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745:. No. 691. 8 March 1979.
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1511:Elections in Hong Kong
1501:1979 elections in Asia
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726:"市局選舉核票完成 六名議員凌晨選出".
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445:Cecilia Yeung Lai-yin
288:"Queen of the Polls"
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377:Denny Huang Mong-hwa
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218:Percentage
1495:Categories
1440:Plebiscite
1111:1932 (Nov)
1106:1932 (May)
713:References
317:Candidate
68:Registered
1394:elections
855:elections
801:elections
294:Maria Tam
706:−15.31
701:31,481
691:+19.81
685:12,426
681:Turnout
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132:Leader
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670:1,122
663:Reform
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575:−3.27
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547:3,467
538:Reform
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494:−2.86
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461:+2.36
451:4,990
438:Reform
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416:5,488
393:−4.49
388:12.38
383:6,348
360:−1.95
355:16.01
350:8,214
320:Votes
314:Party
222:19.09%
213:9,579
156:Reform
147:Party
78:15.31%
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653:3.67
633:4.91
613:4.91
603:Civic
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583:Civic
572:6.50
550:6.76
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471:Civic
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209:9,792
151:Civic
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728:華僑日報
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