title: 2016 Hong Kong legislative election in Kowloon East
text: # 2016 Hong Kong legislative election in Kowloon East
  
  These are the Kowloon East results of the 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Council election. The election was held on 4 September 2016 and all 5 seats in Kowloon East where consisted of Wong Tai Sin District and Kwun Tong District were contested. The Pro-Beijing camp retained the majority of the Kowloon East seats. The Democratic Party, Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, Federation of Trade Unions and Civic Party each secured their party's incumbent seat, as well as independent Paul Tse who won the last seat in the last election, with Wilson Or and Jeremy Tam first elected to the Legislative Council.
  
  ## Overall results
  
  Before election:
  
  | 2 | 3 |
  | - | - |
  | Anti-establishment | Pro-establishment |
  
  Change in composition:
  
  | 2 | 3 |
  | - | - |
  | Anti-establishment | Pro-establishment |
  | Party | Party | Party | Seats | Seats change | Contesting list(s) | Votes | % | % change |
  | | | DAB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 51,516 | 15.7 | −1.0 |
  | | | FTU | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47,318 | 14.4 | +0.1 |
  | | | VLHK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,444 | 0.7 | N/A |
  | | | Independent | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47,527 | 14.5 | N/A |
  | Pro-Beijing camp | Pro-Beijing camp | Pro-Beijing camp | 3 | 0 | 4 | 148,805 | 45.2 | +0.7 |
  | | | Democratic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50,309 | 15.3 | −0.1 |
  | | | Civic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45,408 | 13.8 | −0.8 |
  | | | People Power | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31,815 | 9.7 | –3.2 |
  | | | Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,535 | 0.8 | N/A |
  | | | Frontier | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,603 | 0.8 | −1.2 |
  | | | Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,393 | 0.4 | N/A |
  | Pro-democracy camp | Pro-democracy camp | Pro-democracy camp | 2 | 0 | 6 | 131,528 | 40.0 | −14.3 |
  | | | Civic Passion | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33,271 | 10.1 | N/A |
  | | | KEC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12,854 | 3.9 | N/A |
  | Localist groups | Localist groups | Localist groups | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46,125 | 14.0 | N/A |
  | Turnout: | Turnout: | Turnout: | Turnout: | Turnout: | Turnout: | 328,993 | 56.0 | +4.0 |
  
  ## Candidates list
  
  Vote share
  
  Legislative Election 2016: Kowloon East :
  
  | List | List | Candidates | Votes | % | ± |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | DAB | Wilson Or Chong-shing Joe Lai Wing-ho, Cheung Ki-tang | 51,516 | 15.66 | –0.99 |
  | | Democratic | Wu Chi-wai Mok Kin-shing, Cheng Keng-ieong, Wu Chi-kin | 50,309 | 15.29 | –0.08 |
  | | Nonpartisan | Paul Tse Wai-chun | 47,527 | 14.45 | +0.91 |
  | | FTU | Wong Kwok-kin Chow Luen-kiu, Kan Ming-tung, Kwok Wang-hing | 47,318 | 14.38 | +0.04 |
  | | Civic | Jeremy Jansen Tam Man-ho Alan Leong Kah-kit | 45,408 | 13.80 | –0.83 |
  | | Civic Passion | Wong Yeung-tat | 33,271 | 10.11 | N/A |
  | | People Power | Tam Tak-chi | 31,815 | 9.67 | –3.18 |
  | | KEC | Chan Chak-to | 12,854 | 3.91 | N/A |
  | | Frontier | Tam Heung-man | 2,603 | 0.79 | –1.17 |
  | | Labour | Wu Sui-shan, Chiu Shi-shun | 2,535 | 0.77 | N/A |
  | | VLHK | Patrick Ko Tat-pun | 2,444 | 0.74 | N/A |
  | | Nonpartisan | Lui Wing-kei | 1,393 | 0.42 | N/A |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 328,993 | 100 | |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7,754 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 336,738 | 55.98 | +4.01 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 601,566 | | |
  