2021 Hong Kong legislative election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2021_Hong_Kong_legislative_election

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:politics
gptkbp:boycottedBy	pro-democracy parties
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkbp:date	19 December 2021
gptkbp:disqualifiedCandidates	several pro-democracy candidates
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	2021 Hong Kong legislative election
gptkbp:internationalResponse	criticized by Western governments praised by Chinese government
gptkbp:legislature	gptkb:Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong
gptkbp:mainCandidate	153
gptkbp:mainChange	expanded Election Committee constituency increased vetting of candidates reduction of directly elected seats first election after electoral system overhaul in 2021 introduction of Candidate Eligibility Review Committee
gptkbp:nextEdition	2025 Hong Kong legislative election
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:New_People's_Party gptkb:Democratic_Alliance_for_the_Betterment_and_Progress_of_Hong_Kong gptkb:Hong_Kong_Federation_of_Trade_Unions gptkb:Business_and_Professionals_Alliance_for_Hong_Kong Democratic Party (boycotted)
gptkbp:notableLoss	gptkb:Frederick_Fung gptkb:Tanya_Chan gptkb:Gary_Fan Claudia Mo (disqualified)
gptkbp:notableWinner	gptkb:Regina_Ip gptkb:Junius_Ho gptkb:Starry_Lee Tik Chi-yuen
gptkbp:numberOfDirectlyElectedSeats	20
gptkbp:numberOfElectionCommitteeSeats	40
gptkbp:numberOfFunctionalConstituencySeats	30
gptkbp:numberOfIssues	gptkb:constitutional_law gptkb:military voter turnout legitimacy of the election candidate vetting democratic representation
gptkbp:officialLanguage	gptkb:Chinese English
gptkbp:organizer	gptkb:Electoral_Affairs_Commission
gptkbp:previousEdition	2016 Hong Kong legislative election
gptkbp:reasonForBoycott	perceived lack of fairness and democratic representation
gptkbp:result	pro-Beijing camp won majority pro-democracy camp won 1 seat
gptkbp:seatingCapacity	90
gptkbp:type	legislative
gptkbp:voterTurnout	30.2%
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:7th_Legislative_Council_(2022–2025)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6