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The voter turnout figures for the 2012 Legislative Council Election as at 7.30pm today (September 9) are as follows:
Aggregate Aggregate
Geographical Voter Turnout
Constituencies Electorate Turnout Rate (%)
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Hong Kong 606,678 256,018 42.20
Island
Kowloon West 437,968 180,796 41.28
Kowloon East 559,528 223,138 39.88
New 987,333 377,083 38.19
Territories
West
New 874,694 348,085 39.80
Territories
East
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Total 3,466,201 1,385,120 39.96
Aggregate Aggregate
Functional Voter Turnout
Constituencies Electorate Turnout Rate (%)
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Agriculture 156 121 77.56
and Fisheries
Education 92,957 49,324 53.06
Legal 6,482 3,445 53.15
Accountancy 25,174 13,137 52.18
Medical 10,888 5,407 49.66
Health 37,556 16,652 44.34
Services
Engineering 9,172 5,390 58.77
Architectural, 6,781 3,628 53.50
Surveying and
Planning
Social Welfare 14,093 7,976 56.60
Tourism 1,230 771 62.68
Financial 564 403 71.45
Services
Sports, 2,395 1,418 59.21
Performing Arts,
Culture and
Publication
Textiles and 2,844 1,618 56.89
Garment
Information 6,687 4,031 60.28
Technology
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Total 216,979 113,321 52.23
Figures for the District Council (second) functional constituency are as follows:
Aggregate Voter Aggregate Turnout
Electorate Turnout Rate (%)
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3,219,755 1,261,341 39.18
The voter turnout figures are for temporary reference only.
Ends/Sunday, September 9, 2012
Issued at HKT 20:15
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