Election Committee (Hong Kong)

Election Committee
Election Committee
Traditional Chinese	選舉委員會
Simplified Chinese	选举委员会
Cantonese Yale	Syúngéui Wáiyùnwuih
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xuǎnjǔ Wěiyuánhuì
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Syúngéui Wáiyùnwuih
Jyutping	Syun2geoi2 Wai2jyun4wui6

Election Committee

選舉委員會
Election Committee ; 選舉委員會
6th Election Committee
Seats	1,500
Elections
Voting system	Multiple non-transferable vote
Last election	19 September 2021
Next election	September 2026

The Election Committee is a Hong Kong electoral college, the function of which is to select the Chief Executive (CE) and, since 2021, to elect 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)." 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. The Election Committee has been criticised for its "small-circle" electoral basis and its composition favouring pro-Beijing and business interests.

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