The Import and Export functional constituency (Chinese: 進出口界功能界別) is a functional constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong first created in 1995 as one of the nine new functional constituencies under the electoral reform carried out by the then Governor Chris Patten, in which the electorate consisted of total 113,241 eligible voters worked related to the import and export industry. It was abolished with the colonial Legislative Council dissolved after the transfer of the sovereignty in 1997.
| Import and Export 進出口界 | |
|---|---|
| Functional constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
| Country |  Hong Kong |
| Electorate | 231 (2021)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1995 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Kennedy Wong (DAB) |
The constituency was recreated for the 1998 Legislative Council election unless its electorate base has significantly narrowed from individual voting to some 1,000 electors are only limited to import and export companies who are members of the Hong Kong Chinese Importers' and Exporters' Association or are licensed to import and export dutiable commodities, motor vehicles and chemicals. In 2020, there were a total number of 1,603 electors, 984 corporates and 619 individuals in the constituency.[2] After the major electoral overhaul in 2021, the eligible voters are limited to 231 corporate members of the Hong Kong Chinese Importers’ and Exporters’ Association entitled to vote at general meetings of the Association.[3]
Return members
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Henry Tang | Liberal | |
| Not represented in the PLC (1997–1998) | |||
| 1998 | Hui Cheung-ching | Progressive Alliance | |
| 2000 | |||
| 2004 | Wong Ting-kwong | DAB | |
| 2008 | |||
| 2012 | |||
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Kennedy Wong | DAB | |
Electoral results
edit2020s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Kennedy Wong Ying-ho | 108 | 69.23 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Michael Li Chi-fung | 48 | 30.77 | ||
| Majority | 60 | 38.46 | |||
| Total valid votes | 156 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2 | ||||
| Turnout | 158 | 80.20 | |||
| Registered electors | 231 | ||||
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
2010s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Wong Ting-kwong | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,400 | ||||
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Wong Ting-kwong | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,472 | ||||
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
2000s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Wong Ting-kwong | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,507 | ||||
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Wong Ting-kwong | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,385 | ||||
| DAB gain from HKPA | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HKPA | Hui Cheung-ching | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,445 | ||||
| HKPA hold | Swing | ||||
1990s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HKPA | Hui Cheung-ching | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,182 | ||||
| HKPA gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Henry Tang Ying-yen | 24,997 | 61.67 | ||
| Independent | Kwan Lim-ho | 15,539 | 38.33 | ||
| Majority | 9,458 | 23.34 | |||
| Total valid votes | 40,536 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2,710 | ||||
| Turnout | 43,246 | 38.19 | |||
| Registered electors | 113,241 | ||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Voter Registration Statistics : Functional Constituency". Voter Registration.
- ^ "Voter Registration Statistics : Functional Constituency". Voter Registration.
- ^ "Cap. 542 Legislative Council Ordinance". E-Legislation.
- ^ "Election results". Electoral Affairs Commission.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2004 Legislative Council Election - Election Results". Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Legislative Council Elections Results". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.