Hong Kong district council elections: winners and losers

By SCMP Graphics NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Both the government and opposition are claiming the district council elections show public support for their policies.

Constituencies won by pro-democracy candidates in 2015

Pan-democrats garnered 47 per cent of the votes in the constituencies they contested in the 2015 district council polls. They won 116 seats, compared with the pro-establishment camp’s 292.

Constituencies won by pro-democracy candidates in 2019

The pan-democrats consider the 2019 results to be a de facto majority endorsement of the protests that have dragged on for almost half a year.

2019 Final elections

MAJOR PARTY BY DISTRICT 2015

MAJOR PARTY BY DISTRICT 2019

AGE AND SEX
Kwun Tong has the most registered voters aged 61 or above among the 18 districts, while Yuen Long has the most aged from 18 to 30. Sha Tin is the district with both the second oldest and youngest registered voters.

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