Commercial (Second)

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{{Infobox constituency

|type= Functional

|name= Commercial (Second)
{{nobold|商界(第二)}}

|year= 1985

|abolished=

|parl_name= Legislative Council of Hong Kong

|member= Martin Liao (Nonpartisan)

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|caption=

|region_label= Country

|region= {{HKG}}

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|elects_howmany=One

|electorate= 421 (2021){{cite web|url=https://www.voterregistration.gov.hk/eng/statistic20213.html|title=Voter Registration Statistics : Functional Constituency|work=Voter Registration}}

}}

The Commercial (Second) functional constituency ({{zh-t|商界(第二)功能界別}}) is a functional constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong first created in 1985. The constituency is composed of 421 corporates members of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce entitled to vote at general meetings of the Chamber.{{cite web|url=https://www.voterregistration.gov.hk/eng/statistic20203.html|title=Voter Registration Statistics : Functional Constituency|work=Voter Registration}} The individual members were no longer eligible to vote after the 2021 electoral overhaul.

No actual election has been held since its creation in 1985 as all candidates have been uncontested until 2021.

Return members

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colspan="2"|ElectionMemberParty
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| 1985

| rowspan=2| Ho Sai-chu

| rowspan=2| Nonpartisan

style="background-color:{{party color|Nonpartisan politician}}" |

| 1988

style="background-color:{{party color|New Hong Kong Alliance}}" |

| 1991

| rowspan=2| Philip Wong

| rowspan=2| NHKA

style="background-color:{{party color|New Hong Kong Alliance}}" |

| 1995

colspan="4" |Not represented in the PLC (1997–1998)
style="background-color:{{party color|Nonpartisan politician}}" |

| 1998

| rowspan=4| Philip Wong

| rowspan=4| Nonpartisan

style="background-color:{{party color|Nonpartisan politician}}" |

| 2000

style="background-color:{{party color|Nonpartisan politician}}" |

| 2004

style="background-color:{{party color|Nonpartisan politician}}" |

| 2008

style="background-color:{{party color|Nonpartisan politician}}" |

| 2012

| rowspan="3" | Martin Liao

| rowspan="3" | Nonpartisan

style="background-color:{{party color|Nonpartisan politician}}" |

| 2016

style="background-color:{{party color|Nonpartisan politician}}" |

| 2021

Electoral results

=2020s=

{{Election box begin | title=2021 Legislative Council election: Commercial (Second)}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Nonpartisan politician

|candidate = Martin Liao Cheung-kong

|votes = 176

|percentage = 71.26

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Nonpartisan politician

|candidate = Yip Wing-shing

|votes = 71

|percentage = 28.74

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 105

|percentage = 42.52

|change =

}}

{{Election box total valid

|votes = 247

|percentage = 100.00

|change =

}}

{{Election box rejected|

|votes = 7

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 254

|percentage = 78.64

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 421

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Nonpartisan politician

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2010s=

{{Election box begin | title=2016 Legislative Council election: Commercial (Second)}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Nonpartisan politician

|candidate = Martin Liao Cheung-kong

|votes = Uncontested

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 1,491

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Nonpartisan politician

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=2012 Legislative Council election: Commercial (Second)}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Nonpartisan politician

|candidate = Martin Liao Cheung-kong

|votes = Uncontested

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 1,749

}}

{{Election box gain with party link

|winner = Nonpartisan politician

|loser = Nonpartisan politician

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2000s=

{{Election box begin | title=2008 Legislative Council election: Commercial (Second)}}[http://www.elections.gov.hk/legco2008/eng/result/rs_fc_P.html 2008 Legislative Council Election]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Nonpartisan politician

|candidate = Philip Wong Yu-hong

|votes = Uncontested

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 1,882

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Nonpartisan politician

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=2004 Legislative Council election: Commercial (Second)}}[http://www.elections.gov.hk/elections/legco2004/english/results/rs_fc_overall.html 2004 Legislative Council Election – Election Results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717015945/http://www.elections.gov.hk/elections/legco2004/english/results/rs_fc_overall.html |date=17 July 2012 }}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Nonpartisan politician

|candidate = Philip Wong Yu-hong

|votes = Uncontested

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 1,835

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Nonpartisan politician

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=2000 Legislative Council election: Commercial (Second)}}[http://www.elections.gov.hk/elections/legco2000/update/result/fc_e.htm Legislative Council Elections Results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829065944/http://www.elections.gov.hk/elections/legco2000/update/result/fc_e.htm |date=29 August 2012 }}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Nonpartisan politician

|candidate = Philip Wong Yu-hong

|votes = Uncontested

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 1,831

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Nonpartisan politician

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=1990s=

{{Election box begin | title=1998 Legislative Council election: Commercial (Second)}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Nonpartisan politician

|candidate = Philip Wong Yu-hong

|votes = Uncontested

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 1,798

}}

{{Election box new seat win

|winner = Nonpartisan politician

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1995 Legislative Council election: Commercial (Second)}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = New Hong Kong Alliance

|candidate = Philip Wong Yu-hong

|votes = Uncontested

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 1,785

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = New Hong Kong Alliance

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1991 Legislative Council election: Second Commercial}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = New Hong Kong Alliance

|candidate = Philip Wong Yu-hong

|votes = Uncontested

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 2,348

}}

{{Election box gain with party link

|winner = New Hong Kong Alliance

|loser = Nonpartisan politician

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=1980s=

{{Election box begin | title=1988 Legislative Council election: Second Commercial}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Nonpartisan politician

|candidate = Ho Sai-chu

|votes = Uncontested

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Nonpartisan politician

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1985 Legislative Council election: Second Commercial}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Nonpartisan politician

|candidate = Ho Sai-chu

|votes = Uncontested

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box new seat win

|winner = Nonpartisan politician

}}

{{Election box end}}

References