A functional constituency is an electoral device (a non-geographical
constituency
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger State (polity), state (a country, administrative region, ...
) used within the political systems of two
Special Administrative Regions of the
People's Republic of China:
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Functional constituency (Hong Kong)
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Functional constituency (Macau)
The
1948 election to the
Legislative Yuan
The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for 4-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel v ...
of the
Republic of China
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...
used a mixed electoral system, including some members elected by occupational groups, as specified by the
1947 constitution. Soon after, the
Communist Revolution impelled the governing
Kuomintang to
suspend the constitution and
retreat to Taiwan. The
1991 reforms which reintroduced democracy to Taiwan removed occupational constituencies from the Legislative Yuan.
See also
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Vocational panel in the Irish senate
References
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Elections in China
Special administrative regions of China
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