2012 Chief Executive Election
Albert Ho announced in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong on 4 October 2011 that he would contest the 2012 Chief Executive election. With the pan democrats securing an estimated 205 votes, Albert Ho took part in a pan-democrat primary election on 8 January 2012 against Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood lawmaker Frederick Fung and won. Out of the 1,132 EC votes, Albert Ho came third with 76. Leung Chun-ying was declared duly elected by the Returning Officer.
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