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Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication 體育、演藝、文化及出版界 | |
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Functional constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
Country | Hong Kong |
Electorate | 257 (2021) [1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1998 |
Number of members | One |
Member(s) | Kenneth Fok (Nonpartisan) |
The Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication functional constituency (Chinese :體育、演藝、文化及出版界功能界別) is a functional constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. The constituency is composed of corporate members of the Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong Sports Institute, Hong Kong Publishing Federation and other designated associations of performing arts, broadcasting and culture.
After the major electoral overhaul in 2021, the Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication functional constituency is composed of:
Election | Member | Party | |
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1998 | Timothy Fok | Nonpartisan | |
2000 | |||
2004 | |||
2008 | |||
2012 | Ma Fung-kwok | New Forum | |
2016 | |||
2021 | Kenneth Fok | Nonpartisan |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Nonpartisan | Kenneth Fok Kai-kong | 195 | 87.05 | ||
Nonpartisan | William So Wai-leung | 29 | 12.95 | ||
Majority | 166 | 74.10 | +47.72 | ||
Total valid votes | 224 | 100.00 | |||
Rejected ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 224 | 87.50 | +6.44 | ||
Registered electors | 257 | ||||
Nonpartisan gain from New Forum | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Forum | Ma Fung-kwok | 1,389 | 63.19 | –2.18 | |
Nonpartisan | Adrian Chow Pok-yin | 809 | 36.81 | ||
Majority | 580 | 26.38 | |||
Total valid votes | 2,198 | 100.00 | |||
Rejected ballots | 49 | ||||
Turnout | 2,247 | 81.06 | |||
Registered electors | 2,772 | ||||
New Forum hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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New Forum | Ma Fung-kwok | 1,160 | 65.37 | ||
Nonpartisan | Chow Chun-fai | 477 | 28.19 | ||
Nonpartisan | Siu See-kong | 109 | 6.44 | ||
Majority | 683 | 37.18 | |||
Total valid votes | 1,746 | 100.00 | |||
Rejected ballots | 61 | ||||
Turnout | 1,807 | 75.45 | |||
Registered electors | 2,395 | ||||
New Forum gain from Nonpartisan | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Nonpartisan | Timothy Fok Tsun-ting | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,208 | ||||
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Nonpartisan | Timothy Fok Tsun-ting | 800 | 69.08 | ||
Democratic | Lam Hon-kin | 358 | 30.92 | ||
Majority | 442 | 38.16 | |||
Total valid votes | 1,158 | 100.00 | |||
Rejected ballots | 40 | ||||
Turnout | 1,198 | 73.45 | |||
Registered electors | 1,631 | ||||
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Timothy Fok Tsun-ting | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,282 | ||||
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Timothy Fok Tsun-ting | 561 | 68.50 | ||
Democratic | Wu Chi-wai | 258 | 31.50 | ||
Majority | 303 | 23.00 | |||
Total valid votes | 819 | 100.00 | |||
Rejected ballots | 40 | ||||
Turnout | 846 | 77.83 | |||
Registered electors | 1,087 | ||||
Nonpartisan win (new seat) |
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