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Following are the voter turnout figures for the 2007 District Council Election as at 10.30pm yesterday (November 18):
Aggregate Aggregate
Voter Turnout
District Electorate Turnout Rate (%)
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Hong Kong Island
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Central & Western 99,058 36,370 36.72
Wan Chai 64,364 19,726 30.65
Eastern 278,365 99,892 35.89
Southern 119,656 49,083 41.02
Kowloon
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Yau Tsim Mong 111,516 38,083 34.15
Sham Shui Po 142,195 54,153 38.08
Kowloon City 163,464 65,510 40.08
Wong Tai Sin 180,948 76,337 42.19
Kwun Tong 244,003 101,167 41.46
New Territories
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Tsuen Wan 114,912 43,889 38.19
Tuen Mun 228,201 82,469 36.14
Yuen Long 227,169 90,646 39.90
North 142,517 56,477 39.63
Tai Po 129,554 52,948 40.87
Sai Kung 148,222 57,876 39.05
Sha Tin 283,808 111,516 39.29
Kwai Tsing 229,839 89,789 39.07
Islands 51,162 22,884 44.73
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Total 2,958,953 1,148,815 38.83
The voter turnout figures are for temporary reference only.
Ends/Monday, November 19, 2007
Issued at HKT 06:18
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