Commercial (First)

The Commercial (First) functional constituency (Chinese: 商界（第一）功能界別) is a functional constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong first created in 1985. The constituency is composed of bodies that are members of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC) entitled to vote at general meetings of the Chamber.

Commercial (First)
商界（第一）
Functional Constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Country Hong Kong
Electorate1,230 (2020)[1]
Current constituency
Created1985
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Jeffrey Lam (BPA)

It is one of the oldest functional constituencies created for the first elections to the Legislative Council in 1985. Prior to that, the Chamber had its representatives in the council thoroughly through elections at the general meetings since 1884.[2]

Return members
ElectionMemberParty
1985 Thomas Clydesdale Nonpartisan
1988 James David McGregor Nonpartisan
1991 Democratic Foundation
1995 Paul Cheng Ming-fun Independent
Not represented in the Provisional Legislative Council (1997–98)
1998 James Tien Pei-chun Liberal
2004 Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung Liberal
2008 Independent
2009 Economic Synergy
2012 BPA

Electoral results

2010s
2016 Hong Kong legislative election: Commercial (First)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BPA Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung 455 53.97
Liberal Joseph Chan Ho-lim 388 46.03
Majority 67 7.94
Total valid votes 843 100.00
Rejected ballots 18
Turnout 861 82.39
Registered electors 1,086
BPA hold Swing
2012 Hong Kong legislative election: Commercial (First)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Economic Synergy Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung Uncontested
Economic Synergy hold Swing

2000s

[3]

2008 Hong Kong legislative election: Commercial (First)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung 465 70.24
Independent Markus Joytak Shaw 197 29.76
Majority 268 40.48
Total valid votes 662 100.00
Rejected ballots 32
Turnout 694 66.73
Registered electors 1,040
Liberal hold Swing

[4]

2004 Hong Kong legislative election: Commercial (First)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung Uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

[5]

2000 Hong Kong legislative election: Commercial (First)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Tien Pei-chun Uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

1990s

[5]

1998 Hong Kong legislative election: Commercial (First)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Tien Pei-chun Uncontested
Liberal win (new seat)
1995 Hong Kong legislative election: Commercial (First)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Paul Cheng Ming-fun Uncontested
Independent gain from DF Swing
1991 Hong Kong legislative election: Commercial (First)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DF James David McGregor 487 53.93
BPF Paul Cheng Ming-fun 416 46.07
Majority 71 7.86
Total valid votes 903 100.00
DF hold Swing

1980s
1988 Hong Kong legislative election: First Commercial
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan James David McGregor 478 66.95
Nonpartisan Veronica Wu Shao-ching 236 33.05
Majority 242 33.90
Total valid votes 714 100.00
Nonpartisan hold Swing
1985 Hong Kong legislative election: First Commercial
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Thomas Clydesdale 470 59.49
Nonpartisan A. C. William Blaauw 320 40.51
Majority 150 18.98
Total valid votes 790 100.00
Nonpartisan win (new seat)

References
  1. "Voter Registration Statistics : Functional Constituency". Voter Registration.
  2. "Chamber Legistative Council Representatives". The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.
  3. "2008 Legislative Council Election". Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  4. 2004 Legislative Council Election – Election Results Archived 17 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Legislative Council Elections Results Archived 29 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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