2019 Eastern District Council election

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]

2019 Eastern District Council election
24 November 2019
All 35 seats to Eastern District Council
18 seats needed for a majority
Turnout72.1% Increase22.3%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Civic Democratic Labour
Last election 4 seats, 10.1% 2 seats, 8.3% 1 seat, 6.1%
Seats before 4 2 1
Seats won 5 4 2
Seat change Increase1 Increase2 Increase1
Popular vote 18,505 16,797 8,094
Percentage 8.0% 7.2% 3.5%
Swing Decrease2.1% Decrease1.1% Decrease2.6%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party DAB FTU Liberal
Last election 10 seats, 15.3% 6 seats, 10.2% 2 seats, 4.0%
Seats before 11 6 2
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change Decrease10 Decrease5 Decrease1
Popular vote 40,151 17,478 8,622
Percentage 17.3% 7.5% 3.7%
Swing Increase2.0% Decrease2.7% Decrease0.3%
  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
Party HTTHECG SKWEF LSD
Last election New party New party 0 seat, 1.8%
Seats before 0 0 0
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change Increase1 Increase1 Increase1
Popular vote 5,389 4,204 3,563
Percentage 2.3% 1.8% 1.5%
Swing N/A N/A Decrease0.3%
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

Before election:

↓
10 25
Pro-democracy Pro-Beijing

Change in composition:

↓
32 3
Pro-democracy PB
Eastern District Council election result 2019
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  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
  1. "Election Results - Overall Results". Electoral Affairs Commission.
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