Tanner (constituency) explained

Type:Elected
Tanner
Year:1994
Parl Name:Eastern District Council
Member:Vacant
Map1:Tanner
Map Entity:Eastern District
Map Size:250px
Region Label:Legislative Council constituency
Region:Hong Kong Island East
District:Eastern
Elects Howmany:One
Electorate:9,037 (2019)[1]
Population:15,959 (2019)[2]
Previous:North Point East

Tanner 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

ElectionMemberParty%
1994Desmond Lee Yu-taiIndependentFrontier59.31
1999FrontierIndependent46.29
2003Independent70.11
200781.55
2011IndependentLiberal67.83
2015Cheng Tat-hungCivic53.42
2019Cheng Tat-hung→VacantCivicIndependent57.65

Election results

1990s

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Age and Sex profile of registered electors by 452 District Council Constituency Areas in 2019. Registration and Electoral Office.
  2. News: Recommended District Council Constituency Areas. Electoral Affairs Commission.
  3. Web site: 2011 District Councils Election – Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas. 5 May 2013. 5 September 2011. Hong Kong Government.