Legal (constituency)
The Legal functional constituency (Chinese: 法律界功能界別) is a functional constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong first created in 1985. Electors include the members of the Law Society of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Bar Association, and the officers in the Government's judicial departments. It is one of the few strongholds of the pro-democracy camp in functional constituencies, having been held by pro-democrats since its creation.
| Legal 法律界 | |
|---|---|
| Functional Constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
| Country |  Hong Kong |
| Electorate | 7,455 (2020)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1985 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Vacant |
Return members
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Martin Lee Chu-ming | Independent | |
| 1991 | Simon Ip Sik-on | Independent | |
| 1995 | Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee | Independent | |
| Not represented in the Provisional Legislative Council (1997–98) | |||
| 1998 | Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee | Independent | |
| 2006 | Civic | ||
| 2012 | Dennis Kwok Wing-hang | Civic | |
| 2020 | Vacant | ||
Electoral results
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic | Dennis Kwok Wing-hang | 3,405 | 69.48 | +13.28 | |
| Independent | Catherine Mun Lee-ming | 1,496 | 30.52 | ||
| Majority | 1,909 | 38.96 | +26.61 | ||
| Total valid votes | 4,901 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 129 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,030 | 74.27 | +2.84 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,773 | ||||
| Civic hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic | Dennis Kwok Wing-hang | 2,528 | 56.20 | –9.54 | |
| Independent | Albert Wong Kwai-huen | 1,970 | 43.85 | ||
| Majority | 558 | 12.35 | |||
| Total valid votes | 4,498 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 132 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,630 | 71.43 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,482 | ||||
| Civic hold | Swing | ||||
2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic | Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee | 2,468 | 65.74 | −8.99 | |
| Independent | Junius Ho Kwan-yiu | 1,286 | 34.26 | ||
| Majority | 182 | 6.60 | |||
| Total valid votes | 3,745 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 127 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,872 | 63.36 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,111 | ||||
| Civic hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent (A45CG) | Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee | 2,597 | 74.73 | +13.98 | |
| Independent | Kwong Ka-yin | 598 | 17.21 | ||
| Independent | Tong Kei-yuk | 280 | 8.06 | ||
| Majority | 1,999 | 57.52 | |||
| Total valid votes | 3,475 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 127 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,666 | 72.26 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,073 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee | 1,520 | 60.75 | −15.84 | |
| Independent | Anthony Chow Wing-kin | 982 | 39.25 | ||
| Majority | 538 | 21.50 | |||
| Total valid votes | 2,502 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 37 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,539 | 61.15 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,152 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee | 1,741 | 76.59 | +22.07 | |
| Independent | Siu Wing-yee | 394 | 17.33 | ||
| Independent | Chong Wing-charn | 138 | 6.07 | ||
| Majority | 1,347 | 59.26 | |||
| Total valid votes | 2,273 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 47 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,320 | 65.56 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,539 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee | 723 | 54.52 | ||
| Independent | Ip Tim-yeung | 444 | 33.48 | ||
| Independent | Lee Wai-ip | 159 | 12.00 | ||
| Majority | 279 | 21.04 | |||
| Total valid votes | 1,326 | 100.00 | |||
| Independent gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ip Sik-on | 542 | 77.43 | ||
| Independent | Man Yit-loi | 158 | 22.57 | ||
| Majority | 384 | 54.86 | |||
| Total valid votes | 700 | 100.00 | |||
| Independent gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Martin Lee Chu-ming | Uncontested | |||
| Nonpartisan hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Martin Lee Chu-ming | 488 | 57.89 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Henry Denis Litton | 312 | 37.01 | ||
| Civic | Edmund Chow Wai-hung | 43 | 5.10 | ||
| Majority | 176 | 20.88 | |||
| Total valid votes | 843 | 100.00 | |||
| Nonpartisan win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "Voter Registration Statistics : Functional Constituency". Voter Registration.
- "2016 Legislative Council Election". Government of Hong Kong. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- "2008 Legislative Council Election". Government of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- "2008 Legislative Council Election". Government of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- "2004 Legislative Council Election – Election Results". Government of Hong Kong. 7 September 2004. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- "Legislative Council Elections Results". Government of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
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