2019 Yau Tsim Mong District Council election

2019 Yau Tsim Mong District Council election

24 November 2019
All 20 seats to Yau Tsim Mong District Council 11 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	69.0% 23.5%
First party Second party Third party   Party Community March Democratic DAB Last election New party 1 seat, 14.8% 9 seats, 30.6% Seats before 0 1 8 Seats won 5 4 1 Seat change 5 3 7 Popular vote 12,100 13,397 17,352 Percentage 13.6% 15.1% 19.6% Swing N/A 0.3% 11.0%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Civic BPA Last election 1 seat, 9.5% 2 seats, 7.0% Seats before 1 4 Seats won 1 0 Seat change 4 Popular vote 6,762 8,176 Percentage 7.6% 9.2% Swing 1.9% 1.2%
Colours on map indicate winning party for each constituency.

The 2019 Yau Tsim Mong District Council election was held on 24 November 2019 to elect all 20 members to the Yau Tsim Mong District Council.[1]

The pro-Beijing parties suffered major setbacks in the election amid the massive pro-democracy protests, while a pro-democracy local political group Community March emerged as the largest party in the council with the pro-democrats controlling the council for the first time.

Overall election results

Before election:

↓

3	16
Pro-dem	Pro-Beijing

Change in composition:

↓

17	3
Pro-democracy	Pro-Beijing

Yau Tsim Mong Council election result 2019

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	7	4	2	+2	25.0	30.2	26,776
	DAB	1	1	8	−7	5.0	19.6	17,352	–11.0
	Democratic	4	3	0	+3	20.0	15.1	13,397	–0.3
	Community March	5	5	0	+5	25.0	13.6	12,100
	BPA	0	0	4	−4	0.0	9.2	8,176	+1.2
	Civic	1	0	0	0	5.0	7.6	6,762	–1.9
	PfD	2	2	0	+2	10.0	4.6	4,120

References

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