Power Voters

Power Voters
選民力量
Chairman Anthony Lam
Founded 20 September 2010[1]
Ideology Direct democracy
Liberalism
Radical democracy
Regional affiliation People Power
Colours Pink
Legislative Council
1 / 70
District Councils
0 / 507
Website
http://powervoters.blogspot.hk
Politics of Hong Kong
Political parties
Elections

The Power Voters is a pro-democratic political group in Hong Kong. The core members formed the radical party People Power in early 2011 and became one of its branches.

Its major aims is to punish the largest pro-democratic party Democratic Party which did not participate in the resignation as referendum campaign launched by Civic Party and League of Social Democrats to press Beijing for universal suffrage in Hong Kong, and negotiated with the Central Government for the reformed constitutional reform package in mid-2010.[2]

11 Power Voters members who were also affiliated themselves with People Power participated in the 2011 District Council elections, most of them chose to contest with the Democratic Party candidates.[1] They failed to get any seat in the election.

Leadership

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "選民力量11人 狙擊民主黨". Singtao Daily. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  2. "選民力量". Retrieved 12 March 2013.