Health Services (constituency)
The Health Services functional constituency (Chinese: 衞生服務界功能界別), formerly called the Health, is a functional constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong first created for the 1988 Legislative Council election. The constituency is composed of health services related professionals with one of the larger number of electorates among the functional constituencies. It has been a stronghold of the pro-democracy camp, holding the seat since its creation.
| Health Services 衞生服務界 | |
|---|---|
| Functional Constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
| Country |  Hong Kong |
| Electorate | 40,471 (2020)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1998 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Vacant |
| Created from | Health |
Composition
The Health Services functional constituency is composed of chiropractors, nurses, midwives, pharmacists, medical laboratory technologists, radiographers, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, optometrists, dental hygienists, audiologists, audiology technicians, chiropodists, dental surgery assistants, dental technicians, dental technologists, dental therapists, dietitians, dispensers, mould laboratory technicians, orthoptists, clinical psychologists, educational psychologists, prosthetists, speech therapists and scientific officers.[2]
Return Members
Health (1988–95)
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Ronald Chow Mei-tak | ADPL | |
| 1990 | United Democrat | ||
| 1991 | Michael Ho Mun-ka | United Democrat | |
Health Services (1995 to present)
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Michael Ho Mun-ka | Democratic | |
| Not represented in the Provisional Legislative Council (1997–98) | |||
| 1998 | Michael Ho Mun-ka | Democratic | |
| 2000 | Michael Mak Kwok-fung | Nonpartisan | |
| 2004 | Joseph Lee Kok-long | Nonpartisan | |
| 2020 | Vacant | ||
Electoral results
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Joseph Lee Kok-long | 15,221 | 61.75 | –14.26 | |
| Nonpartisan | Philip Choi Pui-wah | 9,430 | 38.25 | ||
| Majority | 5,791 | 23.50 | |||
| Total valid votes | 24,651 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 1,195 | ||||
| Turnout | 37,423 | 69.06 | |||
| Registered electors | 37,423 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Joseph Lee Kok-long | 15,861 | 75.01 | +8.02 | |
| Nonpartisan | Alice Tso Shing-yuk | 5,006 | 23.99 | ||
| Majority | 10,855 | 51.02 | |||
| Total valid votes | 20,867 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 1,982 | ||||
| Turnout | 22,849 | 60.84 | |||
| Registered electors | 37,556 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Joseph Lee Kok-long | 11,309 | 66.99 | +23.98 | |
| Independent | Wan Tak-choi | 5,572 | 33.01 | ||
| Majority | 5,737 | 33.98 | |||
| Total valid votes | 16,881 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 1,311 | ||||
| Turnout | 18,192 | 49.21 | |||
| Registered electors | 36,968 | ||||
| Nonpartisan hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Joseph Lee Kok-long | 9,127 | 43.01 | ||
| Ind. democrat | Michael Mak Kwok-fung | 6,396 | 30.14 | −13.46 | |
| Nonpartisan | Scarlett Pong Oi-lan | 3,027 | 14.27 | ||
| Independent | Siu Kwai-fung | 2,669 | 12.58 | ||
| Majority | 2,731 | 12.87 | |||
| Total valid votes | 21,219 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 831 | ||||
| Turnout | 22,050 | 62.21 | |||
| Registered electors | 35,442 | ||||
| Independent gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Michael Mak Kwok-fung | 5,857 | 43.60 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Wang Kwok-shing | 3,908 | 29.09 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Alice Tsoi Shing-yuk | 3,668 | 27.31 | ||
| Majority | 1,949 | 14.51 | |||
| Total valid votes | 13,433 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 1,056 | ||||
| Turnout | 14,489 | 45.80 | |||
| Registered electors | 31,638 | ||||
| Nonpartisan gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Michael Ho Mun-ka | 11,420 | 82.21 | +0.55 | |
| Nonpartisan | Choi Shek-chung | 2,472 | 17.79 | ||
| Majority | 8,948 | 64.42 | |||
| Total valid votes | 13,892 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 446 | ||||
| Turnout | 14,338 | 52.21 | |||
| Registered electors | 27,464 | ||||
| Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Michael Ho Mun-ka | 4,968 | 81.66 | ||
| Liberal | Alice Tsoi Shing-yuk | 1,116 | 18.34 | ||
| Majority | 3,852 | 63.32 | |||
| Total valid votes | 6,084 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Democrats | Michael Ho Man-ka | Uncontested | |||
| United Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADPL | Ronald Chow Mei-tak | 2,866 | 54.32 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Lam Po-wing | 1,801 | 34.14 | ||
| ADPL | Wong Lung Hang-ling | 609 | 11.54 | ||
| Majority | 1,065 | 20.18 | |||
| Total valid votes | 5,276 | 100.00 | |||
| ADPL win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "Voter Registration Statistics : Functional Constituency". Voter Registration.
- "Composition of the health services functional constituency". Hong Kong e-Legislation.
- "Election Result". Electoral Affairs Commission.
- "Election Result". Electoral Affairs Commission.
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