This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (December 2019) |
The 2019 Eastern District Council election was held on 24 November 2019 to elect all 35 members to the Eastern District Council of Hong Kong.[1]
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Colours on map indicate winning party for each constituency. |
The pro-democrats achieved the majority of the council for the first time in a historic landslide victory amid the pro-democracy protests, taking 32 of the 35 seats in the council, with many of the pro-Beijing strongholds in North Point falling into the hands of pro-democracy independents.
Overall election results
editBefore election:
10 | 25 |
Pro-democracy | Pro-Beijing |
Change in composition:
32 | 3 |
Pro-democracy | PB |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Independent | 17 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 51.4 | 38.5 | 89,552 | ||
DAB | 1 | 0 | 10 | –10 | 2.9 | 17.3 | 40,151 | +2.0 | |
Civic | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 14.2 | 8.0 | 18,505 | −2.1 | |
FTU | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 2.9 | 7.5 | 17,478 | −2.7 | |
Democratic | 4 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 11.4 | 7.2 | 16,797 | −1.1 | |
NPP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 11,054 | −1.5 | |
Liberal | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 8,622 | −0.3 | |
Labour | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 8,094 | −2.6 | |
HTTHECG | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 5,389 | ||
BPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 4,868 | ||
SKWEF | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 4,204 | ||
PfD | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 3,982 | ||
LSD | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 3,563 | –0.3 | |
ASEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 176 |
References
edit- ^ "Election Results - Overall Results". Electoral Affairs Commission.