Accountancy (constituency)

The Accountancy functional constituency (Chinese: 會計界功能界別) is a functional constituency seat in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong first created in 1988. In 2012, the constituency was composed of some 25,000 certified public accountants as compared to 222,000 citizens, on average, for geographical constituencies. As CPAs have the right to vote in both constituencies, their votes had 10 times the electoral value of those of ordinary citizens.[2]

Accountancy
會計界
Functional Constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Logo of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Country Hong Kong
Electorate27,778 (2020)[1]
Current constituency
Created1988
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Kenneth Leung (PC)
Created fromFinancial

Return members
ElectionMemberParty
1988 Peter Wong Hong-yuen Group of 88
1989 NHKA
1990 LDF/BPF
1993 Liberal
1995 Eric Li Ka-cheung Independent
Not represented in the Provisional Legislative Council (1997–98)
1998 Eric Li Ka-cheung Independent
2004 Mandy Tam Heung-man Independent
2006 Civic
2008 Paul Chan Mo-po Independent
2012 Kenneth Leung Kai-cheong Professional Commons

Electoral results

2010s

[3]

2016 Hong Kong legislative election: Accountancy
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Prof Commons Kenneth Leung Kai-cheong 12,131 63.96 +13.20
Independent Kenneth Chen Yung-ngai 6,836 36.04
Majority 5,297 27.92
Total valid votes 18,965 100.00
Rejected ballots 1,066
Turnout 19,535 75.11 +5.45
Registered electors 26,008
Nonpartisan gain from Independent Swing

[4]

2012 Hong Kong legislative election: Accountancy
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nonpartisan Kenneth Leung Kai-cheong 7,701 46.76
Independent Nelson Lam Chi-yuen 6,538 39.70
Nonpartisan Wong Wang-tai 1,335 8.11 +3.87
Nonpartisan Peter Chan Po-fun 896 5.44
Majority 1,163 7.06
Total valid votes 16,470 100.00
Rejected ballots 1,066
Turnout 17,536 69.66
Registered electors 25,174
Nonpartisan gain from Independent Swing

2000s

[5]

2008 Hong Kong legislative election: Accountancy
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Paul Chan Mo-po 5,659 41.67 +12.93
Civic Tam Heung-man 4,116 30.31 +1.26
Independent Elve Kung Yiu-fai 3,116 22.95 +7.41
Nonpartisan Wong Wang-tai 576 4.24 +2.92
Nonpartisan Yim Ting-wai 112 0.82
Majority 1,543 11.36
Total valid votes 13,579 100.00
Rejected ballots 285
Turnout 13,864 62.24
Registered electors 22,276
Independent gain from Civic Swing

[6]

2004 Hong Kong legislative election: Accountancy
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Tam Heung-man 3,393 29.05
Independent Chan Mo-po 3,356 28.74
Independent Elve Kung Yiu-fai 1,815 15.54
Nonpartisan Edward Chow Kwong-fai 1,066 9.13
Independent Louis Leung Wing-on 604 5.17
Nonpartisan Peter Chan Po-fun 603 5.16 −7.54
Independent Choi Sau-yuk 444 3.80
Independent Wilfred Wu Shek-chun 244 2.09
Nonpartisan Wong Wang-tai 154 1.32
Majority 37 0.31
Total valid votes 11,679 100.00
Rejected ballots 654
Turnout 12,333 70.47
Registered electors 17,500
Independent gain from Independent Swing

[7]

2000 Hong Kong legislative election: Accountancy
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Eric Li Ka-cheung 3,867 64.55 −0.49
Nonpartisan Edward Chow Kwong-fai 1,363 22.75 −1.07
Nonpartisan Peter Chan Po-fun 761 12.70 +1.56
Majority 2,504 41.80
Total valid votes 5,991 100.00
Rejected ballots 413
Turnout 6,404 50.22
Registered electors 12,753
Independent hold Swing

1990s
1998 Hong Kong legislative election: Accountancy
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Eric Li Ka-cheung 3,556 65.04 +1.10
Nonpartisan Edward Chow Kwong-fai 1,302 23.82 +1.65
Nonpartisan Peter Chan Po-fun 609 11.14 −2.75
Majority 2,254 41.22
Total valid votes 5,467 100.00
Rejected ballots 413
Turnout 5,826 59.02
Registered electors 9,871
Independent hold Swing
1995 Hong Kong legislative election: Accountancy
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Eric Li Ka-cheung 1,376 63.94
Liberal Edward Chow Kwong-fai 477 22.17
Nonpartisan Peter Chan Po-fun 299 13.89
Majority 899 41.77
Total valid votes 2,152 100.00
Independent gain from Liberal Swing
1991 Hong Kong legislative election: Accountancy
Party Candidate Votes % ±
LDF Peter Wong Hong-yuen uncontested
LDF hold Swing

1980s
1988 Hong Kong legislative election: Accountancy
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Group of 89 Peter Wong Hong-yuen 366 48.80
Nonpartisan Peter Chan Po-fun 301 40.13
Nonpartisan Fanny Lai Ip Po-ping 83 11.07
Majority 65 8.67
Total valid votes 750 100.00
Nonpartisan win (new seat)
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References
  1. "Voter Registration Statistics : Functional Constituency". Voter Registration.
  2. "Report on the Recommended Geographical Constituency Boundaries for the 2016 Legislative Council General Election" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission, HKSAR Government. 28 August 2015.
  3. "2016 Legislative Council Election Results". Government of Hong Kong. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  4. "2012 Legislative Council Election Results". Government of Hong Kong. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  5. "2008 Legislative Council Election". Government of Hong Kong. 8 September 2008. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  6. "2004 Legislative Council Election". Government of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  7. "2000 Legislative Council Election". Government of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
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