2019 Sai Kung District Council election explained

Election Name:2019 Sai Kung District Council election
Country:Hong Kong
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2015 Sai Kung District Council election
Previous Year:2015
Next Election:2023 Sai Kung District Council election
Next Year:2023
Seats For Election:29 (of the 31) seats to Sai Kung District Council
Majority Seats:16
Election Date:24 November 2019
Turnout:72.9% 26.2%
Party1:Neo Democrats
Last Election1:6 seats, 12.6%
Seats Before1:6
Seats1:9
Seat Change1:3
Popular Vote1:37,529
Percentage1:18.8%
Swing1:6.2%
Party2:Sai Kung Commons
Last Election2:New party
Seats Before2:0
Seats2:3
Seat Change2:3
Popular Vote2:7,482
Percentage2:3.8%
Swing2:N/A
Party3:Tseung Kwan O Pioneers
Last Election3:New party
Seats Before3:0
Seats3:2
Seat Change3:2
Popular Vote3:8,989
Percentage3:4.5%
Swing3:N/A
Party4:Tseung Kwan O Shining
Last Election4:New party
Seats Before4:0
Seats4:1
Seat Change4:1
Popular Vote4:3,089
Percentage4:1.6%
Swing4:N/A
Party5:Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong
Last Election5:8 seats, 18.7%
Seats Before5:8
Seats5:0
Seat Change5:8
Popular Vote5:25,538
Percentage5:12.8%
Swing5:5.9%
Party6:HKFTU
Last Election6:1 seat, 6.8%
Seats Before6:1
Seats6:0
Seat Change6:1
Popular Vote6:11,739
Percentage6:5.9%
Swing6:0.9%
Map Size:300px

The 2019 Sai Kung District Council election was held on 24 November 2019 to elect all 29 elected members to the 31-member Sai Kung District Council.[1]

The pro-democrats scored a landslide victory by taking 26 of the 29 seats in the council, with Neo Democrats becoming the largest party. The pro-Beijing camp was almost completely wiped out from the council, except for the two ex-officio rural committee chairmen and the moderate councillors led by Christine Fong.

Overall election results

Before election:

920
Pro-democracyPro-Beijing
Change in composition:
265
Pro-democracyPro-Beijing

External links

Notes and References

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