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This is a list of constituencies of Hong Kong. There are currently ten geographical constituencies and 28 functional constituencies that elect 50 out of 90 members to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. The structure of both constituency categories has undergone major changes throughout their history.
Legislative Council
Geographical constituencies
Geographical constituencies (GC) were first introduced in Hong Kong's first legislative election with direct elections in 1991. The following table charts the evolution of geographical constituencies of the LegCo:
1991 | 1995 | 1998 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2021 | ||
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GCs | Hong Kong Island East | Hong Kong Island Central | Hong Kong Island (LC1) | Hong Kong Island East | ||||||
Hong Kong Island East | ||||||||||
Hong Kong Island South | ||||||||||
Hong Kong Island West | Hong Kong Island West | |||||||||
Hong Kong Island West | ||||||||||
Kowloon East | Kowloon East | Kowloon East (LC3) | Kowloon East | |||||||
Kowloon South-east | ||||||||||
Kowloon Central | Kowloon North-east | |||||||||
Kowloon Central | ||||||||||
Kowloon Central | ||||||||||
Kowloon West (LC2) | ||||||||||
Kowloon South | ||||||||||
Kowloon South-west | Kowloon West | |||||||||
Kowloon West | ||||||||||
Kowloon West | ||||||||||
New Territories East | New Territories East | New Territories East (LC5) | New Territories South East | |||||||
New Territories North East | ||||||||||
New Territories South-east | ||||||||||
New Territories North | New Territories North-east | |||||||||
New Territories North | New Territories North | |||||||||
New Territories South | New Territories West (LC4) | |||||||||
New Territories North-west | ||||||||||
New Territories North West | ||||||||||
New Territories West | ||||||||||
New Territories Central | ||||||||||
New Territories West | New Territories South West | |||||||||
New Territories South | ||||||||||
New Territories South-west | ||||||||||
Hong Kong Island West |
Functional constituencies
Functional constituencies (FC) were first introduced in Hong Kong's first legislative election in 1985. The following table charts the evolution of functional constituencies of the LegCo:
1985 | 1988 | 1991 | 1995 | 1998 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2021 | |
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FCs | Urban Council (Electoral College) | Urban Council FC | District Council FC | District Council (First) FC | — | ||||||
Regional Council (Electoral College) | Regional Council FC | ||||||||||
Commercial (First) FC | |||||||||||
Commercial (Second) FC | |||||||||||
Industrial (First) FC | |||||||||||
Industrial (Second) FC | |||||||||||
Finance FC | |||||||||||
Labour FC | |||||||||||
Social Services FC (1985–95) / Social Welfare FC (1995-) | |||||||||||
Teaching FC (1985–95) / Education FC (1995-) | |||||||||||
Legal FC | |||||||||||
Engineering, Architectural, Surveying and Planning FC | Architectural, Surveying and Planning FC (1991–2016) / Architectural, Surveying, Planning & Landscape FC (2016-) | ||||||||||
Engineering FC (1991-) | |||||||||||
Medical FC | Medical and Health Services FC (with the Chinese Medicine sector included as electorate) | ||||||||||
— | Health Care FC (1988–95) / Health Services FC (1995-2022) | ||||||||||
— | |||||||||||
— | Accountancy FC | ||||||||||
— | Real Estate and Construction FC | ||||||||||
Tourism FC | |||||||||||
Financial Services | |||||||||||
Rural FC (1991–97) / Heung Yee Kuk FC (1998-) | |||||||||||
— | Agriculture, Fisheries, Mining, Energy and Construction FC | Agriculture and Fisheries FC | |||||||||
— | |||||||||||
Textiles and Garment FC | Textiles and Garment FC (Restricted Suffrage) | ||||||||||
Manufacturing FC | — | ||||||||||
Import and Export FC | Import and Export FC (Restricted Suffrage) | ||||||||||
Wholesale and Retail FC | Wholesale and Retail FC (Restricted Suffrage) | ||||||||||
Hotels and Catering FC | — | Catering FC | |||||||||
— | |||||||||||
Transport and Communication FC | Transport FC | ||||||||||
— | |||||||||||
Financing, Insurance, Real Estate and Business Services FC | Insurance FC | ||||||||||
— | |||||||||||
Community, Social and Personal Services FC | |||||||||||
— | Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication FC | ||||||||||
Information Technology FC | Technology and Innovation FC | ||||||||||
— | |||||||||||
HK Deputies to NPC, Members of CPPCC, and Rep. of Relevant National Organisations FC |
1985-1991
12 electoral colleges were established to return unofficial members of the Legislative Council in the 1985 and 1988 Legislative Council elections, composed of members of district boards and municipal councils:
- Hong Kong Island East
- Hong Kong Island West
- Kwun Tong
- Wong Tai Sin
- Kowloon City
- South Kowloon
- Sham Shui Po
- New Territories East
- New Territories West
- New Territories South
- Urban Council
- Regional Council
1995
In the 1995 Legislative Council election, 10 seats were returned through the Election Committee, composed of elected members of district boards.
1998–2004; 2021-present
In the 1998 and 2000 Legislative Council elections, 10 and 6 seats were returned through the Election Committee Constituency respectively. Most of the 800 Election Committee members were elected by voters who were eligible to vote in the functional constituencies. The Election Committee Constituency has been re-established since the 2021 election, returning 40 seats.
Municipal Councils
1888-1936 | 1936-1983 | 1983-1995 | 1995 | |
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Elected Seats | (1 territory-wide constituency) | Central & Western | Western | |
Central | ||||
Wan Chai | Wan Chai West | |||
Wan Chai East | ||||
North Point; Shau Kei Wan | North Point West | |||
North Point East | ||||
Quarry Bay | ||||
Shau Kei Wan | ||||
Chai Wan West | ||||
Chai Wan East | ||||
Southern | Aberdeen and Bays Area | |||
Ap Lei Chau | ||||
Pokfulam and Wah Fu | ||||
Yau Ma Tei | Yau Tsim | |||
Mong Kok | Mong Kok | |||
Sham Shui Po East; Sham Shui Po West | Sham Shui Po West | |||
Sham Shui Po Central | ||||
Sham Shui Po East | ||||
Kowloon City West; Kowloon City East | Kowloon City North | |||
Kowloon City East | ||||
Kowloon City South | ||||
Kowloon City West | ||||
Wong Tai Sin North; Wong Tai Sin South | Wang Tung and Lok Tin | |||
Wong Tai Sin and Chuk Yuen | ||||
Tsz Wan Shan and San Po Kong | ||||
Choi Hung Wan and Ngau Chi Wan | ||||
Kwun Tong West; Kwun Tong East | Kwun Tong West | |||
Kwun Tong North | ||||
Shun Sau | ||||
Kwun Tong Central | ||||
Kwun Tong South | ||||
Lam Tin |
Regional Council
1986-1995 | 1995-97 | |
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Elected Seats | Tsuen Wan | Tsuen Wan West |
Tsuen Wan Central | ||
Tsuen Wan East | ||
Tuen Mun | Tuen Mun East | |
Tuen Mun West | ||
Tuen Mun Central | ||
Tuen Mun North | ||
Yuen Long | Tin Shui Wai | |
Yuen Long Town Centre | ||
Yuen Long Rural | ||
Tin Shui Wai North | ||
North | Sheung Shui | |
Fan Ling & Sha Ta | ||
Tai Po | Tai Po West | |
Tai Po Central | ||
Tai Po East | ||
Sai Kung | Sai Kung Rural and Tak Fu | |
Tseung Kwan O | ||
Sha Tin East; Sha Tin West | Ma On Shan | |
Sha Tin East | ||
Sha Tin North | ||
Sha Tin South | ||
Sha Tin West | ||
Kwai Chung East; Kwai Chung West & Tsing Yi | Upper Kwai Chung | |
Kwai Chung Central | ||
Tsing Yi South and Lower Kwai Chung | ||
Islands | Islands |
- List of constituencies of Central and Western District Council
- List of constituencies of Wan Chai District Council
- List of constituencies of Eastern District Council
- List of constituencies of Southern District Council
- List of constituencies of Yau Tsim Mong District Council
- List of constituencies of Sham Shui Po District Council
- List of constituencies of Kowloon City District Council
- List of constituencies of Wong Tai Sin District Council
- List of constituencies of Kwun Tong District Council
- List of constituencies of Tsuen Wan District Council
- List of constituencies of Tuen Mun District Council
- List of constituencies of Yuen Long District Council
- List of constituencies of North District Council
- List of constituencies of Tai Po District Council
- List of constituencies of Sai Kung District Council
- List of constituencies of Sha Tin District Council
- List of constituencies of Kwai Tsing District Council
- List of constituencies of Islands District Council