Tanner (constituency)
| 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 |
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 Tanner Garden and Bedford Gardens in North Point with estimated population of 15,959.[3]
Councillors represented
[edit]| 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[a] | Civic→Independent | 57.65 | |
Election results
[edit]2010s
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ Resigned on 21 May 2021 after being arrested under national security law.
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.