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State constituency | |||
Legislature | Penang State Legislative Assembly | ||
MLA |
PH | ||
Constituency created | 1974 | ||
First contested | 1974 | ||
Last contested | 2023 | ||
Demographics | |||
Electors (2023) [1] | 37,496 | ||
Area (km²) [2] | 66 |
Bukit Tambun is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly. [3]
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 2018 [update] , the State Assemblyman for Bukit Tambun is Goh Choon Aik from the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH); and his son's name is Goh Kwan Yang. [4]
According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023 the Bukit Tambun constituency is divided into 9 polling districts. [5]
State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
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Bukit Tambun(N18) | Pulau Aman | 046/18/01 | Dewan Serbaguna Pulau Aman |
Batu Kawan | 046/18/02 | SMK Batu Kawan | |
Bukit Tambun | 046/18/03 | SK Bkt Tambun | |
Taman Merak | 046/18/04 |
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Kampong Baharu | 046/18/05 | SMK Simpang Empat | |
Ladang Valdor | 046/18/06 | SJK (T) Ladang Valdor | |
Perkampungan Valdor | 046/18/07 | SMK Valdor | |
Badak Mati | 046/18/08 | SK Bakap Indah | |
Rumah Murah Valdor | 046/18/09 | SJK (C) Kampung Valdor |
Polling district | Electors |
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Pulau Aman | 194 |
Batu Kawan | 1,679 |
Bukit Tambun | 2,811 |
Taman Merak | 5,254 |
Kampong Baharu | 4,479 |
Ladang Valdor | 809 |
Perkampungan Valdor | 2,615 |
Badak Mati | 3,597 |
Rumah Murah Valdor | 1,896 |
Total | 23,334 |
Source: Malaysian Election Commission [7] |
Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Bukit Tambun | |||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created from Nibong Tebal | |||
4th | 1974 – 1978 | Ng Swee Ching | DAP |
5th | 1978 – 1982 | BN (MCA) | |
6th | 1982 – 1986 | Khoo Soo Kheng | |
Constituency renamed to Jawi | |||
Constituency split from Jawi | |||
11th | 2004 – 2008 | Lai Chew Hock | BN (GERAKAN) |
12th | 2008 – 2013 | Law Choo Kiang | PR (PKR) |
13th | 2013 – 2018 | ||
14th | 2018 – 2023 | Goh Choon Aik | PH (PKR) |
15th | 2023–present |
The electoral results for the Bukit Tambun state constituency are as follows.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PH | Goh Choon Aik | 21,985 | 80.60 | ![]() | ||
PN | Tan Gia Wei | 4,810 | 17.60 | ![]() | ||
Independent | Somoganathan Muniandy | 468 | 1.70 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 27,263 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 173 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 23 | |||||
Turnout | 27,459 | 73.23 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 37,496 | |||||
Majority | 17,175 | 63.00 | ![]() | |||
PH hold | Swing | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PH | Goh Choon Aik | 18,064 | 81.50 | ![]() | ||
BN | Hartini Tan Abdullah | 3,184 | 14.40 | ![]() | ||
PAS | Kumaravelu Arumugam | 735 | 3.40 | ![]() | ||
Parti Rakyat Malaysia | Goh Bee Koon | 117 | 0.50 | ![]() | ||
Penang Front Party | Ong Seong Lu | 54 | 0.20 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 22,154 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 253 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 48 | |||||
Turnout | 22,455 | 86.20 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 26,086 | |||||
Majority | 14,880 | 67.10 | ![]() | |||
PH 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.[ 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 29 August 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PKR | Law Choo Kiang | 15,217 | 77.50 | ![]() | ||
BN | Lai Chew Hock | 4,197 | 21.30 | ![]() | ||
Independent | A'ziss Zainal Abiddin | 142 | 0.70 | ![]() | ||
Independent | Loganathan Ayyayu | 91 | 0.50 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 19,647 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 303 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
Turnout | 19,950 | 88.60 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 22,514 | |||||
Majority | 11,020 | 56.20 | ![]() | |||
PKR hold | Swing | |||||
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 22 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-21. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PKR | Law Choo Kiang | 9,855 | 67.70 | ![]() | ||
BN | Huan Cheng Guan | 4,726 | 32.40 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 14,581 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 235 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 10 | |||||
Turnout | 14,826 | 81.40 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 18,208 | |||||
Majority | 5,129 | 35.30 | ![]() | |||
PKR gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
Source(s) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Lai Chew Hock | 6,030 | 49.76 | ![]() | ||
PKR | Goh Kheng Huat | 4,992 | 41.19 | ![]() | ||
DAP | Ng Yeow Chong | 1,097 | 9.05 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 12,119 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 270 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 4 | |||||
Turnout | 12,393 | 78.58 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 15,772 | |||||
Majority | 5,129 | 8.57 | ![]() | |||
BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Khoo Soo Kheng | 4,506 | 58.36 | ![]() | |
DAP | Tan Yam Soon | 3,215 | 41.64 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 7,721 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 342 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 8,063 | 80.87 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 9,970 | ||||
Majority | 1,291 | 16.72 | ![]() | ||
BN hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Ng Swee Ching | 3,815 | 58.12 | ![]() | |
DAP | Koay Boon Seng | 2,749 | 41.88 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 6,564 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 354 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 6,918 | 81.86 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 8,451 | ||||
Majority | 1,066 | 16.24 | ![]() | ||
BN gain from DAP | Swing | ? |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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DAP | Ng Swee Ching | 2,367 | 42.73 | |||
BN | Teoh Kooi Sneah | 2,237 | 40.38 | |||
PEKEMAS | V. Veerappen | 936 | 16.90 | |||
Total valid votes | 5,540 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 296 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
Turnout | 5,836 | 83.80 | ||||
Registered electors | 7,017 | |||||
Majority | 130 | 2.35 | ||||
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