Bagan (federal constituency)
Penang constituency | |
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Federal constituency | |
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
MP | |
Constituency created | 1958 |
Constituency abolished | 1974 |
Constituency re-created | 1984 |
First contested | 1959 |
Last contested | 2022 |
Demographics | |
Population (2020)[1] | 112,712 |
Electors (2023)[2] | 89,654 |
Area (km²)[3] | 20 |
Pop. density (per km²) | 5,635.6 |
Bagan is a federal constituency in North Seberang Perai District, 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.
Demographics
[edit]https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/PENANG
History
[edit]It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed. It was re-created in 1984.
Polling districts
[edit]According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Bagan constituency is divided into 24 polling districts.[4]
State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
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Sungai Puyu (N07) | Bagan Ajam | 043/07/01 | SK Bagan Ajam |
Permatang Tengah | 043/07/02 | SMJK Chung Ling Butterworth | |
Sungai Puyu | 043/07/03 | SK Sungai Puyu | |
Kampong Bahru | 043/07/04 | SMK Bagan Jaya | |
Bagan Lalang | 043/07/05 | SK Sungai Puyu | |
Taman Merbau | 043/07/06 | SK Bagan Ajam | |
Taman Dedap | 043/07/07 | SMJK Chung Ling Butterworth | |
Taman Bunga Tanjung | 043/07/08 | SMK Bagan Jaya | |
Bagan Jermal (N08) | Bagan Jermal | 043/08/01 | SK Bagan Jermal |
Kubang Buaya | 043/08/02 | SMK Kampong Kastam | |
Kampong Gajah | 043/08/03 | SJK (C) Chung Hwa Pusat | |
Jalan Mengkuang | 043/08/04 | SK Bagan Tuan Kechil | |
Kampong Simpa | 043/08/05 | SK Mak Mandin | |
Mak Mandin | 043/08/06 | SMK Mak Mandin | |
Taman Sukaria | 043/08/07 | SJK (T) Mak Mandin | |
Taman Melor | 043/08/08 | SJK (C) Kwang Hwa | |
Taman Cantik | 043/08/09 | SJK (C) Mak Mandin | |
Bagan Dalam (N09) | Bagan Luar | 043/09/01 | SK St Mark |
Telaga Ayer | 043/09/02 | SJK (C) Chung Hwa 1 | |
Taman Bagan | 043/09/03 | SJK (C) Chung Hwa 2 | |
Kampong Acham | 043/09/04 | SK Convent 1, Butterworth | |
Sekolah St Marks | 043/09/05 | SMK Convent Butterworth | |
Bagan Dalam | 043/09/06 | SK Kuala Perai | |
Jalan Assumption | 043/09/07 | SK Sungai Nyior |
Representation history
[edit]Members of Parliament for Bagan | ||||
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Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created from Wellesley North | ||||
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya | ||||
1st | P031 | 1959–1963 | Tan Cheng Bee (陈清美) |
Alliance (MCA) |
Parliament of Malaysia | ||||
1st | P031 | 1963–1964 | Tan Cheng Bee (陈清美) |
Alliance (MCA) |
2nd | 1964–1969 | |||
1969–1971 | Parliament was suspended[5][6] | |||
3rd | P031 | 1971–1973 | Tan Cheng Bee (陈清美) |
Alliance (MCA) |
1973–1974 | BN (MCA) | |||
Constituency abolished, renamed to Mata Kuching | ||||
Constituency re-created, renamed from Mata Kuching | ||||
7th | P040 | 1986–1990 | Teoh Teik Huat (张德发) |
DAP |
8th | 1990–1995 | Lim Hock Seng (林峰成) |
GR (DAP) | |
9th | P043 | 1995 | Patto Perumal (பாட்டோ பெருமாள்) | |
1995–1999 | Lim Hock Seng (林峰成) | |||
10th | 1999–2004 | BA (DAP) | ||
11th | 2004–2008 | DAP | ||
12th | 2008–2013 | Lim Guan Eng (林冠英) |
PR (DAP) | |
13th | 2013–2018 | |||
14th | 2018–2022 | PH (DAP) | ||
15th | 2022–present |
State constituency
[edit]Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
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1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
Bagan | Bagan Ajam | ||||||
Bagan Dalam | |||||||
Bagan Jermal | |||||||
Butterworth | |||||||
Mak Mandin | |||||||
Perai | |||||||
Prai | |||||||
Sungai Puyu |
Current state assembly members
[edit]No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
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N7 | Sungai Puyu | Phee Syn Tze | PH (DAP) |
N8 | Bagan Jermal | Chee Yeeh Keen | |
N9 | Bagan Dalam | Kumaran Krishnan |
Local governments & postcodes
[edit]No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
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N7 | Sungai Puyu | Seberang Perai City Council |
|
N8 | Bagan Jermal | ||
N9 | Bagan Dalam |
Election results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PH | Lim Guan Eng | 55,797 | 81.27 | 4.69 | ||
PN | Alan Oh @ Oh Teik Choon | 6,149 | 8.96 | 8.96 | ||
BN | Tan Chuan Hong | 5,385 | 7.84 | 5.06 | ||
PEJUANG | Mohammed Hafiz Bin Mohamed Abu Bakar | 1,323 | 1.93 | 1.93 | ||
Total valid votes | 68,654 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 738 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 124 | |||||
Turnout | 69,156 | 77.70 | 7.02 | |||
Registered electors | 89,447 | |||||
Majority | 49,648 | 72.31 | 0.75 | |||
PH hold | Swing | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PH | Lim Guan Eng | 51,653 | 85.96 | 85.96 | ||
BN | Lee Beng Seng | 7,751 | 12.90 | 7.93 | ||
Love Malaysia Party | Huan Cheng Guan | 502 | 0.84 | 0.84 | ||
Malaysian United Party | Koay Xing Boon | 181 | 0.30 | 0.30 | ||
Total valid votes | 60,087 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 463 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 92 | |||||
Turnout | 60,642 | 84.72 | 2.56 | |||
Registered electors | 71,583 | |||||
Majority | 43,902 | 73.06 | 15.27 | |||
PH hold | Swing | |||||
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 ] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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DAP | Lim Guan Eng | 46,466 | 78.62 | 4.33 | ||
BN | David Chua Teik Siang | 12,307 | 20.83 | 4.88 | ||
Love Malaysia Party | 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 | 9.44 | |||
Registered electors | 68,503 | |||||
Majority | 34,159 | 57.79 | 8.91 | |||
DAP hold | Swing | |||||
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. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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DAP | Lim Guan Eng | 33,748 | 74.29 | 20.04 | |
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 | 1.88 | ||
Registered electors | 59,385 | ||||
Majority | 22,070 | 48.88 | 40.38 | ||
DAP hold | Swing |
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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DAP | Lim Hock Seng | 23,095 | 54.25 | 1.64 | |
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 | 1.24 | ||
Registered electors | 57,322 | ||||
Majority | 3,622 | 8.50 | 2.98 | ||
DAP hold | Swing |
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DAP | Lim Hock Seng | 27,757 | 52.61 | 11.15 | |
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 | 13.51 | ||
Registered electors | 72,111 | ||||
Majority | 2,758 | 5.22 | 22.48 | ||
DAP hold | Swing |
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DAP | Lim Hock Seng | 27,166 | 63.76 | 13.65 | |
BN | Yeoh Khoon Chooi | 15,364 | 36.06 | 13.83 | |
Independent | 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 | 15.68 | ||
Registered electors | 70,718 | ||||
Majority | 11,802 | 27.70 | 27.48 | ||
DAP hold | Swing |
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DAP | Patto Perumal | 26,524 | 50.11 | 3.07 | |
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 | 0.03 | ||
Registered electors | 70,721 | ||||
Majority | 118 | 0.22 | 6.14 | ||
DAP hold | Swing |
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DAP | Lim Hock Seng | 22,673 | 53.18 | 2.73 | |
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 | 4.55 | ||
Registered electors | 56,494 | ||||
Majority | 2,714 | 6.36 | 5.46 | ||
DAP hold | Swing |
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DAP | Teoh Teik Huat | 21,759 | 55.91 | ||
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 | |||
DAP gain from Alliance | Swing | ?
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
On the nomination day, Tan Cheng Bee won uncontested. | ||||||
Alliance | Tan Cheng Bee | |||||
Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | ||||||
Registered electors | 24,793 | |||||
Majority | ||||||
Alliance hold | Swing |
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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Alliance | Tan Cheng Bee | 8,925 | 51.46 | 16.70 | |
Socialist Front | Mohamed Salleh Yaacob | 6,564 | 37.85 | 37.85 | |
PMIP | Shariff Mohamed Isa | 983 | 5.67 | 7.83 | |
UDP | M. P. Mathew | 871 | 5.02 | 5.02 | |
Total valid votes | 17,343 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 403 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 17,746 | 77.82 | 9.24 | ||
Registered electors | 22,805 | ||||
Majority | 2,361 | 13.61 | 12.18 | ||
Alliance hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Alliance | Tan Cheng Bee | 3,945 | 34.76 | |||
Independent | B. H. Oon | 3,782 | 33.33 | |||
PPP | Pritam Singh | 1,792 | 15.79 | |||
PMIP | Abdullah Abbas | 1,532 | 13.50 | |||
Independent | Wee Tiong Ghee | 297 | 2.62 | |||
Total valid votes | 11,348 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 104 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
Turnout | 11,452 | 68.58 | ||||
Registered electors | 16,698 | |||||
Majority | 163 | 1.43 | ||||
This was a new constituency created. |
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