2019 Sha Tin District Council election explained

Election Name:2019 Sha Tin District Council election
Country:Hong Kong
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2015 Sha Tin District Council election
Previous Year:2015
Next Election:2023 Sha Tin District Council election
Next Year:2023
Seats For Election:41 (of the 42) seats to Sha Tin District Council
Majority Seats:22
Election Date:24 November 2019
Turnout:73.3% 25.4%
Party1:Civic Party
Last Election1:0 seat, 2.1%
Seats Before1:2
Seats1:7
Seat Change1:5
Popular Vote1:29,914
Percentage1:9.8%
Swing1:7.7%
Party2:Democratic Party (Hong Kong)
Last Election2:7 seats, 15.0%
Seats Before2:3
Seats2:6
Seat Change2:3
Popular Vote2:30,444
Percentage2:9.9%
Swing2:5.1%
Party3:Community Sha Tin
Last Election3:New party
Seats Before3:4
Seats3:5
Seat Change3:1
Popular Vote3:25,509
Percentage3:8.3%
Swing3:N/A
Party4:Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong
Last Election4:7 seats, 18.0%
Seats Before4:7
Seats4:1
Seat Change4:6
Popular Vote4:46,759
Percentage4:15.3%
Swing4:2.7%
Party5:Sha Tin Community Vision
Last Election5:New party
Seats Before5:0
Seats5:1
Seat Change5:1
Popular Vote5:4,691
Percentage5:1.5%
Swing5:N/A
Party6:Labour Party (Hong Kong)
Last Election6:1 seat, 1.5%
Seats Before6:1
Seats6:1
Popular Vote6:4,665
Percentage6:1.5%
Swing6:2.3%
Party7:Neo Democrats
Last Election7:5 seats, 8.5%
Seats Before7:0
Seats7:1
Seat Change7:1
Popular Vote7:3,869
Percentage7:1.3%
Swing7:7.2%
Party8:League of Social Democrats
Last Election8:0 seat, 0.9%
Seats Before8:0
Seats8:1
Seat Change8:1
Popular Vote8:3,283
Percentage8:1.1%
Swing8:0.2%
Party9:NPPHK
Last Election9:8 seats, 17.1%
Seats Before9:7
Seats9:0
Seat Change9:7
Popular Vote9:36,732
Percentage9:12.0%
Swing9:5.1%
Map Size:300px

The 2019 Sha Tin District Council election was held on 24 November 2019 to elect all 41 elected members to the 42-member Sha Tin District Council.[1]

In the historic landslide victory in 2019, the pro-democrats took control of the council by sweeping 40 of the 41 elected seats. Only new constituency Di Yee was won by pro-Beijing DAB as two pro-democrat candidates split the votes which gave the DAB the victory.

Overall election results

Before election:

1920
Pro-democracyPro-Beijing
Change in composition:
402
Pro-democracyPB

External links

Notes and References

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