2019 Wong Tai Sin District Council election

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2019 Wong Tai Sin District Council election
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  2015 24 November 20192023 

All 25 seats to Wong Tai Sin District Council
13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout70.4% Increase2.svg23.3%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Democratic ADPL Civic
Last election3 seats, 15.1%2 seats, 5.7%0 seat, 2.1%
Seats before320
Seats won632
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Increase2.svg1Increase2.svg2
Popular vote24,34211,6689,126
Percentage13.2%6.3%4.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg1.9%Increase2.svg0.6%N/A

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party TWSCP People Power CHESSA
Last election0 seat, 3.5%0 seat, 1.2%Did not contest
Seats before000
Seats won211
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Increase2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote10,1603,8223,523
Percentage5.5%2.1%1.9%
SwingIncrease2.svg2.0%Increase2.svg0.9%N/A

 Seventh partyEighth partyNinth party
 
Party DAB FTU Liberal
Last election8 seats, 24.1%2 seats, 8.8%1 seat, 2.7%
Seats before721
Seats won000
Seat changeDecrease2.svg7Decrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote31,86918,9393,075
Percentage17.2%10.2%1.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg6.9%Increase2.svg1.4%Decrease2.svg1.0%

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

The 2019 Wong Tai Sin District Council election was held on 24 November 2019 to elect all 25 members to the District Council. [1]

Contents

The pro-democrats scored a historic landslide victory in the election amid the massive pro-democracy protests by taking all the seats in the council. The pro-Beijing councillors were completely wiped out as a result, with Democratic Party becoming the largest party.

Overall election results

Before election:

916
Pro-democracyPro-Beijing

Change in composition:

25
Pro-democracy
Wong Tai Sin District Council election result 2019
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 857−232.032.860,723
  DAB 007−70.017.231,869−6.9
  Democratic 630+324.013.224,342–1.9
  FTU 002−20.010.218,939+1.4
  ADPL 310+112.06.311,668+0.6
  TWSCP 220+28.05.510,160+2.0
  Civic 220+28.04.99,126+2.8
  PfD 220+28.04.17,620
  People Power 110+14.02.13,822+0.9
  CHESSA 110+14.01.93,523
  Liberal 001−10.01.73,075–1.0

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References

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