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{{Infobox Election
| election_name = Hong Kong local elections, 1999
{{Use Hong Kong English|date=December 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1999 Hong Kong local elections
| country = Hong Kong
| country = Hong Kong
| type = parliamentary
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = Hong Kong local elections, 1994
| previous_election = 1994 Hong Kong local elections
| previous_year = 1994
| previous_year = 1994
| next_election = Hong Kong local elections, 2003
| next_election = 2003 Hong Kong local elections
| next_year = 2003
| next_year = 2003
| seats_for_election = All Elected Constituencies<br>390 (of the 519) seats in all 18 [[District Councils of Hong Kong|Districts Councils]]
| seats_for_election = All Elected Constituencies<br />390 (of the 519) seats in all 18 [[District Councils of Hong Kong|Districts Councils]]
| election_date = 28 November 1999
| election_date = 28 November 1999
| registered = 2,832,524 <small>{{increase}}15.60%</small>
| turnout = 35.82%
| turnout = 816,503 (35.82%) <small>{{increase}}2.71[[percentage point|pp]]</small>
| image2 = [[Image:Tsang Yok-sing at VP New Year Fair 2009.jpg|150x150px]]
| image2 = [[Image:Tsang Yok-sing.jpg|150x150px]]
| leader2 = [[Tsang Yok-sing]]
| leader2 = [[Tsang Yok-sing]]
| party2 = Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong
| party2 = Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong
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| seats2 = 83
| seats2 = 83
| seats_before2 =
| seats_before2 =
| seat_change2 =
| seat_change2 = {{increase}}27
| popular_vote2 = 190,792
| popular_vote2 = 190,792
| percentage2 = 23.53%
| percentage2 = 23.53%
| swing2 = {{increase}}11.56[[percentage points|pp]]
| swing2 = {{increase}}11.82[[percentage points|pp]]
| image1 = [[File:Martin-lee-campaign2004.JPG|150x150px]]
| image1 = [[File:Martin Lee 2014 cut.jpg|150x150px]]
| leader1 = [[Martin Lee]]
| leader1 = [[Martin Lee]]
| party1 = Democratic Party (Hong Kong)
| party1 = Democratic Party (Hong Kong)
| alliance1 = Pan-democracy camp
| alliance1 = Pro-democracy camp
| leaders_seat1 =
| leaders_seat1 =
| last_election1 = 75 seats, 23.01%
| last_election1 = 75 seats, 23.01%
| seats1 = '''86'''
| seats1 = '''86'''
| seats_before1 =
| seats_before1 =
| seat_change1 =
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}13
| popular_vote1 = '''201,461'''
| popular_vote1 = '''201,461'''
| percentage1 = '''24.85%'''
| percentage1 = '''24.85%'''
| swing1 = {{increase}}1.84[[percentage points|pp]]
| swing1 = {{increase}}1.69[[percentage points|pp]]
| image3 = [[Image:Frederick Fung Kin Kee.jpg|150x150px]]
| image3 = [[File:Frederick Fung at Alliance for True Democracy.jpg|150x150px]]
| leader3 = [[Frederick Fung]]
| leader3 = [[Frederick Fung]]
| party3 = Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood
| party3 = Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood
| alliance3 = Pan-democracy camp
| alliance3 = Pro-democracy camp
| leaders_seat3 =
| leaders_seat3 =
| last_election3 = 29 seats, 6.95%
| last_election3 = 29 seats, 6.95%
| seats3 = 19
| seats3 = 19
| seats_before3 =
| seats_before3 =
| seat_change3 =
| seat_change3 = {{increase}}1
| popular_vote3 = 38,119
| popular_vote3 = 38,119
| percentage3 = 4.70%
| percentage3 = 4.70%
| swing3 = {{decrease}}2.25[[percentage points|pp]]
| swing3 = {{decrease}}2.25[[percentage points|pp]]
| image4 =
| image4 = <span style="line-height:120px; vertical-align:center; text-align:center; color:{{Hong Kong Progressive Alliance/meta/color}}; font-size:48px;">'''PA'''</span>
| leader4 = [[Ambrose Lau]]
| leader4 = [[Ambrose Lau]]
| party4 = Hong Kong Progressive Alliance
| party4 = Hong Kong Progressive Alliance
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| leaders_seat4 =
| leaders_seat4 =
| last_election4 = 12 seats, 4.19%
| last_election4 = 12 seats, 4.19%
| seats4 = 17
| seats4 = 16
| seats_before4 =
| seats_before4 =
| seat_change4 =
| seat_change4 = {{decrease}}1
| popular_vote4 = 22,886
| popular_vote4 = 23,168
| percentage4 = 2.82%
| percentage4 = 2.86%
| swing4 = {{increase}}2.16[[percentage points|pp]]
| swing4 = {{decrease}}1.33[[percentage points|pp]]
| image5 = [[Image:James Tien.jpg|150x150px]]
| image5 = [[Image:James Tien cut.jpg|150x150px]]
| leader5 = [[James Tien Pei-chun|James Tien]]
| leader5 = [[James Tien Pei-chun|James Tien]]
| party5 = Liberal Party (Hong Kong)
| party5 = Liberal Party (Hong Kong)
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| seats5 = 15
| seats5 = 15
| seats_before5 =
| seats_before5 =
| seat_change5 =
| seat_change5 = {{decrease}}2
| popular_vote5 = 27,718
| popular_vote5 = 27,718
| percentage5 = 3.42%
| percentage5 = 3.42%
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| seats6 = 11
| seats6 = 11
| seats_before6 =
| seats_before6 =
| seat_change6 =
| seat_change6 = {{increase}}2
| popular_vote6 = 19,633
| popular_vote6 = 19,633
| percentage6 = 2.42%
| percentage6 = 2.42%
| swing6 = {{increase}}0.65[[percentage points|pp]]
| swing6 = {{increase}}0.65[[percentage points|pp]]
| image7 =
| leader7 = [[Yum Sin-ling]]
| party7 = 123 Democratic Alliance
| alliance7 = Pro-democracy camp
| leaders_seat7 =
| last_election7 = 5 seats, 2.01%
| seats7 = 6
| seats_before7 =
| seat_change7 = {{nochange}}
| popular_vote7 = 11,396
| percentage7 = 1.41%
| swing7 = {{decrease}}0.60[[percentage points|pp]]
| image8 = [[File:Emily Lau cropped.jpg|150x150px]]
| leader8 = [[Emily Lau]]
| party8 = The Frontier (Hong Kong)
| alliance8 = Pro-democracy camp
| leaders_seat8 =
| last_election8 = ''New party''
| seats8 = 4
| seats_before8 =
| seat_change8 = {{increase}}1
| popular_vote8 = 9,388
| percentage8 = 1.16%
| swing8 = N/A
| image9 = [[File:Leung Yiu-chung 2017.jpg|150x150px]]
| leader9 = [[Leung Yiu-chung]]
| party9 = Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre
| alliance9 = Pro-democracy camp
| leaders_seat9 =
| last_election9 = 1 seat, 0.13%
| seats9 = 2
| seats_before9 =
| seat_change9 = {{nochange}}
| popular_vote9 = 3,295
| percentage9 = 0.41%
| swing9 = {{increase}}0.28[[percentage points|pp]]
| map_image = 1999DCelectionmap.svg|
| map_size = 400px
| map_caption = Map of the winning party by constituency
}}
}}
The '''1999 Hong Kong District Council elections''' were held on 28 November 1999 for all 18 [[District Councils of Hong Kong|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 of Hong Kong|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 (Hong Kong)|Democratic Party]], the largest [[pro-democracy camp|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.
The '''1999 Hong Kong District Council elections''' were held on 28 November 1999. Election was held to all 18 [[District Councils of Hong Kong|districts]] of Hong Kong, for 390 members from directly elected constituencies out of total 519 council members, the first district councils election after the [[handover of Hong Kong]].


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 (Hong Kong)|Democratic Party]], the largest [[pro-democracy camp|pro-democracy]] party. The Democratic Party sustained its political momentum by securing 24.9% of the votes as compared to 22.8% in 1994. The pro-grassroots pro-democracy party, the [[Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood]] (ADPL), appeared to lose some popular support from 7% of the total vote in 1994 to 4.7% in 1999. Overall, the pro-democracy forces failed to enhance their influence and outperform the pro-Beijing camp.<ref name="Chan">{{cite book|title=Crisis and Transformation in China's Hong Kong|first=Ming K.|last=Chan|first2=Alvin Y.|last2=So|publisher=M.E. Sharpe|year=2002|pages=139–42}}</ref>
Overall, the pro-democracy forces failed to enhance their influence and outperform the pro-Beijing camp.<ref name="Chan">{{cite book|title=Crisis and Transformation in China's Hong Kong|first=Ming K.|last=Chan|first2=Alvin Y.|last2=So|publisher=M.E. Sharpe|year=2002|pages=139–42}}</ref> 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==
==Overview==
In comparison to the [[Hong Kong local elections, 1994|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.<ref name="Chan"/>
In comparison to the [[1994 Hong Kong local elections|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.<ref name="Chan"/>


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 [[Sham Shui Po District|Shamshuipo]]. [[The Frontier (Hong Kong)|The Frontier]] and the [[Citizens Party (Hong Kong)|Citizens Party]] remained uninterested in the local elections, with the Frontier nominated only 9 candidates to compete in [[Sha Tin District|Sha Tin]] and [[Eastern District, Hong Kong|Eastern]] districts, of which 4 of them were elected. The Citizens Party had only Chan Tim-shing elected in the Eastern District.<ref name="Chan"/>
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 [[Sham Shui Po District|Shamshuipo]]. [[The Frontier (Hong Kong)|The Frontier]] and the [[Citizens Party (Hong Kong)|Citizens Party]] remained uninterested in the local elections, with the Frontier nominated only 9 candidates to compete in [[Sha Tin District|Sha Tin]] and [[Eastern District, Hong Kong|Eastern]] districts, of which 4 of them were elected. The Citizens Party had only Chan Tim-shing elected in the Eastern District.<ref name="Chan"/>


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% to 47.2%, contributed by the strong grassroots work of the DAB candidates. The [[pro-business]] [[Liberal Party (Hong Kong)|Liberal Party]] improved its performance by lower its candidates form 89 to 34, with success rate rising from 20.2 to 44.1%. 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.<ref name="Chan"/> 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 District|Sai Kung]] and [[Sha Tin District|Sha Tin]] districts. The Shatin-based [[Civil Force]] slightly increased its number of seats but saw a decline in its success rate.<ref name="Chan"/>
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 (Hong Kong)|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 (politician)|Howard Young]] also contested in the elections, though Chow was defeated.<ref name="Chan"/> 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 District|Sai Kung]] and [[Sha Tin District|Sha Tin]] districts. The Shatin-based [[Civil Force]] slightly increased its number of seats but saw a decline in its success rate.<ref name="Chan"/>


==General outcome==
==Results==
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{{Hong Kong district councils election, 1999}}

===General outcome===
{{election table|title=Summary of the 28 November 1999 [[District Councils of Hong Kong]] [[1999 Hong Kong district councils election|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: {{party 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 || {{increase}}11.82 || 176 || 83 || {{increase}}27
|-
| width=1px style="background-color: {{party color|Hong Kong Progressive Alliance}}" |
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Hong Kong Progressive Alliance]]
| 23,168 || 2.86 || {{decrease}}1.33 || 25 || 16 || {{decrease}}1
|-
| width=1px style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (Hong Kong)}}" |
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Liberal Party (Hong Kong)|Liberal Party]]
| 27,718 || 3.42 || {{decrease}}3.98 || 34 || 15 || {{decrease}}3
|-
| width=1px style="background-color: {{party color|Civil Force}}" |
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Civil Force]]
|19,633 || 2.42 || {{increase}}0.65 || 14 || 11 || {{increase}}2
|-
| width=1px style="background-color: {{party color|Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions}}" |
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions]]
|1,074 || 0.13 || - || 1 || 1 || {{increase}}1
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Heung Yee Kuk}}"|
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Heung Yee Kuk|New Territories Heung Yee Kuk]]
|942 || 0.12 || - || 1 || 1 || {{nochange}}0
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Hong Kong Chinese Reform Association}}"|
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Hong Kong Chinese Reform Association]]
| - || - || - || 1 || 1 || {{nochange}}0
|-
| width=1px style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" |
| style="text-align:left;" | Independent and others
| 177,774 || 21.92 || - || 180 || 104 || {{decrease}}4
|- style="background-color:Pink"
| colspan=3 style="text-align:left;" | '''Total for pro-Beijing camp''' || '''443,441''' || '''54.69'''|| '''-''' || '''436''' || '''232''' || '''{{increase}}22'''
|-
| style="background-color:LightGreen;border-bottom-style:hidden;" rowspan="8"|
| width=1px style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Party (Hong Kong)}}" |
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Democratic Party (Hong Kong)|Democratic Party]]
|201,461 || 24.85 || {{increase}}1.69 || 173 || 86 || {{increase}}13
|-
| width=1px style="background-color: {{party 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 || {{decrease}}2.25 || 32 || 19 || {{increase}}1
|-
| width=1px style="background-color: {{party color|123 Democratic Alliance}}" |
| style="text-align:left;" |[[123 Democratic Alliance]]
|11,396 || 1.41 || {{decrease}}0.60 || 10 || 6 || {{nochange}}0
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|The Frontier (Hong Kong)}}"|
| style="text-align:left;" |[[The Frontier (Hong Kong)|Frontier]]
|9,388 || 1.16 || - || 9 || 4 || {{increase}}1
|-
| width=1px style="background-color: {{party color|Neighbourhood and Workers' Service Centre}}" |
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre]]
|3,295 || 0.41 || - || 3 || 2 || {{nochange}}0
|-
| width=1px style="background-color: {{party color|Citizens Party (Hong Kong)}}" |
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Citizens Party (Hong Kong)|Citizens Party]]
|2,072 || 0.26 || - || 1 || 1 || {{nochange}}0
|-
| width=1px style="background-color: {{party color|Hong Kong Democratic Foundation}}" |
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Hong Kong Democratic Foundation]]
|1,392 || 0.17 || {{decrease}}0.42 || 1 || 1 || {{nochange}}0
|-
| width=1px style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" |
| style="text-align:left;" | Independent democrats
| 58,706 || 7.24 || - || 54 || 38 || {{increase}}7
|- style="background-color:LightGreen"
| colspan=3 style="text-align:left;" | '''Total for pro-democracy camp''' || '''325,829''' || '''40.18''' || '''-''' || '''283''' || '''157''' || '''{{increase}}22'''
|- style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
| colspan=3 style="text-align:left;" |'''Independent and others'''
| '''41,593''' || '''5.13''' || '''-''' || '''79''' || '''1''' || '''{{nochange}}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"|'''{{increase}}44'''
|}
<small>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.<br />Note2: Councilor [[Lau Kong-wah]] who ran under both DAB and Civil Force banners is counted as a DAB member in this chart.</small>

===Results by district===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:75%"
|-
! Council
! Post-election control
! colspan=2| Largest party
! class="unsortable" style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (Hong Kong)}}; width:40px;"| [[Democratic Party (Hong Kong)|<span style="color:White;">DP</span>]]!! class="unsortable" style="background:{{party color|Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong}}; width:40px;"| [[Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong|<span style="color:White;">DAB</span>]]!! class="unsortable" style="background:{{party color|Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood}}; width:40px;"|[[Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood|<span style="color:Black;">ADPL</span>]]!! class="unsortable" style="background:{{party color|Hong Kong Progressive Alliance}}; width:40px;"| [[Hong Kong Progressive Alliance|<span style="color:White;">PA</span>]]!! class="unsortable" style="background:{{party color|Liberal Party (Hong Kong)}}; width:40px;"| [[Liberal Party (Hong Kong)|<span style="color:White;">Lib</span>]]!! class="unsortable" style="background:{{party color|Civil Force}}; width:40px;"|[[Civil Force|<span style="color:White;">CF</span>]]!! class="unsortable" style="background:{{party color|123 Democratic Alliance}}; width:40px;"| [[123 Democratic Alliance|<span style="color:White;">123DA</span>]]!! class="unsortable" style="background:{{party color|The Frontier (Hong Kong)}}; width:40px;"| [[The Frontier (Hong Kong)|<span style="color:Black;">TF</span>]]!! class="unsortable" style="background:gray; width:40px;"| [[Political parties in Hong Kong|<span style="color:White;">Others</span>]] !! class="unsortable" rowspan=20 | !! class="unsortable" style="width:60px;"| [[Pro-democracy camp in Hong Kong|Pro-dem]]!! class="unsortable" style="width:60px;"| [[Pro-Beijing camp|Pro-Beijing]] !! class="unsortable" style="width:60px;"| Appointed<br />& ex officio !!class="unsortable" | Composition !! class="unsortable" | Details
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"| {{nowrap|[[Central and Western District Council|Central & Western]]}}
| style="background-color:Pink" | Pro-Beijing
| {{Party name with colour|DPHK}}
| bgcolor=#b3dba9|'''5'''
| 3
|
|
| 1
|
| 1
|
| 5
| '''8'''
| bgcolor=Pink | 7
| bgcolor=Pink | 4
| {{Composition_bar/advanced
|divisionname =
|boxwidth = 70
|total = 19
|party1 = 8
|partycolor1 = Green
|party2 = 7
|partycolor2 = Red
|party3 = 4
|partycolor3 = FireBrick
}}
| [[1999 Central and Western District Council election|Details]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"| [[Wan Chai District Council|Wan Chai]]
| style="background-color:Pink" | Pro-Beijing
| {{Party name with colour|DABHK}}
| 2
| bgcolor=#98c3f1 |'''3'''
|
|
| 1
|
|
|
| 5
| 2
| bgcolor=Pink | '''9'''
| 3
| {{Composition_bar/advanced
|divisionname =
|boxwidth = 70
|total = 14
|party1 = 2
|partycolor1 = Green
|party2 = 9
|partycolor2 = Red
|party3 = 3
|partycolor3 = FireBrick
}}
| [[1999 Wan Chai District Council election|Details]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"| [[Eastern District Council|Eastern]]
| style="background-color:Pink" | Pro-Beijing
| {{Party name with colour|DABHK}}
| 6
| bgcolor=#98c3f1 |'''13'''
|
| 1
| 2
|
|
| 1
| 11
| 10
| bgcolor=pink| '''26'''
| 9
| {{Composition_bar/advanced
|divisionname =
|boxwidth = 70
|total = 46
|party1 = 10
|partycolor1 = Green
|party2 = 1
|partycolor2 = Gray
|party3 = 26
|partycolor3 = Red
|party4 = 9
|partycolor4 = FireBrick
}}
| [[1999 Eastern District Council election|Details]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"| [[Southern District Council|Southern]]
| style="background-color:Pink" | Pro-Beijing
| {{Party name with colour|DPHK}}
| bgcolor=#b3dba9| '''2'''
| bgcolor=#98c3f1 |'''2'''
|
|
| bgcolor=#b2e6fa| '''2'''
|
|
|
| 11
| 2
| bgcolor=pink| '''15'''
| 4
| {{Composition_bar/advanced
|divisionname =
|boxwidth = 70
|total = 21
|party1 = 2
|partycolor1 = Green
|party2 = 15
|partycolor2 = Red
|party3 = 4
|partycolor3 = FireBrick
}}
| [[1999 Southern District Council election|Details]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"| [[Yau Tsim Mong District Council|Yau Tsim Mong]]
| style="background-color:Pink" | Pro-Beijing
| {{Party name with colour|DPHK}}
| bgcolor=#b3dba9|'''4'''
| 2
| 1
|
|
|
| 1
|
| 8
| 7
| bgcolor=Pink | '''9'''
| 4
| {{Composition_bar/advanced
|divisionname =
|boxwidth = 70
|total = 20
|party1 = 7
|partycolor1 = Green
|party2 = 9
|partycolor2 = Red
|party3 = 4
|partycolor3 = FireBrick
}}
| [[1999 Yau Tsim Mong District Council election|Details]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"| [[Sham Shui Po District Council|Sham Shui Po]]
| style="background-color:LightGreen" | {{nowrap|Pro-democracy}}
| {{Party name with colour|HKADPL}}
| 3
| 3
| bgcolor=#fffdac|'''10'''
|
|
|
| 1
|
| 4
| bgcolor=lightgreen| '''15'''
| 6
| 5
| {{Composition_bar/advanced
|divisionname =
|boxwidth = 70
|total = 26
|party1 = 15
|partycolor1 = Green
|party2 = 6
|partycolor2 = Red
|party3 = 5
|partycolor3 = FireBrick
}}
| [[1999 Sham Shui Po District Council election|Details]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"| [[Kowloon City District Council|Kowloon City]]
| style="background-color:Pink" | Pro-Beijing
| bgcolor="{{party color|Hong Kong Progressive Alliance}}"|
| align=left| [[Hong Kong Progressive Alliance|PA]]
| 4
| 3
| 1
| bgcolor=#f199aa| '''5'''
| 4
|
|
|
| 5
| 6
| bgcolor=Pink | '''16'''
| 5
| {{Composition_bar/advanced
|divisionname =
|boxwidth = 70
|total = 27
|party1 = 6
|partycolor1 = Green
|party2 = 16
|partycolor2 = Red
|party3 = 5
|partycolor3 = FireBrick
}}
| [[1999 Kowloon City District Council election|Details]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"| [[Wong Tai Sin District Council|Wong Tai Sin]]
| style="background-color:Pink" | Pro-Beijing
| {{Party name with colour|DPHK}}
| bgcolor=#b3dba9|'''7'''
| 5
| 2
| 1
|
|
|
|
| 10
| 12
| bgcolor=Pink | '''13'''
| 6
| {{Composition_bar/advanced
|divisionname =
|boxwidth = 70
|total = 31
|party1 = 12
|partycolor1 = Green
|party2 = 13
|partycolor2 = Red
|party3 = 6
|partycolor3 = FireBrick
}}
| [[1999 Wong Tai Sin District Council election|Details]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"| [[Kwun Tong District Council|Kwun Tong]]
| style="background-color:Pink" | Pro-Beijing
| {{Party name with colour|DPHK}}
| bgcolor=#b3dba9|'''9'''
| 6
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 19
| '''17'''
| bgcolor=Pink | '''17'''
| bgcolor=Pink| 8
| {{Composition_bar/advanced
|divisionname =
|boxwidth = 70
|total = 42
|party1 = 17
|partycolor1 = Green
|party2 = 17
|partycolor2 = Red
|party3 = 8
|partycolor3 = FireBrick
}}
| [[1999 Kwun Tong District Council election|Details]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"| [[Tsuen Wan District Council|Tsuen Wan]]
| style="background-color:Pink" | Pro-Beijing
| {{Party name with colour|DPHK}}
| bgcolor=#b3dba9|'''6'''
| 1
|
| 1
| 3
|
|
|
| 6
| '''10'''
| bgcolor=pink| 7
| bgcolor=pink| 5+2
| {{Composition_bar/advanced
|divisionname =
|boxwidth = 70
|total = 24
|party1 = 10
|partycolor1 = Green
|party2 = 7
|partycolor2 = Red
|party3 = 7
|partycolor3 = FireBrick
}}
| [[1999 Tsuen Wan District Council election|Details]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"| [[Tuen Mun District Council|Tuen Mun]]
| style="background-color:Pink" | Pro-Beijing
| {{Party name with colour|DPHK}}
| bgcolor=#b3dba9|'''9'''
| 7
| 4
| 1
|
|
| 2
|
| 6
| '''15'''
| bgcolor=pink| 14
| bgcolor=pink| 7+1
| {{Composition_bar/advanced
|divisionname =
|boxwidth = 70
|total = 37
|party1 = 15
|partycolor1 = Green
|party2 = 14
|partycolor2 = Red
|party3 = 8
|partycolor3 = FireBrick
}}
| [[1999 Tuen Mun District Council election|Details]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"| [[Yuen Long District Council|Yuen Long]]
| style="background-color:Pink" | Pro-Beijing
| {{Party name with colour|DABHK}}
| 1
| bgcolor=#98c3f1 |'''7'''
|
|
|
|
| 1
|
| 14
| 3
| bgcolor=pink| '''20'''
| 7+6
| {{Composition_bar/advanced
|divisionname =
|boxwidth = 70
|total = 36
|party1 = 3
|partycolor1 = Green
|party2 = 20
|partycolor2 = Red
|party3 = 13
|partycolor3 = FireBrick
}}
| [[1999 Yuen Long District Council election|Details]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"| [[North District Council|North]]
| style="background-color:Pink" | Pro-Beijing
| {{Party name with colour|DPHK}}
| bgcolor=#b3dba9|'''7'''
| 6
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 3
| '''8'''
| bgcolor=Pink | '''8'''
| bgcolor=Pink| 5+4
| {{Composition_bar/advanced
|divisionname =
|boxwidth = 70
|total = 25
|party1 = 8
|partycolor1 = Green
|party2 = 8
|partycolor2 = Red
|party3 = 9
|partycolor3 = FireBrick
}}
| [[1999 North District Council election|Details]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"| [[Tai Po District Council|Tai Po]]
| style="background-color:Pink" | Pro-Beijing
| {{Party name with colour|DPHK}}
| bgcolor=#b3dba9|'''5'''
| 4
|
| 1
| 1
|
|
|
| 8
| 6
| bgcolor=pink| '''13'''
| 5+2
| {{Composition_bar/advanced
|divisionname =
|boxwidth = 70
|total = 26
|party1 = 6
|partycolor1 = Green
|party2 = 13
|partycolor2 = Red
|party3 = 7
|partycolor3 = FireBrick
}}
| [[1999 Tai Po District Council election|Details]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"| [[Sai Kung District Council|Sai Kung]]
| style="background-color:Pink" | Pro-Beijing
| {{Party name with colour|DABHK}}
| 3
| bgcolor=#98c3f1 |'''5'''
|
| 3
|
|
|
|
| 6
| 4
| bgcolor=pink| '''13'''
| 5+2
| {{Composition_bar/advanced
|divisionname =
|boxwidth = 70
|total = 24
|party1 = 4
|partycolor1 = Green
|party2 = 13
|partycolor2 = Red
|party3 = 7
|partycolor3 = FireBrick
}}
| [[1999 Sai Kung District Council election|Details]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"| [[Sha Tin District Council|Sha Tin]]
| style="background-color:Pink" | Pro-Beijing
| {{Party name with colour|Civil Force}}
| 3
| 9
|
| 3
| 1
| bgcolor=#7fd3a9|'''11'''
|
| 3
| 6
| 8
| bgcolor=pink| '''28'''
| 9+1
| {{Composition_bar/advanced
|divisionname =
|boxwidth = 70
|total = 46
|party1 = 8
|partycolor1 = Green
|party2 = 28
|partycolor2 = Red
|party3 = 10
|partycolor3 = FireBrick
}}
| [[1999 Sha Tin District Council election|Details]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"| [[Kwai Tsing District Council|Kwai Tsing]]
| style="background-color:LightGreen" | Pro-democracy
| {{Party name with colour|DPHK}}
| bgcolor=#b3dba9|'''10'''
| 2
| 1
|
|
|
|
|
| 15
| bgcolor=lightgreen| '''23'''
| 5
| 7+1
| {{Composition_bar/advanced
|divisionname =
|boxwidth = 70
|total = 36
|party1 = 23
|partycolor1 = Green
|party2 = 5
|partycolor2 = Red
|party3 = 8
|partycolor3 = FireBrick
}}
| [[1999 Kwai Tsing District Council election|Details]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"| [[Islands District Council|Islands]]
| style="background-color:Pink" | Pro-Beijing
| {{Party name with colour|DABHK}}
|
| bgcolor=#98c3f1 |'''2'''
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 5
| 1
| bgcolor=pink| '''6'''
| 4+8
| {{Composition_bar/advanced
|divisionname =
|boxwidth = 70
|total = 19
|party1 = 1
|partycolor1 = Green
|party2 = 6
|partycolor2 = Red
|party3 = 12
|partycolor3 = FireBrick
}}
| [[1999 Islands District Council election|Details]]
|-
|-bgcolor=#EAECF0
! scope="row" style="text-align: right;" colspan=4 | TOTAL
| bgcolor=#b3dba9|'''86'''
| '''83'''
| '''19'''
| '''16'''
| '''15'''
| '''11'''
| '''6'''
| '''4'''
| '''145'''
| '''157'''
| bgcolor=Pink| '''232'''
| '''129'''
| {{Composition_bar/advanced
|divisionname =
|boxwidth = 70
|total = 529
|party1 = 157
|partycolor1 = Green
|party2 = 1
|partycolor2 = Grey
|party3 = 232
|partycolor3 = Red
|party4 = 129
|partycolor4 = FireBrick
}}
|
|-
|}


===Vote summary===
===Vote summary===
{{Pie chart
| thumb = right
| caption = Votes, of total, by camp
| other=yes
| label1 = [[Pro-Beijing camp|Pro-Beijing]]
| value1 = 54.69
| color1 = Red
| label2 = [[Pro-democracy camp in Hong Kong|Pro-democrats]]
| value2 = 40.18
| color2 = Green
}}
{{pie chart
| thumb = right
| caption = Seats, of total, by camp
| other =yes
| label1 = [[Pro-Beijing camp|Pro-Beijing]]
| value1 = 59.49
| color1 = Red
| label2 = [[Pro-democracy camp in Hong Kong|Pro-democrats]]
| value2 = 40.26
| color2 = Green
}}
{{bar box
{{bar box
|title=Popular vote
|title=Popular vote
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|barwidth=500px
|barwidth=500px
|bars=
|bars=
{{bar percent|Democratic|{{Democratic Party (Hong Kong)/meta/color}}|24.85}}
{{bar percent|Democratic|{{party color|Democratic Party (Hong Kong)}}|24.85}}
{{bar percent|DAB|{{Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong/meta/color}}|23.53}}
{{bar percent|DAB|{{party color|Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong}}|23.53}}
{{bar percent|ADPL|{{Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood/meta/color}}|4.70}}
{{bar percent|ADPL|{{party color|Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood}}|4.70}}
{{bar percent|Liberal|{{Liberal Party (Hong Kong)/meta/color}}|3.42}}
{{bar percent|Liberal|{{party color|Liberal Party (Hong Kong)}}|3.42}}
{{bar percent|PA|{{Hong Kong Progressive Alliance/meta/color}}|2.65}}
{{bar percent|PA|{{party color|Hong Kong Progressive Alliance}}|2.65}}
{{bar percent|Civil Force|{{Civil Force/meta/color}}|2.42}}
{{bar percent|Civil Force|{{party color|Civil Force}}|2.42}}
{{bar percent|123DA|{{123 Democratic Alliance/meta/color}}|1.54}}
{{bar percent|123DA|{{party color|123 Democratic Alliance}}|1.54}}
{{bar percent|Frontier|{{The Frontier (Hong Kong)/meta/color}}|1.16}}
{{bar percent|Frontier|{{party color|The Frontier (Hong Kong)}}|1.16}}
{{bar percent|Others|{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}}|35.86}}
{{bar percent|Others|{{party color|Independent (politician)}}|35.86}}
}}
}}


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|barwidth=500px
|bars=
|bars=
{{bar percent|Democratic|{{Democratic Party (Hong Kong)/meta/color}}|22.05}}
{{bar percent|Democratic|{{party color|Democratic Party (Hong Kong)}}|22.05}}
{{bar percent|DAB|{{Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong/meta/color}}|21.28}}
{{bar percent|DAB|{{party color|Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong}}|21.28}}
{{bar percent|ADPL|{{Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood/meta/color}}|4.87}}
{{bar percent|ADPL|{{party color|Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood}}|4.87}}
{{bar percent|PA|{{Hong Kong Progressive Alliance/meta/color}}|4.10}}
{{bar percent|PA|{{party color|Hong Kong Progressive Alliance}}|4.10}}
{{bar percent|Liberal|{{Liberal Party (Hong Kong)/meta/color}}|3.85}}
{{bar percent|Liberal|{{party color|Liberal Party (Hong Kong)}}|3.85}}
{{bar percent|Civil Force|{{Civil Force/meta/color}}|2.82}}
{{bar percent|Civil Force|{{party color|Civil Force}}|2.82}}
{{bar percent|123DA|{{123 Democratic Alliance/meta/color}}|1.41}}
{{bar percent|123DA|{{party color|123 Democratic Alliance}}|1.41}}
{{bar percent|Frontier|{{The Frontier (Hong Kong)/meta/color}}|1.03}}
{{bar percent|Frontier|{{party color|The Frontier (Hong Kong)}}|1.03}}
{{bar percent|Others|{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}}|38.59}}
{{bar percent|Others|{{party color|Independent (politician)}}|38.59}}
}}
}}


==Aftermath==
==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 (Hong Kong)|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 District Council|Kwun Tong]], [[Wong Tai Sin District Council|Wong Tai Sin]] and [[Yau Tsim Mong District Council|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.<ref name="Chan"/>
[[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 (Hong Kong)|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 District Council|Kwun Tong]], [[Wong Tai Sin District Council|Wong Tai Sin]] and [[Yau Tsim Mong District Council|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.<ref name="Chan"/>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Local elections in Hong Kong|1999]]
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Latest revision as of 04:08, 9 October 2024

1999 Hong Kong local elections
← 1994 28 November 1999 2003 →
All Elected Constituencies
390 (of the 519) seats in all 18 Districts Councils
Registered2,832,524 Increase15.60%
Turnout816,503 (35.82%) Increase2.71pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Martin Lee Tsang Yok-sing Frederick Fung
Party Democratic DAB ADPL
Alliance Pro-democracy Pro-Beijing Pro-democracy
Last election 75 seats, 23.01% 37 seats, 11.82% 29 seats, 6.95%
Seats won 86 83 19
Seat change Increase13 Increase27 Increase1
Popular vote 201,461 190,792 38,119
Percentage 24.85% 23.53% 4.70%
Swing Increase1.69pp Increase11.82pp Decrease2.25pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Ambrose Lau James Tien Lau Kong-wah
Party HKPA Liberal Civil Force
Alliance Pro-Beijing Pro-Beijing Pro-Beijing
Last election 12 seats, 4.19% 18 seats, 7.39% 10 seats, 1.77%
Seats won 16 15 11
Seat change Decrease1 Decrease2 Increase2
Popular vote 23,168 27,718 19,633
Percentage 2.86% 3.42% 2.42%
Swing Decrease1.33pp Decrease3.98pp Increase0.65pp
  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
Leader Yum Sin-ling Emily Lau Leung Yiu-chung
Party 123DA Frontier NWSC
Alliance Pro-democracy Pro-democracy Pro-democracy
Last election 5 seats, 2.01% New party 1 seat, 0.13%
Seats won 6 4 2
Seat change Steady Increase1 Steady
Popular vote 11,396 9,388 3,295
Percentage 1.41% 1.16% 0.41%
Swing Decrease0.60pp N/A Increase0.28pp
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.[1] 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

[edit]

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.[1]

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.[1]

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.[1] 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.[1]

Results

[edit]

General outcome

[edit]
Summary of the 28 November 1999 District Councils of Hong Kong election results
Political Affiliation Popular vote % %± Standing Elected ±
Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong 190,792 23.53 Increase11.82 176 83 Increase27
Hong Kong Progressive Alliance 23,168 2.86 Decrease1.33 25 16 Decrease1
Liberal Party 27,718 3.42 Decrease3.98 34 15 Decrease3
Civil Force 19,633 2.42 Increase0.65 14 11 Increase2
Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions 1,074 0.13 - 1 1 Increase1
New Territories Heung Yee Kuk 942 0.12 - 1 1 Steady0
Hong Kong Chinese Reform Association - - - 1 1 Steady0
Independent and others 177,774 21.92 - 180 104 Decrease4
Total for pro-Beijing camp 443,441 54.69 - 436 232 Increase22
Democratic Party 201,461 24.85 Increase1.69 173 86 Increase13
Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood 38,119 4.70 Decrease2.25 32 19 Increase1
123 Democratic Alliance 11,396 1.41 Decrease0.60 10 6 Steady0
Frontier 9,388 1.16 - 9 4 Increase1
Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre 3,295 0.41 - 3 2 Steady0
Citizens Party 2,072 0.26 - 1 1 Steady0
Hong Kong Democratic Foundation 1,392 0.17 Decrease0.42 1 1 Steady0
Independent democrats 58,706 7.24 - 54 38 Increase7
Total for pro-democracy camp 325,829 40.18 - 283 157 Increase22
Independent and others 41,593 5.13 - 79 1 Steady0
Total (turnout 35.82%) 810,863 100.0 - 798 390 Increase44

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

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Council Post-election control Largest party DP DAB ADPL PA Lib CF 123DA TF Others Pro-dem Pro-Beijing Appointed
& ex officio		 Composition Details
Central & Western Pro-Beijing Democratic 5 3 1 1 5 8 7 4




Details
Wan Chai Pro-Beijing DAB 2 3 1 5 2 9 3




Details
Eastern Pro-Beijing DAB 6 13 1 2 1 11 10 26 9



Details
Southern Pro-Beijing Democratic 2 2 2 11 2 15 4




Details
Yau Tsim Mong Pro-Beijing Democratic 4 2 1 1 8 7 9 4




Details
Sham Shui Po Pro-democracy ADPL 3 3 10 1 4 15 6 5




Details
Kowloon City Pro-Beijing PA 4 3 1 5 4 5 6 16 5




Details
Wong Tai Sin Pro-Beijing Democratic 7 5 2 1 10 12 13 6




Details
Kwun Tong Pro-Beijing Democratic 9 6 19 17 17 8




Details
Tsuen Wan Pro-Beijing Democratic 6 1 1 3 6 10 7 5+2




Details
Tuen Mun Pro-Beijing Democratic 9 7 4 1 2 6 15 14 7+1




Details
Yuen Long Pro-Beijing DAB 1 7 1 14 3 20 7+6




Details
North Pro-Beijing Democratic 7 6 3 8 8 5+4




Details
Tai Po Pro-Beijing Democratic 5 4 1 1 8 6 13 5+2




Details
Sai Kung Pro-Beijing DAB 3 5 3 6 4 13 5+2




Details
Sha Tin Pro-Beijing Civil Force 3 9 3 1 11 3 6 8 28 9+1




Details
Kwai Tsing Pro-democracy Democratic 10 2 1 15 23 5 7+1




Details
Islands Pro-Beijing DAB 2 5 1 6 4+8




Details
TOTAL 86 83 19 16 15 11 6 4 145 157 232 129



Vote summary

[edit]

Votes, of total, by camp

  Pro-Beijing (54.69%)
  Pro-democrats (40.18%)
  Other (5.13%)

Seats, of total, by camp

  Pro-Beijing (59.49%)
  Pro-democrats (40.26%)
  Other (0.25%)
Popular vote
Democratic
 
 24.85%
DAB
 
 23.53%
ADPL
 
 4.70%
Liberal
 
 3.42%
PA
 
 2.65%
Civil Force
 
 2.42%
123DA
 
 1.54%
Frontier
 
 1.16%
Others
 
 35.86%

Seat summary

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Seats
Democratic
 
 22.05%
DAB
 
 21.28%
ADPL
 
 4.87%
PA
 
 4.10%
Liberal
 
 3.85%
Civil Force
 
 2.82%
123DA
 
 1.41%
Frontier
 
 1.03%
Others
 
 38.59%

Aftermath

[edit]

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.[1]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e f Chan, Ming K.; So, Alvin Y. (2002). Crisis and Transformation in China's Hong Kong. M.E. Sharpe. pp. 139–42.
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