Voter Register Falls for Fourth Consecutive Year, with 330,000 Fewer Than in Previous LegCo Election; Only Those Aged 66 and Above Increase
選民四連跌 較上屆立選少33萬 獨66歲或以上增長 議員稱年底投票率難料
The Legislative Council election will be held on 7 December. The Registration and Electoral Office yesterday published the final register of electors. This year, there are about 4.138 million electors in the geographical constituencies, approximately 70,000 fewer than in last year’s final register, marking a decline for the fourth consecutive year. Compared with the 2021 Legislative Council election, the number has fallen by more than 330,000. Compared with the 2021 Legislative Council election and the 2023 District Council election, the number of young electors has contracted sharply. The number of electors aged 18 to 20 fell by about 87% and 54%, respectively. The only age groups to record increases were those aged 66 to 70 and those aged 71 or above. A directly elected legislator said it was difficult to use the figures to estimate the turnout at the end of the year. This election year, the number of electors in the geographical constituencies is 334,000 lower than at the 2021 Legislative Council election held after the implementation of the “improved electoral system”, and 194,000 lower than at the District Council election two years ago. By age group, the number of electors in each group aged 35 or below declines as the age decreases; there are only 12,125 electors aged 18 to 20.
立法會12月7日將舉行換屆選舉。選舉事務處昨公布正式選民登記冊，今年地方選區選民約413.8萬人，較去年正式選民登記冊少約7萬人，連續第四年下跌，對比上屆2021年立法會選舉則減少逾33萬人。相較2021年立法會選舉及2023年區議會選舉，年輕選民均大幅萎縮，其中18至20歲選民分別大跌約87%及54%；各年齡層只有66至70歲及71歲或以上有增長。有直選議員認為難藉此估計年底投票率。 今年是選舉年，地方選區選民人數較「完善選舉制度」後的2021年立法會選舉減少33.4萬，亦比前年區選少19.4萬。按年齡層計，35歲或以下的各個群組選民人數按年齡遞減，其中18至20歲僅12,125人。