2004 Democratic Party (HK) leadership election

none Democratic Party (HK) leadership election Hong Kong presidential no 2002 Democratic Party (HK) leadership election 2002 2006 Democratic Party (HK) leadership election 2006 17 December 2004 120px Lee Wing-tat 5FB04A Ballot Percentage 189 62.6% 120px Chan King-ming 5FB04A 113 37.4% Chairman Yeung Sum Lee Wing-tat The Democratic Party leadership election was held on 12 December 2004 for the 30-member of the 6th Central Committee of the Democratic Party in Hong Kong, including chairman and two vice-chairman posts. It was the first contested chairmanship election in the party's history. Legislative Council member and party's Vice-Chairman Lee Wing-tat defeated the Chan King-ming, succeeding Yeung Sum as the chairman of the party. Eligibility 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. Every 30 members can also elect a delegate who holds one vote in the congress.Out of the Shadow of 1997?: The 2000 Legislative Council Election in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Hsin-chi Kuan Zhaojia Liu Jiaying Wang Chinese University Press 2002 156 Overview Chairman Yeung Sum announced he would not seek for re-election after the party performed badly in the 2004 Hong Kong Legislative Council election in September.June 2021However, Albert Ho Chun-yan said he was not keen to run for the chairmanship because he was busy working for other organisations, such as the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China, where he was the secretary. Chan King-ming, who was seen as a Reformist said a genuine contest for the leadership was necessary for the party's future.Two expected to join Democrat contest 23 November 2004 Gary Cheung Ambrose Leung Elections Chairman election Candidate Votes % Lee Wing-tat 189 62.6 Chan King-ming 113 37.4 Vice-Chairmen election Candidate Votes % Albert Ho Chun-yan 205 40.5 Chan King-ming 205 40.5 Zachary Wong Wai-yin 96 19.0 Central Committee electionCandidate Votes Law Chi-kwong 248 Yeung Sum 238 Szeto Wah 232 Josephine Chan Shu-ying 220 Wu Chi-wai 209 Sin Chung-kai 208 Chan Ka-wai202 Tsui Hon-kwong200 Mark Li Kin-yin 199 James To Kun-sun 199 Cheung Yin-tung 196 Stanley Ng Wing-fai 193 Wong Suet-ying 193 Tik Chi-yuen 188 Yeung Siu-pik 187 Wong Sing-chi 180 Kwan Wing-yip 179 Fung Wai-kwong 172 Horward Lam Tsz-kin 170 Zachary Wong Wai-yin 168 Gary Fan Kwok-wai 162 Yuen Bun-keung 156 Law Chun-ngai 151 Cosmas Kwong Kwok-chuen 150 Raymond Lee Wai-man 150 Joanna Leung Suk-ching 143 Ng Kam-singa 126 Wong Chun-waia 126 Alan Tam King-wah 125 Chow Wai-tung 124 Joseph Chow Kam-siu 111 Lam Ho-yeung 109 Chiu Chung-lam 105 Stephen Fong Chun-bong 85 Lam Wing-yin 83 Wong Kin-shing 78 Lai Chi-keong 74 Yam Kai-bong 74 Wong Leung-hi 60 Lau Tai-sang 52 Sham Wing-kan 46 Wong Fung-yau 10 Results In the election on 12 December, Lee Wing-tat, the major figure in the mainstreamer faction defeated Chan King-ming from the Young Turks faction with 189 to 113 votes. Chan who was also a vice-chairman candidate and Albert Ho both got elected with 205 votes, higher than the third candidate Zachary Wong Wai-yin who only got 96 votes, being elected as the new two vice-chairmen.http://www.dphk.org/2003/images/thumbphoto/04agm_result.doc zh:第六屆中央委員會及紀律委員會選舉結果 The Democratic Party Chinese 12 December 2004 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20041214025537/http://www.dphk.org/2003/images/thumbphoto/04agm_result.doc December 14, 2004 The elected members of the 6th Central Committee are listed as following: Chairman: Lee Wing-tat Vice-Chairmen: Albert Ho, Chan King-ming Secretary: Cheung Yin-tung Treasurer: Tsui Hon-kwong Executive Committee Members: 22em Chan Ka-wai Josephine Chan Shu-ying Gary Fan Kwok-wai Fung Wai-kwong Howard Lam Tsz-kin Law Chi-kwong Ng Wing-fai Szeto Wah Wong Sing-chi Yeung Sum Central Committee Members: 22em Kwan Wing-yip Cosmas Kwong Kwok-chuen Law Chun-ngai Raymond Lee Wai-man Joanna Leung Suk-ching Mark Li Kin-yin Ng Kim-singa Sin Chung-kai Tik Chi-yuen James To Kun-sun Wong Suet-ying Zachary Wong Wai-yin Wu Chi-wai Yeung Sik-pik Yuen Bun-keung Notes 1.a Ng Kim-sing and Wong Chun-wai received the same number of votes so a by-election was held later, in which Ng was elected to the Central Committee. References Category:Democratic Party (HK) leadership elections Category:2004 in Hong Kong Category:2004 elections in China Democratic Party (HK) leadership election