在最新一届香港立法会「爱国者治港」选举中，无效选票达到 41,147 张，占总票数的 3.12%，较 2021 年的 27,495 张（2.04%）大增约五成，创 1997 年回归以来新高。当局多次警告不得鼓吹弃票或投白票，但在 10 个地方选区中，本届 20 名直选当选人有 11 人所得有效票数，少于全港无效选票总数，而上届只有 1 个这样的个案。
今次投票率为合资格选民的 31.90%，比 2021 年高出 1.70 个百分点，仍为回归以来次低，远低于 2016 年的 58.28%。总投票数减少 2.4% 至 131 万张，同时登记选民由 2021 年的 447 万人降至 413 万人。这一下跌出现在人口四年间仍增长 1.5% 至 752 万人的情况下，显示在选制收紧后，整体参与意欲持续走弱。
青年登记跌幅尤其显着，反映对选举制度的不满情绪。18 至 20 岁选民登记人数仅余 12,125 人，较 2021 年暴跌 87.1%；21 至 25 岁则减少 47.2% 至 141,429 人，而相近年龄人口变化不足以解释这种断崖式下跌。当局一方面派发优惠「心意卡」作为诱因，另一方面则以选举舞弊条例拘捕 11 人，并首次引用 23 条本地立法第 88 条起诉一名 71 岁男子，同时仍把今次选举形容为顺利、成功，强调爱国者积极参与。
Invalid ballots in Hong Kong’s latest patriots-only Legislative Council election reached a record 41,147, or 3.12% of all votes, despite official warnings against spoiling ballots. This was about 50% higher than the 27,495 invalid votes (2.04%) recorded in 2021 and the highest level since the 1997 handover. In the 10 geographic constituencies, 11 of the 20 winning candidates received fewer valid votes than the total number of invalid ballots cast across all races.
Overall turnout was 31.90% of eligible voters, 1.70 percentage points higher than in 2021 but still the second-lowest since the handover and far below the 58.28% turnout seen in 2016. Total votes cast slipped 2.4% to 1.31 million, while registered voters fell to 4.13 million from 4.47 million. This decline came even as Hong Kong’s population grew 1.5% over four years to 7.52 million, highlighting weakening engagement with the overhauled electoral system.
Youth registration dropped especially sharply, signaling discontent among younger residents. Registered voters aged 18 to 20 fell 87.1% to just 12,125, while those aged 21 to 25 declined 47.2% to 141,429, changes only partly explained by modest demographic shifts. Authorities used both incentives and deterrents, from discount thank-you cards to arresting 11 people under election laws and making the first charge under Article 23’s Section 88, even as officials hailed the election as smooth, successful, and patriotic.
今次投票率为合资格选民的 31.90%，比 2021 年高出 1.70 个百分点，仍为回归以来次低，远低于 2016 年的 58.28%。总投票数减少 2.4% 至 131 万张，同时登记选民由 2021 年的 447 万人降至 413 万人。这一下跌出现在人口四年间仍增长 1.5% 至 752 万人的情况下，显示在选制收紧后，整体参与意欲持续走弱。
青年登记跌幅尤其显着，反映对选举制度的不满情绪。18 至 20 岁选民登记人数仅余 12,125 人，较 2021 年暴跌 87.1%；21 至 25 岁则减少 47.2% 至 141,429 人，而相近年龄人口变化不足以解释这种断崖式下跌。当局一方面派发优惠「心意卡」作为诱因，另一方面则以选举舞弊条例拘捕 11 人，并首次引用 23 条本地立法第 88 条起诉一名 71 岁男子，同时仍把今次选举形容为顺利、成功，强调爱国者积极参与。
Invalid ballots in Hong Kong’s latest patriots-only Legislative Council election reached a record 41,147, or 3.12% of all votes, despite official warnings against spoiling ballots. This was about 50% higher than the 27,495 invalid votes (2.04%) recorded in 2021 and the highest level since the 1997 handover. In the 10 geographic constituencies, 11 of the 20 winning candidates received fewer valid votes than the total number of invalid ballots cast across all races.
Overall turnout was 31.90% of eligible voters, 1.70 percentage points higher than in 2021 but still the second-lowest since the handover and far below the 58.28% turnout seen in 2016. Total votes cast slipped 2.4% to 1.31 million, while registered voters fell to 4.13 million from 4.47 million. This decline came even as Hong Kong’s population grew 1.5% over four years to 7.52 million, highlighting weakening engagement with the overhauled electoral system.
Youth registration dropped especially sharply, signaling discontent among younger residents. Registered voters aged 18 to 20 fell 87.1% to just 12,125, while those aged 21 to 25 declined 47.2% to 141,429, changes only partly explained by modest demographic shifts. Authorities used both incentives and deterrents, from discount thank-you cards to arresting 11 people under election laws and making the first charge under Article 23’s Section 88, even as officials hailed the election as smooth, successful, and patriotic.
