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Constitution and Administration

The Electoral System

Electoral System for Legislative Council

Composition of first to sixth terms of Legislative Council

Membership

First term

Second term

Third and fourth terms

Fifth and sixth

terms

(1998-2000)

(2000-04)

(2004-08 and

(2012-16 and

2008-12)

2016-20)

Elected by geographical

20

24

30

35

constituencies through

direct elections

Elected by functional

30

constituencies

10

2018

89 18

30

6

60

60

60

70

818

30

35

Elected by an election committee

Total

Geographical Constituencies

All eligible persons aged 18 or above have the right to be registered as electors and to vote in geographical constituency elections, which are held on the basis of universal suffrage. There are about 3.78 million registered electors.

The HKSAR is divided into five geographical constituencies, each returning five to nine seats in the sixth-term Legislative Council. Electors choose lists of candidates using the list voting system, which operates under the 'largest remainder' formula, a form of proportional representation.

Any permanent resident of the HKSAR who is a Chinese citizen with no right of abode in any foreign country may stand for election in any geographical constituency, provided this person is a registered elector, has attained the age of 21 and has ordinarily resided in Hong Kong for the preceding three years.

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Functional Constituencies

For the sixth-term Legislative Council, the functional constituencies are: (1) Heung Yee Kuk' ; (2) agriculture and fisheries; (3) insurance; (4) transport; (5) education; (6) legal; (7) accountancy; (8) medical; (9) health services; (10) engineering; (11) architectural, surveying, planning and landscape; (12) labour; (13) social welfare; (14) real estate and construction; (15) tourism; (16) commercial (first); (17) commercial (second); (18) industrial (first); (19) industrial (second); (20) finance; (21) financial services; (22) sports, performing arts, culture and publication; (23) import and export; (24) textiles and garment; (25) wholesale and retail; (26) information technology; (27) catering; (28) District Council (first) and (29) District Council (second). The labour functional constituency returns three Legislative Council members and the District Council (second)

The Heung Yee Kuk is a statutory advisory body on New Territories affairs.

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