Legislative Council By-Elections 2018

Former Democrat Wong Sing-chi is standing as an unaffiliated independent in the Legislative Council By-election this Sunday, without any party backing or the Ultraman suit he wore in the 2016 by-election. Wong says he's going back to basics and his campaign slogan is "The courage to choose rationality".

Former Democratic Party Executive Committee member Au Nok-hin has described the upcoming Legislative Council by-election as a referendum and the says he is the Plan B for the whole pro-democracy camp, not just disqualified candidate Agnes Chow Ting and her party Demosistō.

Edward Yiu Chung-yim is hoping his professional expertise, one year of experience in the Legislative Council and status as the only disqualified lawmaker to be standing in Sunday’s by-election will give him enough votes to take the West Kowloon seat.

Ng Dick-hay is a former spokesman of a pro-government activist group but says he's standing as an independent so he can express his views freely. Although he doesn't think he can win, Ng is standing in the Hong Kong Island Legislative Council By-election to enhance the image of Beijing's supporters.

District councillor Paul Zimmerman hopes to bring together talents from all sides to improve Hong Kong's city planning. But he faces a tough fight to win the Architectural, Surveying, Planning and Landscape functional constituency seat formerly held by Edward Yiu Chung-Yim in the upcoming legislative council by-election.

He used to be know for his fiery criticism of the pro-establishment camp but now Edward Yum is calling himself a pragmatist and focusing on economic development in his run for the Hong Kong Island in the upcoming Legislative Council By-election.

The Neo Democrats' Gary Fan is putting the fight against the disqualification of lawmakers and election candidates at the centre of his bid for the New Territories East seat in the Legislative Council By-election.

What does "DQ" refer to? Who is a Returning Officer? Varsity explains some common buzzwords seen in media coverage about the upcoming Legislative Council By-elecion.

Who's standing in the three geographical constituencies and one functional constituency that will be contested on March 11th? Our graphic below shows you all the...