critical minority 關鍵少數

critical minority
繁：關鍵少數
简：关键少数

負責選出下任行政長官的選舉委員會，完成選舉，泛民陣營成績可觀，即使仍然不足以主導特首選舉，卻可能發揮關鍵少數作用，左右特首選舉結果；另外，今次選委會選舉，折射選民不滿現狀和民主訴求強烈，結合9月立法會功能組別選舉結果，反映即使是小圈子選舉，當局已經難以掌控。

社評：泛民成關鍵少數 可左右特首選舉（2016年12月13日）。明報，取自 https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20161213/s00003/1481568173616

According to the current distribution of seats, if Pro-Beijing votes equally splits to two or more Chief Executive candidates, the 327 votes from the non-establishment camp will be a critical minority. Although they have yet to decide who to support, their impacts on the final election result for the next Chief Executive should not be underestimated.

Timothy Peirson-Smith: Reflects on Election Committee elections. (2016, December 13). Harbour Times. Retrieved from http://harbourtimes.com/2016/12/13/timothy-peirson-smith-reflects-on-election-committee-elections