The Accountancy functional constituency () is a
functional constituency seat in the
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
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first created for the
1988 Legislative Council election, derived from the
Financial
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functional constituency. In 2020, the constituency was composed of some 25,000
certified public accountants (CPAs) as compared to 222,000 citizens on average for the geographical constituencies.
It is one of the swing seats between the
pro-Beijing and
pro-democracy camp
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s. It had the largest field of candidates in the
2004 Legislative Council election among the functional constituencies with nine candidates running in the constituency. Independent democrat
Mandy Tam defeated pro-Beijing independent
Paul Chan, but the result was reversed in 2008 when Mandy Tam lost her re-election to Paul Chan. Chan was resigned before the
2012 Legislative Council election to be appointed
Secretary for Development by
Chief Executive
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Leung Chun-ying. From 2012, the seat was held by
Kenneth Leung of the
Professional Commons (PC) until his disqualification from the office by the
National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) in November 2021.
Return members
Electoral results
2020s
2010s
2000s
1990s
1980s
References
{{Hong Kong Legislative Council constituencies (2021-2025)
Constituencies of Hong Kong
Constituencies of Hong Kong Legislative Council
Functional constituencies (Hong Kong)
1988 establishments in Hong Kong
Constituencies established in 1988