Election Committee (Hong Kong)

Election Committee

選舉委員會
6th Election Committee
Seats1,500
Elections
Multiple non-transferable vote
Last election
19 September 2021
Next election
September 2026
Election Committee
Traditional Chinese選舉委員會
Simplified Chinese选举委员会
Cantonese YaleSyúngéui Wáiyùnwuih
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXuǎnjǔ Wěiyuánhuì
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationSyúngéui Wáiyùnwuih
JyutpingSyun2geoi2 Wai2jyun4wui6

The Election Committee is the electoral college in Hong Kong that selects the Chief Executive (CE) and, since 2021, elects 40 of the 90 members of the Legislative Council. Established by Annex I of the Basic Law of Hong Kong which states that "the Chief Executive shall be elected by a broadly representative Election Committee in accordance with this Law and appointed by the Central People's Government (State Council)."[1] It is formed and performs its selection function once every five years, even in the event of a CE not completing their term. The membership of the Election Committee was expanded to 1,500 under the massive overhaul of the electoral system in 2021.[2] The Election Committee has been criticised for its "small-circle" electoral basis and its composition favouring pro-Beijing and business interests.

  1. ^ "Annex I : Method for the Selection of the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region". The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Full Text of the Constitution and the Basic Law - annex (1)". Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.

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