Election Name: | 2015 Eastern District Council election |
Country: | Hong Kong |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 2011 Eastern District Council election |
Previous Year: | 2011 |
Next Election: | 2019 Eastern District Council election |
Next Year: | 2019 |
Seats For Election: | All 35 seats to Eastern District Council |
Majority Seats: | 18 |
Election Date: | 22 November 2015 |
Turnout: | 49.8% |
Party1: | Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong |
Last Election1: | 16 seats, 13.3% |
Seats Before1: | 13 |
Seats1: | 10 |
Seat Change1: | 3 |
Popular Vote1: | 16,722 |
Percentage1: | 15.3% |
Swing1: | 2.0% |
Party2: | Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions |
Last Election2: | 1 seat, 3.1% |
Seats Before2: | 6 |
Seats2: | 6 |
Popular Vote2: | 11,190 |
Percentage2: | 10.2% |
Swing2: | 6.9% |
Party3: | Civic Party |
Last Election3: | 3 seats, 8.2% |
Seats Before3: | 3 |
Seats3: | 4 |
Seat Change3: | 1 |
Popular Vote3: | 11,007 |
Percentage3: | 10.1% |
Swing3: | 1.9% |
Party4: | Democratic Party (Hong Kong) |
Last Election4: | 2 seats, 12.5% |
Seats Before4: | 2 |
Seats4: | 2 |
Popular Vote4: | 9,106 |
Percentage4: | 8.3% |
Swing4: | 4.2% |
Party5: | Liberal Party (Hong Kong) |
Last Election5: | 2 seats, 1.6% |
Seats Before5: | 3 |
Seats5: | 2 |
Seat Change5: | 1 |
Popular Vote5: | 4,390 |
Percentage5: | 4.0% |
Swing5: | 2.4% |
Party6: | Labour Party (Hong Kong) |
Last Election6: | New party |
Seats Before6: | 0 |
Seats6: | 1 |
Seat Change6: | 1 |
Popular Vote6: | 6,642 |
Percentage6: | 6.1% |
Swing6: | N/A |
The 2015 Eastern District Council election was held on 22 November 2015 to elect all 35 members to the Eastern District Council.[1]
The most surprising result was Chui Chi-kin, an "umbrella soldier" inspired by the 2014 Hong Kong protests almost unknown to the public before he was elected, beat DAB legislator Christopher Chung Shu-kun with 2,017 votes against Chung's 1,829 votes in Yue Wan.
Before election:
5 | 1 | 31 | |
PD | I. | Pro-Beijing |
10 | 25 | |
Pro-democracy | Pro-Beijing |