Legal (constituency)
Legal 法律界 | |
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Functional constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
Electorate |
6,111 (2008)[1] 5,073 (2004)[2] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1985 |
Number of members | One |
Member(s) | Dennis Kwok (Civic) |
The Legal, is a functional constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong first created in 1985. Electors include the members of the Law Society of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Bar Association, and the officers in the Government's judicial departments.
Return Members
Election | Member | Party | |
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1985 | Martin Lee Chu-ming | Independent | |
1991 | Simon Ip Sik-on | Independent | |
1995 | Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee | Independent | |
Not represented in the Provisional Legislative Council (1997–98) | |||
1998 | Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee | Independent | |
2006 | Civic | ||
2012 | Dennis Kwok Wing-hang | Civic |
Electoral Results
2010s
[3]Hong Kong legislative election, 2012: Legal | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Civic | Kwok Wing-hang | 2,528 | 56.20 | +2.90 | |
Independent | Albert Wong Kwai-huen | 1,970 | 43.85 | ||
Majority | 558 | 12.35 | |||
Civic hold | Swing | ||||
2000s
[4]Hong Kong legislative election, 2008: Legal | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Civic | Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee | 1,468 | 53.30 | -21.43 | |
Independent | Junius Ho Kwan-yiu | 1,286 | 46.70 | ||
Turnout | 2,754 | 63.36 | |||
Civic hold | Swing | ||||
Hong Kong legislative election, 2004: Legal | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent (A45CG) | Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee | 2,597 | 74.73 | +13.98 | |
Independent | Kwong Ka-yin | 598 | 17.21 | ||
Independent | Tong Kei-yuk | 280 | 8.06 | ||
Turnout | 3,475 | 72.26 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Hong Kong legislative election, 2000: Legal | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee | 1,520 | 60.75 | -15.84 | |
Independent | Anthony Chow Wing-kin | 982 | 39.25 | ||
Turnout | 2,502 | 61.15 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
1990s
[6]Hong Kong legislative election, 1998: Legal | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee | 1,741 | 76.59 | +22.07 | |
Independent | Siu Wing-yee | 394 | 17.33 | ||
Independent | Chong Wing-charn | 138 | 6.07 | ||
Turnout | 112,320 | 65.56 | |||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Hong Kong legislative election, 1995: Legal | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee | 723 | 54.52 | ||
Independent | Ip Tim-yeung | 444 | 33.48 | ||
Independent | Lee Wai-ip | 159 | 12.00 | ||
Turnout | 1,326 | ||||
Independent gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Hong Kong legislative election, 1991: Legal | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Ip Sik-on | 542 | 77.43 | ||
Independent | Man Yit-loi | 158 | 22.57 | ||
Turnout | 700 | ||||
Independent gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
1980s
Hong Kong legislative election, 1988: Legal | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Nonpartisan | Martin Lee Chu-ming | uncontested | |||
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | ||||
Hong Kong legislative election, 1985: Legal | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Nonpartisan | Martin Lee Chu-ming | 488 | 57.89 | ||
Nonpartisan | Henry Denis Litton | 312 | 37.01 | ||
Civic | Chau Wai-hung | 43 | 5.10 | ||
Turnout | 845 | 86.4 | |||
Nonpartisan win (new seat) | |||||