2015 Kwai Tsing District Council election

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2015 Kwai Tsing District Council election
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  2011 22 November 20152019 

29 (of the 30) seats to Kwai Tsing District Council
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout48.6%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party DAB NWSC Democratic
Last election5 seats, 17.3%5 seats, 13.1%9 seats, 28.6%
Seats before558
Seats won854
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg4
Popular vote28,83716,10529,267
Percentage24.7%13.8%25.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg7.4%Increase2.svg0.7%Decrease2.svg3.6%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party FTU BPA NPP
Last election2 seat, 9.4%New partyDid not run
Seats before241
Seats won332
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote9,9688,9543,141
Percentage8.5%7.7%2.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg0.9%N/AN/A

Kwai Tsing District Council 2015.svg
Colours on map indicate winning party for each constituency.

The 2015 Kwai Tsing District Council election was held on 22 November 2015 to elect all 29 elected members to the 30-member Kwai Tsing District Council. [1]

Kwai Tsing District Council

Kwai Tsing District Council is the district council for the Kwai Tsing District in Hong Kong, being one of the 18 district councils in Hong Kong. It currently consists of 30 members of which 29 are directly elected from the 29 constituencies of the district, one ex-officio member who is the Tsing Yi Rural Committee chairman. The latest election was held on 22 November 2015.

Contents

The pan-democracy camp failed to secure majority of the elected seats with Democratic Party lost its largest party status to the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB).

Democratic Party (Hong Kong) political party in Hong Kong

The Democratic Party is a centre-left liberal political party in Hong Kong established in 1994. Chaired by legislator Wu Chi-wai, it is currently the third largest party in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, having seven seats and 37 District Councillors. It is also the largest pro-democracy party in the legislature.

Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong political party in Hong Kong

The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong is a pro-Beijing conservative political party established in 1992 in Hong Kong. Chaired by Starry Lee, it is currently the largest party in the Legislative Council and the District Councils, commanding 13 seats and 118 seats respectively.

Overall election results

Before election:

1514
Pro-democracyPro-Beijing

Change in composition:

11117
Pro-democracyI.Pro-Beijing
Kwai Tsing District Council election result 2015
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Democratic 404−413.825.029,267–3.6
  DAB 840+427.624.728,837+7.4
  NWSC 500017.213.816,105+0.7
  Independent 411013.811.513,420
  FTU 310+110.38.59,968–0.9
  BPA 301–110.37.78,954
  NPP 210+16.92.73,141
  Youngspiration 000002.73,121
  FLU 000001.41,624
  LSD 000001.11,230
  CFLCG 000000.2282

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References

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