Commercial (Second)

The Commercial (Second) functional constituency (Chinese: 商界（第二）功能界別) is a functional constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong first created in 1985. The constituency is composed of 421 corporates members of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce entitled to vote at general meetings of the Chamber.[2] The individual members were no longer eligible to vote after the 2021 electoral overhaul.

Commercial (Second)
商界（第二）
Functional constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Country Hong Kong
Electorate421 (2021)[1]
Current constituency
Created1985
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Martin Liao (Nonpartisan)

No actual election has been held since its creation in 1985 as all candidates have been uncontested until 2021.

Return members
ElectionMemberParty
1985 Ho Sai-chu Nonpartisan
1988
1991 Philip Wong NHKA
1995
Not represented in the PLC (1997–1998)
1998 Philip Wong Nonpartisan
2000
2004
2008
2012 Martin Liao Nonpartisan
2016
2021

Electoral results

2020s
2021 Legislative Council election: Commercial (Second)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Martin Liao Cheung-kong 176 71.26
Nonpartisan Yip Wing-shing 71 28.74
Majority 105 42.52
Total valid votes 247 100.00
Rejected ballots 7
Turnout 254 78.64
Registered electors 421
Nonpartisan hold Swing

2010s
2016 Legislative Council election: Commercial (Second)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Martin Liao Cheung-kong Unopposed
Registered electors 1,491
Nonpartisan hold Swing
2012 Legislative Council election: Commercial (Second)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Martin Liao Cheung-kong Unopposed
Registered electors 1,749
Nonpartisan gain from Nonpartisan Swing

2000s

[3]

2008 Legislative Council election: Commercial (Second)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Philip Wong Yu-hong Unopposed
Registered electors 1,882
Nonpartisan hold Swing

[4]

2004 Legislative Council election: Commercial (Second)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Philip Wong Yu-hong Unopposed
Registered electors 1,835
Nonpartisan hold Swing

[5]

2000 Legislative Council election: Commercial (Second)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Philip Wong Yu-hong Unopposed
Registered electors 1,831
Nonpartisan hold Swing

1990s

[5]

1998 Legislative Council election: Commercial (Second)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Philip Wong Yu-hong Unopposed
Registered electors 1,798
Nonpartisan win (new seat)
1995 Legislative Council election: Commercial (Second)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NHKA Philip Wong Yu-hong Unopposed
Registered electors 1,785
NHKA hold Swing
1991 Legislative Council election: Second Commercial
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NHKA Philip Wong Yu-hong Unopposed
Registered electors 2,348
NHKA gain from Nonpartisan Swing

1980s
1988 Legislative Council election: Second Commercial
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Ho Sai-chu Unopposed
Nonpartisan hold Swing
1985 Legislative Council election: Second Commercial
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Ho Sai-chu Unopposed
Nonpartisan win (new seat)

References
  1. "Voter Registration Statistics : Functional Constituency". Voter Registration.
  2. "Voter Registration Statistics : Functional Constituency". Voter Registration.
  3. 2008 Legislative Council Election
  4. 2004 Legislative Council Election – Election Results Archived 17 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Legislative Council Elections Results Archived 29 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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