Tanner (constituency)
Tanner (Chinese: 丹拿) is one of the 35 constituencies in the Eastern District, Hong Kong.
| Tanner | |
|---|---|
| Elected constituency for the Eastern District Council | |
 Boundary of Tanner in Eastern District | |
| District | Eastern |
| Legislative Council constituency | Hong Kong Island East |
| Population | 15,959 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 9,037 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Vacant |
| Created from | North Point East |
The constituency returns one district councillor to the Eastern District Council, with an election every four years. The seat was last held by former Civic Party politician Cheng Tat-hung.
Tanner constituency is loosely based on the area around Tanner Garden and Bedford Gardens in North Point with estimated population of 15,959.[3]
Councillors represented
| Election | Member | Party | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Desmond Lee Yu-tai | Independent→Frontier | 59.31 | |
| 1999 | Frontier→Independent | 46.29 | ||
| 2003 | Independent | 70.11 | ||
| 2007 | 81.55 | |||
| 2011 | Independent→Liberal | 67.83 | ||
| 2015 | Cheng Tat-hung | Civic | 53.42 | |
| 2019 | Cheng Tat-hung→Vacant[lower-alpha 1] | Civic→Independent | 57.65 | |
Election results
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic | Cheng Tat-hung | 3,947 | 57.65 | +4.25 | |
| Liberal | Pearl Tsang Cheuk-yi | 2,899 | 42.35 | −4.25 | |
| Majority | 1,048 | 15.30 | |||
| Turnout | 6,878 | 76.11 | |||
| Civic hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic | Cheng Tat-hung | 2,338 | 53.4 | ||
| Liberal | Pearl Tsang Cheuk-yi | 2,039 | 46.6 | ||
| Majority | 299 | 6.8 | |||
| Turnout | 4,414 | 54.0 | |||
| Civic gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Desmond Lee Yu-tai | 1,750 | 67.8 | -13.8 | |
| Independent | Kay Yim Fung-chi | 470 | 18.2 | ||
| Independent | Wong Shing-kwong | 360 | 14.0 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Desmond Lee Yu-tai | 2,069 | 81.6 | +11.5 | |
| Independent | Wong Shing-kwong | 468 | 18.4 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Desmond Lee Yu-tai | 2,657 | 70.1 | +24.3 | |
| DAB | Cheng Chi-sing | 1,133 | 29.9 | -1.4 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier | Desmond Lee Yu-tai | 1,173 | 45.8 | -12.9 | |
| Independent | Cheng Chi-sing | 800 | 31.3 | ||
| Independent | Choi Ming-kei | 561 | 21.9 | ||
| Frontier hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Desmond Lee Yu-tai | 1,093 | 58.7 | ||
| HKDF | Wong Wing-cheong | 750 | 40.3 | ||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
- Resigned on 21 May 2021 after being arrested under national security law.
References
- "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission.
- "Age and Sex profile of registered electors by 452 District Council Constituency Areas in 2019" (PDF). Registration and Electoral Office.
- "2011 District Councils Election – Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- Li, Pang-kwong. "香港選舉資料庫". 嶺南大學公共管治研究部. Archived from the original on 6 November 2003. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
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