Bukit Tambun (state constituency)
 Penang constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Penang State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PH | ||
| Constituency created | 1974 | ||
| First contested | 1974 | ||
| Last contested | 2023 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2023)[1] | 37,496 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 66 | ||
Bukit Tambun is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.[3]
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[update], 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
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023 the Bukit Tambun constituency is divided into 9 polling districts.[5]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bukit Tambun（N18） | Pulau Aman | 046/18/01 | Dewan Serbaguna Pulau Aman |
| Batu Kawan | 046/18/02 | SMK Batu Kawan | |
| Bukit Tambun | 046/18/03 | SK Bkt Tambun | |
| Taman Merak | 046/18/04 |
| |
| Kampong Baharu | 046/18/05 | SMK Simpang Empat | |
| Ladang Valdor | 046/18/06 | SJK (T) Ladang Valdor | |
| Perkampungan Valdor | 046/18/07 | SMK Valdor | |
| Badak Mati | 046/18/08 | SK Bakap Indah | |
| Rumah Murah Valdor | 046/18/09 | SJK (C) Kampung Valdor |
Demographics
[edit]| 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[7] | |
History
[edit]| Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Bukit Tambun | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Nibong Tebal | |||
| 4th | 1974 – 1978 | Ng Swee Ching | DAP |
| 5th | 1978 – 1982 | BN (MCA) | |
| 6th | 1982 – 1986 | Khoo Soo Kheng | |
| Constituency renamed to Jawi | |||
| Constituency split from Jawi | |||
| 11th | 2004 – 2008 | Lai Chew Hock | BN (GERAKAN) |
| 12th | 2008 – 2013 | Law Choo Kiang | PR (PKR) |
| 13th | 2013 – 2018 | ||
| 14th | 2018 – 2023 | Goh Choon Aik | PH (PKR) |
| 15th | 2023–present | ||
Election results
[edit]The electoral results for the Bukit Tambun state constituency are as follows.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Goh Choon Aik | 21,985 | 80.60 |  0.90
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| PN | Tan Gia Wei | 4,810 | 17.60 |  17.60
| ||
| Independent | Somoganathan Muniandy | 468 | 1.70 | 1.70
| ||
| Total valid votes | 27,263 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 173 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 23 | |||||
| Turnout | 27,459 | 73.23 | 12.97
| |||
| Registered electors | 37,496 | |||||
| Majority | 17,175 | 63.00 | 4.10
| |||
| PH hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Goh Choon Aik | 18,064 | 81.50 | 81.50
| ||
| BN | Hartini Tan Abdullah | 3,184 | 14.40 | 6.90
| ||
| PAS | Kumaravelu Arumugam | 735 | 3.40 | 3.40
| ||
| Parti Rakyat Malaysia | Goh Bee Koon | 117 | 0.50 | 0.50
| ||
| Penang Front Party | Ong Seong Lu | 54 | 0.20 | 0.20
| ||
| Total valid votes | 22,154 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 253 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 48 | |||||
| Turnout | 22,455 | 86.20 | 2.40
| |||
| Registered electors | 26,086 | |||||
| Majority | 14,880 | 67.10 | 10.90
| |||
| 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.[permanent dead link] "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKR | Law Choo Kiang | 15,217 | 77.50 | 9.80
| ||
| BN | Lai Chew Hock | 4,197 | 21.30 | 11.10
| ||
| Independent | A'ziss Zainal Abiddin | 142 | 0.70 | 0.70
| ||
| Independent | Loganathan Ayyayu | 91 | 0.50 | 0.50
| ||
| Total valid votes | 19,647 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 303 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 19,950 | 88.60 | 7.20
| |||
| Registered electors | 22,514 | |||||
| Majority | 11,020 | 56.20 | 20.90
| |||
| 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.[permanent dead link] "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-21. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKR | Law Choo Kiang | 9,855 | 67.70 | 26.51
| ||
| BN | Huan Cheng Guan | 4,726 | 32.40 | 17.36
| ||
| Total valid votes | 14,581 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 235 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 10 | |||||
| Turnout | 14,826 | 81.40 | 2.82
| |||
| Registered electors | 18,208 | |||||
| Majority | 5,129 | 35.30 | 26.73
| |||
| PKR gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Lai Chew Hock | 6,030 | 49.76 | 8.60
| ||
| PKR | Goh Kheng Huat | 4,992 | 41.19 | 41.19
| ||
| DAP | Ng Yeow Chong | 1,097 | 9.05 | 32.59
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| Total valid votes | 12,119 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 270 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 4 | |||||
| Turnout | 12,393 | 78.58 | 2.29
| |||
| Registered electors | 15,772 | |||||
| Majority | 5,129 | 8.57 | 8.15
| |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Khoo Soo Kheng | 4,506 | 58.36 | 0.24
| |
| DAP | Tan Yam Soon | 3,215 | 41.64 | 0.24
| |
| Total valid votes | 7,721 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 342 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 8,063 | 80.87 | 0.99
| ||
| Registered electors | 9,970 | ||||
| Majority | 1,291 | 16.72 | 0.48
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| BN hold | Swing |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Ng Swee Ching | 3,815 | 58.12 | 17.74
| |
| DAP | Koay Boon Seng | 2,749 | 41.88 | 0.85
| |
| Total valid votes | 6,564 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 354 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 6,918 | 81.86 | 1.94
| ||
| Registered electors | 8,451 | ||||
| Majority | 1,066 | 16.24 | 13.89
| ||
| BN gain from DAP | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Ng Swee Ching | 2,367 | 42.73 | |||
| BN | Teoh Kooi Sneah | 2,237 | 40.38 | |||
| PEKEMAS | V. Veerappen | 936 | 16.90 | |||
| Total valid votes | 5,540 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 296 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,836 | 83.80 | ||||
| Registered electors | 7,017 | |||||
| Majority | 130 | 2.35 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24.
- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A) Polling Hours For the General Eelection of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Penang" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 15 July 2023.
- ^ "15th Penang State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
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