2015 Kwai Tsing District Council election explained

Election Name:2015 Kwai Tsing District Council election
Country:Hong Kong
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2011 Kwai Tsing District Council election
Previous Year:2011
Next Election:2019 Kwai Tsing District Council election
Next Year:2019
Seats For Election:29 (of the 30) seats to Kwai Tsing District Council
Majority Seats:16
Election Date:22 November 2015
Turnout:48.6%
Party1:Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong
Last Election1:5 seats, 17.3%
Seats Before1:5
Seats1:8
Seat Change1:3
Popular Vote1:28,837
Percentage1:24.7%
Swing1:7.4%
Party2:Neighbourhood and Workers Service Centre
Last Election2:5 seats, 13.1%
Seats Before2:5
Seats2:5
Popular Vote2:16,105
Percentage2:13.8%
Swing2:0.7%
Party3:Democratic Party (Hong Kong)
Last Election3:9 seats, 28.6%
Seats Before3:8
Seats3:4
Seat Change3:4
Popular Vote3:29,267
Percentage3:25.0%
Swing3:3.6%
Party4:Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions
Last Election4:2 seat, 9.4%
Seats Before4:2
Seats4:3
Seat Change4:1
Popular Vote4:9,968
Percentage4:8.5%
Swing4:0.9%
Party5:BPAHK
Last Election5:New party
Seats Before5:4
Seats5:3
Seat Change5:1
Popular Vote5:8,954
Percentage5:7.7%
Swing5:N/A
Party6:New People's Party (Hong Kong)
Last Election6:Did not run
Seats Before6:1
Seats6:2
Seat Change6:1
Popular Vote6:3,141
Percentage6:2.7%
Swing6:N/A

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]

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).

Overall election results

Before election:

1514
Pro-democracyPro-Beijing
Change in composition:
11117
Pro-democracyI.Pro-Beijing

External links

Notes and References

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