Functional constituency

A functional constituency is an electoral device used within the political systems of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China:

Functional constituency (Hong Kong) - a group of professionals within the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
Functional constituency (Macau) - a political group in Macau.

Taiwan

Functional (or professional) constituencies (職業團體) were also used in elections in Taiwan before the democratic reforms of the 1990s. See for example zh:第1屆中華民國立法委員 (第3次增額期間), an election in Taiwan for members of the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China.

See also

Rotten and pocket boroughs in the United Kingdom before the 1830s

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