Kebun Bunga (state constituency)

Kebun Bunga (P24)
Penang constituency
	Kebun Bunga (olive) on Penang
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Lee Boon Heng; PH
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Constituency created	1986
First contested	1986
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	24,532
Area (km²)	11

Kebun Bunga is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 1986. It covers the Penang Botanic Gardens, after which it is named, as well as parts of George Town's western suburbs - Tanjung Tokong and Air Itam.

The state constituency was first contested in 1986 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 Kebun Bunga is Ong Khan Lee from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Definition

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kebun Bunga constituency is divided into 8 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Kebun Bunga (N24)	Fettes Park	048/24/01	SM Phor Tay (Persendirian)
	Ladang Hong Seng	048/24/02	SM Phor Tay (Persendirian)
	Taman Bunga	048/24/03	SJK (C) Phor Tay
	Quarry Drive	048/24/04	SMK Padang Polo
	Jalan Batu Gantong	048/24/05	SK St. Xavier
	Rifle Range Blok A B C	048/24/06	SK Padang Tembak
	Rifle Range Road	048/24/07	SK Padang Tembak
	Rifle Range Blok D E F	048/24/08	SK Padang Tembak

Fettes Park and Ladang Hong Seng are situated at Tanjung Tokong, while Rumah Pangsa, Rifle Range Road and Rifle Range refer to the suburban neighbourhood of Rifle Range at the northern fringes of Air Itam.^[4]^[5] The western portion of Tanjung Tokong that falls under this constituency, including the neighbourhood of Mount Erskine, is bounded to the east by Jalan Gajah, Tanjung Tokong Road, Fettes Road and Mount Erskine Road.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Kebun Bunga's electorate as of 2023^[6]

Chinese (74.98%)

Indian (16.93%)

Malay (7.17%)

Other ethnicities (0.93%)

Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district	Electors
Fettes Park	3,461
Jalan Batu Gantong	2,824
Ladang Hong Seng	3,005
Quarry Drive	889
Rifle Range	2,693
Rifle Range Road	3,054
Rumah Pangsa	2,888
Taman Bunga	2,250
Total	21,064
Source: Malaysian Election Commission^[7]

History

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Kebun Bunga
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Tanjong Bungah
7th	1986 – 1990	Peter Huang	DAP
8th	1990 – 1995	Teng Hock Nan	BN (GERAKAN)
9th	1995 – 1999
10th	1999 – 2004
11th	2004 – 2008	Quah Kooi Heong
12th	2008 – 2013	Ong Khan Lee	PR (PKR)
13th	2013 – 2018	Cheah Kah Peng	PR (PKR)
14th	2018 – 2023	Ong Khan Lee	PH (PKR)
15th	2023–present	Lee Boon Heng	PH (PKR)

Election results

The electoral results for the Kebun Bunga state constituency are as follows.

Penang state election, 2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Lee Boon Heng	14,159	87.80	1.50
	PN	Tan Zhen Zune	1,204	7.50	7.50
	Independent	Razalif Mohamad Zain	757	4.70	4.70
Total valid votes			16,120	100.00
Total rejected ballots			131
Unreturned ballots			22
Turnout			16,273	66.33	15.17
Registered electors			24,532
Majority			12,955	80.30	7.10
	PH hold		Swing

Penang state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Ong Khan Lee	14,851	86.30	86.30
	BN	Ooi Zhi Yi	2,254	13.10	7.60
	Malaysian United Party	Wu Kai Min	110	0.60	0.60
Total valid votes			17,215	100.00
Total rejected ballots			165
Unreturned ballots			42
Turnout			17,422	81.50	2.30
Registered electors			21,369
Majority			12,597	73.20	17.30
	Kebun Bunga hold		Swing		PH (2018)
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 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Penang state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Cheah Kah Peng	12,366	76.60	15.00
	BN	Hng Chee Wey	3,336	20.70	17.70
	Independent	Jayaraman s/o K. Kunchu Kannu	159	1.00	1.00
Total valid votes			15,861	100.00
Total rejected ballots			274
Unreturned ballots			45
Turnout			16,180	83.80	9.50
Registered electors			19,278
Majority			9,030	55.90	32.70
	Kebun Bunga hold		Swing		PKR
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 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

Penang state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Ong Khan Lee	8,307	61.60	61.60
	BN	Quah Kooi Heong	5,182	38.40	22.43
Total valid votes			13,489	100.00
Total rejected ballots			231
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			13,721	74.30	2.09
Registered electors			18,458
Majority			3,125	23.20	1.54
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		.

Penang state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Quah Kooi Heong	8,285	60.83	0.89
	DAP	Lau Keng Ee	5,087	39.17	0.89
Total valid votes			13,372	100.00
Total rejected ballots			240
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			13,612	72.21	3.54
Registered electors			18,863
Majority			3,198	21.66	2.95
	Kebun Bunga hold		Swing		BN

Penang state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Teng Hock Nan	8,551	61.72	6.95
	DAP	Lim Kit Siang	5,142	37.11	6.95
Total valid votes			13,693	100.00
Total rejected ballots			340
Unreturned ballots			162
Turnout			14,195	68.67	3.71
Registered electors			20,672
Majority			3,409	24.61	12.73
	Kebun Bunga hold		Swing		BN

Penang state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Teng Hock Nan	10,089	68.67	18.30
	DAP	Gooi Hock Seng	4,603	31.33	18.30
Total valid votes			14,692	100.00
Total rejected ballots			309
Unreturned ballots			48
Turnout			15,049	72.38}	31.05
Registered electors			20,792
Majority			5,486	37.34	36.60
	Kebun Bunga hold		Swing		BN

Penang state election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Teng Hock Nan	5,927	50.37	1.48
	DAP	Gooi Hock Seng	5,843	49.63	0.22
Total valid votes			11,770	100.00
Total rejected ballots			240
Unreturned ballots			46
Turnout			12,056	73.43	3.90
Registered electors			16,418
Majority			84	0.74	0.19
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		.

Penang state election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DAP	Peter Huang	5,227	49.41
	BN	Teng Hock Nan	5,172	48.89
	SDP	Ng Teng Kok	179	1.70
Total valid votes			10,578	100.00
Total rejected ballots			224
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			10,802	69.53
Registered electors			15,535
Majority			55	0.52
This was a new constituency created.

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