2015 Sham Shui Po District Council election explained

Election Name:2015 Sham Shui Po District Council election
Country:Hong Kong
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2011 Sham Shui Po District Council election
Previous Year:2011
Next Election:2019 Sham Shui Po District Council election
Next Year:2019
Seats For Election:All 23 seats to Sham Shui Po District Council
Majority Seats:12
Election Date:22 November 2015
Turnout:50.2%
Party1:Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood
Last Election1:7 seats, 35.6%
Seats Before1:7
Seats1:9
Seat Change1:2
Popular Vote1:26,318
Percentage1:30.1%
Swing1:5.5%
Color3:B6C761
Party3:KWND/BPA
Last Election3:Did not stand
Seats Before3:4
Seats3:4
Popular Vote3:17,650
Percentage3:20.2%
Swing3:N/A
Party2:Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong
Last Election2:4 seats, 19.3%
Seats Before2:4
Seats2:5
Seat Change2:1
Popular Vote2:15,564
Percentage2:17.8%
Swing2:1.5%
Party4:Civic Party
Last Election4:0 seat, 5.5%
Seats Before4:0
Seats4:1
Seat Change4:1
Popular Vote4:5,812
Percentage4:6.6%
Swing4:1.1%
Party5:Democratic Party (Hong Kong)
Last Election5:0 seat, 1.4%
Seats Before5:0
Seats5:1
Seat Change5:1
Popular Vote5:2,353
Percentage5:2.7%
Swing5:1.3%
Party6:Liberal Party (Hong Kong)
Last Election6:0 seat, 1.0%
Seats Before6:0
Seats6:1
Seat Change6:1
Popular Vote6:2,277
Percentage6:2.6%
Swing6:1.6%
Party7:Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions
Last Election7:1 seat, 2.0%
Seats Before7:1
Seats7:1
Popular Vote7:1,544
Percentage7:1.8%
Swing7:0.2%

The 2015 Sham Shui Po District Council election was held on 22 November 2015 to elect all 23 members to the Sham Shui Po District Council.[1]

Veteran legislator Frederick Fung Kin-kee of the Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL) lost his seat in Lai Kok to Chan Wing-yan of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) and the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (FTU).

Overall election results

Before election:

714
Pro-democracyPro-Beijing
Change in composition:
1112
Pro-democracyPro-Beijing

External links

Notes and References

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