1999 Hong Kong local elections

none December 2018 December 2018 1999 Hong Kong local elections Hong Kong parliamentary no 1994 Hong Kong local elections 1994 2003 Hong Kong local elections 2003 All Elected Constituencies390 (of the 519) seats in all 18 Districts Councils 28 November 1999 2,832,524 15.60% 816,503 (35.82%) 2.71pp 150x150px Tsang Yok-sing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong Pro-Beijing 37 seats, 11.82% 83 27 190,792 23.53% 11.82pp 150x150px Martin Lee Democratic Party (Hong Kong) Pro-democracy 75 seats, 23.01% 86 13 201,461 24.85% 1.69pp 150x150px Frederick Fung Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood Pro-democracy 29 seats, 6.95% 19 1 38,119 4.70% 2.25pp Ambrose Lau Hong Kong Progressive Alliance Pro-Beijing 12 seats, 4.19% 16 1 23,168 2.86% 1.33pp 150x150px James Tien Liberal Party (Hong Kong) Pro-Beijing 18 seats, 7.39% 15 2 27,718 3.42% 3.98pp 150x150px Lau Kong-wah Civil Force Pro-Beijing 10 seats, 1.77% 11 2 19,633 2.42% 0.65pp Yum Sin-ling 123 Democratic Alliance Pro-democracy 5 seats, 2.01% 6 11,396 1.41% 0.60pp 150x150px Emily Lau The Frontier (Hong Kong) Pro-democracy New party 4 1 9,388 1.16% N/A 150x150px Leung Yiu-chung Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre Pro-democracy 1 seat, 0.13% 2 3,295 0.41% 0.28pp 1999DCelectionmap.svg 400px Map of the winning party by constituency The 1999 Hong Kong District Council elections were held on 28 November 1999 for all 18 districts of Hong Kong, for 390 members from directly elected constituencies out of total 519 council members. It was the first District Council election after the handover of Hong Kong in 1997, replacing the existing Provisional District Councils appointed by Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa. The pro-Beijing camp scored fairly well in the election, with the flagship pro-Beijing party, the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), improved its performance in catching up with the Democratic Party, the largest pro-democracy party. The Democratic Party sustained its political momentum by securing 24.9 per cent of the votes as compared to 22.8 per cent in 1994. The DAB and the Democratic Party became the largest parties in the District Councils, while DAB captured 83 seats out of 176 candidates, the Democratic Party captured 86 out of 173 candidates. The pro-grassroots pro-democracy party, the Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL), appeared to lose some popular support from 7 per cent of the total vote in 1994 to 4.7 per cent in 1999. Overall, the pro-democracy forces failed to enhance their influence and outperform the pro-Beijing camp.Crisis and Transformation in China's Hong Kong Ming K. Chan Alvin Y. So M.E. Sharpe 2002 139–42 After the election, Tung Chee-hwa reintroduced appointed members to the District Councils, appointing 102 pro-government members to prevent the pro-democracy camp from dominating the councils. Overview In comparison to the 1994 District Board elections, the pro-Beijing camp improved their performance and closed the gap with the pro-democracy camp. Although the Democratic Party maintained its share of votes, its success rate decline slightly due to the fct the party nominated far more candidates than it had in the 1994 elections. The Democratic Party contested directly with the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), the pro-Beijing party, in 96 constituencies, of which 54 were won by the Democrats, 36 by the DAB contenders and 6 by other candidates. Incumbents changing their constituencies such as Stanley Ng Wing-fai in Yau Tsim Mong District and Shirley Ho Suk-ping in the Sha Tin District were defeated by the pro-Beijing candidates. Other pro-democracy parties such as the 123 Democratic Alliance and the Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL) failed to achieve any breakthrough in elections. The 123 Democratic Alliance increased both its success rate and the number of candidates, but only winning 6 seats. It remained a small party and was eventually dissolved in 2000 due to the lack of financial support from the Taiwan government. The ADPL filled less candidates partly due to some ADPL defecting to the Democratic Party in 1997 after the internal dispute over the question of joining the Beijing-controlled Provisional Legislative Council. The ADPL failed to penetrate into other districts apart from its political base at Shamshuipo. The Frontier and the Citizens Party remained uninterested in the local elections, with the Frontier nominated only 9 candidates to compete in Sha Tin and Eastern districts, of which 4 of them were elected. The Citizens Party had only Chan Tim-shing elected in the Eastern District. The pro-Beijing camp relied on the DAB to counter the pro-democracy forces. The DAB drastically increased its numbers of candidates from 83 in 1994 to 176 in 1999. Its success rate also rose from 44.6 per cent to 47.2 per cent, contributed by the strong grassroots work of the DAB candidates. The pro-business Liberal Party improved its performance by lower its candidates form 89 to 34, with success rate rising from 20.2 to 44.1 per cent. The Liberal Party recruited some candidates with strong grassroots networks prior the elections to compensate its weakness in district works. The party leaders, such as Chairman James Tien Pei-chun, legislators Selina Chow Liang Shuk-yee and Howard Young also contested in the elections, though Chow was defeated. The Hong Kong Progressive Alliance (PA) strategically merged with the Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong (LDF), nominating fewer candidates and improving its performance by winning 16 as compared to 12 in 1994. The stronghold of PA remained in the Kowloon City District, with the expansion of its influence to Sai Kung and Sha Tin districts. The Shatin-based Civil Force slightly increased its number of seats but saw a decline in its success rate. Results General outcome Summary of the 28 November 1999 District Councils of Hong Kong election results |- ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" colspan=3 |Political Affiliation ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Popular vote ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |% ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |%± ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Standing ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Elected ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |± |- | style="background-color:Pink;border-bottom-style:hidden;" rowspan="8" | | width=1px style="background-color: Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong" | | style="text-align:left;" |Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong |190,792 || 23.53 || 11.82 || 176 || 83 || 27 |- | width=1px style="background-color: Hong Kong Progressive Alliance" | | style="text-align:left;" |Hong Kong Progressive Alliance | 23,168 || 2.86 || 1.33 || 25 || 16 || 1 |- | width=1px style="background-color: Liberal Party (Hong Kong)" | | style="text-align:left;" |Liberal Party | 27,718 || 3.42 || 3.98 || 34 || 15 || 3 |- | width=1px style="background-color: Civil Force" | | style="text-align:left;" |Civil Force |19,633 || 2.42 || 0.65 || 14 || 11 || 2 |- | width=1px style="background-color: Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions" | | style="text-align:left;" |Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions |1,074 || 0.13 || - || 1 || 1 || 1 |- |style="background-color: Heung Yee Kuk"| | style="text-align:left;" | New Territories Heung Yee Kuk |942 || 0.12 || - || 1 || 1 || 0 |- |style="background-color: Hong Kong Chinese Reform Association"| | style="text-align:left;" | Hong Kong Chinese Reform Association | - || - || - || 1 || 1 || 0 |- | width=1px style="background-color: Independent politician" | | style="text-align:left;" | Independent and others | 177,774 || 21.92 || - || 180 || 104 || 4 |- style="background-color:Pink" | colspan=3 style="text-align:left;" | Total for pro-Beijing camp || 443,441 || 54.69|| - || 436 || 232 || 22 |- | style="background-color:LightGreen;border-bottom-style:hidden;" rowspan="8"| | width=1px style="background-color: Democratic Party (Hong Kong)" | | style="text-align:left;" |Democratic Party |201,461 || 24.85 || 1.69 || 173 || 86 || 13 |- | width=1px style="background-color: Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood" | | style="text-align:left;" |Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood |38,119 || 4.70 || 2.25 || 32 || 19 || 1 |- | width=1px style="background-color: 123 Democratic Alliance" | | style="text-align:left;" |123 Democratic Alliance |11,396 || 1.41 || 0.60 || 10 || 6 || 0 |- |style="background-color: The Frontier (Hong Kong)"| | style="text-align:left;" |Frontier |9,388 || 1.16 || - || 9 || 4 || 1 |- | width=1px style="background-color: Neighbourhood and Workers' Service Centre" | | style="text-align:left;" |Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre |3,295 || 0.41 || - || 3 || 2 || 0 |- | width=1px style="background-color: Citizens Party (Hong Kong)" | | style="text-align:left;" |Citizens Party |2,072 || 0.26 || - || 1 || 1 || 0 |- | width=1px style="background-color: Hong Kong Democratic Foundation" | | style="text-align:left;" |Hong Kong Democratic Foundation |1,392 || 0.17 || 0.42 || 1 || 1 || 0 |- | width=1px style="background-color: Independent politician" | | style="text-align:left;" | Independent democrats | 58,706 || 7.24 || - || 54 || 38 || 7 |- style="background-color:LightGreen" | colspan=3 style="text-align:left;" | Total for pro-democracy camp || 325,829 || 40.18 || - || 283 || 157 || 22 |- style="background-color:#DDDDDD;" | colspan=3 style="text-align:left;" |Independent and others | 41,593 || 5.13 || - || 79 || 1 || 0 |- |style="text-align:left;background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan="3"|Total (turnout 35.82%) |width="75" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|810,863 |width="30" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|100.0 |style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|- |style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|798 |style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|390 |style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|44 |} Note1: The total seats of the District Councils are 519 including 27 ex-officio members (Rural Committee Chairmen in the New Territories), and 102 members appointed members by the Chief Executive of Hong Kong.Note2: Councilor Lau Kong-wah who ran under both DAB and Civil Force banners is counted as a DAB member in this chart. Results by district Council Post-election control Largest party DP DABADPL PA LibCF 123DA TF Others Pro-dem Pro-Beijing Appointed& ex officio Composition Details Central & Western Pro-Beijing DPHK5 3 1 1 5 8 7 4 70 19 8 Green 7 Red 4 FireBrick Details Wan Chai Pro-Beijing DABHK 23 1 5 2 9 3 70 14 2 Green 9 Red 3 FireBrick Details Eastern Pro-Beijing DABHK 613 1 2 1 11 10 26 9 70 46 10 Green 1 Gray 26 Red 9 FireBrick Details Southern Pro-Beijing DPHK 22 2 11 2 15 4 70 21 2 Green 15 Red 4 FireBrick Details Yau Tsim Mong Pro-Beijing DPHK4 2 1 1 8 7 9 4 70 20 7 Green 9 Red 4 FireBrick Details Sham Shui Po Pro-democracy HKADPL 3 310 1 4 15 6 5 70 26 15 Green 6 Red 5 FireBrick Details Kowloon City Pro-Beijing PA 4 3 1 5 4 5 6 16 5 70 27 6 Green 16 Red 5 FireBrick Details Wong Tai Sin Pro-Beijing DPHK7 5 2 1 10 12 13 6 70 31 12 Green 13 Red 6 FireBrick Details Kwun Tong Pro-Beijing DPHK9 6 19 17 17 8 70 42 17 Green 17 Red 8 FireBrick Details Tsuen Wan Pro-Beijing DPHK6 1 1 3 6 10 7 5+2 70 24 10 Green 7 Red 7 FireBrick Details Tuen Mun Pro-Beijing DPHK9 7 4 1 2 6 15 14 7+1 70 37 15 Green 14 Red 8 FireBrick Details Yuen Long Pro-Beijing DABHK 17 1 14 3 20 7+6 70 36 3 Green 20 Red 13 FireBrick Details North Pro-Beijing DPHK7 6 3 8 8 5+4 70 25 8 Green 8 Red 9 FireBrick Details Tai Po Pro-Beijing DPHK5 4 1 1 8 6 13 5+2 70 26 6 Green 13 Red 7 FireBrick Details Sai Kung Pro-Beijing DABHK 35 3 6 4 13 5+2 70 24 4 Green 13 Red 7 FireBrick Details Sha Tin Pro-Beijing Civil Force 3 9 3 111 3 6 8 28 9+1 70 46 8 Green 28 Red 10 FireBrick Details Kwai Tsing Pro-democracy DPHK10 2 1 15 23 5 7+1 70 36 23 Green 5 Red 8 FireBrick Details Islands Pro-Beijing DABHK 2 5 1 6 4+8 70 19 1 Green 6 Red 12 FireBrick Details TOTAL86 83 19 16 15 11 6 4 145 157 232 129 70 529 157 Green 1 Grey 232 Red 129 FireBrick Vote summary right Votes, of total, by camp yes Pro-Beijing 54.69 Red Pro-democrats 40.18 Green right Seats, of total, by camp yes Pro-Beijing 59.49 Red Pro-democrats 40.26 Green Popular vote #ddd 600px 500px Democratic Democratic Party (Hong Kong) 24.85 DAB Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong 23.53 ADPL Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood 4.70 Liberal Liberal Party (Hong Kong) 3.42 PA Hong Kong Progressive Alliance 2.65 Civil Force Civil Force 2.42 123DA 123 Democratic Alliance 1.54 Frontier The Frontier (Hong Kong) 1.16 Others Independent (politician) 35.86 Seat summary Seats #ddd 600px 500px Democratic Democratic Party (Hong Kong) 22.05 DAB Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong 21.28 ADPL Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood 4.87 PA Hong Kong Progressive Alliance 4.10 Liberal Liberal Party (Hong Kong) 3.85 Civil Force Civil Force 2.82 123DA 123 Democratic Alliance 1.41 Frontier The Frontier (Hong Kong) 1.03 Others Independent (politician) 38.59 Aftermath Tung Chee-hwa appointed 102 members to the District Council after the election to prevent the pro-democracy camp from dominating the District Councils. These included 41 from various political parties, namely the Liberal Party, the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong Progressive Alliance. There were no democrats appointed. The pro-democrats thus lost their domination of the Kwun Tong, Wong Tai Sin and Yau Tsim Mong District Councils where the pro-democrats had 15, 11 and 6 directly elected seats while pro-Beijing camp gained 15, 10 and 6 seats and 18, 14 and 8 seats after the appointments respectively. References Category:1999 elections in Asia Category:1999 elections in China Category:1999 in Hong Kong 1999 Category:November 1999 in China