Finance (constituency)

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Finance
金融界
Functional constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
CountryFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Electorate114 (2021) [1]
Current constituency
Created 1985
Number of membersOne
Member(s) Chan Chun-ying (Nonpartisan)
±%
Finance
Traditional Chinese 金融界功能界別
Nonpartisan Chan Chun-ying 51 75.00
Nonpartisan Owens Chan Chi-fai1725.00
Majority3450.00
Total valid votes68100.00
Rejected ballots1
Turnout 6972.63
Registered electors 95
Nonpartisan hold Swing

2010s

2016 Legislative Council election: Finance
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Chan Chun-ying Unopposed
Registered electors 125
Nonpartisan gain from Nonpartisan Swing
2012 Legislative Council election: Finance
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Ng Leung-sing Unopposed
Registered electors 128
Nonpartisan hold Swing

2000s

[4]

2008 Legislative Council election: Finance
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan David Li Kwok-po Unopposed
Registered electors 140
Nonpartisan hold Swing

[5]

2004 Legislative Council election: Finance
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan David Li Kwok-po Unopposed
Registered electors 154
Nonpartisan hold Swing

[6]

2000 Legislative Council election: Finance
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan David Li Kwok-po 89 73.55
Nonpartisan Kung Lin-cheng3226.45
Majority5747.10
Total valid votes121100.00
Rejected ballots2
Turnout 12386.01
Registered electors 143
Nonpartisan hold Swing

1990s

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1998 Legislative Council election: Finance
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan David Li Kwok-po Unopposed
Registered electors 207
Nonpartisan hold Swing
1995 Legislative Council election: Finance
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan David Li Kwok-po Unopposed
Registered electors 246
Nonpartisan hold Swing
1991 Legislative Council election: Finance
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan David Li Kwok-po Unopposed
Registered electors 234
Nonpartisan hold Swing

1980s

1988 Legislative Council election: Financial
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan David Li Kwok-po Unopposed
Nonpartisan hold Swing
1985 Legislative Council election: Financial
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan David Li Kwok-po Unopposed
Nonpartisan win (new seat)

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