Election Name: | 2011 Central and Western District Council election |
Country: | Hong Kong |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 2007 Central and Western District Council election |
Previous Year: | 2007 |
Next Election: | 2015 Central and Western District Council election |
Next Year: | 2015 |
Seats For Election: | 15 (of the 18) seats to Central and Western District Council |
Majority Seats: | 10 |
Election Date: | 6 November 2011 |
Turnout: | 40.0% |
Party1: | Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong |
Last Election1: | 3 seats, 25.5% |
Seats Before1: | 3 |
Seats1: | 5 |
Seat Change1: | 2 |
Popular Vote1: | 10,383 |
Percentage1: | 24.7% |
Swing1: | 0.8% |
Party2: | Democratic Party (Hong Kong) |
Last Election2: | 6 seats, 27.8% |
Seats Before2: | 6 |
Seats2: | 4 |
Seat Change2: | 2 |
Popular Vote2: | 12,624 |
Percentage2: | 30.1% |
Swing2: | 2.3% |
Party3: | Liberal Party (Hong Kong) |
Last Election3: | 1 seat, 1.9% |
Seats Before3: | 0 |
Seats3: | 1 |
Seat Change3: | 1 |
Popular Vote3: | 1,505 |
Percentage3: | 3.6% |
Swing3: | 1.7% |
The 2011 Central and Western District Council election was held in Central and Western District, Hong Kong on 6 November 2011 to elect all 15 elected members to the 18-member District Council.[1]
The pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong took over the Democratic Party as the largest party in the council, with the Democrats losing two seats by narrow margin in Belcher and Tung Wah. Civic Party's Tanya Chan the incumbent Legislative Councillor also lost her seat in Peak to Liberal Party's Joseph Chan Ho-lim.
Before election:
7 | 8 | |
Pro-democracy | Pro-Beijing |
4 | 11 | |
Pro-dem | Pro-Beijing |