2019 Tai Po District Council election

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2019 Tai Po District Council election
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  2015 24 November 20192023 

19 (of the 21) seats to Tai Po District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
Turnout72.0% Increase2.svg27.1%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Neo Democrats Community Alliance TPDA
Last election3 seats, 15.9%New partyNew party
Seats before310
Seats won444
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Increase2.svg3Increase2.svg4
Popular vote21,79016,69213,185
Percentage16.2%12.4%9.8%
SwingIncrease2.svg0.3%N/AN/A

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Civic Passion DAB BPA
Last electionDid not contest5 seats, 28.4%New party
Seats before053
Seats won100
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg5Decrease2.svg3
Popular vote5,54118,8328,709
Percentage4.1%14.0%6.5%
SwingN/ADecrease2.svg14.4%Decrease2.svg0.9%

Tai Po District Council (2019).svg
Colours on map indicate winning party for each constituency.

The 2019 Tai Po District Council election was held on 24 November 2019 to elect all 19 elected members to the 21-member Tai Po District Council. [1]

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The pro-democrats achieved a historic landslide victory by sweeping all the elected seats in the council amid the massive pro-democracy protests. The pro-Beijing camp was completely wiped out except for the two ex officio members who were also the rural committee chairmen.

Overall election results

Before election:Change in composition:

615
Pro-democracyPro-Beijing

Change in composition:

192
Pro-democracyPB
Tai Po Council election result 2019
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 656−131.633.845,381
  Neo Democrats 410+121.116.221,790+0.3
  DAB 005−50.014.018,832−14.4
  Community Alliance 430+321.112.416,692
  TPDA 440+421.19.813,185
  BPA 003−30.06.58,709−0.9
  Civic Passion 011+15.34.15,541
  NPP 00000.01.72,310
  FTU 00000.01.51,962−0.3

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References

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