Hong Kong legislative election, 2012
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The 2012 Hong Kong legislative election will be held in 2012 for the 5th Legislative Council
since the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. There will be 70 seats in the fifth Council, ten more than previously, with 35 Members elected by geographical constituencies through direct elections, and 35 Members by functional constituencies. Under new arrangements agreed in a contentious LegCo vote in 2010, five of the functional constituency seats will represent Districts and will be voted for by resident voters in those districts.
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
The Legislative Council is the unicameral legislature of Hong Kong.-History:The Legislative Council of Hong Kong was set up in 1843 as a colonial legislature under British rule...
since the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. There will be 70 seats in the fifth Council, ten more than previously, with 35 Members elected by geographical constituencies through direct elections, and 35 Members by functional constituencies. Under new arrangements agreed in a contentious LegCo vote in 2010, five of the functional constituency seats will represent Districts and will be voted for by resident voters in those districts.
See also
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