Health Services (constituency)

Health Services
衞生服務界
Functional Constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Electorate 25,846 (2016)[1]
Current constituency
Created 1998
Number of members One
Member(s) Joseph Lee (Independent)
Created from Health

The Health Services (Chinese: 衞生服務界), 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.

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)

ElectionMemberParty
1988 Ronald Chow Mei-tak ADPL
1990 United Democrat
1991 Michael Ho Mun-ka United Democrat

Health Services (1995 to present)

ElectionMemberParty
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

Electoral Results

[3]
Hong Kong legislative election, 2016: Health Services
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
[4]
Hong Kong legislative election, 2012: Health Services
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
[5]
Hong Kong legislative election, 2008: Health Services
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
[6]
Hong Kong legislative election, 2004: Health Services
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Joseph Lee Kok-long 9,127 43.01
Independent 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
Independent gain from Independent Swing
[7]
Hong Kong legislative election, 2000: Health Services
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
Nonpartisan gain from Democratic Swing
Hong Kong legislative election, 1998: Health Services
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Michael Ho Mun-ka 11,420 79.6 +0.5
Nonpartisan Choi Shek-chung 2,472 17.2
Democratic win (new seat)

Health (1988-97)

Hong Kong legislative election, 1995: Health
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Michael Ho Mun-ka 4,968 79.1
Liberal Alice Tsoi Shing-yuk 1,116 17.8
Democratic hold Swing
Hong Kong legislative election, 1991: Health
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Democrats Michael Ho Man-ka uncontested
United Democrats hold Swing
Hong Kong legislative election, 1988: Health
Party Candidate Votes % ±
ADPL Ronald Chow Mei-tak 2,866 54.2
Nonpartisan Lam Po-wing 1,801 34.0
ADPL Wong Lung Hang-ling 609 11.5
Turnout 5,290 52.8
ADPL win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ http://www.elections.gov.hk/legco2016/eng/turnout/tt_fc_E.html
  2. ↑ "Composition of the health services functional constituency".
  3. ↑ http://www.elections.gov.hk/legco2016/eng/result/rs_fc_E.html
  4. ↑ http://www.elections.gov.hk/legco2012/eng/result/rs_fc_E.html
  5. ↑ http://www.elections.gov.hk/legco2008/eng/result/rs_fc_E.html
  6. ↑ http://www.elections.gov.hk/elections/legco2004/english/results/rs_fc_overall.html
  7. ↑ http://www.elections.gov.hk/elections/legco2000/update/result/fc_e.htm
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