Political situation
Written by: Wu Haoan
2019-11-26 07:00
Last updated: 2019-11-26 07:00The district board election yesterday (24th) was the end of the year, the democratic party took 385 seats, and obtained the control of 17 district boards. The establishments were defeated and only 59 seats were obtained. Democrats seem to be winning on the surface, but in terms of the total number of votes and the percentage of votes obtained, Panmin obtained about 57% of the votes, while the formation received about 41% of the votes, returning to the traditional Panmin formation gold "June 4" ratio.
Qiu Qin, a lecturer at the School of Social Sciences of the University of Hong Kong, pointed out that the overwhelming victory of the general public in district elections is mainly due to the fact that the district election electoral system is a single-seat, single-vote system and the proportional representation system of the Legislative Council elections. Democrats are not secure.
Qiu Ziqin took He Junyao, a member of the Legislative Council, as an example. He pointed out that although he lost the seats in the district council, he could still maintain the basic market, and even the number of votes increased. (Photo by Zeng Ziyang)
Democrats have made a successful victory in this year's District Council elections, and they have won 385 seats like a city. They obtained a total of 1.6 million votes, accounting for 57% of the total number of votes. Although the formationists lost, they still achieved about 120. 10,000 votes, accounting for 40% of the total votes.
Qiu Ziqin, a lecturer at the School of Social Sciences of the University of Hong Kong, said that the proportion of votes obtained during the "June 4th" period in gold is more suitable for legislative assembly elections, because the legislative assembly is more politically significant, and district elections are mainly focused on regional issues and other factors.
Qiu Ziqin called the "June 4th" ratio a generalized statement. For example, the popular vote rate was 52%, and the system was 48%.
He pointed out that the voter turnout rate has increased from 53% to 58%. Although the increase is only 5 percentage points, the high voter turnout and the single-vote and single-vote system have resulted in a substantial increase in the voter turnout. The results are not a big defeat. Take Legislative Councillor He Junyao as an example. Although he lost the seat of the district council, he can still maintain the basic board and even increase the number of votes, but the growth is not enough for more democratic parties.
Qiu Qiqin also pointed out that although the pan-population district election was an overwhelming victory, the Legislative Council election was not guaranteed. In particular, this time, there is no big platform, and many amateur organizations have emerged. In terms of the voting strategy, they may not give way in the legislative elections and have the opportunity to divide their votes with traditional pan-popular parties.
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