Financial Services (constituency)

The Financial Services functional constituency (Chinese: 金融服務界功能界別) is a functional constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong first created in 1991. The constituency is composed of 760 financial services participants. These are, specifically, corporate members of the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society entitled to vote at general meetings, and participants of other exchange societies.[2]

Financial Services
金融服務界
Functional constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Country Hong Kong
Electorate760 (2021)[1]
Current constituency
Created1998
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Robert Lee (Nonpartisan)

Return members

ElectionMemberParty
1991Chim Pui-chungNonpartisan
1995
Not represented in the PLC (1997–1998)
1998Chim Pui-chungNonpartisan
1998 (b)Fung Chi-kinProgressive Alliance
2000Henry WuNonpartisan
2004Chim Pui-chungNonpartisan
2008
2012Christopher CheungNonpartisanBPA
2016BPA
2021Robert LeeNonpartisan

Electoral results

2020s

2021 Legislative Council election: Financial Services
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NonpartisanRobert Lee Wai-wang 314 65.01
BPAChristopher Cheung Wah-fung16934.99−16.49
Majority14530.02+8.13
Total valid votes483100.00
Rejected ballots4
Turnout48766.53−23.96
Registered electors760
Nonpartisan gain from BPASwing

2010s

[3]
2016 Legislative Council election: Financial Services
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BPAChristopher Cheung Wah-fung 261 51.48 +6.65
NonpartisanRicky Chim Kim-lun15029.59
NonpartisanTsui Luen-on9618.93
Majority11121.89
Total valid votes507100.00
Rejected ballots26
Turnout53390.49
Registered electors589
BPA holdSwing
[4]
2012 Legislative Council election: Financial Services
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NonpartisanChristopher Cheung Wah-fung 208 44.83
NonpartisanVincent Marshall Lee Kwan-ho20243.53
NonpartisanFrankie Yan Man-sing255.39
NonpartisanTang Yu-lap245.17
NonpartisanPatrick Lam Tak-ming51.08
Majority61.30
Total valid votes464100.00
Rejected ballots19
Turnout48385.64
Registered electors564
Nonpartisan gain from NonpartisanSwing

2000s

2008 Legislative Council election: Financial Services
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NonpartisanChim Pui-chungUnopposed
Registered electors580
Nonpartisan holdSwing
[5]
2004 Legislative Council election: Financial Services
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NonpartisanChim Pui-chung 275 51.69
NonpartisanChristopher Cheung Wah-fung9217.29
NonpartisanHenry Wu King-cheong8716.35−37.12
LiberalFung Ka-pun6111.47
HKPAFung Chi-kin173.20−36.98
Majority18334.40
Total valid votes532100.00
Rejected ballots19
Turnout54184.01
Registered electors644
Nonpartisan gain from NonpartisanSwing
[6]
2000 Legislative Council election: Financial Services
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NonpartisanHenry Wu King-cheong 177 53.47
HKPAFung Chi-kin13340.18
IndependentSo Wai-yin216.35
Majority4413.29
Total valid votes331100.00
Rejected ballots6
Turnout33774.89
Registered electors450
Nonpartisan gain from NonpartisanSwing

1990s

1998 Financial Services by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
HKPAFung Chi-kinUnopposed
HKPA gain from NonpartisanSwing
1998 Legislative Council election: Financial Services
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NonpartisanChim Pui-chung 125 40.85
NonpartisanFung Chi-kin11738.24
HKPAHenry Wu King-cheong4715.35
NonpartisanPao Chi-hung115.56
Majority82.61
Total valid votes300100.00
Rejected ballots9
Turnout30980.89
Registered electors382
Nonpartisan win (new seat)
1995 Legislative Council election: Financial Services
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NonpartisanChim Pui-chung 363 59.90 −19.05
NonpartisanChan Po-shum24340.10
Majority12019.80
Total valid votes606100.00
Rejected ballots6
Turnout61268.84
Registered electors889
Nonpartisan holdSwing
1991 Legislative Council election: Financial Services
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NonpartisanChim Pui-chung 281 47.63
NonpartisanWong Po-ting20033.90
NonpartisanCham Yau-tong5910.00
NonpartisanChan Po-fun366.10
NonpartisanKa Ting-pong91.53
NonpartisanWong Wun-wing50.85
Majority8113.73
Turnout55680.12
Registered electors694
Nonpartisan win (new seat)

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