2019 Kowloon City District Council election

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2019 Kowloon City District Council election
← 2015 24 November 2019 2023 →
All 25 seats to Kowloon City District Council
13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout71.6% Increase22.9%
  First party Second party
 
Party Democratic DAB
Last election 0 seat, 6.7% 8 seats, 24.4%
Seats before 2 8
Seats won 10 4
Seat change Increase7 Decrease4
Popular vote 38,796 23,329
Percentage 27.0% 16.2%
Swing Increase20.3% Decrease8.2%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party BPA Liberal
Last election 1 seat, 3.1% 1 seat
Seats before 5 1
Seats won 3 1
Seat change Decrease2 Steady
Popular vote 11,760 2,952
Percentage 8.2% 2.1%
Swing Increase5.1% N/A
Kowloon City District Council (2019).svg
Colours on map indicate winning party for each constituency.

The 2019 Kowloon City District Council election was held on 24 November 2019 to elect all 25 members of the Kowloon City District Council.[1] It was part of the 2019 Hong Kong local elections.

The pro-democrats scored a historic landslide victory in the election amid the massive pro-democracy protests, taking control of the council by securing 15 of the 25 seats. The Democratic Party emerged as the largest party, overtaking DAB with 10 seats.

Overall election results[]

Before election:

↓
4 20
Pro-dem Pro-Beijing

Change in composition:

↓
15 10
Pro-democracy Pro-Beijing
Kowloon City District Council election result 2019
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 7 4 5 −1 28.0 41.9 60,292
  Democratic 10 8 0 +8 40.0 27.0 38,796 +20.3
  DAB 4 0 4 −4 16.0 16.2 23,329 –8.2
  BPA 3 0 2 −2 12.0 8.2 11,760 +5.1
  Civic 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.7 3,934 +0.3
  Liberal 1 0 0 0 4.0 2.1 2,952
  LSD 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.1 1,538
  FTU 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.9 1,315 −2.1

References[]

  1. ^ "Election Results - Overall Results". Electoral Affairs Commission.

External links[]

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