 In the 2011 District Council elections, the Civic Party was hammered by the pro-Beijing media due to its close ties with the legal advisers on the lawsuit of the right of abode for foreign domestic workers who represented one such Filipina.The party was greatly disadvantaged by this as many HK residents fear granting Filipinos permanent residency would affect them.The party received great defeat in the election with only seven out of 41 candidates were elected.