# Health Services (constituency)

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Health Services 衞生服務界 Former Functional constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong Region Hong Kong Electorate 40,471 (2020)[1] Former constituency Created 1998 Abolished 2021 Number of members One Created from Health Replaced by Medical and Health Services

The **Health Services functional constituency** ([Chinese](/source/Traditional_Chinese_characters): 衞生服務界功能界別), formerly called the **Health Care**, was a [functional constituency](/source/Functional_constituency_(Hong_Kong)) in the elections for the [Legislative Council of Hong Kong](/source/Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong) first created for the [1988 Legislative Council election](/source/1988_Hong_Kong_legislative_election). The constituency is composed of [health services](/source/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](/source/Pro-democracy_camp), holding the seat since its creation. It was merged with [Medical](/source/Medical_(constituency)) into [Medical and Health Services](/source/Medical_and_Health_Services_(constituency)) functional constituency in the [major electoral overhaul](/source/2021_Hong_Kong_electoral_reform) 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.[2]

## Return Members

### Health Care (1988–1995)

Election Member Party Votes % 1988 Ronald Chow Mei-tak ADPL→United Democrat 2,866 54.32 1991 Michael Ho Mun-ka United Democrat N/A

### Health Services (1995–2021)

Election Member Party Votes % 1995 Michael Ho Mun-ka Democratic 4,968 81.66 Not represented in the Provisional Legislative Council (1997–1998) 1998 Michael Ho Mun-ka Democratic 11,420 82.21 2000 Michael Mak Kwok-fung Nonpartisan 5,857 43.60 2004 Joseph Lee Kok-long Nonpartisan 9,127 43.01 2008 11,309 66.99 2012 15,861 75.01 2016 15,221 61.75

## Electoral results

### 2010s

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2016 Legislative Council election: Health Services Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Joseph Lee Kok-long 15,221 61.75 –14.26 Nonpartisan Philip Choi Pui-wah 9,430 38.25 Majority 5,791 23.50 Total valid votes 24,651 100.00 Rejected ballots 1,195 Turnout 37,423 69.06 Registered electors 37,423 Independent hold Swing

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2012 Legislative Council election: Health Services Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Joseph Lee Kok-long 15,861 75.01 +8.02 Nonpartisan Alice Tso Shing-yuk 5,006 23.99 Majority 10,855 51.02 Total valid votes 20,867 100.00 Rejected ballots 1,982 Turnout 22,849 60.84 Registered electors 37,556 Independent hold Swing

### 2000s

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2008 Legislative Council election: Health Services Party Candidate Votes % ±% Nonpartisan Joseph Lee Kok-long 11,309 66.99 +23.98 Independent Wan Tak-choi 5,572 33.01 Majority 5,737 33.98 Total valid votes 16,881 100.00 Rejected ballots 1,311 Turnout 18,192 49.21 Registered electors 36,968 Nonpartisan hold Swing

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2004 Legislative Council election: Health Services Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Joseph Lee Kok-long 9,127 43.01 Ind. democrat Michael Mak Kwok-fung 6,396 30.14 −13.46 Nonpartisan Scarlett Pong Oi-lan 3,027 14.27 Independent Siu Kwai-fung 2,669 12.58 Majority 2,731 12.87 Total valid votes 21,219 100.00 Rejected ballots 831 Turnout 22,050 62.21 Registered electors 35,442 Independent gain from Independent Swing

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2000 Legislative Council election: Health Services Party Candidate Votes % ±% Nonpartisan Michael Mak Kwok-fung 5,857 43.60 Nonpartisan Wang Kwok-shing 3,908 29.09 Nonpartisan Alice Tsoi Shing-yuk 3,668 27.31 Majority 1,949 14.51 Total valid votes 13,433 100.00 Rejected ballots 1,056 Turnout 14,489 45.80 Registered electors 31,638 Nonpartisan gain from Democratic Swing

### 1990s

1998 Legislative Council election: Health Services Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Michael Ho Mun-ka 11,420 82.21 +0.55 Nonpartisan Choi Shek-chung 2,472 17.79 Majority 8,948 64.42 Total valid votes 13,892 100.00 Rejected ballots 446 Turnout 14,338 52.21 Registered electors 27,464 Democratic win (new seat)

1995 Legislative Council election: Health Services Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Michael Ho Mun-ka 4,968 81.66 Liberal Alice Tsoi Shing-yuk 1,116 18.34 Majority 3,852 63.32 Total valid votes 6,084 100.00 Rejected ballots 193 Turnout 6,277 45.55 Registered electors 13,779 Democratic hold Swing

1991 Legislative Council election: Health Care Party Candidate Votes % ±% United Democrats Michael Ho Man-ka Unopposed Registered electors 10,636 United Democrats hold Swing

### 1980s

1988 Legislative Council election: Health Care Party Candidate Votes % ±% ADPL Ronald Chow Mei-tak 2,866 54.32 Nonpartisan Lam Po-wing 1,801 34.14 ADPL Wong Lung Hang-ling 609 11.54 Majority 1,065 20.18 Total valid votes 5,276 100.00 ADPL win (new seat)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Voter Registration Statistics : Functional Constituency"](https://www.voterregistration.gov.hk/eng/statistic20203.html). *Voter Registration*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Composition of the health services functional constituency"](http://www.legislation.gov.hk/blis_ind.nsf/e1bf50c09a33d3dc482564840019d2f4/ec0e050abefc929c48256d800008840c?OpenDocument). *Hong Kong e-Legislation*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Election Result"](http://www.elections.gov.hk/legco2016/eng/result/rs_fc_E.html). *Electoral Affairs Commission*.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: url-status ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_url-status))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Election Result"](http://www.elections.gov.hk/legco2012/eng/result/rs_fc_E.html). *Electoral Affairs Commission*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["2008 Legislative Council Election"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120913063618/http://www.elections.gov.hk/legco2008/eng/result/rs_fc_E.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.elections.gov.hk/legco2008/eng/result/rs_fc_E.html) on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["2004 Legislative Council Election - Election Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120717015945/http://www.elections.gov.hk/elections/legco2004/english/results/rs_fc_overall.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.elections.gov.hk/elections/legco2004/english/results/rs_fc_overall.html) on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Legislative Council Elections Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120829065944/http://www.elections.gov.hk/elections/legco2000/update/result/fc_e.htm). Archived from [the original](http://www.elections.gov.hk/elections/legco2000/update/result/fc_e.htm) on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.

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