Tanner (constituency)

Tanner 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
Population	15,959 (2019)[1]
Electorate	9,037 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created	1994
Number of members	One
Member(s)	Cheng Tat-hung (Independent)
Created from	North Point East

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Eastern District Council, with an election every four years. The seat is currently 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
	199?		Frontier
	200?		Independent
	2014		Liberal
	2015	Cheng Tat-hung	Civic
	2020		Independent

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
	Civic gain from 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
	DF	Wong Wing-cheong	750	40.3
	Independent win (new seat)

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. 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.