Nibong Tebal (federal constituency)

Nibong Tebal

Penang constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Mansor Othman PKR
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2013

Nibong Tebal is a federal constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Changkat, Perkampungan Jawi, Taman Desa Jawi, Ladang Caledonia, Ladang Byram, Ladang Victoria, Taman Sentosa, Nibong Tebal, Jalan Bukit Panchor, Taman Helang Jaya, Padang Lalang, Puteri Gunong, Tasek Junjong, Sungai Duri, Sungai Bakap, Ladang Sempah, Sungai Kechil, Kampung Besar, Sungai Udang, Sungai Setar, Sungai Acheh, Sungai Bakau, Tanjong Berembang, Permatang To' Mahat, Taman Transkrian.

2016–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Changkat, Perkampungan Jawi, Taman Desa Jawi, Ladang Caledonia, Ladang Byram, Ladang Victoria, Taman Sentosa, Nibong Tebal, Jalan Bukit Panchor, Taman Helang Jaya, Padang Lalang, Puteri Gunong, Tasek Junjong, Sungai Duri, Sungai Bakap, Ladang Sempah, Sungai Kechil, Kampung Besar, Sungai Udang, Sungai Setar, Sungai Acheh, Sungai Bakau, Tanjong Berembang, Permatang To' Mahat, Taman Transkrian.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Nibong Tebal
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
4th	1974-1978	Goh Cheng Teik	BN
5th	1978-1982
6th	1982-1986
7th	1986-1990
8th	1990-1995	Dominic Joseph Puthucheary
9th	1995-1999	Goh Cheng Teik
10th	1999-2004	Goh Kheng Huat	DAP
11th	2004-2008	Zainal Abidin Osman	BN
12th	2008-2010	Tan Tee Beng	PKR
	2010-2013		Independent
13th	2013-present	Mansor Othman	PKR

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[|]]	PKR	Mansor Othman	30,003	58.03	+ 3.90
	[[|]]	BN	Zainal Abidin Osman	21,405	41.40	- 4.47
	[[|]]	BEBAS	Teng Kok Pheng	297	0.57	+ 0.57
Total valid votes			51,705	100.00
Total rejected ballots			833
Unreturned ballots			61
Turnout			52,599	88.63
Registered electors			59,345
Majority			8,598	16.93
	[[|]] 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. "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.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[|]]	PKR	Tan Tee Beng	20,210	54.13	+ 13.62
	[[|]]	BN	Zainal Abidin Osman	17,123	45.87	- 13.62
Total valid votes			37,333	100.00
Total rejected ballots			784
Unreturned ballots			12
Turnout			38,129	80.20
Registered electors			47,540
Majority			3,087	8.26
	[[|]] gain from [[|PKR]]		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[|]]	BN	Zainal Abidin Osman	18,823	59.49	+ 12.94
	[[|]]	KEADILAN	Goh Kheng Huat	12,818	40.51	+ 40.51
Total valid votes			31,641	100.00
Total rejected ballots			751
Unreturned ballots			21
Turnout			32,413	78.75
Registered electors			41,159
Majority			6,005	18.98
	[[|]] gain from [[|BN]]		Swing		DAP

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[|]]	DAP	Goh Kheng Huat	20,732	51.13	+ 12.68
	[[|]]	BN	Kang Chin Seng	18,876	46.55	- 15.00
	[[|]]	BEBAS	Abdul Rahman Manap	942	2.32	+ 2.32
Total valid votes			40,550	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,230
Unreturned ballots			35
Turnout			41,815	78.50
Registered electors			53,267
Majority			1,856	4.58
	[[|]] gain from [[|DAP]]		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[|]]	BN	Goh Cheng Teik	22,729	61.55	+ 9.06
	[[|]]	DAP	Balasundram Kanagaratham	14,200	38.45	- 9.06
Total valid votes			36,929	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,312
Unreturned ballots			66
Turnout			38,307	76.77
Registered electors			49,898
Majority			8,529	23.10
	[[|]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[|]]	BN	Dominic Joseph Puthucheary	17,233	52.49	+ 0.71
	[[|]]	DAP	N. G. Baskaran	15,597	47.51	+ 9.31
Total valid votes			32,830	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,160
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			33,990	78.64
Registered electors			64,755
Majority			1,636	4.98
	[[|]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[|]]	BN	Goh Cheng Teik	15,073	51.78
	[[|]]	DAP	N. Shanmugam	11,118	38.20
	[[|]]	PAS	Kamal Koh @ Koh Ah Toung	2,916	10.02
Total valid votes			29,107	100.00
Total rejected ballots			806
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			29,913	74.38
Registered electors			40,216
Majority			3,955	13.58
	[[|]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[|]]	BN	Goh Cheng Teik	18,256	68.92
	[[|]]	DAP	Tan Yam Soon	8,231	31.08
Total valid votes			26,487	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,427
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			27,914	77.55
Registered electors			35,995
Majority			10,025
	[[|]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[|]]	BN	Goh Cheng Teik
	[[|]]
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			30,467
Majority			3,803
	[[|]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[|]]	BN	Goh Cheng Teik	11,271	57.63
	[[|]]	DAP	K. Ponnudurai	5,132	26.24
	[[|]]	PEKEMAS	Veerappen Veerathan	3,155	16.13
Total valid votes			19,558	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,623
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			22,181	86.07
Registered electors			25,771
Majority			6,139
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-11.