The Democratic Party leadership election was held on 2 December 2018 for the 30-member 13th Central Committee of the Democratic Party in Hong Kong, including chairperson and two vice-chairperson posts.
Incumbent chairman Wu Chi-wai was re-elected uncontested with 189 confidence votes with incumbent vice-chairman Lo Kin-hei re-elected and former vice-chairman Andrew Wan retook the post from Li Wing-shing.
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. The eligibility of members electing a delegate who holds one vote in the congress was 5 members. Candidate also needs a majority in order to claim victory.
Overview Wu Chi-wai emphasised the average age of 42.8 year-old of the elected Central Committee, which was the youngest in history. Another highlight was former chairwoman Emily Lau running for the Disciplinary Committee, who was elected with relatively low votes of 153 votes.
Candidates Chairperson Wu Chi-wai, incumbent chairman of the Democratic Party, Legislative Council member for Kowloon East and Wong Tai Sin District Councillor
Vice-Chairpersons Lo Kin-hei, incumbent Vice-Chairman of the Democratic Party and Southern District Councillor Andrew Wan, former Vice-Chairman of the Democratic Party and Legislative Council member for New Territories West
Elections Chairperson electionCandidate For Against % of votes Wu Chi-wai 189 58 77
Vice-Chairperson election Candidate For Against % of votes Lo Kin-hei 174 66 73 Andrew Wan 243 3 99
Results The elected members of the 13th Central Committee are listed as following: Chairman: Wu Chi-wai Vice-Chairmen: Lo Kin-hei, Andrew Wan Treasurer: Sin Chung-kai Secretary: Cheung Yin-tung Executive Committee Members: Chan Ying-kit Joseph Chow Kam-siu Joshua Fung Man-tao Leung Wing-kuen Mok Kin-shing Wong Ching-fung Yim Ka-wing Central Committee Members:
Chai Man-hon Wilfred Chong Wing-fai Chu Tsz-lok Lam Cheuk-ting Lee Wing-tat Leung Yik-ting Bonnie Ng Hoi-yan Stanley Ng Wing-fai Shum Wan-wah Sin Cheuk-lam So Yat-hang Tsang Chi-ming Tsoi Yiu-cheong Tsui Hon-kwong Wong Pik-wan Wu Chi-kin Yuen Hoi-man Josephine Chan Shu-ying
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