Summary
The Democratic Party leadership election was held on 2 December 2018 for the 30-member 13th Central Committee of the Democratic Party in Hong Kong, including chairperson and two vice-chairperson posts.
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Incumbent chairman Wu Chi-wai was re-elected uncontested with 189 confidence votes with incumbent vice-chairman Lo Kin-hei re-elected and former vice-chairman Andrew Wan retook the post from Li Wing-shing.
Electoral method edit
The Central Committee was elected by the party congress. All public office holders, including the members of the Legislative Council and District Councils, are eligible to vote in the party congress.[1] The eligibility of members electing a delegate who holds one vote in the congress was 5 members.[2] Candidate also needs a majority in order to claim victory.[3]
Overview edit
Wu Chi-wai emphasised the average age of 42.8 year-old of the elected Central Committee, which was the youngest in history. Another highlight was former chairwoman Emily Lau running for the Disciplinary Committee, who was elected with relatively low votes of 153 votes.[4]
Candidates edit
Chairperson edit
- Wu Chi-wai, incumbent chairman of the Democratic Party, Legislative Council member for Kowloon East and Wong Tai Sin District Councillor[5]
Vice-Chairpersons edit
- Lo Kin-hei, incumbent Vice-Chairman of the Democratic Party and Southern District Councillor[5]
- Andrew Wan, former Vice-Chairman of the Democratic Party and Legislative Council member for New Territories West[5]
Elections edit
| Chairperson election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | For | Against | % of votes | ||
| Wu Chi-wai | 189 | 58 | 77 | ||
| Vice-Chairperson election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | For | Against | % of votes | |
| Lo Kin-hei | 174 | 66 | 73 | |
| Andrew Wan | 243 | 3 | 99 | |
Results edit
The elected members of the 13th Central Committee are listed as following:
- Chairman: Wu Chi-wai
- Vice-Chairmen: Lo Kin-hei, Andrew Wan
- Treasurer: Sin Chung-kai
- Secretary: Cheung Yin-tung
- Executive Committee Members:
- Chan Ying-kit
- Joseph Chow Kam-siu
- Joshua Fung Man-tao
- Leung Wing-kuen
- Mok Kin-shing
- Wong Ching-fung
- Yim Ka-wing
- Central Committee Members:
- Chai Man-hon
- Wilfred Chong Wing-fai
- Chu Tsz-lok
- Lam Cheuk-ting
- Lee Wing-tat
- Leung Yik-ting
- Bonnie Ng Hoi-yan
- Stanley Ng Wing-fai
- Shum Wan-wah
- Sin Cheuk-lam
- So Yat-hang
- Tsang Chi-ming
- Tsoi Yiu-cheong
- Tsui Hon-kwong
- Wong Pik-wan
- Wu Chi-kin
- Yuen Hoi-man
- Josephine Chan Shu-ying
References edit
- ^ Kuan, Hsin-chi; Liu, Zhaojia; Wang, Jiaying, eds. (2002). Out of the Shadow of 1997?: The 2000 Legislative Council Election in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Chinese University Press. p. 156.
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- ^ "【民主黨改選】胡志偉連任主席 卿姐低票爭做紀委". 蘋果日報. 2 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "【李八方online】民主黨換屆 胡志偉競逐黨主席". Apple Daily. 26 November 2016. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2018.