Bukit Tambun (state constituency)

Bukit Tambun is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.[3]

Bukit Tambun
Penang constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePenang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Goh Choon Aik
PH
Constituency created1974
First contested1974
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]22,276
Area (km²)[2]66

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 2018, the State Assemblyman for Bukit Tambun is Goh Choon Aik from the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH); and his son's name is Goh Kwan Yang.[4]

Definition

The Bukit Tambun constituency contains the polling districts of Pulau Aman, Batu Kawan, Bukit Tambun, Taman Merak, Kampong Baharu, Ladang Valdor, Perkampungan Valdor, Badak Mati and Rumah Murah Valdor.[5]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Bukit Tambun's electorate as of 2018[4]

  Malay (14.61%)
  Chinese (66.07%)
  Indian (19.08%)
  East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.11%)
  Other ethnicities (0.14%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Pulau Aman 194
Batu Kawan 1,679
Bukit Tambun 2,811
Taman Merak 5,254
Kampong Baharu 4,479
Ladang Valdor 809
Perkampungan Valdor 2,615
Badak Mati 3,597
Rumah Murah Valdor 1,896
Total 23,334
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[6]

History
Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Bukit Tambun
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
4th 1974 – 1978 Ng Swee Ching DAP
5th 1978 – 1982 BN (MCA)
6th 1982 – 1986 Khoo Soo Kheng
11th 2004 – 2008 Lai Chew Hock BN (Gerakan)
12th 2008 – 2013 Law Choo Kiang PR (PKR)
13th 2013 – 2018
14th 2018 – Goh Choon Aik PH (PKR)

Election results

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

Penang state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%
PHGoh Choon Aik18,06481.5
BNHartini Tan Abdullah3,18414.4
PASKumaravelu Arumugam7353.4
PRMGoh Bee Koon1170.5
PFPOng Seong Lu540.2
Total valid votes 22,154100.0
Total rejected ballots 253
Unreturned ballots 48
Turnout 22,455 86.2
Registered electors 26,086
Majority 14,880
PH hold Swing
Source(s)

"His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 252/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

"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) 326/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
Penang state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%
PKRLaw Choo Kiang15,21777.5
BNLai Chew Hock4,19721.3
IndependentA'ziss Zainal Abiddin1420.7
IndependentLoganathan Ayyayu910.5
Total valid votes 19,647 100.00
Total rejected ballots 303
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 19,95088.6
Registered electors 22,514
Majority 11,020
PKR 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%
PKRLaw Choo Kiang9,85567.7
BNHuan Cheng Guan4,72632.4
Total valid votes 14,581 100.00
Total rejected ballots 235
Unreturned ballots 10
Turnout 14,82681.4
Registered electors 18,208
Majority 5,129
PKR gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
[7]

See also

References
  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. Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  3. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24.
  4. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  5. "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.
  6. "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.
  7. https://undi.info/penang/r18/n18
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