A total of 50 candidates contested for 40 Election Committee seats in Sunday’s election. The graphic shows the winners.

During the eight-term Legislative Council election, a total of 60 candidates competed for 30 functional constituency seats.

Fifty-one candidates competed for 20 directly elected geographical seats during Sunday’s election.

The graphic shows the full list of the winning candidates.

The eighth Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has been successfully formed, as all 90 seats have been filled following the smooth completion of the election.

Total 161 candidates vied for 90 seats in Sunday’s Legislative Council General Election. The races had 51 candidates competing for 20 directly elected geographical seats, 60 vying for 30 functional constituency seats, and the remaining 50 contesting 40 Election Committee seats.

The counting of votes for the 2025 Legislative Council General Election (LCGE) was completed smoothly at around 6 am on Monday.

Soon after poll closure at 11:30 pm on Sunday night, the counting of 1,317,680 geographical constituency ballot papers, 76,940 functional constituency ballot papers and 1,458 Election Committee constituency ballot papers commenced.

"Overall, the polling and counting processes proceeded smoothly and all arrangements for the LCGE have reflected the principle of openness, honesty and fairness," commission Chairman Justice David Lok commented on the conclusion of the election, saying that the EAC is satisfied with the arrangements.

The EAC thanked the government bureaus and departments involved in the election as well as all electors cast their votes.

“As prescribed by the law, the EAC will submit a report on the review of the electoral arrangements of the LCGE to the chief executive within three months,” added Justice Lok.

Forty out of 90 newly-elected members of Legislative Council are fresh faces.

Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong appeared the biggest winner in the election, securing 20 seats in the council.

The Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong and the Federation of Trade Unions took eight and seven seats, respectively.

Four of the 54 incumbents seeking re-election failed to retain their seats.

The eighth-term LegCo will commence its four-year term on Jan 1 next year.

Voter turnout in the geographical constituencies during Sunday’s election reached 31.9 percent, which surpassed the cumulative turnout rate in the 2021 Legislative Council election. Out of the total 4,131,298 electors, 1,317,682 cast their ballots.

In the functional constituencies, the turnout was 40.09 percent, with 76,942 out of a total 191,916 casting their votes.

And for the Election Committee constituency, 1,458 out of 1,466 voters – or 99.45 percent – cast their votes.

During the 2021 election, the rates of voter turnout for the geographical constituencies, functional constituencies, and the Election Committee constituency were 30.2 percent, 32.22 percent, and 98.48 percent, respectively.

Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu extended his congratulations to all newly-elected members of the Legislative Council on behalf of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government.

Saying the eighth LegCo general election has successfully concluded, he said, “I also thank the 161 candidates from different sectors, professions and backgrounds, as well as all sectors of the community, for their active participation.”

He said the smooth and successful conduct of the election at a time when the Hong Kong community is collectively facing a difficult period carries profound significance.

“It demonstrates electors' support for the government's commitment to recovery and reform following the tragedy, and for electing capable and committed LegCo members to drive institutional reform. It showcases the spirit of unity, mutual care and support among the people of Hong Kong.”

The results of the eighth-term Legislative Council election were unveiled early on Monday.

All 90 members of the new-term LegCo have been elected – 40 elected by the Election Committee, 30 by functional constituencies, and 20 by geographical constituencies through direct elections.

The eighth-term LegCo of the HKSAR will commence its four-year term on Jan 1 next year.