Democratic Alliance (Hong Kong)

The Democratic Alliance, previously the Yuen Long Tin Shui Wai Democratic Alliance, was a pro-democracy, pro-ROC political group in Hong Kong established in 2003 and dissolved in 2021.[1] The final chairman of the alliance was Johnny Mak Ip-sing, who was also a member of Yuen Long District Council.

Democratic Alliance
民主陣線
ChairmanJohnny Mak
Founded2003 (2003)
Dissolved12 July 2021 (2021-07-12)
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right to right-wing
Regional affiliationPro-Kuomintang camp
Pro-democracy camp
Colours   Blue and yellow
Website
Official Facebook page
Democratic Alliance
Traditional Chinese民主陣線
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationMàhn jyú jahn sin
JyutpingMan4 zyu2 zan6 sin3
Yuen Long Tin Shui Wai Democratic Alliance
Traditional Chinese元朗天水圍民主陣線
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationYùhn lóhng tīn séui wàih màhn jyú jahn sin
JyutpingJyun4 long5 tin1 seoi2 wai4 man4 zyu2 zan6 sin3

History

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The alliance was established in 2003 by a group of pro-Kuomintang politicians under the initiatives of the Legislative Council member Albert Chan Wai-yip after he split from the Democratic Party and wanted to consolidate his political base in the New Territories West.[2]

The group filed five members in the Yuen Long District in the 2003 District Council elections, and won three seats in the Yuen Long District Council, while Albert Chan Wai Yip himself retained his seat in the Tsuen Wan District. The Democratic Alliance became part of Albert Chan's radical pro-democracy alliance People Power in 2011. Johnny Mak became the only People Power candidate win a seat in the 2011 District Council elections. In 2012, the Democratic Alliance broke apart from the People Power as Johnny Mak wanted to lead a candidate list in the coming 2012 LegCo elections. The group failed to win a seat in the New Territories West constituency.

Electoral performance

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Legislative Council elections

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Election Number of
popular votes
% of
popular votes
GC
seats
FC
seats
Total seats +/−
2012 2,896  0.16  0 0
0 / 70
0 

District Councils elections

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Election Number of
popular votes
% of
popular votes
Total
elected seats
+/−
2003 6,928  0.66 
3 / 400
1 
2007 9,530  0.84 
1 / 405
2 
2011 People Power ticket
1 / 412
0 
2015 5,313  0.37 
1 / 431
0 
2019 9,886  0.34 
2 / 452
1 

References

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  1. ^ "曾辦「雙十」活動港人無意再辦 親台團體餐廳訂位慶祝遭取消". Stand News. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  2. ^ Asian Survey, Volume 44, Issues 5-6. University of California Press. 2004. p. 741.
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