Seri Delima

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Seri Delima
Flag of Penang.svg Penang constituency
Seri Delima state constituency.svg
Seri Delima (olive) on Penang
State constituency
Legislature Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Connie Tan Hooi Peng
PH
Constituency created2004
First contested2004
Last contested 2023
Demographics
Electors (2023) [1] 31,574
Area (km²) [2] 5

Seri Delima is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 2004. It covers parts of Gelugor, a suburb of George Town, as well as the affluent neighbourhood of Green Lane.

Contents

The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Seri Delima is Syerleena Abdul Rashid from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), 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 Seri Delima constituency is divided into 7 polling districts. [3]

State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Seri Delima (N32)Kampong Hijau051/32/01SK Batu Lanchang
Island Park051/32/02SMK Chung Hwa Confucian
Lintang Delima051/32/03SMK Hamid Khan
Lorong Delima051/32/04SMK Hamid Khan
Bukit Gelugor051/32/05SK Bukit Gelugor
Taman Tun Sardon051/32/06SMK Datuk Hj. Mohamed Nor Ahmad
Sungai Gelugor051/32/07SK Sg Gelugor

This state seat comprises the northern half of Gelugor, a suburb of George Town, and the leafy, affluent neighbourhood of Green Lane. [4]

Seri Delima is bounded to the north by Green Lane and Jalan Tunku Kudin. The southern limits of the constituency roughly follows the course of the Gelugor River into the sea, with the portion of Gelugor south of the river coming under the neighbouring Batu Uban constituency.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Seri Delima's electorate as of 2023 [5]
  1. Chinese (64.55%)
  2. Malay (22.14%)
  3. Indian (12.37%)
  4. Other ethnicities (0.93%)

History

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Seri Delima
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Bukit Gelugor
11th 2004 – 2008Koay Kar HuahBN (MCA)
12th 2008 – 2013 Sanisvara Nethaji Rayer PR (DAP)
13th 2013 – 2018
14th 2018 – 2023 Syerleena Abdul Rashid PH (DAP)
15th2023 – present Connie Tan Hooi Peng

Election results

The electoral results for the Seri Delima state constituency are as follows.

Penang state election, 2023 : Seri Delima
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Connie Tan Hooi Peng 16,38480.60Decrease2.svg 1.90
PN Mohan Apparoo3,95019.40Increase2.svg 19.40
Total valid votes20,334 100.00
Total rejected ballots140
Unreturned ballots47
Turnout20,52164.99Decrease2.svg 15.41
Registered electors31,574
Majority12,43461.20Decrease2.svg 4.60
PH hold Swing
Penang state election, 2018 : Seri Delima
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Syerleena Abdul Rashid 16,55382.50Increase2.svg 8.90
BN Khoo Kay Teong3,34216.70Decrease2.svg 9.70
Malaysian United Party Tan Yang Yung1590.80Increase2.svg 0.80
Total valid votes20,054100.00
Total rejected ballots141
Unreturned ballots90
Turnout20,28580.40Decrease2.svg 3.30
Registered electors25,232
Majority13,21165.80Increase2.svg 18.60
PH hold Swing PH)
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 : Seri Delima
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP Sanisvara Nethaji Rayer 14,47873.60Increase2.svg 16.40
BN Low Joo Hiap5,20126.40Decrease2.svg 16.40
Total valid votes19,679 100.00
Total rejected ballots209
Unreturned ballots56
Turnout19,94483.70Increase2.svg 11.00
Registered electors23,841
Majority9,27747.20Increase2.svg 32.80
Seri Delima hold Swing DAP
Penang state election, 2008 : Seri Delima
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP Sanisvara Nethaji Rayer 8,40257.20Increase2.svg 24.70
BN Loh Nam Hooi6,27442.80Decrease2.svg 24.70
Total valid votes14,676 100.00
Total rejected ballots217
Unreturned ballots22
Turnout14,91572.70Increase2.svg 1.32
Registered electors20,510
Majority2,12814.40Decrease2.svg 20.60
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Penang state election, 2004 : Seri Delima
PartyCandidateVotes %
BN Koay Kar Huah9,48967.50
DAP Tan Hun Wooi4,56932.50
Total valid votes14,058 100.00
Total rejected ballots263
Unreturned ballots25
Turnout14,34671.38
Registered electors20,097
Majority2,12835.00
This was a new constituency created.

See also

References

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