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The '''Wholesale and Retail''' [[functional constituency (Hong Kong)|functional constituency]] is in the elections for the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong]] first created in 1995 as one of the nine new functional constituencies under the [[1994 Hong Kong electoral reform|electoral reform]] carried out by the then Governor [[Chris Patten]], in which the electorate consisted of total 101,988 eligible voters worked related to the [[wholesale]] and [[retail industry]].
The '''Wholesale and Retail''' [[functional constituency (Hong Kong)|functional constituency]] is in the elections for the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong]] first created in 1995 as one of the nine new functional constituencies under the [[1994 Hong Kong electoral reform|electoral reform]] carried out by the then Governor [[Chris Patten]], in which the electorate consisted of total 101,988 eligible voters worked related to the [[wholesale]] and [[retail industry]].


The constituency was recreated for the [[Hong Kong legislative election, 1998|1998 Legislative Council election]] with narrow electorate which is composed of bodies that are members of the wholesale and retail associations.<ref>[http://clic.org.hk/hk/legis/en/ord/542/s20y.html ]{{dead link|date=November 2012}}</ref> Since its creation, it has been represented by the [[Liberal Party (Hong Kong)|Liberal Party]].
The constituency was abolished with the colonial Legislative Council dissolved after the transfer of the sovereignty in 1997.
The constituency was recreated for the [[Hong Kong legislative election, 1998|1998 Legislative Council election]] unless its electorate base has been narrowed and from individuals to bodies that are members of the wholesale and retail associations.<ref>[http://clic.org.hk/hk/legis/en/ord/542/s20y.html ]{{dead link|date=November 2012}}</ref> Since its creation, it has been represented by the [[Liberal Party (Hong Kong)|Liberal Party]].


==Return members==
==Return members==

Revision as of 03:42, 27 April 2013

Wholesale and Retail
批發及零售界
Functional constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Electorate6,074 (2008)[1]
Current constituency
Created1995
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Vincent Fang (Liberal)

The Wholesale and Retail functional constituency is in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong first created in 1995 as one of the nine new functional constituencies under the electoral reform carried out by the then Governor Chris Patten, in which the electorate consisted of total 101,988 eligible voters worked related to the wholesale and retail industry.

The constituency was abolished with the colonial Legislative Council dissolved after the transfer of the sovereignty in 1997.

The constituency was recreated for the 1998 Legislative Council election unless its electorate base has been narrowed and from individuals to bodies that are members of the wholesale and retail associations.[2] Since its creation, it has been represented by the Liberal Party.

Return members

Election Member Party
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (Hong Kong)/meta/color" | 1995 Selina Chow Liberal
Not represented in the Provisional Legislative Council (1997–98)
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (Hong Kong)/meta/color" | 1998 Selina Chow Liberal
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (Hong Kong)/meta/color" | 2004 Vincent Fang Liberal

Electoral results

Hong Kong legislative election, 2012: Wholesale and Retail
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Vincent Fang Kang uncontested
Liberal hold Swing
[3]</ref>
Hong Kong legislative election, 2008: Wholesale and Retail
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Vincent Fang Kang 1,907 64.73
Nonpartisan Chiu Chun-kwok 1,039 35.27
Turnout 3,177 52.30
Liberal hold Swing
[4]
Hong Kong legislative election, 2004: Wholesale and Retail
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Vincent Fang Kang 1,145 46.85
Nonpartisan Ronald Fung 896 36.66
Independent Democrat Chan Tim-shing 403 16.49
Liberal hold Swing
[5]
Hong Kong legislative election, 2000: Wholesale and Retail
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Selina Chow Liang Suk-yee 1,459 75.4
DAB Lau Chi-wing 476 24.6
Liberal hold Swing
[5]
Hong Kong legislative election, 1998: Wholesale and Retail
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Selina Chow Liang Suk-yee 945 66.41
DAB Wong Siu-yee 276 19.4
Nonpartisan (New Forum) Chan Choi-hi 202 14.19
Liberal win (new seat)
Hong Kong legislative election, 1995: Wholesale and Retail
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Selina Chow Liang Suk-yee 23,357 63.0
DAB Wong Kwok-hing 10,965 29.6
Liberal win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ "2012 Legislative Council Election". Elections.gov.hk. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
  2. ^ [1][dead link]
  3. ^ "2008 Legislative Council Election". Elections.gov.hk. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
  4. ^ "2004 Legislative Council Election". Elections.gov.hk. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
  5. ^ a b "2000 Legislative Council Election". Elections.gov.hk. Retrieved 2012-11-17.