The Democratic Alliance, formerly called Yuen Long Tin Shui Wai Democratic Alliance, was a small

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pro-ROC political group in

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established in 2003 and dissolved in 2021. The final chairman of the alliance was Johnny Mak Ip-sing, who was also a member of

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History

The alliance was established in 2003 by a group of pro-Kuomintang politicians under the initiatives of the Legislative Council member

Albert Chan Wai-yip Albert Chan Wai-yip (born 3 March 1955, Hong Kong) is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong representing the New Territories West constituency. He has served as a legislator from 1991 to 2016 except for the periods 1997� ...

after he split from the

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and wanted to consolidate his political base in the

New Territories West New Territories West (NTW) is the western part of Hong Kong's New Territories, covering Yuen Long, Tuen Mun, Tsuen Wan, Kwai Tsing and the Islands District. History Settlements in the area, except the Islands District, have been connected by the ...

. The group filed five members in the

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in the 2003 District Council elections, and won three seats in the

, while Albert Chan Wai Yip himself retained his seat in the

Tsuen Wan District Tsuen Wan District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the New Territories and is served by the Tsuen Wan line of the MTR metro system. Its area is 60,7 km². Its residents, who mostly live in Tsuen Wan Town, en ...

. The Democratic Alliance became part of Albert Chan's radical pro-democracy alliance People Power in 2011.

Johnny Mak Johnny Mak Ip-sing (; born 1960) is a pro-ROC and pro-democracy politician in Hong Kong. He has been a Yuen Long District Councillor since 1991 and is the current Chairman of the Democratic Alliance. Biography Growing up in a pro-ROC back ...

became the only People Power candidate win a seat in the 2011 District Council elections. In 2012, the Democratic Alliance broke apart from the People Power as Johnny Mak wanted to lead a candidate list in the coming 2012 LegCo elections. The group failed to win a seat in the New Territories West constituency.

Electoral performance

Legislative Council elections

District Councils elections

References

External links

Official web site
{{Hong Kong political parties 2003 establishments in Hong Kong Political parties in Hong Kong Pro-democracy camp (Hong Kong) Three Principles of the People Yuen Long District