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The voter turnout figures for the 2012 Legislative Council Election as at 2.30pm today (September 9) are as follows:
Aggregate Aggregate
Geographical Voter Turnout
Constituencies Electorate Turnout Rate (%)
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Hong Kong 606,678 138,868 22.89
Island
Kowloon West 437,968 100,959 23.05
Kowloon East 559,528 125,010 22.34
New 987,333 208,907 21.16
Territories
West
New 874,694 190,953 21.83
Territories
East
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Total 3,466,201 764,697 22.06
Aggregate Aggregate
Functional Voter Turnout
Constituencies Electorate Turnout Rate (%)
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Agriculture 156 97 62.18
and Fisheries
Education 92,957 26,530 28.54
Legal 6,482 1,855 28.62
Accountancy 25,174 6,973 27.70
Medical 10,888 2,965 27.23
Health 37,556 8,902 23.70
Services
Engineering 9,172 3,058 33.34
Architectural, 6,781 1,935 28.54
Surveying and
Planning
Social Welfare 14,093 4,224 29.97
Tourism 1,230 465 37.80
Financial 564 214 37.94
Services
Sports, 2,395 911 38.04
Performing Arts,
Culture and
Publication
Textiles and 2,844 929 32.67
Garment
Information 6,687 2,260 33.80
Technology
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Total 216,979 61,318 28.26
Figures for the District Council (second) functional constituency are as follows:
Aggregate Voter Aggregate Turnout
Electorate Turnout Rate (%)
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3,219,755 697,701 21.67
The voter turnout figures are for temporary reference only.
Ends/Sunday, September 9, 2012
Issued at HKT 15:09
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