Bagan (federal constituency)
Penang constituency | |
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Federal constituency | |
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
MP | |
Constituency created | 1958 |
First contested | 1959 |
Last contested | 2013 |
Bagan is a federal constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.
The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
History
It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed. It was re-created in 1984.
2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Bagan Ajam, Permatang Tengah, Sungai Puyu, Kampong Bahru, Bagan Lalang, Taman Merbau, Taman Dedap, Taman Bunga Tanjung, Bagan Jermal, Kubang Buaya, Kampong Gajah, Jalan Mengkuang, Kampong Simpa, Mak Mandin, Taman Sukaria, Taman Melor, Taman Cantik, Bagan Luar, Telaga Ayer, Taman Bagan, Kampong Acham, Sekolah St. Marks, Bagan Dalam, Jalan Assumption.
2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Bagan Ajam, Permatang Tengah, Sungai Puyu, Kampong Bahru, Bagan Lalang, Taman Merbau, Taman Dedap, Taman Bunga Tanjung, Bagan Jermal, Kubang Buaya, Kampong Gajah, Jalan Mengkuang, Kampong Simpa, Mak Mandin, Taman Sukaria, Taman Melor, Taman Cantik, Bagan Luar, Telaga Ayer, Taman Bagan, Kampong Acham, Sekolah St. Marks, Bagan Dalam, Jalan Assumption.
Representation history
Members of Parliament for Bagan | ||||
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Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
Constituency created | ||||
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya | ||||
1st | 1959-1963 | Tan Cheng Bee | Alliance | |
Parliament of Malaysia | ||||
1st | 1963-1964 | Tan Cheng Bee | Alliance | |
2nd | 1964-1969 | |||
1969-1971 | Parliament dissolved[2][3] | |||
3rd | 1971-1973 | Tan Cheng Bee | Alliance | |
1973-1974 | BN | |||
Constituency abolished | ||||
Constituency re-created | ||||
7th | 1986-1990 | Teoh Teik Huat | DAP | |
8th | 1990-1995 | Lim Hock Seng | ||
9th | 1995 | Patto Perumal | ||
1995-1999 | Lim Hock Seng | |||
10th | 1999-2004 | |||
11th | 2004-2008 | |||
12th | 2008-2013 | Lim Guan Eng | ||
13th | 2013-present |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Lim Guan Eng | 46,466 | 78.62 | + 4.33 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | David Chua Teik Siang | 12,307 | 20.83 | - 4.88 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PCM | Lim Kim Chu | 328 | 0.55 | + 0.55 | |
Total valid votes | 59,101 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 634 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 57 | |||||
Turnout | 59,792 | 87.28 | ||||
Registered electors | 68,503 | |||||
Majority | 34,159 | 57.79 | ||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | DAP | ||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 173/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-10. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 214/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-10. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Lim Guan Eng | 33,748 | 74.29 | + 20.04 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Song Choy Leng | 11,678 | 25.71 | - 20.04 | |
Total valid votes | 45,426 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 766 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 35 | |||||
Turnout | 46,227 | 77.84 | ||||
Registered electors | 59,385 | |||||
Majority | 22,070 | 48.88 | ||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | DAP
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Lim Hock Seng | 23,095 | 54.25 | + 1.64 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Lim Chien Aun | 19,473 | 45.75 | - 1.64 | |
Total valid votes | 42,568 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 961 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 13 | |||||
Turnout | 43,542 | 75.96 | ||||
Registered electors | 57,322 | |||||
Majority | 3,622 | 8.50 | ||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | DAP
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Lim Hock Seng | 27,757 | 52.61 | - 11.15 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Tan Tiao Kuen | 24,999 | 47.39 | + 11.33 | |
Total valid votes | 52,756 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 1,084 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 42 | |||||
Turnout | 53,882 | 74.72 | ||||
Registered electors | 72,111 | |||||
Majority | 2,758 | 5.22 | ||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | DAP
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Lim Hock Seng | 27,166 | 63.76 | + 13.65 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Yeoh Khoon Chooi | 15,364 | 36.06 | - 13.83 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | Tan Kee Chye | 75 | 0.18 | + 0.18 | |
Total valid votes | 42,605 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 681 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 43,286 | 61.21 | ||||
Registered electors | 70,718 | |||||
Majority | 11,802 | 27.70 | ||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | DAP
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Patto Perumal | 26,524 | 50.11 | - 3.07 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Yeoh Khoon Chooi | 26,406 | 49.89 | + 3.07 | |
Total valid votes | 52,930 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 1,306 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 142 | |||||
Turnout | 54,378 | 76.89 | ||||
Registered electors | 70,721 | |||||
Majority | 118 | 0.22 | ||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | DAP
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Lim Hock Seng | 22,673 | 53.18 | - 2.73 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Sak Cheng Lum | 19,959 | 46.82 | + 2.73 | |
Total valid votes | 42,632 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 790 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 43,422 | 76.86 | ||||
Registered electors | 56,494 | |||||
Majority | 2,714 | 6.36 | ||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | DAP
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Teoh Teik Huat | 21,759 | 55.91 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Chaw Chek Sam | 17,158 | 44.09 | |
Total valid votes | 38,917 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 927 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 39,844 | 72.31 | |||
Registered electors | 55,105 | ||||
Majority | 4,601 | 11.82 | |||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|DAP]] | Swing | Alliance
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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On the nomination day, Tan Cheng Bee won uncontested. | ||||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | Alliance | Tan Cheng Bee | ||||
Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | ||||||
Registered electors | ||||||
Majority | ||||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | Alliance
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | Alliance | Tan Cheng Bee | 8,925 | 51.46 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | Socialist Front | Mohamed Salleh Yaacob | 6,564 | 37.85 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PMIP | Shariff Mohamed Isa | 983 | 5.67 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | UDP | M. P. Mathew | 871 | 5.02 | |
Total valid votes | 17,343 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 403 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 17,746 | 77.82 | |||
Registered electors | 22,805 | ||||
Majority | 2,361 | ||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | Alliance
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | Alliance | Tan Cheng Bee | 34.8 | |||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | 33.3 | ||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PPP | 15.8 | ||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PMIP | 13.5 | ||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | 2.6 | ||||
Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | ||||||
Registered electors | ||||||
Majority | ||||||
This was a new constituency created. |
References
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
- ^ "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.
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