1999 Tai Po District Council election

The 1999 Tai Po District Council election was held on 28 November 1999 to elect all 19 elected members to the 26-member District Council.[1]

1999 Tai Po District Council election

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19 (of the 26) seats to Tai Po District Council
14 seats needed for a majority
Turnout36.8%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Democratic DAB HKPA
Last election 4 seats, 19.4% 2 seats, 14.1% 3 seats, 17.7%
Seats before 3 3 1
Seats won 5 4 1
Seat change Increase2 Increase1 Steady
Popular vote 10,784 7,416 1,798
Percentage 28.5% 19.6% 4.8%
Swing Increase9.1% Increase5.5% Decrease12.9%

Colours on map indicate winning party for each constituency.

Overall election results edit

Before election:

4 13
Pro-democracy Pro-Beijing

Change in composition:

6 13
Pro-democracy Pro-Beijing
Tai Po Council election result 1999
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Democratic 5 2 0 +2 26.3 31.5 18,012 +9.1
  Independent 6 4 2 +2 31.6 17.2 9,840
  DAB 4 1 0 +1 21.1 19.6 7,416 +5.5
  HKPA 1 0 0 0 5.3 4.8 1,798 −12.9
  Liberal 0 0 3 −3 0 7.0 4,013

References edit

  1. ^ "Election Results - Overall Results". Electoral Affairs Commission.[permanent dead link]

External links edit