Insurance (constituency)

The Insurance functional constituency (Chinese: 保險界功能界別) is a functional constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong first created in 1998. The constituency is restricted to only 134 insurers.[1]

Insurance
保險界
Functional Constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Country Hong Kong
Electorate134 (2020)[1]
Current constituency
Created1998
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Chan Kin-por

A similar Financing, Insurance, Real Estate and Business Services functional constituency was created for the 1995 election by Governor Chris Patten with a much larger electorate base of total 171,534 eligible voters.

Return members

ElectionMemberParty
1998 Bernard Charnwut Chan Nonpartisan
2004 Alliance
2008 Chan Kin-por Nonpartisan

Electoral results

Instant-runoff voting system is used.

2010s

2016 Hong Kong legislative election: Insurance
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Chan Kin-por Uncontested
Nonpartisan hold Swing
2012 Hong Kong legislative election: Insurance
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Chan Kin-por Uncontested
Nonpartisan hold Swing

2000s

[2]

2008 Hong Kong legislative election: Insurance
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Chan Kin-por 52 45.61
Nonpartisan Choi Chung-fu 42 36.84
Nonpartisan Chun Chi-yuk 20 17.55
Two-party-preferred result
Nonpartisan Chan Kin-por 60 52.63
Nonpartisan Choi Chung-fu 52 45.61
Turnout 113 78.47
Registered electors 144
Nonpartisan hold Swing

[3]

2004 Hong Kong legislative election: Insurance
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Bernard Charnwut Chan Uncontested
Nonpartisan hold Swing

[4]

2000 Hong Kong legislative election: Insurance
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Bernard Charnwut Chan Uncontested
Nonpartisan hold Swing

1990s

1998 Hong Kong legislative election: Insurance – 2nd Round
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Bernard Charnwut Chan 94 53.11
Liberal Chan Yim-kwong 83 48.69
Turnout 185 95.85
Registered electors 193
Nonpartisan win (new seat)

References

  1. "Voter Registration Statistics : Functional Constituency". Voter Registration.
  2. "Election Result". Electoral Affairs Commission. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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