2011 North District Council election explained

Election Name:2011 North District Council election
Country:Hong Kong
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2007 North District Council election
Previous Year:2007
Next Election:2015 North District Council election
Next Year:2015
Seats For Election:17 (of the 24) seats to North District Council
Majority Seats:13
Election Date:6 November 2011
Turnout:43.2%
Party1:Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong
Last Election1:9 seats, 47.6%
Seats Before1:9
Seats1:14
Seat Change1:5
Popular Vote1:34,473
Percentage1:50.1%
Swing1:2.5%
Party2:Democratic Party (Hong Kong)
Last Election2:4 seats, 28.6%
Seats Before2:4
Seats2:1
Seat Change2:3
Popular Vote2:15,573
Percentage2:22.6%
Swing2:6.0%

The 2011 North District Council election was held on 6 November 2011 to elect all 17 elected members to the 24-member District Council.[1] The Beijing loyalist party Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) won the majority of the seats by claiming 14 seats, while the Democratic Party, the pan-democrat flagship party, lost 3 seats and retained only one seat in Luen Wo Hui.

Overall election results

Before election:

412
Pro-demPro-Beijing
Change in composition:
116
PDPro-Beijing

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Election Results - Overall Results. Electoral Affairs Commission.