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Sungai Pinang (Penang state constituency)

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Sungai Pinang
Penang constituency
Sungai Pinang (olive) on Penang
State constituency
LegislaturePenang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Lim Siew Khim
PH
Constituency created1959 (as Sungei Pinang)
First contested1959
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]34,416
Area (km²)[2]4

Sungai Pinang is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 1974. It covers much of Jelutong, one of the suburbs of George Town.

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 2013, the State Assemblyman for Sungai Pinang is Lim Siew Khim from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Definition

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Polling districts

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

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Sungai Pinang (N30) Sungai Pinang Road 050/30/01 SJK (T) Jalan Sungai
City Infitmary 050/30/02 SJK (T) Jalan Sungai
Jalan Trusan 050/30/03 SJK (C) Moh Ghee (Pusat)
West Jelutong 050/30/04 SJK (C) Moh Ghee (Pusat)
Bakau Street 050/30/05 SJK (C) Moh Ghee Cawangan
East Jelutong 050/30/06 SK Jelutong
Jalan Madrasah 050/30/07 SK Jelutong
Bukit Dumbar 050/30/08 SJK (C) Phei Shin

This state seat encompasses much of Jelutong, a suburb immediately south of George Town, as well as the neighbourhood of Sungai Pinang.[4] Jelutong is geographically situated to the south of the Pinang River (Malay: Sungai Pinang), from where the constituency got its name.

In addition, the new coastal neighbourhood around Karpal Singh Drive falls under this constituency.

The Sungai Pinang seat is bounded to the west by Jelutong Road; a portion of Jelutong west of the road lies within the neighbouring Batu Lancang constituency. The Pinang River, up to the junction of Jalan Perak and Sungai Pinang Road, marks the seat's northern limits. The constituency's southern limits is formed by Jalan Tunku Kudin.

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Sungai Pinang's electorate as of 2023[5]

  Chinese (48.23%)
  Malay (30.68%)
  Indian (20.15%)
  Other ethnicities (0.94%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Bakau Street 4,316
Bukit Dumbar 3,452
City Infirmary 1,630
East Jelutong 3,682
West Jelutong 3,606
Jalan Madrasah 2,596
Jalan Trusan 1,694
Sungai Pinang Road 3,504
Total 24,480
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[6]

History

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Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Sungai Pinang
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
1st 1959-1964 D. S. Ramanathan Socialist Front (Lab)
2nd 1964-1969 Alliance (MIC)
1969-1971 Assembly dissolved
3rd 1971 - 1974 Chelliah Poosary GERAKAN
4th 1974 – 1978 Wong Choong Woh BN (GERAKAN)
5th 1978 – 1982 Ong Hean Tee (王贤智)
6th 1982 – 1986
7th 1986 – 1990 Khoo Kay Por
8th 1990 – 1995 Kang Chin Seng
9th 1995 – 1999
10th 1999 – 2004 Looi Swee Cheang
11th 2004 – 2008
12th 2008 – 2013 Koid Teng Guan PR (DAP)
13th 2013 – 2018 Lim Siew Khim
14th 2018 – 2023 PH (DAP)
15th 2023–present

Election results

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The electoral results for the Sungai Pinang state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.

Penang state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Lim Siew Khim 16,026 65.10 Decrease 3.70
PN Ng Fook On 7,738 31.50 Increase 31.50
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Abdul Ghani Haroon 623 2.50 Increase 2.50
Independent Andrew Rajah 221 0.90 Increase 0.90
Total valid votes 24,608 100.00
Total rejected ballots 200
Unreturned ballots 38
Turnout 24,846 72.19 Decrease 12.11
Registered electors 34,416
Majority 8,288 33.60 Decrease 12.90
PH hold Swing
Penang state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Lim Siew Khim 15,362 68.80 Increase 68.80
BN Ng Fook On 4,974 22.30 Decrease 15.70
PAS Yacoob Omar 1,575 7.10 Increase 7.10
Parti Sosialis Malaysia Teh Yee Cheu 223 1.00 Increase 1.00
Malaysian United Party Tan Sim Bee 79 0.30 Increase 0.30
Independent Mohamed Yacoob Mohamed Noor 119 0.50 Increase 0.50
Total valid votes 22,332 100.00
Total rejected ballots 291
Unreturned ballots 81
Turnout 22,704 84.30 Decrease 3.10
Registered electors 26,917
Majority 10,388 46.50 Increase 23.20
Pakatan Harapan (2018) 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.

"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. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
Penang state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Lim Siew Khim 12,354 61.30 Increase 3.50
BN Thor Teong Gee 7,647 38.00 Decrease 1.10
Independent Mohamed Yacoob 141 0.70 Increase 0.70
Total valid votes 20,142 100.00
Total rejected ballots 287
Unreturned ballots 102
Turnout 20,351 87.40 Increase 12.00
Registered electors 23,501
Majority 4,707 23.30 Increase 4.60
DAP hold Swing
Penang state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
DAP Koid Teng Guan 8,305 57.80
BN Looi Swee Cheang 5,611 39.10
Independent Badrul Zaman P.S. Md Zakariah 449 3.10
Total valid votes 14,365 100.00
Total rejected ballots 235
Unreturned ballots 4
Turnout 14,604 75.40
Registered electors 19,368
Majority 2,694 18.70
DAP gain from BN Swing ?


See also

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References

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"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-21.