Sungai Pinang (Penang state constituency)

Sungai Pinang
Penang constituency
Sungai Pinang (white) on Penang Island
State constituency
Legislature Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Lim Siew Khim
PH
Constituency created 1974
First contested 1974
Last contested 2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1] 26,917

Sungai Pinang is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 1974. It covers much of Jelutong, one of the suburbs of George Town.

The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2013, the State Assemblyman for Sungai Pinang is Lim Siew Khim from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Definition

The Sungai Pinang constituency contains the polling districts of Bakau Street, Bukit Dumbar, City Infirmary, East Jelutong, West Jelutong, Jalan Madrasah, Jalan Trusan and Sungai Pinang Road.[2] This state seat encompasses much of Jelutong, a suburb immediately south of George Town, as well as the neighbourhood of Sungai Pinang.[3] Jelutong is geographically situated to the south of the Pinang River (Malay: Sungai Pinang), from where the constituency got its name.

In addition, the new coastal neighbourhood around Karpal Singh Drive falls under this constituency.

The Sungai Pinang seat is bounded to the west by Jelutong Road; a portion of Jelutong west of the road lies within the neighbouring Batu Lancang constituency. The Pinang River, up to the junction of Jalan Perak and Sungai Pinang Road, marks the seat's northern limits. The constituency's southern limits is formed by Jalan Tunku Kudin.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Sungai Pinang's electorate as of 2018[4]

  Malay (33.19%)
  Chinese (51.56%)
  Indian (14.75%)
  East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.07%)
  Other ethnicities (0.41%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Bakau Street 4,316
Bukit Dumbar 3,452
City Infirmary 1,630
East Jelutong 3,682
West Jelutong 3,606
Jalan Madrasah 2,596
Jalan Trusan 1,694
Sungai Pinang Road 3,504
Total 24,480
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[5]

History

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Sungai Pinang
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
4th 1974 – 1978 Wong Choong Woh BN (Gerakan)
5th 1978 – 1982 Ong Hean Tee
6th 1982 – 1986
7th 1986 – 1990 Khoo Kay Por
8th 1990 – 1995 Kang Chin Seng
9th 1995 – 1999
10th 1999 – 2004 Looi Swee Cheang
11th 2004 – 2008
12th 2008 – 2013 Koid Teng Guan PR (DAP)
13th 2013 – 2018 Lim Siew Khim
14th 2018 – PH (DAP)

Election results

The electoral results for the Sungai Pinang state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.

Penang state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%
PHLim Siew Khim15,36268.8
BNNg Fook On4,97422.3
PASYacoob Omar1,5757.1
PSMTeh Yee Cheu2231.0
MUPTan Sim Bee790.3
IndependentMohamed Yacoob Mohamed Noor1190.5
Total valid votes 22,332100.0
Total rejected ballots 291
Unreturned ballots 81
Turnout 22,70484.3
Registered electors 26,917
Majority 10,388
PH hold Swing
Source(s)
[6]
Penang state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%
DAPLim Siew Khim12,35461.3
BNThor Teong Gee7,64738
IndependentMohamed Yacoob1410.7
Total valid votes 20,142 100.00
Total rejected ballots 287
Unreturned ballots 102
Turnout 20,35187.4
Registered electors 23,501
Majority 4,707
DAP hold Swing
Source(s)
"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 189/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 230/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
Penang state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%
DAPKoid Teng Guan8,30557.8
BNLooi Swee Cheang5,61139.1
IndependentBadrul Zaman P.S. Md Zakariah4493.1
Total valid votes 14,365 100.00
Total rejected ballots 235
Unreturned ballots 4
Turnout 14,60475.4
Registered electors 19,368
Majority 2,694
DAP gain from BN Swing ?

See also

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

  1. ↑ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. ↑ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  3. ↑ "Story Map Journal". Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  4. ↑ "Battle in a Crowded Ring". The Star. 29 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.
  6. ↑ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
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