[1] The association won one seat in Wan Chai in 2019 District Council election.

Chow ran in the 2015 District Council election in Kennedy Town & Mount Davis but failed to win a seat.

While Fung was elected, Li Wing-choi who represented the association won a seat in Victoria Park, as well as two members who ran as independents, Pang Ka-ho and Ho Chi-wang won in Sai Wan and Water Street respectively.

[2] Beijing mouthpiece Wen Wei Po accused the VSA of being pro-independence, citing chairman Chow Sai-kit former membership of Youngspiration and Li Wing-choi's opposition to the proposed National Anthem Bill.

[3] The association refuted by claiming that the news report was fabricated and reserved the right to sue.