Voter Turnout

Kuwait elects new parliament on low voter turnout

2 Dec 2012

Kuwaitis have elected a parliament including several newcomers which may prove more government-friendly than its predecessor but could lack legitimacy in the eyes of some due to a low voter...

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City news in brief, August 13, 2012

13 Aug 2012

15 HK activists head for Diaoyu Islands

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Wasted votes

12 Jan 2012

It has been argued that the history of Western philosophy is but a series of footnotes to two ancient Athenian philosophers, Plato and Aristotle. Plato rejected the idea of democracy because he...

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Rational choice

15 Nov 2011

There have been various informed and speculative explanations for the rather astonishing results of the recent district council elections.

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No fools

14 Nov 2011

We can brush it off as political denial, the first stage of what is probably political grief. But the last thing a politician should do is blame the voters when they lose.

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Pan-democrats suffer as demographic changes tip the balance

8 Nov 2011

The pan-democrats' setback in the district council elections defied the conventional wisdom that they benefit from higher turnouts, since voter turnout was 2.6 percentage points higher than in the...

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Opinion

Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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Voter turnout no guide to who will win

Traditional political wisdom that high voter turnout is good for pan-democrats has been shaken up by a study of the last district council elections in 2007.

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Chan laments absence of election fever

Former chief secretary Anson Chan Fang On-sang says the government is not doing enough to encourage people to vote in Sunday's district council elections, and criticised radicals for splitting the...

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Poll officials keen to boost voter figures

After the high turnout for Friday's pro-democracy march, there's little doubt that Hongkongers are politically fired up this year, but how will this translate to voter turnout at polling booths...

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An overreaction to a political stunt

Although Hong Kong is still moving towards universal suffrage, there is no doubt that elections have, over the years, taken root.

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Public's verdict awaited on radical tactics

For the Civic Party and the League of Social Democrats, which have spearheaded moves to force Sunday's Legislative Council by-elections, seen by some as a de facto referendum on the pace and scope...

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Civic Party and league to act as rivals step up the pressure

The Civic Party and the League of Social Democrats will issue a new document this week to clarify the meaning and strategy of their de facto referendum on universal suffrage following mounting...

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