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Tourism (constituency)

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Tourism
旅遊界
Functional constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Country Hong Kong
Electorate192 (2021)[1]
Current constituency
Created1991
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Yiu Pak-leung (Nonpartisan)

The Tourism functional constituency (Chinese: 旅遊界功能界別) is a functional constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong first created in 1991.

Composition

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After the 2021 electoral overhaul, the Tourism functional constituency is composed of the following bodies—

  • bodies that are—
    • travel agents holding licences as defined by section 2 of the Travel Agents Ordinance (Cap. 218); and
    • any of the following—
      • corporate members of the Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong entitled to vote at the Board of Directors of the Council;
      • corporate members of Hong Kong Association of China Travel Organisers Limited entitled to vote at the Executive Committee of the company;
      • corporate members of International Chinese Tourist Association Limited entitled to vote at the Executive Committee of the company;
      • corporate members of The Federation of Hong Kong Chinese Travel Agents Limited entitled to vote at the Executive Committee of the company;
      • corporate members of Hong Kong Outbound Tour Operators’ Association Limited entitled to vote at the Executive Committee of the company;
      • corporate members of Hong Kong Association of Travel Agents Limited entitled to vote at the Executive Committee of the company;
      • corporate members of Hongkong Taiwan Tourist Operators Association entitled to vote at the Executive Committee of the Association;
      • corporate members of Hongkong Japanese Tour Operators Association Limited entitled to vote at the Executive Committee of the company;
      • corporate members of Society of IATA Passenger Agents Limited entitled to vote at the Executive Committee of the company; and
  • bodies that are corporate members of The Board of Airline Representatives in Hong Kong entitled to vote at the Executive Committee of the Board; and
  • bodies that are corporate members of the Federation of Hong Kong Hotel Owners Limited entitled to vote at general meetings of the company.[2]

Return members

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Election Member Party
1991 Howard Young LDF
1995 Liberal
Not represented in the PLC (1997–1998)
1998 Howard Young Liberal
2000
2004
2008 Paul Tse Independent
2012 Yiu Si-wing Nonpartisan
2016
2021 Yiu Pak-leung Nonpartisan

Electoral results

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2020s

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2021 Legislative Council election: Tourism
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Yiu Pak-leung 160 92.49
Independent Ma Yat-chiu 13 7.51
Majority 147 84.98
Total valid votes 173 100.00
Rejected ballots 0
Turnout 173 90.10
Registered electors 192
Nonpartisan gain from Nonpartisan Swing

2010s

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2016 Legislative Council election: Tourism
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Yiu Si-wing 625 60.86 +16.38
Nonpartisan Freddy Yip Hing-ning 288 28.04 –15.48
Nonpartisan Lam Siu-lun 114 11.10
Majority 337 32.82
Total valid votes 1,027 100.00
Rejected ballots 53
Turnout 1,080 80.24 +1.87
Registered electors 1,346
Nonpartisan hold Swing
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2012 Legislative Council election: Tourism
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Yiu Si-wing 523 56.48
Nonpartisan Freddy Yip Hing-ning 403 43.52 +25.06
Majority 120 12.96
Total valid votes 926 100.00
Rejected ballots 38
Turnout 964 78.37 +6.28
Registered electors 1,230
Nonpartisan gain from Independent Swing

2000s

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2008 Legislative Council election: Tourism
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Paul Tse Wai-chun 324 36.69 −4.06
Liberal Tung Yiu-chung 315 35.67
Independent Freddy Yip Hing-ning 163 18.46
Civic Paulus Johannes Zimmerman 81 9.17
Majority 9 1.02
Total valid votes 883 100.00
Rejected ballots 26
Turnout 909 72.09
Registered electors 1,261
Independent gain from Liberal Swing
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2004 Legislative Council election: Tourism
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Howard Young 349 48.20 +3.13
Nonpartisan Paul Tse Wai-chun 295 40.75
Nonpartisan Freddy Yip Hing-ning 80 11.05
Majority 54 7.45
Total valid votes 724 100.00
Rejected ballots 53
Turnout 741 76.87
Registered electors 964
Independent hold Swing
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2000 Legislative Council election: Tourism
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Howard Young 274 45.07
Nonpartisan Tung Yiu-chung 197 32.40
Nonpartisan Pak Ka-man 137 22.53
Majority 77 12.67
Total valid votes 608 100.00
Rejected ballots 53
Turnout 613 76.05
Registered electors 806
Liberal hold Swing

1990s

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1998 Legislative Council election: Tourism
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Howard Young Unopposed
Rejected ballots 838
Liberal win (new seat)
1995 Legislative Council election: Tourism
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Howard Young 413 70.24 +29.57
Nonpartisan Hau Suk-kei 175 29.76
Majority 238 40.48
Total valid votes 588 100.00
Rejected ballots 8
Turnout 596 69.95
Registered electors 852
Liberal hold Swing
1991 Legislative Council election: Tourism
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDF Howard Young 338 40.67
LDF Ng Tan 318 38.27
Independent Yuen Ka-chai 175 21.06
Majority 20 2.40
Turnout 728 85.95
Registered electors 847
LDF win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ "Voter Registration Statistics : Functional Constituency". Voter Registration.
  2. ^ "ap. 542 Legislative Council Ordinance". E-Legislation.
  3. ^ "2016 Legislative Council Election". Government of Hong Kong. Retrieved 20 November 2012.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "2012 Legislative Council Election". Government of Hong Kong. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  5. ^ "2008 Legislative Council Election". Government of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  6. ^ "2004 Legislative Council Election". Government of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  7. ^ a b "2000 Legislative Council Election". Government of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.