2015 Kwai Tsing District Council election

The 2015 Kwai Tsing District Council election was held on 22 November 2015 to elect all 29 elected members to the 30-member Kwai Tsing District Council.[1]

2015 Kwai Tsing District Council election
22 November 2015
29 (of the 30) seats to Kwai Tsing District Council
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout48.6%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party DAB NWSC Democratic
Last election 5 seats, 17.3% 5 seats, 13.1% 9 seats, 28.6%
Seats before 5 5 8
Seats won 8 5 4
Seat change 3 4
Popular vote 28,837 16,105 29,267
Percentage 24.7% 13.8% 25.0%
Swing 7.4% 0.7% 3.6%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party FTU BPA NPP
Last election 2 seat, 9.4% New party Did not run
Seats before 2 4 1
Seats won 3 3 2
Seat change 1 1 1
Popular vote 9,968 8,954 3,141
Percentage 8.5% 7.7% 2.7%
Swing 0.9% N/A N/A
Colours on map indicate winning party for each constituency.

The pan-democracy camp failed to secure majority of the elected seats with Democratic Party lost its largest party status to the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB).

Overall election results

Before election:

↓
15 14
Pro-democracy Pro-Beijing

Change in composition:

↓
11 1 17
Pro-democracy I. Pro-Beijing
Kwai Tsing District Council election result 2015
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Democratic 4 0 4 −4 13.8 25.0 29,267 –3.6
  DAB 8 4 0 +4 27.6 24.7 28,837 +7.4
  NWSC 5 0 0 0 17.2 13.8 16,105 +0.7
  Independent 4 1 1 0 13.8 11.5 13,420
  FTU 3 1 0 +1 10.3 8.5 9,968 –0.9
  BPA 3 0 1 –1 10.3 7.7 8,954
  NPP 2 1 0 +1 6.9 2.7 3,141
  Youngspiration 0 0 0 0 0 2.7 3,121
  FLU 0 0 0 0 0 1.4 1,624
  LSD 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 1,230
  CFLCG 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 282

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