Election Committee (constituency)

The Election Committee constituency (ECC; 選舉委員會界別) is a constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. It was first created in 1995, re-created with a different composition in 1998 until it was abolished in 2004, and created for the third time in the 2021 electoral overhaul. It is the single largest constituency, taking 40 out of the 90 seats in the Legislative Council.

Election Committee
Election Committee constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Electorate283 (1995–1997)
800 (1998–2004)
1,500 (2021)
Current constituency
Created1995 (first)
1998 (second)
2021 (third)
Number of members10 (1995–1997; 1998–2000)
6 (2000–2004)
40 (2021–)

The Election Committee constituency was one of the three sectors designed in the Basic Law of Hong Kong next to the directly elected geographical constituencies and the indirectly elected functional constituencies in the early SAR period. With the last British Governor Chris Patten's electoral reform, the ECC was composed of all elected District Board members who had been elected in 1994. The Single Transferable Vote system was used in the 1995 election.[1]

After the handover of Hong Kong, the ECC was allocated 10 seats out of the total 60 seats in the SAR Legislative Council, comprising all members of the Election Committee which also elected the Chief Executive every five years. The size of the constituency reduced to six seats in 2000 and was entirely abolished and replaced by the directly elected geographical constituency seats in the 2004 election. The plurality-at-large voting system was used in 1998 and 2000.

In the 2021 electoral overhaul, the Election Committee constituency was reintroduced, taking 40 of the 90 seats, almost half, of the Legislative Council with plurality-at-large voting system. The electorate is composed of all newly expanded 1,500 members in the Election Committee.

Returning members

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1995–1997

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Members Party
Law Cheung-kwok ADPL
Yum Sin-ling 123DA
Cheung Bing-leung Democratic
John Tse Wing-ling Democratic
Lo Suk-ching Independent
Choy Kan-pui Independent (CF)
Lau Hon-chuen HKPA
David Chu Yu-lin LDF
Chan Kam-lam DAB
Ip Kwok-him DAB

1998–2004

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1998 2001 (b)
Rita Fan
(Nonpartisan)
Ng Leung-sing
(Nonpartisan)
Ng Ching-fai
(NonpartisanNCF)
Ma Fung-kwok
(NCF)
Ambrose Lau
(Progressive Alliance)
David Chu
(Progressive Alliance)
Yeung Yiu-chung
(DAB)
Ma Fung-kwok
(NonpartisanNCF)
abolished
Chan Kam-lam
(DAB)
Choy So-yuk
(Progressive Alliance)
Ho Sai-chu
(Liberal)

2021–2025

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2021 2022 (b) 2025
Rock Chen
(DAB)
to be elected
Nixie Lam
(DAB)
Elizabeth Quat
(DAB)
Lillian Kwok
(DAB)
Horace Cheung
(DAB)
Chan Wing-kwong
(DAB)
Luk Chung-hung
(FTU)
Kingsley Wong
(HKFTU)
Aice Mak
(FTU)
Adrian Ho
(NPP)
Judy Kapui Chan
(NPP)
Yung Hoi-yan
(NPP (CF))
Lai Tung-kwok
(NPP)
Benson Luk
(BPA)
Priscilla Leung
(BPA (KWND))
Ma Fung-kwok
(NCF)
Tang Fei
(FEW)
Lee Chun-keung
(Liberal)
Lam Chun-sing
(FLU)
Junius Ho
(Independent)
Paul Tse
(Independent)
Chan Hoi-yan
(Nonpartisan)
Peter Douglas Koon
(Nonpartisan)
Andrew Lam
(Nonpartisan)
Chow Man-kong
(Nonpartisan)
Doreen Kong
(Nonpartisan)
Chan Yuet-ming
(Nonpartisan)
Hoey Simon Lee
(Nonpartisan)
Maggie Chan
(Nonpartisan)
So Cheung-wing
(Nonpartisan)
Tan Yueheng
(Nonpartisan)
Johnny Ng
(Nonpartisan)
Chan Siu-hung
(Nonpartisan)
Wendy Hong
(Nonpartisan)
Dennis Lam
(Nonpartisan)
Chan Pui-leung
(Nonpartisan)
Lau Chi-pang
(Nonpartisan)
Carmen Kan
(Nonpartisan)
Stephen Wong
(Nonpartisan)
Kenneth Leung
(Nonpartisan)
Sun Dong
(Nonpartisan)
Shang Hailong
(Nonpartisan)
Nelson Lam
(Nonpartisan)
William Wong
(Nonpartisan)

Election results

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The elected candidates are shown in bold.

2020s

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2022 Election Committee by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Chan Wing-kwong 1,028 78.65 N/A
Nonpartisan William Wong Kam-fai 983 75.21 N/A
NPP Adrian Pedro Ho King-hong 833 63.73 N/A
Nonpartisan Shang Hailong 812 62.13 N/A
Nonpartisan Gary Wong Chi-him 791 60.52 −6.80
FTU Lee Kwong-yu 781 59.76 N/A
Total valid votes 1,307
Rejected ballots 0
Turnout 1,307 90.70 −7.78
Registered electors 1,441
DAB hold Swing
Nonpartisan hold Swing
NPP gain from FTU Swing
Nonpartisan hold Swing


2021 Legislative Council election: Election Committee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BPA (KWND) Leung Mei-fun 1,348 94.93
DAB Cheung Kwok-kwan 1,342 94.51
FEW Tang Fei 1,339 94.30
Nonpartisan Maggie Chan Man-ki 1,331 93.73
FTU Alice Mak Mei-kuen 1,326 93.38
DAB Elizabeth Quat 1,322 93.10
NPP (Civil Force) Yung Hoi-yan 1,313 92.46
Nonpartisan Hoey Simon Lee 1,308 92.11
Nonpartisan Stephen Wong Yuen-shan 1,305 91.90
DAB Rock Chen Chung-nin 1,297 91.34
Nonpartisan Chan Hoi-yan 1,292 90.99
Nonpartisan Carmen Kan Wai-mun 1,291 90.92
NPP Judy Kapui Chan 1,284 90.42
Independent Paul Tse Wai-chun 1,283 90.35
Nonpartisan Junius Ho Kwan-yiu 1,263 88.94
Nonpartisan Tan Yueheng 1,245 87.68
Nonpartisan Chan Siu-hung 1,239 87.25
Nonpartisan Ng Kit-chong 1,239 87.25
NPP Lai Tung-kwok 1,237 87.11
New Forum Ma Fung-kwok 1,234 86.90
Nonpartisan Lau Chi-pang 1,214 85.49
Nonpartisan Chan Pui-leung 1,205 84.86
FTU Kingsley Wong Kwok 1,192 83.94
Nonpartisan Chan Yuet-ming 1,187 83.59
DAB Nixie Lam Lam 1,181 83.17
FTU Luk Chung-hung 1,178 82.96
Nonpartisan Kenneth Leung Yuk-wai 1,160 81.69
Nonpartisan Dennis Lam Shun-chiu 1,157 81.48
Nonpartisan Wendy Hong Wen 1,142 80.42
Nonpartisan Sun Dong 1,124 79.15
DAB Lillian Kwok Ling-lai 1,122 79.01
Nonpartisan Peter Douglas Koon Ho-ming 1,102 77.61
Nonpartisan Chow Man-kong 1,060 74.65
Liberal Lee Chun-keung 1,060 74.65
BPA Benson Luk Hoi-man 1,059 74.58
Nonpartisan Doreen Kong Yuk-foon 1,032 72.68
Nonpartisan Andrew Lam Siu-lo 1,026 72.25
Nonpartisan So Cheung-wing 1,013 71.34
FLU Lam Chun-sing 1,002 70.56
Nonpartisan Nelson Lam Chi-yuen 970 68.31
Nonpartisan Charles Ng Wang-wai 958 67.46
Nonpartisan Wong Chi-him 956 67.32
Nonpartisan Allan Zeman 955 67.25
DAB Chan Hoi-wing 941 66.27
Nonpartisan Tseng Chin-i 919 64.72
Independent Kevin Sun Wei-yung 891 62.75
Nonpartisan Tu Hai-ming 834 58.73
FTU Choy Wing-keung 818 57.61
Nonpartisan Fung Wai-kwong 708 49.86
Nonpartisan Michael John Treloar Rowse 454 31.97
Nonpartisan Diu Sing-hung 342 24.08
Total valid votes 1,420 100.00
Rejected ballots 6
Turnout 1,426 98.48
Registered electors 1,448

2000s

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2001 Election Committee by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan (New Forum) Ma Fung-kwok 359 52.26 N/A
Liberal Ho Sai-chu 294 42.79 N/A
Nonpartisan Chan Man-hung 34 4.94 N/A
Majority 65 9.46
Total valid votes 687 100.0
Rejected ballots 7
Turnout 694 89.55
Registered electors 775
Nonpartisan gain from Nonpartisan Swing
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2000 Legislative Council election: Election Committee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Rita Hsu Lai-tai 651 90.54 +9.51
HKPA Ambrose Lau Hon-chuen 594 82.61 +17.58
DAB Yeung Yiu-chung 490 68.15 +11.25
Nonpartisan Ng Leung-sing 483 67.18 −2.37
HKPA David Chu Yu-lin 464 64.53 +4.01
Nonpartisan (New Forum) Ng Ching-fai 401 55.77 N/A
Liberal Ho Sai-chu 378 52.57 +2.76
Nonpartisan (New Forum) Ma Fung-kwok 376 52.29 −7.84
Nonpartisan Shiu Sin-por 360 50.07 N/A
Nonpartisan Ho Ka-cheong 117 16.27 +3.75
Total valid votes 719 100.00
Rejected ballots 29
Turnout 748 95.53 −3.22
Registered electors 783

1990s

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1998 Legislative Council election: Election Committee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai 628 81.03
Nonpartisan Ng Leung-sing 539 69.55
Nonpartisan Ng Ching-fai 530 68.39
HKPA Lau Hon-chuen 504 65.03
HKPA David Chu Yu-lin 469 60.52
Nonpartisan Ma Fung-kwok 466 60.13
DAB Yeung Yiu-chung 441 56.90
DAB Chan Kam-lam 432 55.74
HKPA Choy So-yuk 397 51.23
Liberal Ho Sai-chu 386 49.81
HKPA Charles Yeung Chun-kam 380 49.03
Independent Peggy Lam Pei 346 44.65
Independent Kan Fook-yee 300 38.71
NTAS (DAB) Cheung Hok-ming 273 35.23
ADPL Law Cheung-kwok 259 33.42
DAB Thomas Pang Cheung-wai 226 29.16
Nonpartisan Joseph Hui Tak-fai 214 27.61
Heung Yee Kuk Pang Hang-yin 212 27.35
Nonpartisan Maria Joyce Chang Sau-han 149 19.23
Nonpartisan James Chiu 141 18.19
Nonpartisan Stephen Yam Chi-ming 137 17.68
Nonpartisan Ho Ka-cheong 97 12.52
Nonpartisan (TUC) Leung Tsz-leung 85 10.97
Nonpartisan Lee Kwong-lam 83 10.71
Nonpartisan Siu See-kong 56 7.23
Total valid votes 775 100.00
Rejected ballots 15
Turnout 790 98.75
Registered electors 800

Single transferable vote was used in the 1995 election.

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1995 Legislative Council election: Election Committee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Lo Suk-ching 26
Nonpartisan (Civil Force) Choy Kan-pui 26
Democratic Cheung Bing-Ieung 26
HKPA Lau Hon-chuen 26
DAB Chan Kam-lam 26
ADPL Law Cheung-kwok 26
DAB Ip Kwok-him 26
Democratic John Tse Wing-ling 26
LDF David Chu Yu-lin 26
123DA Yum Sin-ling 26
Nonpartisan (UFSP) Yeung Fuk-kwong 0
Nonpartisan Lee York-fai 0
Nonpartisan Fung Kwong-chung 0
ADPL Leung Kwong-cheong 0
Democratic Yuen Bun-keung 0
Liberal Mark Lin 0
Nonpartisan Louis Leung Wing-on 0
Nonpartisan Paul Chan Sing-kong 0
Total valid votes 282 100.00
Rejected ballots 0
Turnout 282 99.65
Registered electors 283

References

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  1. ^ "Report on the 1995 Legislative General Election, Boundary and Election Commission" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Legislative Council Elections Results". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Legco election overall result".
  4. ^ "Report on the 1995 Legislative General Election, Boundary and Election Commission" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2012.