Tanner (constituency)

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Tanner
Elected constituency
for the
Eastern
Legislative Council constituencyHong Kong Island East
Population15,959 (2019)[1]
Electorate9,037 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1994
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Vacant
Created fromNorth Point East

Tanner (Chinese: 丹拿) is one of the 35 constituencies in the Eastern District, Hong Kong.

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

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
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[a]
Independent
 57.65

Election results

2010s

Eastern District Council Election, 2019: Tanner
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
Eastern District Council Election, 2015: Tanner
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
Liberal
 Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2011: Tanner[4]
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

Eastern District Council Election, 2007: Tanner[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent
Desmond Lee Yu-tai
 		2,069 81.6 +11.5
Independent
 Wong Shing-kwong 468 18.4
Independent
hold 		Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2003: Tanner[4]
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

Eastern District Council Election, 1999: Tanner[4]
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
Eastern District Board Election, 1994: Tanner[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent
Desmond Lee Yu-tai
 		1,093 58.7
HKDF Wong Wing-cheong 750 40.3
Independent
win (new seat)

Notes

  1. being arrested under national security law
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References

  1. ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission.
  2. ^ "Age and Sex profile of registered electors by 452 District Council Constituency Areas in 2019" (PDF). Registration and Electoral Office.
  3. ^ "2011 District Councils Election – Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e 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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