The Frontier is a

pro-democracy Democratization, or democratisation, is the transition to a more democratic political regime, including substantive political changes moving in a democratic direction. It may be a hybrid regime in transition from an authoritarian regime to a full ...

political group in the Hong Kong. It was established on 9 September 2010. The group is headed by convenor Yan Sun-kong since its establishment as a loose group of individual pro-democracy activists and was part of the

People Power "People Power" is a political term denoting the populist driving force of any social movement which invokes the authority of grassroots opinion and willpower, usually in opposition to that of conventionally organised corporate or political for ...

from 2011 to 2016. A party bearing the same name existed between 1996 and 2008. On 23 November 2008, The Frontier declared that it would merge with the

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, also in the pro-democracy camp, but the motion to have it disbanded failed to meet the required support level of 80%.Frontier members vote for Democrats merger
/ref> The party was reestablished on 9 September 2010 by former members who opposed joining the Democratic Party. Yang Sun-kong has been convenor since the reestablishment. From 2011 to 2016, the party was part of the People Power. The group held one seat in the

Legislative Council of Hong Kong The Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (LegCo) is the unicameral legislature of Hong Kong. It sits under China's " one country, two systems" constitutional arrangement, and is the power centre of Hong Kong ...

Raymond Chan Chi-chuen Raymond Chan Chi-chuen (born 16 April 1972 in Hong Kong, ), also called Slow Beat () in his radio career, is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (representing the New Territories East constituency), presenter and former c ...

who also represents for People Power. The Frontier left the People Power in April 2016. It lost its only seat in the Legislative Council after legislator Raymond Chan left the party in May 2016.

Performance in elections

Legislative Council elections

District Council elections

References

External links

Official website of The Frontier
{{DEFAULTSORT:Frontier Political parties established in 2010 Political parties in Hong Kong 2010 establishments in Hong Kong People Power (Hong Kong) Liberal parties in Hong Kong