Election Committee nominations open from October 7
SingTao · 2 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago3 MIN
Summary
Hong Kong’s Electoral Affairs Commission machinery has moved into the next stage for the 2026 Election Committee subsector ordinary election, with the nomination period set for October 7 to October 20. The number of Election Committee seats to be returned by each subsector was gazetted on September 22 and uploaded to the election website, while polling on November 22 will be required only where valid nominations outnumber the seats in a subsector.
Key Points
- The Registration and Electoral Office said nominations for the 2026 Election Committee subsector ordinary election will run from Wednesday, October 7, to Tuesday, October 20.
- The number of seats to be filled in each subsector was gazetted on September 22, and the relevant notice has also been uploaded to the election website.
- A poll will be held on November 22 only if the number of validly nominated candidates in a subsector exceeds the number of Election Committee members to be returned.
- Candidates must be at least 18, be registered geographical constituency electors, and either be registered voters in the relevant subsector or have a close connection with it.
- Each nomination form must be signed by at least five registered voters of the relevant subsector, and corporate voters may nominate only through an authorised representative.
- The Electoral Affairs Commission has appointed returning officers for the subsectors, and the appointment notice was also gazetted on September 22 and uploaded to the election website. Nomination forms are available from September 22 during normal office hours, excluding public holidays, at two Registration and Electoral Office offices in Cheung Sha Wan and Kwun Tong, at the relevant returning officers’ offices, at District Offices, and online. The two Registration and Electoral Office locations named by the government are 8/F, Treasury Building, 3 Tonkin Street West, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, and Units 2301-03, 23/F, Millennium City 6, 392 Kwun Tong Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon
- Nominated persons must personally deliver completed nomination forms and an election deposit of HK$1,000 to the relevant returning officer during the nomination period and normal office hours, excluding public holidays. The government urged nominees to pay the deposit by Faster Payment System, cash or cashier order to avoid problems caused by bounced cheques, and advised early submission so any errors can be corrected before the deadline. Nominees must also complete and return a supplementary information form if required by the Candidate Eligibility Review Committee, preferably by email after electronic completion, no later than 5pm on October 20.
Why It Matters
For prospective candidates and subsector voters, the immediate practical issue is the short nomination window and the need to complete both nomination and eligibility-review paperwork on time. The gazetted seat allocation and the November 22 contingency polling date also give each subsector a fixed timetable for whether the contest will proceed to a vote or be settled uncontested.