Election Name: | 2015 Sha Tin District Council election |
Country: | Hong Kong |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 2011 Sha Tin District Council election |
Previous Year: | 2011 |
Next Election: | 2019 Sha Tin District Council election |
Next Year: | 2019 |
Seats For Election: | 38 (of the 39) seats to Sha Tin District Council |
Majority Seats: | 20 |
Election Date: | 22 November 2015 |
Turnout: | 47.9% |
Party1: | New People's Party–Civil Force |
Last Election1: | 12 seats, 21.5% |
Seats Before1: | 13 |
Seats1: | 8 |
Seat Change1: | 5 |
Popular Vote1: | 26,572 |
Percentage1: | 17.1% |
Swing1: | 4.4% |
Party2: | Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong |
Last Election2: | 9 seats, 24.0% |
Seats Before2: | 8 |
Seats2: | 7 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 27,899 |
Percentage2: | 18.0% |
Swing2: | 6.0% |
Party3: | Democratic Party (Hong Kong) |
Last Election3: | 5 seats, 19.2% |
Seats Before3: | 4 |
Seats3: | 7 |
Seat Change3: | 3 |
Popular Vote3: | 23,311 |
Percentage3: | 15.0% |
Swing3: | 4.2% |
Party4: | Neo Democrats |
Last Election4: | 2 seats, 6.3% |
Seats Before4: | 1 |
Seats4: | 5 |
Seat Change4: | 4 |
Popular Vote4: | 13,188 |
Percentage4: | 8.5% |
Swing4: | 2.2% |
Party5: | Labour Party (Hong Kong) |
Last Election5: | New party |
Seats Before5: | 0 |
Seats5: | 1 |
Seat Change5: | 1 |
Popular Vote5: | 5,887 |
Percentage5: | 3.8% |
Swing5: | N/A |
Party6: | Sha Tin Community Network |
Last Election6: | New party |
Seats Before6: | 0 |
Seats6: | 1 |
Seat Change6: | 1 |
Popular Vote6: | 3,718 |
Percentage6: | 2.4% |
Swing6: | N/A |
The 2015 Sha Tin District Council election was held on 22 November 2015 to elect all 38 elected members to the 39-member Sha Tin District Council.[1]
The pan-democrats and the pro-Beijing camp both won 19 seats but the pro-Beijing camp was still able to control the council with 1 ex officio member.
Before election:
8 | 28 | |
Pro-democracy | Pro-Beijing |
19 | 19 | |
Pro-democracy | Pro-Beijing |