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The voter turnout at the 2000 Legislative Council Elections as at 2.30 pm is:
Geographical Voter Rate
Constituency Turnout %
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Hong Kong Island 112,678 17.97%
Kowloon West 79,023 18.54%
Kowloon East 102,686 19.82%
New Territories West 142,280 17.97%
New Territories East 123,714 17.87%
Total 560,381 18.34%
Functional Voter Rate
Constituency Turnout %
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Transport 62 40.79%
Education 17,921 25.14%
Legal 1,037 24.98%
Accountancy 2,632 20.64%
Medical 1,884 24.46%
Health Services 5,906 18.67%
Engineering 1,672 27.86%
Architectural, Surveying 952 24.98%
and Planning
Labour 251 60.19%
Social Welfare 2,051 26.10%
Real Estate and 233 36.07%
Construction
Tourism 276 34.24%
Industrial (First) 224 30.19%
Finance 73 51.05%
Financial Services 164 36.44%
Wholesale and Retail 987 29.89%
Information Technology 1,033 26.99%
Catering 1,004 14.42%
District Council 212 56.08%
Total 38,574 23.66%
Election Voter Rate
Committee Turnout %
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Election Committee 394 50.32%
End/Sunday, September 10, 2000
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