Choices of the rich, poor and middle-class: how Hong Kong Island residents voted in Sunday’s by-election
Those in middle-class estates stayed loyal to the pro-democracy bloc’s Au Nok-hin while his rival Judy Chan scored points with the Peak and public housing residents
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The Post’s analysis found Au, who got 50.7 per cent of valid votes compared to Chan’s 47.2 per cent vote share, had solid appeal in areas with “blue chip housing estates” or large scale private developments catering to middle-income families. In contrast, Chan’s top four strongholds were affluent areas on the island.
The island is the city’s most iconic area – with the seat of government, the major financial and business district and a host of tourist and leisure attractions.
It is also home to over 1.2 million people – of whom 623,273 are registered voters. Overall, they have the highest education levels across all constituencies and tend to be more evenly split across the political divide, though in previous polls they favoured pro-democracy parties.