Health Services (constituency)

The Health Services functional constituency (traditional Chinese: 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.^[2]

Return Members

Health Care (1988–1995)

Health Services (1995–2021)

Electoral results

2010s

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2000s

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References

1. ^ "Voter Registration Statistics : Functional Constituency". Voter Registration
2. ^ "Composition of the health services functional constituency". Hong Kong e-Legislation
3. ^ "Election Result". Electoral Affairs Commission
4. ^ "Election Result". Electoral Affairs Commission
5. ^ "2008 Legislative Council Election". Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
6. ^ "2004 Legislative Council Election - Election Results". Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
7. ^ "Legislative Council Elections Results". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.