2019 Wan Chai District Council election explained
Election Name: | 2019 Wan Chai District Council election |
Country: | Hong Kong |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 2015 Wan Chai District Council election |
Previous Year: | 2015 |
Next Election: | 2023 Wan Chai District Council election |
Next Year: | 2023 |
Seats For Election: | All 13 seats to Wan Chai District Council |
Majority Seats: | 7 |
Election Date: | 24 November 2019 |
Turnout: | 67.9% 15.2% |
Party1: | Liberal Party (Hong Kong) |
Last Election1: | 1 seat, 5.8% |
Seats Before1: | 0 |
Seats1: | 1 |
Popular Vote1: | 2,570 |
Percentage1: | 5.1% |
Swing1: | 0.7% |
Party2: | Victoria Social Association |
Last Election2: | Did not contest |
Seats Before2: | 0 |
Seats2: | 1 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 2,502 |
Percentage2: | 4.9% |
Swing2: | N/A |
Party3: | Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong |
Last Election3: | 4 seats, 15.3% |
Seats Before3: | 4 |
Seats3: | 0 |
Seat Change3: | 4 |
Popular Vote3: | 6,883 |
Percentage3: | 14.3% |
Swing3: | 1.0% |
Map Size: | 300px |
The 2019 Wan Chai District Council election was held on 24 November 2019 to elect all 15 members to the Wan Chai District Council.[1]
The Kickstart Wan Chai, a pro-democracy local political group led by Claris Yeung Suet-ying, incumbent District Councillor of Tai Hang and consisting of a group of young fresh faces ran under the banner of independent and scored the most seats, while the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong lost all its seats in the district.
Overall election results
↓41.17% | 58.83% |
Pro-democracy | Pro-Beijing | |
Change in composition:
↓53.18% | 46.82% |
Pro-democracy | Pro-Beijing | |
↓9 | 4 |
Pro-democracy | Pro-Beijing | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Election Results - Overall Results. Electoral Affairs Commission.