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
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. 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
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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