Transport (constituency)

The Transport functional constituency (Chinese: 航運交通界功能界別) is a functional constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. 195 electors are only limited to 201 transport associations.[2]

Transport
航運交通界
Functional constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Country Hong Kong
Electorate223 (2021)[1]
Current constituency
Created1998
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Frankie Yick (Liberal)
Created fromTransport and Communication

A similar Transport and Communication functional constituency was created for the 1995 election by Governor Chris Patten with a much larger electorate base of total 109,716 eligible voters.

Return members
ElectionMemberParty
1998 Miriam Lau Liberal
2000
2004
2008
2012 Frankie Yick Liberal
2016
2021

Electoral results

Instant-runoff voting system is used from 1998 to 2021. Since 2021, first-past-the-post voting system is in use.

2020s
2021 Legislative Council election: Transport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frankie Yick Chi-ming 147 72.41
Independent Alan Chan Chung-yee 56 27.59
Majority 91 44.82
Total valid votes 203 100.00
Rejected ballots 0
Turnout 203 91.86
Registered electors 223
Liberal hold Swing

2010s

[3]

2016 Hong Kong legislative election: Transport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frankie Yick Chi-ming 127 75.15 –19.08
Nonpartisan Yau Ying-wah 42 24.84
Majority 85 50.31
Total valid votes 169 100.00
Rejected ballots 7
Turnout 176 91.67
Registered electors 192
Liberal hold Swing
2012 Hong Kong legislative election: Transport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frankie Yick Chi-ming Unopposed
Registered electors 204
Liberal hold Swing

2000s

[4]

2008 Hong Kong legislative election: Transport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Miriam Lau Kin-yee 147 94.23
Nonpartisan Tam Chi-wah 9 5.77
Majority 138 88.46
Total valid votes 156 100.00
Rejected ballots 5
Turnout 161 90.45
Registered electors 178
Liberal hold Swing

[5]

2004 Hong Kong legislative election: Transport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Miriam Lau Kin-yee Unopposed
Registered electors 182
Liberal hold Swing

[6]

2000 Hong Kong legislative election: Transport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Miriam Lau Kin-yee 106 76.26 +6.77
DAB Thomas Pang Cheung-wai 33 23.74
Majority 73 52.52
Total valid votes 139 100.00
Rejected ballots 5
Turnout 144 94.74
Registered electors 152
Liberal hold Swing

1990s

[6]

1998 Hong Kong legislative election: Transport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Miriam Lau Kin-yee 82 69.49
Nonpartisan Yuen Mo 36 30.51
Majority 46 38.98
Total valid votes 118 100.00
Rejected ballots 13
Turnout 131 95.62
Registered electors 137
Liberal win (new seat)

References
  1. "Voter Registration Statistics : Functional Constituency". Voter Registration.
  2. "Guidance Notes Application for Registration as an Elector in a Functional Constituency and as a Voter in an Election Committee Subsector Transport" (PDF). Registration and Electoral Office 選舉事務處. p. 9. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  3. "2016 Legislative Council Election". Government of Hong Kong. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  4. "2008 Legislative Council Election". Government of Hong Kong. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  5. "2004 Legislative Council Election – Election Results". Government of Hong Kong. 7 September 2004. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  6. "Legislative Council Elections Results". Government of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
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