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Sungai Puyu

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Sungai Puyu
Penang constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePenang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Phee Syn Tze
PH
Constituency created1995
First contested1995
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]35,904
Area (km²)[2]7

Sungai Puyu is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.[3]

Since 2004 The State Assemblyman for Sungai Puyu is Phee Boon Poh from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).[4]

Definition

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The Sungai Puyu constituency contains the polling districts of 8 polling districts.[5]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
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

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Sungai Puyu's electorate as of 2023[6]

  Chinese (83.11%)
  Malay (8.41%)
  Indian (8.11%)
  Other ethnicities (0.37%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Bagan Ajam 2,564
Permatang Tengah 3,441
Sungai Puyu 1,810
Kampong Bahru 3,731
Bagan Lalang 3,631
Taman Merbau 3,338
Taman Dedap 4,665
Taman Bunga Tanjung 2,935
Total 26,115
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[7]

History

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The Sungai Puyu state constituency was created and first contested during the 1995 State Election.

Loo Ah Dee and Lee Ah Lee, politicians from Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) first held the seat from 1995 to 2004. During the 2004 state elections, the constituency was wrested from the Barisan Nasional (BN) federal ruling coalition by Phee Boon Poh, a DAP politician. Phee has held Sungai Puyu since.

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Sungai Puyu
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Mak Mandin
9th 1995 – 1999 Loo Ah Dee @ Lee Ah Lee BN (MCA)
10th 1999 – 2004
11th 2004 – 2008 Phee Boon Poh PR (DAP)
12th 2008 – 2013
13th 2013 – 2018
14th 2018 – 2023 PH (DAP)
15th 2023–present Phee Syn Tze

Election results

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Penang state election, 2023: Sungai Puyu
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Phee Syn Tze 23,838 90.48 Increase 0.28
PN Teow Chin Siang 2,508 9.52 Increase 9.52
Total valid votes 26,346 100.00
Total rejected ballots 207
Unreturned ballots 16
Turnout 26,569 74.00 Decrease 13.80
Registered electors 35,904
Majority 21,330 80.96 Decrease 0.34
PH hold Swing
Penang state election, 2018: Sungai Puyu
Party Candidate Votes change=yes}}
Pakatan Harapan (2018) Phee Boon Poh 21,705 90.20 Increase 4.30
BN Lim Hai Song 2,136 8.90 Decrease 5.20
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Tan Lay Hock 101 0.40 Increase 0.40
Malaysian United Party Neoh Bok Keng 79 0.30 Increase 0.30
Penang Front Party Ong Yin Yin 51 0.20 Increase 0.20
Total valid votes 24,072 100.00
Total rejected ballots 137
Unreturned ballots 25
Turnout 24,234 87.80 Decrease 2.10
Registered electors 27,671
Majority 19,569 81.30 Increase 9.50
Sungai Puyu hold Swing PH (2018)

{{MASelec/source|hide="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: Sungai Puyu
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Phee Boon Poh 19,381 85.90 Increase 8.87
BN Sum Yoo Keong 3,174 14.10 Decrease 8.87
Total valid votes 22,555 100.00
Total rejected ballots 174
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 22,729 89.90 Increase 7.50
Registered electors 25,282
Majority 16,207 71.80 Increase 17.47
Sungai Puyu hold Swing DAP
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: Sungai Puyu
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Phee Boon Poh 13,025 77.03 Increase 25.03
BN Tay Lay Cheng 3,824 22.70 Decrease 25.03
Total valid votes 16,849 100.00
Total rejected ballots 210
Unreturned ballots 2
Turnout 17,061 82.40 Increase 1.90
Registered electors 20,708
Majority 9,201 54.33 Increase 50.33
Sungai Puyu hold Swing DAP
Source(s)
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Penang state election, 2004: Sungai Puyu
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Phee Boon Poh 7,808 52.00 Increase 4.04
BN Loo Ah Dee 7,201 48.00 Decrease 4.04
Total valid votes 15,009 100.00
Total rejected ballots 299
Unreturned ballots 1
Turnout 15,309 80.50 Increase 0.53
Registered electors 19,009
Majority 607 4.00 Decrease 0.08
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
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Penang state election, 1999: Sungai Puyu
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Loo Ah Dee 10,859 52.04 Increase 1.62
DAP Phee Boon Poh 9,789 47.96 Decrease 1.62
Total valid votes 20,347 100.00
Total rejected ballots 389
Unreturned ballots 1
Turnout 21,038 79.97 Decrease 2.07
Registered electors 26,308
Majority 1,070 4.08 Increase 3.24
Sungai Puyu hold Swing BN


Penang state election, 1995: Sungai Puyu
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Loo Ah Dee 9,937 50.42
DAP Cheah Tiek Soon 9,771 49.58
Total valid votes 19,708 100.00
Total rejected ballots 408
Unreturned ballots 21
Turnout 20,137 82.04
Registered electors 24,545
Majority 166 0.84
This was a new constituency created.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. ^ 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. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  3. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24.
  4. ^ "Phee will defend Sg Puyu state seat | The Star".
  5. ^ "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03. [permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "15th Penang State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  7. ^ "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.
  8. ^ a b https://undi.info/penang/r18/n7 [dead link]
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