Sungai Pinang (Penang state constituency)

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Sungai Pinang
Flag of Penang.svg Penang constituency
Sungai Pinang state constituency.svg
Sungai Pinang (olive) on Penang
State constituency
Legislature Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Lim Siew Khim
PH
Constituency created1959 (as Sungei Pinang)
First contested1959
Last contested 2023
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.

Contents

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

Polling districts

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

State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Sungai Pinang (N30)Sungai Pinang Road050/30/01SJK (T) Jalan Sungai
City Infitmary050/30/02SJK (T) Jalan Sungai
Jalan Trusan050/30/03SJK (C) Moh Ghee (Pusat)
West Jelutong050/30/04SJK (C) Moh Ghee (Pusat)
Bakau Street050/30/05SJK (C) Moh Ghee Cawangan
East Jelutong050/30/06SK Jelutong
Jalan Madrasah050/30/07SK Jelutong
Bukit Dumbar050/30/08SJK (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

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 districtElectors
Bakau Street4,316
Bukit Dumbar3,452
City Infirmary1,630
East Jelutong 3,682
West Jelutong 3,606
Jalan Madrasah2,596
Jalan Trusan1,694
Sungai Pinang Road3,504
Total24,480
Source: Malaysian Election Commission [6]

History

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Sungai Pinang
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
1st1959-1964 D. S. Ramanathan Socialist Front ( Lab )
2nd1964-1969Alliance (MIC)
1969-1971Assembly dissolved
3rd1971 - 1974Chelliah Poosary GERAKAN
4th 1974 – 1978Wong Choong WohBN (GERAKAN)
5th 1978 – 1982Ong Hean Tee (王贤智)
6th 1982 – 1986
7th 1986 – 1990Khoo Kay Por
8th 1990 – 1995Kang Chin Seng
9th 1995 – 1999
10th 1999 – 2004Looi Swee Cheang
11th 2004 – 2008
12th 2008 – 2013Koid Teng GuanPR (DAP)
13th 2013 – 2018 Lim Siew Khim
14th 2018 – 2023PH (DAP)
15th2023–present

Election results

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

Penang state election, 2023
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Lim Siew Khim 16,02665.10Decrease2.svg 3.70
PN Ng Fook On7,73831.50Increase2.svg 31.50
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Abdul Ghani Haroon6232.50Increase2.svg 2.50
Independent Andrew Rajah2210.90Increase2.svg 0.90
Total valid votes24,608 100.00
Total rejected ballots200
Unreturned ballots38
Turnout24,84672.19Decrease2.svg 12.11
Registered electors34,416
Majority8,28833.60Decrease2.svg 12.90
PH hold Swing
Penang state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Lim Siew Khim 15,36268.80Increase2.svg 68.80
BN Ng Fook On4,97422.30Decrease2.svg 15.70
PAS Yacoob Omar1,5757.10Increase2.svg 7.10
Parti Sosialis Malaysia Teh Yee Cheu2231.00Increase2.svg 1.00
Malaysian United Party Tan Sim Bee790.30Increase2.svg 0.30
Independent Mohamed Yacoob Mohamed Noor1190.50Increase2.svg 0.50
Total valid votes22,332100.00
Total rejected ballots291
Unreturned ballots81
Turnout22,70484.30Decrease2.svg 3.10
Registered electors26,917
Majority10,38846.50Increase2.svg 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
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP Lim Siew Khim 12,35461.30Increase2.svg 3.50
BN Thor Teong Gee7,64738.00Decrease2.svg 1.10
Independent Mohamed Yacoob1410.70Increase2.svg 0.70
Total valid votes20,142 100.00
Total rejected ballots287
Unreturned ballots102
Turnout20,35187.40Increase2.svg 12.00
Registered electors23,501
Majority4,70723.30Increase2.svg 4.60
DAP hold Swing
Penang state election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes %
DAP Koid Teng Guan8,30557.80
BN Looi Swee Cheang5,61139.10
Independent Badrul Zaman P.S. Md Zakariah4493.10
Total valid votes14,365 100.00
Total rejected ballots235
Unreturned ballots4
Turnout14,60475.40
Registered electors19,368
Majority2,69418.70
DAP gain from BN Swing ?

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References

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