HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

The Social Welfare functional constituency (), formerly called Social Services, is a
functional constituency A functional constituency is an electoral device (a non-geographical constituency) used within the political systems of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China: * Functional constituency (Hong Kong) * Functional cons ...
in the elections for the
Legislative Council of Hong Kong The Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (LegCo) is the unicameral legislature of Hong Kong. It sits under China's " one country, two systems" constitutional arrangement, and is the power centre of Hong Kong ...
. The constituency was first created as one of the original 12 functional constituency seats for the first ever Legislative Council election in 1985. It is one of the functional constituencies with the most electorates. As of 2021, there were 13,974 registered voters, including all the social workers registered under the Social Workers Registration Ordinance (). It had also been one of the few functional constituencies held by the
pro-democrats The pro-democracy camp, also known as the pan-democracy camp, is a political alignment in Hong Kong that supports increased democracy, namely the universal suffrage of the Chief Executive and the Legislative Council as given by the Basic L ...
before 2021.


Return members


Social Services (1988–1995)


Social Welfare (1995–present)


Electoral results


2020s


2010s


2000s

2004 Legislative Council Election – Election Results


1990s


1980s


References

{{Hong Kong Legislative Council constituencies (2021-2025) Constituencies of Hong Kong Constituencies of Hong Kong Legislative Council Functional constituencies (Hong Kong) 1985 establishments in Hong Kong Constituencies established in 1985