New Territories North East</a></td> <td>25 September 2023</td> <td><i>Incumbent</i></td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;">1 year and 62 days</span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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id="Vice-Chairpersons">Vice-Chairpersons</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Democratic_Alliance_for_the_Betterment_and_Progress_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Vice-Chairpersons" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tam_Yiu-chung" title="Tam Yiu-chung">Tam Yiu-chung</a>, 1992–1997, 2002–2007</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheng_Kai-nam" title="Cheng Kai-nam">Cheng Kai-nam</a>, 1997–2000</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ip_Kwok-him" title="Ip Kwok-him">Ip Kwok-him</a>, 1998–2009</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lo_Chi-keung" title="Lo Chi-keung">Lo Chi-keung</a>, 2000–2005</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maria_Tam_Wai-chu" class="mw-redirect" title="Maria Tam Wai-chu">Maria Tam Wai-chu</a>, 2005–2007</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lau_Kong-wah" title="Lau Kong-wah">Lau Kong-wah</a>, 2005–2012</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gregory_So_Kam-leung" class="mw-redirect" title="Gregory So Kam-leung">Gregory So Kam-leung</a>, 2007–2008</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ann_Chiang_Lai-wan" class="mw-redirect" title="Ann Chiang Lai-wan">Ann Chiang Lai-wan</a>, 2008–2015</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carson_Wen" title="Carson Wen">Carson Wen</a>, 2009–2011</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horace_Cheung_Kwok-kwan" class="mw-redirect" title="Horace Cheung Kwok-kwan">Horace Cheung Kwok-kwan</a>, 2011–2022</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Starry_Lee_Wai-king" class="mw-redirect" title="Starry Lee Wai-king">Starry Lee Wai-king</a>, 2011–2015</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Pang_Cheung-wai" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas Pang Cheung-wai">Thomas Pang Cheung-wai</a>, 2013–2019</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brave_Chan_Yung" class="mw-redirect" title="Brave Chan Yung">Brave Chan Yung</a>, 2013–present</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Chan_Hak-kan" class="mw-redirect" title="Gary Chan Hak-kan">Gary Chan Hak-kan</a>, 2015–2023</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holden_Chow_Ho-ding" class="mw-redirect" title="Holden Chow Ho-ding">Holden Chow Ho-ding</a>, 2015–present</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chan_Hok-fung" title="Chan Hok-fung">Chan Hok-fung</a>, 2019–2021</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Pang_Cheung-wai" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas Pang Cheung-wai">Thomas Pang Cheung-wai</a>, 2021–2023</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Chan" title="Ben Chan">Ben Chan Han-pan</a>, 2023–present</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Quat" title="Elizabeth Quat">Elizabeth Quat</a>, 2023–present</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Secretaries_general">Secretaries general</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Democratic_Alliance_for_the_Betterment_and_Progress_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Secretaries general" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled 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Hok-fung">Chan Hok-fung</a>, 2011–2013</li> <li>Chris Ip Ngo-tung, 2013–present</li> <li>Kin Hung Kam-in, 2017–present</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vincent_Cheng_Wing-shun" title="Vincent Cheng Wing-shun">Vincent Cheng Wing-shun</a>, 2017–present</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Lai_Wing-ho" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe Lai Wing-ho">Joe Lai Wing-ho</a>, 2017–present</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frankie_Ngan_Man-yu" class="mw-redirect" title="Frankie Ngan Man-yu">Frankie Ngan Man-yu</a>, 2019–present</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Senate_chairmen">Senate chairmen</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Democratic_Alliance_for_the_Betterment_and_Progress_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Senate chairmen" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jose_Yu" title="Jose Yu">Jose Sun-Say Yu</a>, 2005–2015</li> <li>Lo Man-tuen, 2015–present</li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(7)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Representatives">Representatives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Democratic_Alliance_for_the_Betterment_and_Progress_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Representatives" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-7 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-7"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Executive_Council">Executive Council</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a 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cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Constituency</th> <th>Member </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Island_East_(2021_constituency)" title="Hong Kong Island East (2021 constituency)">Hong Kong Island East</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_Leung_Hei" title="Edward Leung Hei">Edward Leung Hei</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Island_West_(2021_constituency)" title="Hong Kong Island West (2021 constituency)">Hong Kong Island West</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chan_Hok-fung" title="Chan Hok-fung">Chan Hok-fung</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kowloon_West_(2021_constituency)" title="Kowloon West (2021 constituency)">Kowloon West</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vincent_Cheng_Wing-shun" title="Vincent Cheng Wing-shun">Vincent Cheng Wing-shun</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kowloon_East_(2021_constituency)" title="Kowloon East (2021 constituency)">Kowloon East</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ngan_Man-yu" title="Ngan Man-yu">Ngan Man-yu</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kowloon_Central_(2021_constituency)" title="Kowloon Central (2021 constituency)">Kowloon Central</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Starry_Lee_Wai-king" class="mw-redirect" title="Starry Lee Wai-king">Starry Lee Wai-king</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Territories_South_East_(2021_constituency)" title="New Territories South East (2021 constituency)">New Territories South East</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Li_Sai-wing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Li Sai-wing (page does not exist)">Li Sai-wing</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Territories_North_(2021_constituency)" title="New Territories North (2021 constituency)">New Territories North</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lau_Kwok-fan" title="Lau Kwok-fan">Lau Kwok-fan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Territories_North_West_(2021_constituency)" title="New Territories North West (2021 constituency)">New Territories North West</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Holden_Chow_Ho-ding" class="mw-redirect" title="Holden Chow Ho-ding">Holden Chow Ho-ding</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Territories_South_West_(2021_constituency)" title="New Territories South West (2021 constituency)">New Territories South West</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chan_Han-pan" class="mw-redirect" title="Chan Han-pan">Chan Han-pan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Territories_North_East_(2021_constituency)" title="New Territories North East (2021 constituency)">New Territories North East</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chan_Hak-kan" class="mw-redirect" title="Chan Hak-kan">Chan Hak-kan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Agriculture_and_Fisheries_(constituency)" title="Agriculture and Fisheries (constituency)">Agriculture and Fisheries</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steven_Ho_Chun-yin" class="mw-redirect" title="Steven Ho Chun-yin">Steven Ho Chun-yin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Accountancy_(constituency)" title="Accountancy (constituency)">Accountancy</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edmund_Wong_Chun-sek" class="mw-redirect" title="Edmund Wong Chun-sek">Edmund Wong Chun-sek</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Import_and_Export_(constituency)" title="Import and Export (constituency)">Import and Export</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kennedy_Wong_Ying-ho" class="mw-redirect" title="Kennedy Wong Ying-ho">Kennedy Wong Ying-ho</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/HKSAR_Deputies_to_the_National_People%27s_Congress,_HKSAR_Members_of_the_National_Committee_of_the_Chinese_People%27s_Political_Consultative_Conference,_and_Representatives_of_Relevant_National_Organisations_(constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="HKSAR Deputies to the National People's Congress, HKSAR Members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and Representatives of Relevant National Organisations (constituency)">HKSAR Members of NPCCC and CPPCC</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chan_Yung" title="Chan Yung">Chan Yung</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Election_Committee_(constituency)" title="Election Committee (constituency)">Election Committee</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rock_Chen" title="Rock Chen">Rock Chen Chung-nin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nixie_Lam" title="Nixie Lam">Nixie Lam</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Quat" title="Elizabeth Quat">Elizabeth Quat</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lillian_Kwok_Ling-lai" class="mw-redirect" title="Lillian Kwok Ling-lai">Lillian Kwok Ling-lai</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chan_Wing-kwong" title="Chan Wing-kwong">Chan Wing-kwong</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="District_Councils">District Councils</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" 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title="Tsuen Wan District Council">Tsuen Wan</a> </td> <td>Tsuen Wan Northwest </td> <td>Matthew Wong Kai-chun </td></tr> <tr> <td>Western </td> <td>Timothy Lau Tin-ching </td> <td>Tsuen Wan Southwest </td> <td>Ng Chun-yu </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">District Committees </td> <td>Yeung Hok-ming </td> <td rowspan="4">District Committees </td> <td>Tsang Tai </td></tr> <tr> <td>Iris Cheung Ka-yan </td> <td>Jones Chan Chun-ching </td></tr> <tr> <td>Yeung Hoi-wing </td> <td>Marco Chow Sum-ming </td></tr> <tr> <td>Appointed </td> <td>Ip Yik-nam </td> <td>Lau Chung-kwong </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wan_Chai_District_Council" title="Wan Chai District Council">Wan Chai</a> </td> <td>Wan Chai </td> <td>Nicholas Muk Ka-chun </td> <td>Appointed </td> <td>Koo Yeung-pong </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="13"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_District_Council" title="Eastern District Council">Eastern</a> </td> <td>Tai Pak </td> <td>Eddie Ting Ko-ho </td> <td rowspan="9"><a href="/wiki/Tuen_Mun_District_Council" title="Tuen Mun District Council">Tuen Mun</a> </td> <td>Tuen Mun East </td> <td>Terry Yip Man-pan </td></tr> <tr> <td>Hong Wan </td> <td>Annie Lee Ching-har </td> <td>Tuen Mun West </td> <td>Chung Kin-fugn </td></tr> <tr> <td>Chai Wan </td> <td>Elaine Chik Kit-ling </td> <td>Tuen Mun North </td> <td>Apple Lai Ka-man </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6">District Committees </td> <td>Wong Chi-chung </td> <td rowspan="5">District Committees </td> <td>Tsang Hin-hong </td></tr> <tr> <td>Lam Wing-shing </td> <td>Ching Chi-hung </td></tr> <tr> <td>Hung Chi-kit </td> <td>Chan Tsim-heng </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kwok Wing-kin </td> <td>Johnny Ip Chun-yuen </td></tr> <tr> <td>Joseph Chan Hoi-wing </td> <td>Jason Tsoi Shing-hin </td></tr> <tr> <td>Lau Suk-yin </td> <td>Appointed </td> <td>Rex Mo Shing-fung </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">Appointed </td> <td>Lam Sum-lim </td> <td rowspan="12"><a href="/wiki/Yuen_Long_District_Council" title="Yuen Long District Council">Yuen Long</a> </td> <td>Yuen Long Town Centre </td> <td>Riben Li Kai-lap </td></tr> <tr> <td>Hung Lin-cham </td> <td>Yuen Long Rural East </td> <td>Chui Kwan-siu </td></tr> <tr> <td>Cheng Chi-sing </td> <td>Tin Shui Wai South and Ping Ha </td> <td>Terry So Yuen </td></tr> <tr> <td>Lau Hing-yeung </td> <td>Tin Shui Wai North </td> <td>Fennie Lai Yuet-kwan </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Southern_District_Council" title="Southern District Council">Southern</a> </td> <td>Southern District Northwest </td> <td>Cheung Lai-nam </td> <td rowspan="5">District Committees </td> <td>Tom Tong Tak-chun </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">District Committees </td> <td>Sunny Wong Choi-lap </td> <td>Leung Yip-pang </td></tr> <tr> <td>Victor Lau Ngai </td> <td>Ma Shuk-yin </td></tr> <tr> <td>Danny Siu Wai-chung </td> <td>Lam Wai-ming </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nicole Wong Yu-ching </td> <td>Calvin Sze To Chun-hin </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">Appointed </td> <td>Roy Chu Lap-wai </td> <td rowspan="3">Appointed </td> <td>Yu Chung-leung </td></tr> <tr> <td>Li Kai-ying </td> <td>Lui Kin </td></tr> <tr> <td>Chan Yuk-kit </td> <td>Weelie Wong Wai-ling </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Yau_Tsim_Mong_District_Council" title="Yau Tsim Mong District Council">Yau Tsim Mong</a> </td> <td>Yau Tsim Mong South </td> <td>Chris Ip Ngo-tung </td> <td rowspan="12"><a href="/wiki/North_District_Council" title="North District Council">North</a> </td> <td>Wu Tip Shan </td> <td>Yiu Ming </td></tr> <tr> <td>Yau Tsim Mong North </td> <td>Lee Ka-hin </td> <td>Robin's Nest </td> <td>Ko Wai-kei </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">District Committees </td> <td>Benjamin Choi Siu-fung </td> <td rowspan="7">District Committees </td> <td>Lau Chun-hoi </td></tr> <tr> <td>Craig Jo Chun-wah </td> <td>Sherwood Ng Yiu-cho </td></tr> <tr> <td>Lau Pak-kei </td> <td>Ray Hau Hon-shek </td></tr> <tr> <td>Alex Poon King-wo </td> <td>Wu King-pang </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Appointed </td> <td>Benny Yeung Tsz-hei </td> <td>Phillip Tsang Hing-lung </td></tr> <tr> <td>Edmond Chung Kong-mo </td> <td>Pun Hau-man </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Sham_Shui_Po_District_Council" title="Sham Shui Po District Council">Sham Shui Po</a> </td> <td>Sham Shui Po West </td> <td>Leo Ho Kwan-chau </td> <td>Windy Or Sin-yi </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sham Shui Po East </td> <td>Raymond Lam Wai-man </td> <td rowspan="3">Appointed </td> <td>Chu Ho-yin </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">District Committees </td> <td>Wu Wanqiu </td> <td>Wan Wo-fai </td></tr> <tr> <td>Cheung Tak-wai </td> <td>Lai Sum </td></tr> <tr> <td>Chan Lung-kit </td> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Tai_Po_District_Council" title="Tai Po District Council">Tai Po</a> </td> <td>Tai Po South </td> <td>Peggy Wong Pik-kiu </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">Appointed </td> <td>Samuel Chan Wai-ming </td> <td>Tai Po North </td> <td>Wu Cheuk-him </td></tr> <tr> <td>Wong Chung-leung </td> <td rowspan="3">District Committees </td> <td>Lee Man-kit </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nicole Lau Pui-yuk </td> <td>Barry Mui Siu-fung </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Kowloon_City_District_Council" title="Kowloon City District Council">Kowloon City</a> </td> <td>Kowloon City North </td> <td>Yeung Chun-yu </td> <td>Wong Wai-tung </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kowloon City South </td> <td>Ng Po-keung </td> <td>Appointed </td> <td>Chan Pok-chi </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">District Committees </td> <td>Chan Chi-wah </td> <td rowspan="10"><a href="/wiki/Sai_Kung_District_Council" title="Sai Kung District Council">Sai Kung</a> </td> <td>Sai Kung and Hang Hau </td> <td>Yau Ho-lun </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ng Fan-kam </td> <td>Tseung Kwan O South </td> <td>Amber Sze Pan-pan </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Appointed </td> <td>Lam Tak-shing </td> <td>Tseung Kwan O North </td> <td>Edwin Wan Kai-ming </td></tr> <tr> <td>Poon Kwok-wah </td> <td rowspan="3">District Committees </td> <td>Phillip Li Ka-leung </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Wong_Tai_Sin_District_Council" title="Wong Tai Sin District Council">Wong Tai Sin</a> </td> <td>Wong Tai Sin East </td> <td>Kyle Yuet Ngai-keung </td> <td>Kan Tung-tung </td></tr> <tr> <td>Wong Tai Sin West </td> <td>Poon Cheuk-bun </td> <td>Chau Ka-lok </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">District Committee </td> <td>Yuen Kwok-keung </td> <td rowspan="4">Appointed </td> <td>Ki Lai-mei </td></tr> <tr> <td>Joe Lai Wing-ho </td> <td>Chong Yuen-tung </td></tr> <tr> <td>Appointed </td> <td>Leung Tang-fung </td> <td>Angel Chong Nga-ting </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="11"><a href="/wiki/Kwun_Tong_District_Council" title="Kwun Tong District Council">Kwun Tong</a> </td> <td>Kwun Tong Central </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wilson_Or_Chong-shing" class="mw-redirect" title="Wilson Or Chong-shing">Wilson Or Chong-shing</a> </td> <td>Chan Kuen-kwan </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kwun Tong North </td> <td>Cheung Pui-kong </td> <td rowspan="9"><a href="/wiki/Sha_Tin_District_Council" title="Sha Tin District Council">Sha Tin</a> </td> <td>Sha Tin West </td> <td>Chan Tan-tan </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kwun Tong West </td> <td>Tam Siu-cheuk </td> <td>Sha Tin East </td> <td>Chu Wun-chiu </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">District Committees </td> <td>Cheung Yiu-pan </td> <td>Sha Tin North </td> <td>Choi Wai-shing </td></tr> <tr> <td>Derek Tsang Wing-fai </td> <td rowspan="4">District Committees </td> <td>Maisy Kung Mei-chi </td></tr> <tr> <td>April Feng Yunsi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Yeung_(cyclist)" title="Ronald Yeung (cyclist)">Ronald Yeung Ying-hon</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Au Yeung Kwan-nok </td> <td>Ng Kai-tai </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">Appointed </td> <td>Hung Kam-in </td> <td>Mok Hei-man </td></tr> <tr> <td>Hsu Yau-wai </td> <td>Appointed </td> <td>Kelly Tung King-lei </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jack Cheung Ki-tang </td> <td> </td> <td>Roy Lam Kwong-kwan </td></tr> <tr> <td>Juliana Yu </td> <td rowspan="14"><a href="/wiki/Kwai_Tsing_District_Council" title="Kwai Tsing District Council">Kwai Tsing</a> </td> <td>Tsing Yi </td> <td>Lo Yuen-ting </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" rowspan="16"> </td> <td>Kwai Tsing East </td> <td>Jody Kwok Fu-yung </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kwai Tsing West </td> <td>Wong Chun-yeung </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="8">District Committees </td> <td>Ng Kin-wah </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tang Lai-ling </td></tr> <tr> <td>Lam Ying-wai </td></tr> <tr> <td>Yuen Yun-hung </td></tr> <tr> <td>Wong Shuk-man </td></tr> <tr> <td>Benny Ng Yam-fung </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ng Chi-wah </td></tr> <tr> <td>Wong Siu-kwan </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">Appointed </td> <td>Chu Lai-ling </td></tr> <tr> <td>Leung Kar-ming </td></tr> <tr> <td>Poon Chi-sing </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Islands_District_Council" title="Islands District Council">Islands</a> </td> <td>Islands </td> <td>Yip Pui-kei </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">District Committees </td> <td>Mealoha Kwok Wai-man </td></tr> <tr> <td>Lau Shun-ting </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading 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