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The voter turnout figures for the 2012 Legislative Council Election as at 4.30pm today (September 9) are as follows:
Aggregate Aggregate
Geographical Voter Turnout
Constituencies Electorate Turnout Rate (%)
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Hong Kong 606,678 186,426 30.73
Island
Kowloon West 437,968 132,730 30.31
Kowloon East 559,528 163,211 29.17
New 987,333 273,809 27.73
Territories
West
New 874,694 250,580 28.65
Territories
East
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Total 3,466,201 1,006,756 29.04
Aggregate Aggregate
Functional Voter Turnout
Constituencies Electorate Turnout Rate (%)
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Agriculture 156 106 67.95
and Fisheries
Education 92,957 35,869 38.59
Legal 6,482 2,552 39.37
Accountancy 25,174 9,560 37.98
Medical 10,888 3,976 36.52
Health 37,556 12,129 32.30
Services
Engineering 9,172 4,068 44.35
Architectural, 6,781 2,655 39.15
Surveying and
Planning
Social Welfare 14,093 5,712 40.53
Tourism 1,230 587 47.72
Financial 564 305 54.08
Services
Sports, 2,395 1,114 46.51
Performing Arts,
Culture and
Publication
Textiles and 2,844 1,221 42.93
Garment
Information 6,687 3,013 45.06
Technology
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Total 216,979 82,867 38.19
Figures for the District Council (second) functional constituency are as follows:
Aggregate Voter Aggregate Turnout
Electorate Turnout Rate (%)
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3,219,755 916,642 28.47
The voter turnout figures are for temporary reference only.
Ends/Sunday, September 9, 2012
Issued at HKT 18:07
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