Bayan Baru (federal constituency)

Bayan Baru (P052)
Penang constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Sim Tze Tzin; PH
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)	90,780
Area (km²)	41

Bayan Baru is a federal constituency in Northeast Penang Island District and Southwest Penang Island District, Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Bayan Baru's electorate as of 2018^[3]

Chinese (48.53%)

Malay (39.6%)

Indian (11.02%)

Other ethnicities (0.86%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Minden Heights, Universiti Sains, Batu Uban, Sungai Dua, Bukit Jambol, Bukit Gambir, Taman Jubilee, Taman Pekaka, Pantai Jerejak, Taman Seri Nibong, Pintasan Bahagia, Jalan Mahsuri, Bandar Bayan Baru, Jalan Tengah, Taman Melati, Kampong Sungai Ara, Taman Desa Ara, Sungai Tiram, Sungai Kluang, Kampong Naran, Permatang Damar Laut, Batu Maung, Taman Sri Bayan, Taman Bukit Gedung, Teluk Tempoyak.

2016–present:^[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Minden Heights, Universiti Sains, Batu Uban, Sungai Dua, Bukit Jambol, Bukit Gambir, Taman Jubilee, Taman Pekaka, Pantai Jerejak, Taman Seri Nibong, Pintasan Bahagia, Jalan Mahsuri, Bandar Bayan Baru, Jalan Tengah, Lebuh Mahsuri, Kampong Sungai Ara, Taman Desa Ara, Sungai Tiram, Sungai Kluang, Kampong Naran, Permatang Damar Laut, Batu Maung, Taman Sri Bayan, Taman Bukit Gedung, Teluk Tempoyak.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Bayan Baru
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Balik Pulau
7th	1986-1990	Peter Paul Dason	DAP
8th	1990-1995	Ahmad Nor	DAP
9th	1995-1999	Wong Kam Hoong (黄锦鸿)	BN (MCA)
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2010	Zahrain Mohamed Hashim	PKR
12th	2010-2013	Zahrain Mohamed Hashim	Independent
13th	2013-2018	Sim Tze Tzin (沈志勤)	PKR
14th	2018-present	Sim Tze Tzin (沈志勤)	PH (PKR)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Bayan Baru						Batu Maung
				Batu Uban
				Bukit Gelugor
						Pantai Jerejak
				Paya Terubong

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PH (2018)	Sim Tze Tzin	51,555	68.88	+ 4.64
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Chuah Seng Guan	13,804	18.44	- 17.32
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Iszuree Ibrahim	8,757	11.70	+ 11.70
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	MU	David Yim Boon Leong	733	0.98	+ 0.98
Total valid votes			74,849	100.00
Total rejected ballots			762
Unreturned ballots			273
Turnout			75,884	83.59
Registered electors			90,780
Majority			37,751	50.44
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		PH (2018)
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 236/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.^{[permanent dead link]} "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) 310/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.^{[permanent dead link]}

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PKR	Sim Tze Tzin	43,558	64.24	+ 1.77
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Tang Heap Seng	24,251	35.76	- 1.77
Total valid votes			67,809	100.00
Total rejected ballots			850
Unreturned ballots			187
Turnout			68,846	86.98
Registered electors			79,155
Majority			19,307	28.48
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		PKR
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.^{[permanent dead link]} "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-10.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PKR	Zahrain Mohamed Hashim	27,618	62.47	+ 36.03
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Ooi Siew Kim	16,589	37.53	- 36.03
Total valid votes			44,207	100.00
Total rejected ballots			655
Unreturned ballots			1,556
Turnout			46,418	76.45
Registered electors			60,713
Majority			11,029	24.94
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|PKR]]		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Wong Kam Hoong	29,430	73.56	+ 15.92
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	KEADILAN	Ong Ping Cheow	10,579	26.44	+ 26.44
Total valid votes			40,009	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,010
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			41,020	74.03
Registered electors			55,409
Majority			18,851	47.12
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Wong Kam Hoong	35,762	57.64	+ 2.32
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Zulkifli Mohd Noor	26,281	42.36	- 2.32
Total valid votes			62,043	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,144
Unreturned ballots			201
Turnout			63,388	74.84
Registered electors			80,400
Majority			9,481
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Wong Kam Hoong	32,190	55.32	+ 7.69
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Ahmad Nor	25,351	43.57	- 8.80
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PBS	Lakhbir Singh Sadu Singh	648	1.11	+ 1.11
Total valid votes			58,189	100.00
Total rejected ballots			908
Unreturned ballots			176
Turnout			59,273	75.55
Registered electors			78,455
Majority			6,839	11.75
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|BN]]		Swing		DAP

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Ahmad Nor	25,853	52.37	+ 3.39
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Khoo Gark Kim	23,513	47.63	- 0.70
Total valid votes			49,366	100.00
Total rejected ballots			814
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			50,180	74.25
Registered electors			67,582
Majority			2,340
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		DAP

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Peter Paul Dason	19,610	48.98
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Lee Jong Ki	19,348	48.33
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	SDP	Lim Kah Bin	1,075	2.69
Total valid votes			40,033	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,084
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			41,117	70.23
Registered electors			58,545
Majority			262	0.65
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

^ "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 2020-01-29.
^ 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 2020-01-29.
^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

[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 2020-01-29.

[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 2020-01-29.

[3] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.

[4] "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

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Putrajaya	Putrajaya
Negeri Sembilan	Jelebu Jempol Seremban Kuala Pilah Rasah Rembau Port Dickson Tampin
Malacca	Masjid Tanah Alor Gajah Tangga Batu Hang Tuah Jaya Kota Melaka Jasin
Johor	Segamat Sekijang Labis Pagoh Ledang Bakri Muar Parit Sulong Ayer Hitam Sri Gading Batu Pahat Simpang Renggam Kluang Sembrong Mersing Tenggara Kota Tinggi Pengerang Tebrau Pasir Gudang Johor Bahru Pulai Iskandar Puteri Kulai Pontian Tanjung Piai
Labuan	Labuan
Sabah	Kudat Kota Marudu Kota Belud Tuaran Sepanggar Kota Kinabalu Putatan Penampang Papar Kimanis Beaufort Sipitang Ranau Keningau Tenom Pensiangan Beluran Libaran Batu Sapi Sandakan Kinabatangan Lahad Datu Semporna Tawau Kalabakan
Sarawak	Mas Gading Santubong Petra Jaya Bandar Kuching Stampin Kota Samarahan Puncak Borneo Serian Batang Sadong Batang Lupar Sri Aman Lubok Antu Betong Saratok Tanjong Manis Igan Sarikei Julau Kanowit Lanang Sibu Mukah Selangau Kapit Hulu Rajang Bintulu Sibuti Miri Baram Limbang Lawas
See also: List of former Malaysian federal electoral districts