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In Hong Kong, geographical constituencies, as opposed to functional constituencies, are elected by all eligible voters according to geographically demarcated constituencies. There are currently 5 geographical constituencies in Hong Kong, returning 35 members to the Legislative Council.^[1] Following the 2021 electoral reforms passed by the Standing Committee of the mainland National People's Congress, the number of members returned by geographical constituencies would be lowered to 20, while the total number of seats in the Legislative Council would be increased to 90.

Geographic constituencies following the 2021 electoral reforms[]

Following the 2021 electoral reforms, the number of geographic constituencies would be increased to 10, each returning exactly two members, totalling 20 members elected from geographic constituencies.^[2] Elections would be held via single non-transferrable vote, with the top two candidates in each constituency being elected to the Legislative Council. This is a departure from the proportional representation system that was used previously. The reduction of the number of members returned by geographic constituencies has been described as "significantly curbing democratic representation in [Hong Kong's] institutions".^[3] These changes have been described as a shift in power away from Hong Kong's urban core and towards the outer, less densely-populated regions closer to mainland China, where pro-Beijing candidates tend to fare better.

Hong Kong[]

The 5 geographical constituencies currently consist of the following:

• Hong Kong Island (6 seats)
• Kowloon West (6 seats)
• Kowloon East (5 seats)
• New Territories West (9 seats)
• New Territories East (9 seats)

The number of geographic constituencies will be increased to 10 following the 2021 electoral reforms, each returning two members.^[4] Those constituencies are:

• Hong Kong Island East
• Hong Kong Island West
• Kowloon East
• Kowloon West
• Kowloon Central
• New Territories South East
• New Territories North
• New Territories North West
• New Territories South West
• New Territories North East

See also[]

• List of constituencies of Hong Kong
• Party-list proportional representation

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