2019 Sha Tin District Council election

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2019 Sha Tin District Council election
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  2015 24 November 20192023 

41 (of the 42) seats to Sha Tin District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout73.3% Increase2.svg25.4%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Civic Democratic Community Sha Tin
Last election0 seat, 2.1%7 seats, 15.0%New party
Seats before234
Seats won765
Seat changeIncrease2.svg5Increase2.svg3Increase2.svg1
Popular vote29,91430,44425,509
Percentage9.8%9.9%8.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg7.7%Decrease2.svg5.1%N/A

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party DAB STCV Labour
Last election7 seats, 18.0%New party1 seat, 1.5%
Seats before701
Seats won111
Seat changeDecrease2.svg6Increase2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote46,7594,6914,665
Percentage15.3%1.5%1.5%
SwingDecrease2.svg2.7%N/ADecrease2.svg2.3%

 Seventh partyEighth partyNinth party
 
Party Neo Democrats LSD NPP
Last election5 seats, 8.5%0 seat, 0.9%8 seats, 17.1%
Seats before007
Seats won110
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1Decrease2.svg7
Popular vote3,8693,28336,732
Percentage1.3%1.1%12.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg7.2%Increase2.svg0.2%Decrease2.svg5.1%

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

The 2019 Sha Tin District Council election was held on 24 November 2019 to elect all 41 elected members to the 42-member Sha Tin District Council. [1]

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In the historic landslide victory in 2019, the pro-democrats took control of the council by sweeping 40 of the 41 elected seats. Only new constituency Di Yee was won by pro-Beijing DAB as two pro-democrat candidates split the votes which gave the DAB the victory.

Overall election results

Before election:

1920
Pro-democracyPro-Beijing

Change in composition:

402
Pro-democracyPB
Sha Tin District Council election result 2019
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 1184+426.832.098,085
  DAB 117−62.415.346,759−2.7
  NPP 007−70.012.036,732−4.4
  Democratic 603+314.69.930,444−5.1
  Civic 750+517.19.829,914+7.7
  Community Sha Tin 510+112.28.325,509
  PfD 220+24.92.47,315
  Civil Force 002−20.02.37,164
  FTU 00000.02.26,707−0.5
  STCV 110+12.41.54,691
  Labour 10002.41.54,665−2.3
  Neo Democrats 110+12.41.33,869−7.2
  LSD 110+12.41.13,283+0.2
  Liberal 00000.00.41,211
  ASEA 00000.00.054

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References

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