2015 Yau Tsim Mong District Council election

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2015 Yau Tsim Mong District Council election
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  2011 22 November 20152019 

All 19 seats to Yau Tsim Mong District Council
10 seats needed for a majority
Turnout45.5%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party DAB Democratic Civic
Last election8 seats, 33.2%1 seat, 11.6%0 seat, 3.6%
Seats before810
Seats won911
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg1
Popular vote13,6226,5764,222
Percentage30.6%14.8%9.5%
SwingDecrease2.svg2.6%Increase2.svg3.2%Increase2.svg5.9%

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party KWND/BPA ADPL
Last electionDid not stand0 seat, 6.3%
Seats before21
Seats won21
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote3,1362,980
Percentage7.0%6.7%
SwingN/AIncrease2.svg0.4%

Yau Tsim Mong District Council 2015.svg
Colours on map indicate winning party for each constituency.

The 2015 Yau Tsim Mong District Council election was held on 22 November 2015 to elect all 19 members to the Yau Tsim Mong District Council. [1]

Yau Tsim Mong District Council

Yau Tsim Mong District Council is the district council for the Yau Tsim Mong District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 district council. Yau Tsim Mong District currently consists of 19 members, of which the district is divided into 19 constituencies, electing a total of 19 members. It was merged from the Mong Kok District Board and Yau Tsim District Board in 1994 due to the significant drop of the population in the districts. The latest election was held on 22 November 2015.

Overall election results

Before election:

215
PDPro-Beijing

Change in composition:

316
Pro-demPro-Beijing
Yau Tsim Mong Council election result 2015
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  DAB 910+147.430.613,622–2.6
  Independent 522026.321.99,751
  Democratic 10005.314.86,576–0.8
  Civic 110+15.39.54,222–5.9
  KWND 200010.57.03,136
  ADPL 10005.36.72,980−0.4
  Youngspiration 000006.42,837
  FTU 000001.5689

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The Hong Kong local elections are elections in Hong Kong for the members of District Councils. First held in 1982, the elections are held at 4-year intervals when the 18 district councils, totalling 412 elected members require renewal. The last election was on 22 November 2015. The elections are conducted by simple plurality, with an average constituency having a population of around 17,000 people. The councils range from 11 to 37 elected members, depending on that district's population. The Chief Executive may appoint up to a prescribed number of members to each council, totalling 102. The councils in the New Territories also have 27 ex officio members who are chairpersons of rural committees.

Olympic is one of the 17 constituencies of the Yau Tsim Mong District Council in Hong Kong. The seat elects one member of the council every four years. It was first created in 2011 and is now held by the Democratic Party's James To. The boundary is loosely based on the area of Olympian City.

Charming (富榮) is one of the 21 constituencies in the Yau Tsim Mong District.

Mong Kok East is one of the 17 constituencies in the Yau Tsim Mong District.

Yau Ma Tei North is one of the 19 constituencies in the Yau Tsim Mong District of Hong Kong which was first created in 1982 and recreated in 2015.

East Tsim Sha Tsui & King's Park (尖東及京士柏) is one of the 19 constituencies in the Yau Tsim Mong District in Hong Kong.

Tsim Sha Tsui Central is one of the 19 constituencies in the Yau Tsim Mong District of Hong Kong created in 2015.

Tai Nan is one of the 19 constituencies in the Yau Tsim Mong District. The constituency returns one district councillor to the Yau Tsim Mong District Council, with an election every four years.

Jordan South is one of the 19 constituencies in the Yau Tsim Mong District. The constituency returns one district councillor to the Yau Tsim Mong District Council, with an election every four years.

Mong Kok North is one of the 19 constituencies in the Yau Tsim Mong District. The constituency returns one district councillor to the Yau Tsim Mong District Council, with an election every four years.

Jordan West is one of the 19 constituencies in the Yau Tsim Mong District. The constituency returns one district councillor to the Yau Tsim Mong District Council, with an election every four years.

Tsim Sha Tsui West is one of the 19 constituencies in the Yau Tsim Mong District. The constituency returns one district councillor to the Yau Tsim Mong District Council, with an election every four years.

Tai Kok Tsui North is one of the 19 constituencies in the Yau Tsim Mong District. The constituency returns one district councillor to the Yau Tsim Mong District Council, with an election every four years.

Tai Kok Tsui South is one of the 19 constituencies in the Yau Tsim Mong District. The constituency returns one district councillor to the Yau Tsim Mong District Council, with an election every four years.

Yau Ma Tei South is one of the 19 constituencies in the Yau Tsim Mong District. The constituency returns one district councillor to the Yau Tsim Mong District Council, with an election every four years.

Cherry is one of the 19 constituencies in the Yau Tsim Mong District. The constituency returns one district councillor to the Yau Tsim Mong District Council, with an election every four years.

Mong Kok South is one of the 19 constituencies in the Yau Tsim Mong District. The constituency returns one district councillor to the Yau Tsim Mong District Council, with an election every four years.

Mong Kok West is one of the 19 constituencies in the Yau Tsim Mong District of Hong Kong. The constituency returns one district councillor to the Yau Tsim Mong District Council, with an election every four years.

References

  1. "Election Results - Overall Results". Electoral Affairs Commission.