2019 Tai Po District Council election

The 2019 Tai Po District Council election was held on 24 November 2019 to elect all 19 elected members to the 21-member Tai Po District Council.[1]

2019 Tai Po District Council election
24 November 2019
19 (of the 21) seats to Tai Po District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
Turnout72.0% Increase27.1%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Neo Democrats Community Alliance TPDA
Last election 3 seats, 15.9% New party New party
Seats before 3 1 0
Seats won 4 4 4
Seat change Increase1 Increase3 Increase4
Popular vote 21,790 16,692 13,185
Percentage 16.2% 12.4% 9.8%
Swing Increase0.3% N/A N/A
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Civic Passion DAB BPA
Last election Did not contest 5 seats, 28.4% New party
Seats before 0 5 3
Seats won 1 0 0
Seat change Increase1 Decrease5 Decrease3
Popular vote 5,541 18,832 8,709
Percentage 4.1% 14.0% 6.5%
Swing N/A Decrease14.4% Decrease0.9%
Colours on map indicate winning party for each constituency.

The pro-democrats achieved a historic landslide victory by sweeping all the elected seats in the council amid the massive pro-democracy protests. The pro-Beijing camp was completely wiped out except for the two ex officio members who were also the rural committee chairmen.

Overall election results

Before election: Change in composition:

↓
6 15
Pro-democracy Pro-Beijing

Change in composition:

↓
19 2
Pro-democracy PB
Tai Po Council election result 2019
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 6 5 6 −1 31.6 33.8 45,381
  Neo Democrats 4 1 0 +1 21.1 16.2 21,790 +0.3
  DAB 0 0 5 −5 0.0 14.0 18,832 −14.4
  Community Alliance 4 3 0 +3 21.1 12.4 16,692
  TPDA 4 4 0 +4 21.1 9.8 13,185
  BPA 0 0 3 −3 0.0 6.5 8,709 −0.9
  Civic Passion 0 1 1 +1 5.3 4.1 5,541
  NPP 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.7 2,310
  FTU 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.5 1,962 −0.3

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