Sungai Pinang (Penang state constituency)

Sungai Pinang
Penang constituency
	Sungai Pinang (olive) on Penang
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Lim Siew Khim ; PH
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Constituency created	1959 (as Sungei Pinang)
First contested	1959
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	34,416
Area (km²)	4

Last updated June 23, 2024

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.

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^[update], 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 constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Sungai Pinang (N30)	Sungai Pinang Road	050/30/01	SJK (T) Jalan Sungai
	City Infitmary	050/30/02	SJK (T) Jalan Sungai
	Jalan Trusan	050/30/03	SJK (C) Moh Ghee (Pusat)
	West Jelutong	050/30/04	SJK (C) Moh Ghee (Pusat)
	Bakau Street	050/30/05	SJK (C) Moh Ghee Cawangan
	East Jelutong	050/30/06	SK Jelutong
	Jalan Madrasah	050/30/07	SK Jelutong
	Bukit Dumbar	050/30/08	SJK (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 district	Electors
Bakau Street	4,316
Bukit Dumbar	3,452
City Infirmary	1,630
East Jelutong	3,682
West Jelutong	3,606
Jalan Madrasah	2,596
Jalan Trusan	1,694
Sungai Pinang Road	3,504
Total	24,480
Source: Malaysian Election Commission ^[6]

History

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Sungai Pinang
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1959-1964	D. S. Ramanathan	Socialist Front ( Lab )
2nd	1964-1969	D. S. Ramanathan	Alliance (MIC)
	1969-1971	Assembly dissolved
3rd	1971 - 1974	Chelliah Poosary	GERAKAN
4th	1974 – 1978	Wong Choong Woh	BN (GERAKAN)
5th	1978 – 1982	Ong Hean Tee (王贤智)
6th	1982 – 1986	Ong Hean Tee (王贤智)
7th	1986 – 1990	Khoo Kay Por
8th	1990 – 1995	Kang Chin Seng
9th	1995 – 1999	Kang Chin Seng
10th	1999 – 2004	Looi Swee Cheang
11th	2004 – 2008	Looi Swee Cheang
12th	2008 – 2013	Koid Teng Guan	PR (DAP)
13th	2013 – 2018	Lim Siew Khim	PR (DAP)
14th	2018 – 2023		PH (DAP)
15th	2023–present		PH (DAP)

Election results

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

Penang state election, 2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Lim Siew Khim	16,026	65.10	3.70
	PN	Ng Fook On	7,738	31.50	31.50
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Abdul Ghani Haroon	623	2.50	2.50
	Independent	Andrew Rajah	221	0.90	0.90
Total valid votes			24,608	100.00
Total rejected ballots			200
Unreturned ballots			38
Turnout			24,846	72.19	12.11
Registered electors			34,416
Majority			8,288	33.60	12.90
	PH hold		Swing

Penang state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Lim Siew Khim	15,362	68.80	68.80
	BN	Ng Fook On	4,974	22.30	15.70
	PAS	Yacoob Omar	1,575	7.10	7.10
	Parti Sosialis Malaysia	Teh Yee Cheu	223	1.00	1.00
	Malaysian United Party	Tan Sim Bee	79	0.30	0.30
	Independent	Mohamed Yacoob Mohamed Noor	119	0.50	0.50
Total valid votes			22,332	100.00
Total rejected ballots			291
Unreturned ballots			81
Turnout			22,704	84.30	3.10
Registered electors			26,917
Majority			10,388	46.50	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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Siew Khim	12,354	61.30	3.50
	BN	Thor Teong Gee	7,647	38.00	1.10
	Independent	Mohamed Yacoob	141	0.70	0.70
Total valid votes			20,142	100.00
Total rejected ballots			287
Unreturned ballots			102
Turnout			20,351	87.40	12.00
Registered electors			23,501
Majority			4,707	23.30	4.60
	DAP 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. "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. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

Penang state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DAP	Koid Teng Guan	8,305	57.80
	BN	Looi Swee Cheang	5,611	39.10
	Independent	Badrul Zaman P.S. Md Zakariah	449	3.10
Total valid votes			14,365	100.00
Total rejected ballots			235
Unreturned ballots			4
Turnout			14,604	75.40
Registered electors			19,368
Majority			2,694	18.70
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

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