2012 President of the Hong Kong Legislative Council election

Fifth Legislative Council election February 2022 Election for the President of theFifth Legislative Council legislative no 2008 President of the Hong Kong Legislative Council election 2008 10 October 2012 2016 President of the Hong Kong Legislative Council election 2016 Constituency Votes Tsang Yok-sing.jpg Jasper Tsang Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong Hong Kong Island 43 (61.43%) Alan Leong 2015.jpg Alan Leong Civic Party Kowloon East 27 (38.57%) Jasper Tsang DAB President Jasper Tsang DAB The election for the President of the Fifth Legislative Council took place on 10 October 2012 for members of the 5th Legislative Council of Hong Kong to elect the President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the duration of the council. Proceedings thumb|150px|Albert Ho presided over the election|left According to Article 71 of the Hong Kong Basic Law and Rule 4 of the Rules of Procedure of the Legislative Council, the President of the Legislative Council has to be a Chinese citizen of 40 years old or above, a permanent resident of Hong Kong with no right of abode in any foreign country and has ordinarily resided in Hong Kong for not less than 20 years continuously.Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region/Chapter IV/Section 3 As the most senior member of the parliament, Albert Ho presided over the special forum on 8 October, which allowed candidates to present their manifesto and answer questions from other members and the election. Hong Kong Election of President https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr12-13/english/counmtg/hansard/cm1010-translate-e.pdf Legislative Council 2012-10-10 9 15立法會主席一職的候選人陳述競選綱領和回答提問的特別論壇 https://www.legco.gov.hk/general/chinese/counmtg/yr12-16/special_forum/minutes/cm20121008.pdf Before the voting began, three radical democrats, Leung Kwok-hung, Wong Yuk-man, and Chan Wai-yip, questioned if Tsang was a member of the Chinese Communist Party, but Ho insisted no Q&A for the voting session.2012-10-11 曾鈺成當選主席 張宇人掌財會 Sing Tao Daily While all democrats voted for Leong, Tsang was re-elected with the backing of the pro-Beijing camp.曾鈺成當選新一屆立法會主席 https://news.now.com/home/local/player?newsId=47880 2022-02-05 Now 新聞 zh-hk Candidates Candidate Party affiliation Political camp Born Political office100pxJasper Tsang<br/ >HKG GBM JP Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong KongPro-Beijing1947 5 17 dmy (age 1947 5 17 2012 10 10)Guangzhou, ChinaPresident of the Legislative Council (since 2008)Chairman of Committee on Rules of Procedure of the Legislative Council (2004–2008)Member of the Legislative Council for Hong Kong Island (since 2008)Member of the Legislative Council for Kowloon West (1998–2008)Member of the Provisional Legislative Council (1996–1998)Non-official Member of the Executive Council (2002–2008)Chairman of the DAB (1992-2003)100pxAlan Leong Civic PartyPan-democracy1958 2 22 dmy (age 1958 2 22 2012 10 10)Hong KongMember of the Legislative Council for Kowloon East (since 2004)Leader of the Civic Party (since 2011) Results Candidate Votes %Jasper Tsang 4361.43 Alan Leong 27 38.57 Spoilt/rejected ballots 0 0Turnout 70 100 References Category:2012 Hong Kong legislative election Category:2012 elections in China Category:October 2012 in China Category:2012 in Hong Kong Category:President of the Hong Kong Legislative Council elections