Agriculture and Fisheries (constituency)

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Agriculture and Fisherries
漁農界
Functional constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Country Hong Kong
Electorate176 (2021)[1]
Current constituency
Created1998
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Steven Ho (DAB)
Created fromPrimary Production, Power and Construction

The Agriculture and Fisheries functional constituency (Chinese: 漁農界功能界別) is a functional constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong first created in 1998. The constituency is composed of eight agriculture and 75 fisheries organisations.[2]

A similar Primary Production, Power and Construction functional constituency was created for the 1995 election by Governor Chris Patten was composed of much broaden electorate.

Return members

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Election Member Party
1998 Wong Yung-kan DAB
2000
2004
2008
2012 Steven Ho DAB
2016
2021

Electoral results

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

2020s

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2021 Legislative Council election: Agriculture and Fisheries
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Steven Ho Chun-yin 117 68.82 −4.46
Nonpartisan Yeung Sheung-chun 53 31.18
Majority 64 37.64
Total valid votes 170 100.00
Rejected ballots 0
Turnout 170 98.27
Registered electors 176
DAB hold Swing

2010s

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2016 Hong Kong legislative election: Agriculture and Fisheries
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Steven Ho Chun-yin 98 73.28 −12.09
Nonpartisan Wong Yung-kan 35 26.32
Majority 63 46.96
Total valid votes 133 100.00
Rejected ballots 12
Turnout 145 95.39
Registered electors 152
DAB hold Swing
2012 Hong Kong legislative election: Agriculture and Fisheries[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Steven Ho Chun-yin 105 85.37
Nonpartisan Chan Mei-tak 18 14.63
Majority 87 70.64
Total valid votes 123 100.00
Rejected ballots 19
Turnout 142 91.03
Registered electors 156
DAB hold Swing

2000s

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2008 Hong Kong legislative election: Agriculture and Fisheries
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Wong Yung-kan Unopposed
Registered electors 159
DAB hold Swing
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2004 Hong Kong legislative election: Agriculture and Fisheries
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Wong Yung-kan Unopposed
Registered electors 162
DAB hold Swing
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2000 Hong Kong legislative election: Agriculture and Fisheries
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Wong Yung-kan Unopposed
Registered electors 167
DAB hold Swing

1990s

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1998 Hong Kong legislative election: Agriculture and Fisheries
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Wong Yung-kan 81 65.32
Nonpartisan Lee Hei-yu 43 34.68
Majority 38 30.64
Total valid votes 124 100.00
Rejected ballots 32
Turnout 156 94.55
Registered electors 165
DAB win (new seat)

References

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  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 - Agriculture and Fisheries" (PDF). Registration and Electoral Office.
  3. ^ "Election Results". Electoral Affairs Commission.
  4. ^ "2004 Legislative Council Election - Election Results". Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Legislative Council Elections Results". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.

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