Electoral Reform and Vote

member legislature: This, however, doesn't come as a full surprise, according to Deutsche Welle. It had been clear from the beginning that the proposition lacked enough support in the city 70-member legislature, where two-thirds had to vote in favor for the bill to pass. Although most observers had anticipated a vote to take place only on Friday, Hong Kong lawmakers voted down a Beijing-backed electoral reform package a day earlier. Therefore, as expected, the lawmakers voted against the electoral reform - a development that marks the end of the "Umbrella Revolution" which began last September. In the past, Hong Kongers had no right to vote. No right to vote The main question surrounding the debate over electoral reforms revolved around how the leader of the semi-autonomous Chinese region was to be elected in the years to come. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.