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{{Distinguish|Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong}}
{{one source|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox political party
| country          = Hong Kong
| name             = Democratic Alliance
| native_name      = {{noitalics|{{nobold|民主陣線}}}}
| logo             = Logo of Democratic Alliance.svg
| logo_size        = 
| chairman         = [[Johnny Mak Ip-sing|Johnny Mak]]
| colorcode        = #1c41e0
| foundation       = {{start date|2003}}
| dissolved        = {{end date|2021|7|12|df=y}}
| predecessor      = 
| merger           = 
| headquarters     = <!-- Shop No.1, 1/F,<br />Yik Fat Building,<br />11–15 Fung Yau St.<br />North, [[Yuen Long]],<br /> [[New Territories]] -->
| regional         = [[Pro-ROC camp]]<br />[[Pro-democracy camp]]
| ideology         = {{ublist
 | [[Liberalism]] ([[Liberalism in Hong Kong|HK]])
 | [[Conservatism]] ([[Conservatism in Taiwan|Taiwan]])
 | [[Anti-communism]] ([[Anti-communism in China#Hong Kong|HK]])
 | [[Three Principles of the People]]
}}
| position         = {{nowrap|[[Centre-right]] to [[right-wing]]}}
| colours          = {{colour box|{{party color|Yuen Long Tin Shui Wai Democratic Alliance}}}}{{colour box|#F7F766}} [[Blue]] and [[yellow]]
| website          = [https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Political-Organization/%E6%B0%91%E4%B8%BB-%E9%99%A3%E7%B7%9A-Democratic-Alliance-1643234779333236/ Official Facebook page]
}}
{{Infobox Chinese
| order = jp
| showflag = stp
| title = Democratic Alliance
| t = 民主陣線
| j = Man<sup>4</sup> zyu<sup>2</sup> zan<sup>6</sup> sin<sup>3</sup>
| y = Màhn jyú jahn sin
| altname = Yuen Long Tin Shui Wai Democratic Alliance
| t2 = 元朗天水圍民主陣線
| j2 = Jyun<sup>4</sup> long<sup>5</sup> tin<sup>1</sup> seoi<sup>2</sup> wai<sup>4</sup> man<sup>4</sup> zyu<sup>2</sup> zan<sup>6</sup> sin<sup>3</sup>
| y2 = Yùhn lóhng tīn séui wàih màhn jyú jahn sin
}}
The '''Democratic Alliance''', previously the '''Yuen Long Tin Shui Wai Democratic Alliance''', was a [[pro-democracy camp|pro-democracy]], [[Pro-ROC camp|pro-ROC]] political group in [[Hong Kong]] established in 2003 and dissolved in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=曾辦「雙十」活動港人無意再辦 親台團體餐廳訂位慶祝遭取消|url=https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/a-%E9%84%A7%E7%82%B3%E5%BC%B7%E8%B3%AA%E7%96%91%E7%82%BA%E4%BD%95%E6%85%B6%E7%A5%9D%E9%9B%99%E5%8D%81-%E9%BA%A5%E6%A5%AD%E6%88%90%E7%84%A1%E6%84%8F%E5%86%8D%E8%BE%A6%E7%B4%80%E5%BF%B5%E8%BE%9B%E4%BA%A5%E9%9D%A9%E5%91%BD%E6%B4%BB%E5%8B%95|access-date=2021-09-26|website=Stand News}}</ref> The final chairman of the alliance was [[Johnny Mak Ip-sing]], who was also a member of [[Yuen Long District Council]].

==History==
The alliance was established in 2003 by a group of [[pro-ROC camp (Hong Kong)|pro-Kuomintang]] politicians under the initiatives of the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong|Legislative Council]] member [[Albert Chan Wai-yip]] after he split from the [[Democratic Party (Hong Kong)|Democratic Party]] and wanted to consolidate his political base in the [[New Territories West (constituency)|New Territories West]].<ref>{{cite book|page=741|title=Asian Survey, Volume 44, Issues 5-6|publisher=University of California Press|year=2004}}</ref>

The group filed five members in the [[Yuen Long District]] in the [[2003 Hong Kong local elections|2003 District Council elections]], and won three seats in the [[Yuen Long District Council]], while Albert Chan Wai Yip himself retained his seat in the [[Tsuen Wan District]]. The Democratic Alliance became part of Albert Chan's radical pro-democracy alliance [[People Power (Hong Kong)|People Power]] in 2011. [[Johnny Mak]] became the only People Power candidate win a seat in the [[2011 Hong Kong local elections|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 Hong Kong legislative election|2012 LegCo elections]]. The group failed to win a seat in the New Territories West constituency.

The party was dissolved in July 2021.

==Electoral performance==
===Legislative Council elections===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
|-align=center
! '''Election'''
! Number of<br />popular votes
! % of<br />popular votes
! [[Geographical constituency|GC]]<br />seats
! [[Functional constituency (Hong Kong)|FC]]<br />seats
! Total seats
! +/−
|-
! [[2012 Hong Kong legislative election|2012]]
| 2,896{{increase}}
| 0.16{{decrease}}
| 0
| 0
| {{Composition bar|0|70|hex={{party color|Yuen Long Tin Shui Wai Democratic Alliance}}}}
| 0{{nochange}}
|-
|}

===District Councils elections===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
|-align=center
! Election
! Number of<br />popular votes
! % of<br />popular votes
! Total<br />elected seats
! +/−
|-
! [[2003 Hong Kong local elections|2003]]
| 6,928{{nochange}}
| 0.66{{nochange}}
| {{Composition bar|3|400|hex={{party color|Yuen Long Tin Shui Wai Democratic Alliance}}}}
| 1{{increase}}
|-
! [[2007 Hong Kong local elections|2007]]
| 9,530{{increase}}
| 0.84{{increase}}
| {{Composition bar|1|405|hex={{party color|Yuen Long Tin Shui Wai Democratic Alliance}}}}
| 2{{decrease}}
|-
! [[2011 Hong Kong local elections|2011]]
| colspan=2 align=center | ''[[People Power (Hong Kong)|People Power]] ticket''
| {{Composition bar|1|412|hex={{party color|Yuen Long Tin Shui Wai Democratic Alliance}}}}
| 0{{nochange}}
|-
! [[2015 Hong Kong local elections|2015]]
| 5,313{{nochange}}
| 0.37{{nochange}}
| {{Composition bar|1|431|hex={{party color|Yuen Long Tin Shui Wai Democratic Alliance}}}}
| 0{{nochange}}
|-
! [[2019 Hong Kong local elections|2019]]
| 9,886{{increase}}
| 0.34{{decrease}}
| {{Composition bar|2|452|hex={{party color|Yuen Long Tin Shui Wai Democratic Alliance}}}}
| 1{{increase}}
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.hk-makwongdco.org}} {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050308083411/http://www.hk-makwongdco.org/ |date=2005-03-08 }}
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[[Category:Three Principles of the People]]
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