Hong Kong Election Results Mapped
In a stunning sign of support for the protests that have roiled Hong Kong this year, more than half of the 452 seats in Sunday’s local district council elections flipped from pro-Beijing to pro-democracy candidates.
Elected representatives to local district councils
New
Territories
Roy Kwong, a lawmaker who frequents pro-democracy protests, won re-election in Yuen Long.
A 21-year-old candidate won against a pro-Beijing incumbent in Sai Kung.
Junius Ho, one of the most vocal supporters of the government, lost in Tuen Mun.
Kowloon
In North Point, where pro-democracy protesters have been attacked, a three-time pro-Beijing incumbent lost.
Hong Kong
Island
Lantau Island
In the Southern district where Joshua Wong, a high-profile activist, was disqualified from running, his substitute won.
Roy Kwong, a lawmaker who frequents pro-democracy protests, won re-election in Yuen Long.
New
Territories
Kowloon
In North Point, where pro-democracy protesters have been attacked, a three-time pro-Beijing incumbent lost.
Lantau
Island
Hong Kong
Island
In the Southern district where Joshua Wong, a high-profile activist, was disqualified from running, his substitute won.
Roy Kwong, a lawmaker who frequents pro-democracy protests, won re-election in Yuen Long.
New
Territories
Kowloon
Lantau
Island
Hong Kong
Island
In the Southern district where Joshua Wong, a high-profile activist, was disqualified from running, his substitute won.
In North Point, where pro-democracy protesters have been attacked, a three-time pro-Beijing incumbent lost.
Roy Kwong, a lawmaker who frequents pro-democracy protests, won re-election in Yuen Long.
New
Territories
Junius Ho, one of the most vocal supporters of the government, lost in Tuen Mun.
Kowloon
Hong Kong
Island
Lantau Island
In the Southern district where Joshua Wong, a high-profile activist, was disqualified from running, his substitute won.
In North Point, where pro-democracy protesters have been attacked, a three-time pro-Beijing incumbent lost.
The districts that flipped from pro-Beijing to pro-democracy were spread throughout the city, from dense urban centers to the more rural areas in the New Territories.
Voter turnout was the highest since Hong Kong began holding district council elections in 1999.
Turnout
71%
70%
60
50
40
30
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
Turnout
71%
70%
60
50
40
30
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
1999
70%
Turnout
71%
60
50
40
30
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
This was the first time that every seat in a district council election had candidates from at least two opposing parties. During the last election cycle, in 2015, 68 candidates ran unopposed.
This year also set a record, with 4 million registered voters, 390,000 of whom were newly registered.
4 million
Registered
voters
4.1 million
3
2
2001
2010
2019
4 million
Registered
voters
4.1 million
3
2
2001
2010
2019
4 million
Registered
voters
4.1 million
3
2
2001
2010
2019
Many district council candidates who had actively participated in recent protests won, suggesting that popular support for the pro-democracy movement has solidified. Some had been targeted in attacks. Others had been caught up in violent clashes during protests, with some even arrested and charged.
Lam Cheuk Ting
North District
Roy Kwong
Yuen Long
Richard Chan
Tai Po
Jimmy Sham
Sha Tin
Andrew Chiu
Eastern District
Jocelyn Chau
Eastern District
While most of these elected officials’ responsibilities are limited to their districts, the victory by the pro-democracy candidates could allow them to play a bigger role in shaping the government in the future. These district council members are eligible to be elected to six seats in the Legislative Council, and will control 117 votes in the 1,200-member committee that chooses Hong Kong’s chief executive.