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The voter turnout at the 2000 Legislative Council Elections as at 5.30 pm is:
Geographical Voter Rate
Constituency Turnout %
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Hong Kong Island 166,406 26.53%
Kowloon West 114,746 26.92%
Kowloon East 145,503 28.09%
New Territories West 204,571 25.84%
New Territories East 180,142 26.03%
Total 811,368 26.56%
Functional Voter Rate
Constituency Turnout %
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Transport 102 67.11%
Education 26,092 36.60%
Legal 1,564 37.67%
Accountancy 3,907 30.64%
Medical 2,788 36.20%
Health Services 8,806 27.83%
Engineering 2,442 40.69%
Architectural, Surveying 1,439 37.76%
and Planning
Labour 310 74.34%
Social Welfare 2,948 37.52%
Real Estate and 335 51.86%
Construction
Tourism 406 50.37%
Industrial (First) 355 47.84%
Finance 97 67.83%
Financial Services 229 50.89%
Wholesale and Retail 1,356 41.07%
Information Technology 1,568 40.97%
Catering 1,533 22.02%
District Council 291 76.98%
Total 56,568 34.70%
Election Voter Rate
Committee Turnout %
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Election Committee 602 76.88%
End/Sunday, September 10, 2000
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