2020 Democratic Party (HK) leadership election

The Democratic Party leadership election was held on 6 December 2020 for the 14th Central Committee of the Democratic Party in Hong Kong, including chairperson and two vice-chairperson posts.

Democratic Party (HK) leadership election
6 December 2020
 
Candidate Lo Kin-hei
Ballot 231
Chairperson before election

Wu Chi-wai

 Elected Chairperson

Lo Kin-hei

Incumbent vice-chairman Lo Kin-hei was elected as chairman uncontested with 231 confidence votes, while former member of Legislative Council Lam Cheuk-ting and Kwun Tong District Councillor Edith Leung beat Shatin District Councillor Sin Cheuk-nam to become new vice-chairpersons.

Electoral method

The Central Committee was elected by the party congress. All public office holders, including the members of the Legislative Council and District Councils, are eligible to vote in the party congress.[1] The eligibility of members electing a delegate who holds one vote in the congress was 5 members.[2] Candidate also needs a majority in order to claim victory.[3]

Overview

Lo Kin-hei, the incumbent vice-chairman of the party, was the only candidate for chairmanship election. Without other contestants, Lo was elected with an overwhelming of 231 votes, showing the party was highly confident with the new chairman.[4] Lo also became the youngest party chairperson and the first without prior experience in the Legislative Council.[5]

Election for vice-chairpersons was comparatively fierce with three candidates thriving for two seats. The three candidates were: Edith Leung from the young turks faction of the party; Lam Cheuk-ting, who just resigned from the Legislative Council; Sin Cheuk-nam, seen as Lam's apprentice.[4]

The average age for new Central Committee is also lower. Around 10 candidates among the 27 were running for the committee for the first time. Senior party figures including ex-chairman Lee Wing-tat and former Legislative Council member Helena Wong were not on the candidate list.[6]

Candidates

Chairperson

Vice-Chairpersons

Elections

Results are as follows according to media reports:[7]

Chairperson election
CandidateFor
Lo Kin-hei231
Vice-Chairperson election
CandidateFor
Lam Cheuk-ting170
Edith Leung140
Sin Cheuk-nam109

Results

The elected members of the 14th Central Committee are listed as following:[8]

  • Chan Po-ming
  • Chan Yuk-ming
  • Cheng Keng-ieong
  • Chong Wing-fai
  • Chow Cheuk-ki
  • Chow Kam-siu
  • Chow Wing-heng
  • Hon Chun-yin
  • Lai Kwong-wai
  • Lai Chun-Wing
  • Lau Chi-kit
  • Leung Wing-kuen
  • Mok Kin-shing
  • Bonnie Ng
  • Stanley Ng
  • Shum Wan-wa
  • Sin Chung-kai
  • Tsang Tsz-ming
  • Andrew Wan
  • Wu Chi-wai
  • Sin Cheuk-nam

References
  1. Kuan, Hsin-chi; Liu, Zhaojia; Wang, Jiaying, eds. (2002). Out of the Shadow of 1997?: The 2000 Legislative Council Election in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Chinese University Press. p. 156.
  2. "隔牆有耳：白鴿選舉　卿姐愛刺激". Apple Daily. 13 December 2014.
  3. "八方人物：尹兆堅想做民主黨「膠水」". Apple Daily. 13 December 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  4. 陳曉桐, 周禮希, 吳倬安 (6 December 2020). "羅健熙高票當選民主黨主席 歷來最年輕 林卓廷梁翊婷任副主席". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 29 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. "羅健熙當選民主黨主席 林卓廷梁翊婷當選副主席". Now 新聞 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  6. "羅健熙接棒當選民主黨主席 林卓廷梁翊婷任副主席 (16:49) - 20201206 - 港聞". 明報新聞網 - 即時新聞 instant news (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  7. "【政情網上行】民主黨選出新正、副主席". Now 新聞 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  8. "最新消息 - 新一屆民主黨中央委員會委員當選名單". Facebook (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 August 2021.
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