Bukit Mertajam (federal constituency)

Bukit Mertajam (P045)

Penang constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Steven Sim Chee Keong PH
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020) [1]	162,947
Electors (2023) [2]	121,615
Area (km²) [3]	78
Pop. density (per km²)	2,089.1

Bukit Mertajam is a federal constituency in Central Seberang Perai District, 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.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Bukit Mertajam's electorate as of 2022 ^[4]

   Chinese (67.4%)

   Malay (21.7%)

   Indian (10.7%)

  Other ethnicities (0.3%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Bukit Mertajam constituency is divided into 26 polling districts. ^[5]

State constituency	Polling District	Code	Location
Berapit (N13)	Kampong Aston	045/13/01	SM Persendirian Jit Sin
	Bukit Noning	045/13/02	SJK (C) Perkampungan Berapit
	Taman Bukit Ria	045/13/03	SJK (C) Kim Sen
	Kampong Bahru	045/13/04	SK Kampung Bahru
	Jalan Berjaya	045/13/05	SMK Bukit Mertajam
	Taman Alma	045/13/06	SMK Jalan Damai
	Mutiara Indah	045/13/07	SMK Berapit
	Taman Tenang	045/13/08	SM Sains Tun Syed Sheh Shahabudin
Machang Bubuk (N14)	To'Kun	045/14/01	SK Juara
	Machang Bubok	045/14/02	SK Machang Bubok
	Bukit Teh	045/14/03	SK Bukit Teh
	Alma	045/14/04	SJK (C) Sin Ya
	Taman Seri Kijang	045/14/05	SK Alma Jaya
	Bukit Minyak	045/14/06	SK Bukit Minyak
	Permatang Tinggi	045/14/07	SJK (C) Permatang Tinggi SJK (T) Permatang Tinggi
	Gajah Mati	045/14/08	SMA Al-Mahadul Islami
	Taman Jambu	045/14/09	SJK (C) Kay Sin
	Taman Seri Janggus	045/14/10	SMK Taman Sejahtera SMK Machang Bubuk
	Taman Alma Jaya	045/14/11	SK Taman Impian
Padang Lalang (N15)	Kampong Cross Street 1	045/15/01	SK Sungai Rambai
	Station Road	045/15/02	SMK Convent (M) Bukit Mertajam
	High School	045/15/03	SMK Tinggi Bukit Mertajam
	Bukit Kechil	045/15/04	SJK (C) Keow Kuang
	Desa Damai	045/15/05	SMJK Jit Sin
	Taman Keenways	045/15/06	SK Alma SJK (C) Beng Teik (Pusat)
	Taman Binjai	045/15/07	SMJK Jit Sin

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Bukit Mertajam
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Seberang Tengah
4th	P038	1974–1978	Tan Cheng Bee (陈清美)	BN (MCA)
5th		1978–1982	Seow Hun Khim (萧汉钦)	DAP
6th		1982–1986		BN (MCA)
7th	P042	1986–1990	Chian Heng Kai (陈庆佳)	DAP
8th		1990–1995
9th	P045	1995–1999	Tan Chong Keng (陈从德)	BN (MCA)
10th		1999–2004	Chong Eng (章瑛)	BA (DAP)
11th		2004–2008		DAP
12th		2008–2013		PR (DAP)
13th		2013–2018	Steven Sim Chee Keong (沈志强)
14th		2018–2022		PH (DAP)
15th		2022–present

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Bukit Mertajam				Berapit
			Bukit Tengah
			Machang Bubok
						Padang Lalang
			Pekan Bukit Mertajam

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N13	Berapit	Heng Lee Lee	PH (DAP)
N14	Machang Bubok	Lee Khai Loon	PH (PKR)
N15	Padang Lalang	Daniel Gooi Zi Sen	PH (DAP)

Local governments

No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N13	Berapit	Seberang Perai City Council
N14	Machang Bubok
N15	Padang Lalang

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Steven Sim Chee Keong	71,722	77.33	8.07
	PN	Steven Koh Tien Yew	14,037	15.14	15.14
	BN	Tan Yang Pang	6,986	7.53	7.07
Total valid votes			92,745	100.00
Total rejected ballots			767
Unreturned ballots			183
Turnout			93,695	77.50	7.87
Registered electors			120,819
Majority			57,685	62.19	8.61
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) "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) 609/2022]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2022-12-14.

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Sim Chee Keong	63,784	85.40	85.40
	BN	Gui Guat Lye	10,907	14.60	4.05
Total valid votes			74,691	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,109
Unreturned ballots			177
Turnout			75,977	85.37	2.72
Registered electors			88,998
Majority			52,877	70.80	8.10
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal 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. "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.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Sim Chee Keong	55,877	81.35	5.38
	BN	Gui Guat Lye	12,814	18.65	5.38
Total valid votes			68,691	100.00
Total rejected ballots			712
Unreturned ballots			185
Turnout			69,588	88.09	8.78
Registered electors			78,996
Majority			43,063	62.70	10.76
	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.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chong Eng	37,882	75.97	16.21
	BN	Ong Tang Chuan	11,985	24.03	16.21
Total valid votes			49,867	100.00
Total rejected ballots			931
Unreturned ballots			25
Turnout			50,823	79.31	1.94
Registered electors			64,080
Majority			25,897	51.94	32.42
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chong Eng	26,215	59.76	6.87
	BN	Ma Kok Ben	17,651	40.24	6.87
Total valid votes			43,866	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,148
Unreturned ballots			428
Turnout			45,442	77.37	0.65
Registered electors			58,733
Majority			8,564	19.52	13.74
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chong Eng	26,874	52.89	15.43
	BN	Tan Chong Keng	23,937	47.11	15.43
Total valid votes			50,811	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,107
Unreturned ballots			49
Turnout			51,967	78.02	0.49
Registered electors			66,607
Majority			2,937	5.78	19.30
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Chong Keng	30,175	62.54	14.11
	DAP	Teoh Teik Huat	18,077	37.46	14.11
Total valid votes			48,252	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,315
Unreturned ballots			92
Turnout			49,659	78.51	0.48
Registered electors			63,251
Majority			12,098	25.08	21.94
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chian Heng Kai @ Chin Soo Ha	21,572	51.57	1.30
	BN	Tan Chong Keng	20,260	48.43	1.91
Total valid votes			41,832	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,098
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			42,930	78.99	2.99
Registered electors			54,350
Majority			1,312	3.14	0.61
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chian Heng Kai @ Chin Soo Ha	19,099	50.27	6.21
	BN	Tan Chong Keng	17,673	46.52	9.42
	NASMA	Tan Chin Ceang	1,219	3.21	3.21
Total valid votes			37,991	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,100
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			39,091	76.00	0.61
Registered electors			51,437
Majority			1,426	3.75	8.13
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Seow Hun Khim	22,226	55.94	25.12
	DAP	Khoo Chin Tow	17,506	44.06	3.47
Total valid votes			39,732	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,119
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			40,851	76.61
Registered electors			53,324
Majority			4,720	11.88	2.11
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Seow Hun Khim	13,051	40.59	18.55
	BN	Lee Jong Ki	9,910	30.82	30.93
	PAS	Shaik Adam	4,757	14.80	14.80
	Independent	Tan Cheng Bee	4,082	12.70	12.70
	Homeland Consciousness Union	Mustapha Hussain	350	1.09	4.25
Total valid votes			32,150	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			41,243
Majority			3,141	9.77	29.94
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Cheng Bee	14,285	61.75
	DAP	Oh Teck Aun	5,098	22.04
	PEKEMAS	Michael Tan Kok Haw	1,479	6.39
	Homeland Consciousness Union	Mustapha Hussain	1,235	5.34
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Ong Cheng Piaw	1,035	4.47
Total valid votes			23,132	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,027
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			24,159	83.59
Registered electors			28,902
Majority			9,187	39.71
This was a new constituency created.

References

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