2019 Yuen Long District Council election

The 2019 Yuen Long District Council election was held on 24 November 2019 to elect all 39 elected members to the 45-member Yuen Long District Council.[1]

2019 Yuen Long District Council election
24 November 2019
39 (of the 45) seats to Yuen Long District Council
23 seats needed for a majority
Turnout69.9% Increase26.5%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Democratic TSW Connection Team Chu
Last election 2 seats, 7.5% New party New party
Seats before 2 0 0
Seats won 7 4 4
Seat change Increase5 Increase4 Increase4
Popular vote 26,809 15,998 15,757
Percentage 11.0% 6.6% 6.5%
Swing Increase3.5% N/A N/A
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Action 18 Democratic Alliance Civic Passion
Last election New party 1 seat, 3.6% Did not contest
Seats before 0 1 0
Seats won 2 2 1
Seat change Increase2 Increase1 Increase1
Popular vote 9,006 6,369 4,454
Percentage 3.7% 2.7% 1.8%
Swing N/A Decrease1.9% N/A
  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
Party NWSC DAB FTU
Last election Did not contest 6 seats, 20.4% 4 seats, 8.3%
Seats before 0 5 4
Seats won 1 0 0
Seat change Increase1 Decrease5 Decrease4
Popular vote 3,513 28,087 13,291
Percentage 1.4% 11.5% 5.5%
Swing N/A Decrease8.9% Decrease2.8%
Colours on map indicate winning party for each constituency.

The pro-Beijing and rural domination was turned over in the historic landslide victory where the pro-democrats took over all the urban constituencies and a few rural constituencies amid the massive pro-democracy protests. As a results, the pro-democrats took 33 of the 39 elected seats and seized control of the 45-member council for the first time.

Overall election results

Before election:

↓
5 36
Pro-dem Pro-Beijing

Change in composition:

↓
33 12
Pro-democracy Pro-Beijing
Yuen Long District Council election result 2019
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 17 13 15 −2 37.8 43.8 106,481
  DAB 0 0 5 −5 0.0 11.5 28,087 −8.9
  Democratic 7 2 0 +5 17.9 11.0 26,809 +3.5
  TSW Connection 4 4 0 +4 10.3 6.6 15,998
  Team Chu 4 4 0 +4 10.3 6.5 15,757
  FTU 0 0 4 −4 0.0 5.5 13,291 −2.8
  Action 18 2 2 0 +2 5.1 3.7 9,006
  Democratic Alliance 2 1 0 +1 5.1 2.7 6,469 –1.9
  BPA 0 0 1 −1 0.0 2.3 5,492
  Civic Passion 1 1 0 +1 2.6 1.8 4,454
  Roundtable 0 0 1 −1 0.0 1.7 4,025
  PfD 1 1 0 +1 2.6 1.6 3,929
  NWSC 1 1 0 +1 2.6 1.4 3,513
  BPA 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 362

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