:Health Services (constituency)
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{{Infobox constituency
|type= Functional
|name= Health Services
{{nobold|衞生服務界}}
|year= 1998
|abolished= 2021
|parl_name= Legislative Council of Hong Kong
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|region_label= Country
|region= {{HKG}}
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|electorate= 40,471 (2020){{cite web|url=https://www.voterregistration.gov.hk/eng/statistic20203.html|title=Voter Registration Statistics : Functional Constituency|work=Voter Registration}}
|previous=Health
|next= Medical and Health Services
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The Health Services functional constituency ({{zh|t=衞生服務界功能界別}}), formerly called the Health Care, was 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 was a stronghold of the pro-democracy camp, holding the seat since its creation. It was merged with Medical into Medical and Health Services functional constituency in the major electoral overhaul in 2021.
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.{{cite web|title=Composition of the health services functional constituency|url=http://www.legislation.gov.hk/blis_ind.nsf/e1bf50c09a33d3dc482564840019d2f4/ec0e050abefc929c48256d800008840c?OpenDocument|work=Hong Kong e-Legislation}}
Return Members
=Health Care (1988–1995)=
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| colspan="2"|Election | Member | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood}}" |
| 1988 | align=right| 2,866 | align=right| 54.32 | ||||
| style="background-color: {{party color|United Democrats of Hong Kong}}" |
| 1991 | align=center colspan=2| N/A |
=Health Services (1995–2021)=
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| colspan="2"|Election | Member | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Party (Hong Kong)}}" |
| 1995 | align=right| 4,968 | align=right| 81.66 | ||||
| colspan=6|Not represented in the Provisional Legislative Council (1997–1998) | ||||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Party (Hong Kong)}}" |
| 1998 | align=right| 11,420 | align=right| 82.21 | ||||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Non-partisan}}" |
| 2000 | align=right| 5,857 | align=right| 43.60 | ||||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Non-partisan}}"|
| 2004 | rowspan=4| Joseph Lee Kok-long | rowspan=4| Nonpartisan | align=right| 9,127 | align=right| 43.01 | ||||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Non-partisan}}"|
| 2008 | align=right| 11,309 | align=right| 66.99 | ||||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Non-partisan}}"|
| 2012 | align=right| 15,861 | align=right| 75.01 | ||||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Non-partisan}}"|
| 2016 | align=right| 15,221 | align=right| 61.75 |
Electoral results
=2010s=
{{Election box begin | title=2016 Legislative Council election: Health Services}}{{cite web|title=Election Result|url=http://www.elections.gov.hk/legco2016/eng/result/rs_fc_E.html|work=Electoral Affairs Commission}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Joseph Lee Kok-long
|votes = 15,221
|percentage = 61.75
|change = –14.26
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan candidate
|candidate = Philip Choi Pui-wah
|votes = 9,430
|percentage = 38.25
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 5,791
|percentage = 23.50
|change =
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{{Election box total valid
|votes = 24,651
|percentage = 100.00
|change =
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{{Election box rejected|
|votes = 1,195
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 37,423
|percentage = 69.06
|change =
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{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 37,423
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Independent (politician)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2012 Legislative Council election: Health Services}}{{cite web|title=Election Result|url=http://www.elections.gov.hk/legco2012/eng/result/rs_fc_E.html|work=Electoral Affairs Commission}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Joseph Lee Kok-long
|votes = 15,861
|percentage = 75.01
|change = +8.02
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan candidate
|candidate = Alice Tso Shing-yuk
|votes = 5,006
|percentage = 23.99
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 10,855
|percentage = 51.02
|change =
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{{Election box total valid
|votes = 20,867
|percentage = 100.00
|change =
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{{Election box rejected|
|votes = 1,982
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 22,849
|percentage = 60.84
|change =
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{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 37,556
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Independent (politician)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=2000s=
{{Election box begin | title=2008 Legislative Council election: Health Services}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.elections.gov.hk/legco2008/eng/result/rs_fc_E.html |title=2008 Legislative Council Election |access-date=31 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913063618/http://www.elections.gov.hk/legco2008/eng/result/rs_fc_E.html |archive-date=13 September 2012 |url-status=dead }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan candidate
|candidate = Joseph Lee Kok-long
|votes = 11,309
|percentage = 66.99
|change = +23.98
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Wan Tak-choi
|votes = 5,572
|percentage = 33.01
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 5,737
|percentage = 33.98
|change =
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{{Election box total valid
|votes = 16,881
|percentage = 100.00
|change =
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{{Election box rejected|
|votes = 1,311
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 18,192
|percentage = 49.21
|change =
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{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 36,968
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Nonpartisan politician
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2004 Legislative Council election: Health Services}}{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.gov.hk/elections/legco2004/english/results/rs_fc_overall.html |title=2004 Legislative Council Election - Election Results |access-date=20 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717015945/http://www.elections.gov.hk/elections/legco2004/english/results/rs_fc_overall.html |archive-date=17 July 2012 }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Joseph Lee Kok-long
|votes = 9,127
|percentage = 43.01
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent democrat (Hong Kong)
|candidate = Michael Mak Kwok-fung
|votes = 6,396
|percentage = 30.14
|change = −13.46
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan candidate
|candidate = Scarlett Pong Oi-lan
|votes = 3,027
|percentage = 14.27
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Siu Kwai-fung
|votes = 2,669
|percentage = 12.58
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 2,731
|percentage = 12.87
|change =
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{{Election box total valid
|votes = 21,219
|percentage = 100.00
|change =
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{{Election box rejected|
|votes = 831
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 22,050
|percentage = 62.21
|change =
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{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 35,442
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Independent (politician)
|loser = Independent (politician)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2000 Legislative Council election: Health Services}}{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.gov.hk/elections/legco2000/update/result/fc_e.htm |title=Legislative Council Elections Results |access-date=20 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829065944/http://www.elections.gov.hk/elections/legco2000/update/result/fc_e.htm |archive-date=29 August 2012 }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan candidate
|candidate = Michael Mak Kwok-fung
|votes = 5,857
|percentage = 43.60
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan candidate
|candidate = Wang Kwok-shing
|votes = 3,908
|percentage = 29.09
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan candidate
|candidate = Alice Tsoi Shing-yuk
|votes = 3,668
|percentage = 27.31
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 1,949
|percentage = 14.51
|change =
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{{Election box total valid
|votes = 13,433
|percentage = 100.00
|change =
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{{Election box rejected|
|votes = 1,056
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 14,489
|percentage = 45.80
|change =
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 31,638
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Nonpartisan politician
|loser = Democratic Party (Hong Kong)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=1990s=
{{Election box begin | title=1998 Legislative Council election: Health Services}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (Hong Kong)
|candidate = Michael Ho Mun-ka
|votes = 11,420
|percentage = 82.21
|change = +0.55
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan candidate
|candidate = Choi Shek-chung
|votes = 2,472
|percentage = 17.79
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 8,948
|percentage = 64.42
|change =
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{{Election box total valid
|votes = 13,892
|percentage = 100.00
|change =
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{{Election box rejected|
|votes = 446
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 14,338
|percentage = 52.21
|change =
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{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 27,464
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{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Democratic Party (Hong Kong)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1995 Legislative Council election: Health Services}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (Hong Kong)
|candidate = Michael Ho Mun-ka
|votes = 4,968
|percentage = 81.66
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (Hong Kong)
|candidate = Alice Tsoi Shing-yuk
|votes = 1,116
|percentage = 18.34
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 3,852
|percentage = 63.32
|change =
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{{Election box total valid
|votes = 6,084
|percentage = 100.00
|change =
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{{Election box rejected|
|votes = 193
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,277
|percentage = 45.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 13,779
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Democratic Party (Hong Kong)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1991 Legislative Council election: Health Care}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = United Democrats of Hong Kong
|candidate = Michael Ho Man-ka
|votes = Uncontested
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 10,636
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = United Democrats of Hong Kong
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=1980s=
{{Election box begin | title=1988 Legislative Council election: Health Care}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood
|candidate = Ronald Chow Mei-tak
|votes = 2,866
|percentage = 54.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan candidate
|candidate = Lam Po-wing
|votes = 1,801
|percentage = 34.14
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood
|candidate = Wong Lung Hang-ling
|votes = 609
|percentage = 11.54
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 1,065
|percentage = 20.18
|change =
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{{Election box total valid
|votes = 5,276
|percentage = 100.00
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
References
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