Commercial (Second)
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The Commercial (Second) functional constituency (Chinese: 商界（第二）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 421 corporates members of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce entitled to vote at general meetings of the Chamber.[1] The individual members were no longer eligible to vote after the 2021 electoral overhaul.
| Commercial (Second) 商界（第二） | |
|---|---|
| Functional constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
| Region |  Hong Kong |
| Electorate | 323 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1985 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member | Andrew Yao (Independent) |
No actual election was held from its creation in 1985 through 2016, as all candidates were unopposed during that period. Two candidates contested each of the elections in 2021 and 2025.
Return members
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Ho Sai-chu | Independent | |
| 1988 | |||
| 1991 | Philip Wong | NHKA | |
| 1995 | |||
| Not represented in the PLC (1997–1998) | |||
| 1998 | Philip Wong | Independent | |
| 2000 | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2008 | |||
| 2012 | Martin Liao | Independent | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | |||
| 2025 | Andrew Yao | Independent | |
Electoral results
2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Andrew Yao Cho-fai | 194 | 85.46 | ||
| Independent | Ivan Wong Siu-kei | 33 | 14.54 | ||
| Majority | 161 | 70.92 | |||
| Total valid votes | 227 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 84 | ||||
| Turnout | 239 | 73.99 | −4.65 | ||
| Registered electors | 323 | ||||
| Independent gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Martin Liao Cheung-kong | 176 | 71.26 | ||
| Independent | Yip Wing-shing | 71 | 28.74 | ||
| Majority | 105 | 42.52 | |||
| Total valid votes | 247 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 7 | ||||
| Turnout | 254 | 78.64 | |||
| Registered electors | 421 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Martin Liao Cheung-kong | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,491 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Martin Liao Cheung-kong | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,749 | ||||
| Independent gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Philip Wong Yu-hong | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,882 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Philip Wong Yu-hong | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,835 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Philip Wong Yu-hong | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,831 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Philip Wong Yu-hong | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,798 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHKA | Philip Wong Yu-hong | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,785 | ||||
| NHKA hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHKA | Philip Wong Yu-hong | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,348 | ||||
| NHKA gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ho Sai-chu | Unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ho Sai-chu | Unopposed | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||