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The voter turnout figures for the 2012 Legislative Council Election as at 1.30pm today (September 9) are as follows:
Aggregate Aggregate
Geographical Voter Turnout
Constituencies Electorate Turnout Rate (%)
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Hong Kong 606,678 116,337 19.18
Island
Kowloon West 437,968 85,354 19.49
Kowloon East 559,528 106,408 19.02
New 987,333 174,951 17.72
Territories
West
New 874,694 157,972 18.06
Territories
East
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Total 3,466,201 641,022 18.49
Aggregate Aggregate
Functional Voter Turnout
Constituencies Electorate Turnout Rate (%)
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Agriculture 156 90 57.69
and Fisheries
Education 92,957 21,909 23.57
Legal 6,482 1,547 23.87
Accountancy 25,174 5,715 22.70
Medical 10,888 2,518 23.13
Health 37,556 7,426 19.77
Services
Engineering 9,172 2,538 27.67
Architectural, 6,781 1,596 23.54
Surveying and
Planning
Social Welfare 14,093 3,423 24.29
Tourism 1,230 390 31.71
Financial 564 183 32.45
Services
Sports, 2,395 791 33.03
Performing Arts,
Culture and
Publication
Textiles and 2,844 761 26.76
Garment
Information 6,687 1,922 28.74
Technology
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Total 216,979 50,809 23.42
Figures for the District Council (second) functional constituency are as follows:
Aggregate Voter Aggregate Turnout
Electorate Turnout Rate (%)
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3,219,755 585,339 18.18
The voter turnout figures are for temporary reference only.
Ends/Sunday, September 9, 2012
Issued at HKT 14:17
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