Accountancy (constituency)

Accountancy
會計界
Functional constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Electorate 22,276 (2008)[1]
Current constituency
Created 1988
Number of members One
Member(s) Kenneth Leung (Prof Commons)

The Accountancy is a functional constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong first created in 1988. The constituency is composed of certified public accountants.[2]

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 Prof Commons

Electoral results

2010s

[3]
Hong Kong legislative election, 2012:Accountancy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan (Prof Commons) 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
Nonpartisan gain from Independent Swing

2000s

[4]
Hong Kong legislative election, 2008:Accountancy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Paul Chan Mo-po 5,659 41.67
Civic Tam Heung-man 4,116 30.31
Independent Elve Kung Yiu-fai 3,116 22.95
Nonpartisan Wong Wang-tai 576 4.24
Nonpartisan Yim Ting-wai 112 0.82
Turnout 14,143 63.49
Independent gain from Civic Swing
[5]
Hong Kong legislative election, 2004: 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
Independent Choi Sau-yuk 444 3.80
Independent Wilfred Wu Shek-chun 244 2.09
Nonpartisan Wong Wang-tai 154 1.32
Independent gain from Independent Swing
[6]
Hong Kong legislative election, 2000: Accountancy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Eric Li Ka-cheung 3,867 64.55
Nonpartisan Edward Chow Kwong-fai 1,363 22.75
Nonpartisan Peter Chan Po-fun 761 12.7
Independent hold Swing

1990s

Hong Kong legislative election, 1998: Accountancy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Eric Li Ka-cheung 3,556 65.04
Nonpartisan Edward Chow Kwong-fai 1,302 23.82
Nonpartisan Peter Chan Po-fun 609 11.14
Independent hold Swing
Hong Kong legislative election, 1995: 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
Independent gain from Liberal Swing
Hong Kong legislative election, 1991: Accountancy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDF Peter Wong Hong-yuen uncontested
LDF hold Swing

1980s

Hong Kong legislative election, 1988: Accountancy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Group of 89 Peter Wong Hong-yuen 366 48.80
Nonpartisan Peter Chan Po-fun 301 40.13
Nonpartisan Lai Ip Suk-ping 83 11.07
Turnout 698 44.0
Nonpartisan win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ "2008 Legislative Council Election". Elections.gov.hk. 2008-12-09. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ "2012 Legislative Council Election Results". Elections.gov.hk. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
  4. ↑ "2008 Legislative Council Election". Elections.gov.hk. 2008-09-08. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
  5. ↑ "2004 Legislative Council Election". Elections.gov.hk. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
  6. ↑ "2000 Legislative Council Election". Elections.gov.hk. Retrieved 2012-11-17.