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Social Welfare
社會福利界
Functional constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Logo of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Country Hong Kong
Electorate13,935 (2020)[1]
Current constituency
Created1985
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Shiu Ka-chun

The Social Welfare functional constituency (Chinese: 社會福利界功能界別), formerly called Social Services, is a functional constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong first created in 1985. Electors include all the registered social workers. It has been one of the few functional constituencies where the pro-democrats have maintained a stronghold. It is currently held by Shiu Ka-chun.

Return members

Social Services (1988–95)

Election Member Party
style="background-color: Template:Non-partisan/meta/color" | 1985 Hui Yin-fat Nonpartisan

Social Welfare (1995 to present)

Election Member Party
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (Hong Kong)/meta/color" | 1995 Law Chi-kwong Democratic
Not represented in Provisional Legislative Council (1997–98)
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (Hong Kong)/meta/color" | 1998 Law Chi-kwong Democratic
style="background-color: Template:Non-partisan/meta/color" | 2004 Fernando Cheung Chiu-hung Nonpartisan
style="background-color: Template:Civic Party/meta/color" | 2006 Civic
style="background-color: Template:Hong Kong Social Workers' General Union/meta/color" | 2008 Cheung Kwok-che SWGU/ADPL
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Hong Kong)/meta/color" | 2011 Labour/SWGU
style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | 2016 Shiu Ka-chun Independent

Electoral results

2010s

[2]
2016 Hong Kong legislative election: Social Welfare
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Shiu Ka-chun 4,603 40.79
Nonpartisan Yip Kin-chung 3,858 34.19
Nonpartisan Kwan Yui-huen 1,255 11.12
Nonpartisan Tsang Kin-chiu 1,011 8.96
Nonpartisan Wong Sing-chi 557 4.94
Majority 745 6.60
Total valid votes 11,284 100.00
Rejected ballots 280
Turnout 11,564 83.65
Registered electors 13,824
[3]
2012 Hong Kong legislative election: Social Welfare
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SWGU (Labour) Cheung Kwok-che 9,078 89.08 +23.04
Nonpartisan Chan Yee-fei 1,113 10.92
Majority 6,335 78.16
Total valid votes 10,191 100.00
Rejected ballots 748
Turnout 10,939 77.62
Registered electors 14,093

2000s

[4]
2008 Hong Kong legislative election: Social Welfare
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SWGU Cheung Kwok-che 5,334 66.04 +27.80
Democratic Tik Chi-yuen 2,743 33.96
Majority 2,591 32.08
Total valid votes 8,077 100.00
Rejected ballots 507
Turnout 8,584 68.57
Registered electors 12,519
SWGU gain from Civic Swing
[5]
2004 Hong Kong legislative election: Social Welfare
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Cheung Chiu-hung 3,263 39.01
SWGU Cheung Kwok-che 3,199 38.24
Nonpartisan Christine Fong Meng-sang 1,903 22.75
Majority 64 0.77
Total valid votes 8,365 100.00
Rejected ballots 181
Turnout 8,546 82.13
Registered electors 10,405
Nonpartisan gain from Democratic Swing
[6]
2000 Hong Kong legislative election: Social Welfare
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Law Chi-kwong 3,061 65.93
Nonpartisan Leung Yuet-ming 1,582 34.07
Majority 1,479 31.86
Total valid votes 4,643 100.00
Rejected ballots 522
Turnout 5,165 65.73
Registered electors 7,858
Democratic hold Swing

1990s

[6]
1998 Hong Kong legislative election: Social Welfare
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Law Chi-kwong Uncontested
Democratic hold Swing
1995 Hong Kong legislative election: Social Welfare
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Law Chi-kwong 1,115 64.08
Nonpartisan Chow Wing-sang 625 35.92
Majority 490 28.16
Total valid votes 1,740 100.00
Democratic gain from Nonpartisan Swing
1991 Hong Kong legislative election: Social Services
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Hui Yin-fat Uncontested
Nonpartisan hold Swing

1980s

1988 Hong Kong legislative election: Social Services
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Hui Yin-fat Uncontested
Nonpartisan hold Swing
1985 Hong Kong legislative election: Social Services
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Hui Yin-fat 76 54.68
Nonpartisan Mak Hoi-wah 41 29.50
Nonpartisan Chan Sau-han 22 15.83
Majority 35 25.18
Total valid votes 139 100.00
Nonpartisan win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ "Voter Registration Statistics : Functional Constituency". Voter Registration.
  2. ^ 2016 Legislative Council Election
  3. ^ 2012 Legislative Council Election
  4. ^ 2008 Legislative Council Election
  5. ^ 2004 Legislative Council Election – Election Results Archived 17 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ a b Legislative Council Elections Results Archived 29 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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