medical (constituency)
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{{Infobox constituency
|type= Functional
|name= Medical
{{nobold|醫學界}}
|year= 1985
|abolished= 2021
|parl_name= Legislative Council of Hong Kong
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|region_label= Country
|region= {{HKG}}
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|electorate= 12,302 (2020){{cite web|url=https://www.voterregistration.gov.hk/eng/statistic20203.html|title=Voter Registration Statistics : Functional Constituency|work=Voter Registration}}
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|next= Medical and Health Services
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The Medical functional constituency ({{zh-t|醫學界功能界別}}) was a functional constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong first created as one of the 12 functional constituency seats created for the 1985 Legislative Council election. It corresponds to the Medical Subsector in the Election Committee. Electors include all medical participators and dentists.{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.hk/blis_ind.nsf/CURALLENGDOC/BE15647EE09A1384482567DF000DE6F8?OpenDocument|title=Cap 542 s 20H Composition of the medical functional constituency (Legislative Council Ordinance)|publisher=Government of Hong Kong|accessdate=12 May 2015}} It was combined with Health Services into Medical and Health Services functional constituency in the major electoral overhaul in 2021.
Return members
| class="wikitable" | ||||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:{{party color|Non-partisan}}" |
| 1985 | align=right| 1,168 | align=right| 52.68 | ||||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Non-partisan}}" |
| 1988 | rowspan=3| Edward Leong Che-hung | Nonpartisan→Democratic Foundation | align=right| 1,359 | align=right| 62.48 | ||||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Hong Kong Democratic Foundation}}" |
| 1991 | Democratic Foundation→Meeting Point→Independent | align=center colspan=2| N/A | ||||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
| 1995 | align=right| 2,371 | align=right| 94.61 | ||||
| colspan=6|Not represented in the Provisional Legislative Council (1997–98) | ||||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
| 1998 | align=right| 2,759 | align=right| 70.19 | ||||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
| 2000 | align=right| 1,804 | align=right| 39.96 | ||||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
| 2004 | align=right| 3,197 | align=right| 50.88 | ||||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
| 2008 | rowspan=2| Leung Ka-lau | rowspan=2| Independent | align=right| 2,217 | align=right| 32.58 | ||||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
| 2012 | align=right| 4,541 | align=right| 67.31 | ||||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
| 2016 | align=right| 5,626 | align=right| 71.44 |
Electoral results
=2010s=
{{Election box begin | title=2016 Legislative Council election: Medical}}{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.gov.hk/legco2016/eng/result/rs_fc_D.html|title=2016 LegCo Election – Election Results|publisher=Government of Hong Kong|accessdate=12 May 2015}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan candidate
|candidate = Pierre Chan
|votes = 5,626
|percentage = 71.44
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan candidate
|candidate = Wong Yee-him
|votes = 2,249
|percentage = 28.56
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 3,377
|percentage = 23.18
|change =
}}
{{Election box total valid
|votes = 6,746
|percentage = 100.00
|change =
}}
{{Election box rejected|
|votes = 355
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 8,230
|percentage = 73.54
|change = +13.38
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 11,191
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Nonpartisan politician
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2012 Legislative Council election: Medical}}{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.gov.hk/legco2012/eng/result/rs_fc_D.html|title=2012 LegCo Election – Election Results|publisher=Government of Hong Kong|accessdate=12 May 2015}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan candidate
|candidate = Leung Ka-lau
|votes = 4,541
|percentage = 67.31
|change = +34.73
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan candidate
|candidate = Tse Hung-hing
|votes = 2,205
|percentage = 32.69
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 2,336
|percentage = 34.62
|change =
}}
{{Election box total valid
|votes = 6,746
|percentage = 100.00
|change =
}}
{{Election box rejected|
|votes = 457
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,203
|percentage = 66.16
|change =
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 10,888
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Nonpartisan politician
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2000s=
{{Election box begin | title=2008 Legislative Council election: Medical}}{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.gov.hk/legco2008/eng/result/rs_fc_D.html|title=2008 Legislative Council Election|publisher=Government of Hong Kong|accessdate=12 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518065613/http://www.elections.gov.hk/legco2008/eng/result/rs_fc_D.html|archive-date=18 May 2015|url-status=dead}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan candidate
|candidate = Leung Ka-lau
|votes = 2,217
|percentage = 32.58
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan candidate
|candidate = Ho Pak-leung
|votes = 2,138
|percentage = 31.42
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan candidate
|candidate = Kwok Ka-ki
|votes = 1,869
|percentage = 27.47
|change = −23.41
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Nonpartisan candidate
|candidate = Yeung Chiu-fat Henry
|votes = 580
|percentage = 8.52
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 79
|percentage = 1.16
|change =
}}
{{Election box total valid
|votes = 6,804
|percentage = 100.00
|change =
}}
{{Election box rejected|
|votes = 75
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,879
|percentage = 64.86
|change =
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 10,606
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Nonpartisan politician
|loser = Nonpartisan politician
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2004 Legislative Council election: Medical}}{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.gov.hk/elections/legco2004/english/results/rs_fc_overall.html |title=2004 Legislative Council Election – Election Results |date=7 September 2004 |publisher=Government of Hong Kong |accessdate=12 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717015945/http://www.elections.gov.hk/elections/legco2004/english/results/rs_fc_overall.html |archivedate=17 July 2012 }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Kwok Ka-ki
|votes = 3,197
|percentage = 50.88
|change = +31.68
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Lo Wing-lok
|votes = 2,667
|percentage = 42.45
|change = +2.29
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan candidate
|candidate = Johnny Ma Kam-cheun
|votes = 419
|percentage = 6.67
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 530
|percentage = 8.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box total valid
|votes = 6,283
|percentage = 100.00
|change =
}}
{{Election box rejected|
|votes = 248
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,531
|percentage = 69.81
|change =
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 9,356
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Independent (politician)
|loser = Independent (politician)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2000 Legislative Council election: Medical}}{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.gov.hk/elections/legco2000/update/result/fc_e.htm |title=Legislative Council Elections Results |publisher=Government of Hong Kong |accessdate=12 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829065944/http://www.elections.gov.hk/elections/legco2000/update/result/fc_e.htm |archivedate=29 August 2012 }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan candidate
|candidate = Lo Wing-lok
|votes = 1,804
|percentage = 39.96
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan candidate
|candidate = Dennis Lam Shun-chiu
|votes = 1,458
|percentage = 32.29
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan candidate
|candidate = Kwok Ka-ki
|votes = 867
|percentage = 19.20
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan candidate
|candidate = So Kai-ming
|votes = 386
|percentage = 8.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 346
|percentage = 13.09
|change =
}}
{{Election box total valid
|votes = 4,515
|percentage = 100.00
|change =
}}
{{Election box rejected|
|votes = 84
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,599
|percentage = 59.71
|change =
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 7,702
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Nonpartisan politician
|loser = Nonpartisan politician
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=1990s=
{{Election box begin | title=1998 Legislative Council election: Medical}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan candidate
|candidate = Edward Leong Che-hung
|votes = 2,759
|percentage = 70.19
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Chan Kai-tak
|votes = 1,172
|percentage = 29.81
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 1,587
|percentage = 40.38
|change =
}}
{{Election box total valid
|votes = 3,931
|percentage = 100.00
|change =
}}
{{Election box rejected|
|votes = 84
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,056
|percentage = 59.95
|change =
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 6,766
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Nonpartisan politician
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1995 Legislative Council election: Medical}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan candidate
|candidate = Edward Leong Che-hung
|votes = 2,371
|percentage = 94.61
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan candidate
|candidate = Cecilia Young Yau-yau
|votes = 135
|percentage = 5.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 2,236
|percentage = 89.22
|change =
}}
{{Election box total valid
|votes = 2,506
|percentage = 100.00
|change =
}}
{{Election box rejected|
|votes = 31
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,537
|percentage = 53.38
|change =
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 4,753
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Nonpartisan politician
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1991 Legislative Council election: Medical}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Hong Kong Democratic Foundation
|candidate = Edward Leong Che-hung
|votes = Uncontested
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 4,031
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Hong Kong Democratic Foundation
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=1980s=
{{Election box begin | title=1988 Legislative Council election: Medical}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan candidate
|candidate = Edward Leong Che-hung
|votes = 1,359
|percentage = 62.48
|change = +15.16
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan candidate
|candidate = Chiu Hin-kwong
|votes = 816
|percentage = 37.52
|change = −15.16
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 543
|percentage = 24.96
|change =
}}
{{Election box total valid
|votes = 2,175
|percentage = 100.00
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Nonpartisan politician
|loser = Nonpartisan politician
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1985 Legislative Council election: Medical}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan candidate
|candidate = Chiu Hin-kwong
|votes = 1,168
|percentage = 52.68
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan candidate
|candidate = Edward Leong Che-hung
|votes = 1,049
|percentage = 47.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 119
|percentage = 5.36
|change =
}}
{{Election box total valid
|votes = 2,217
|percentage = 100.00
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Nonpartisan politician
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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{{Hong Kong Legislative Council constituencies 2016-2020}}
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Category:Constituencies established in 1985