Tanjong Bunga (state constituency)

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Tanjong Bunga
Flag of Penang.svg Penang constituency
Tanjong Bunga state constituency.svg
Tanjong Bunga (olive) on Penang
State constituency
Legislature Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Zairil Khir Johari
PH
Constituency created1959 (as Tanjong Bungah)
First contested1959
Last contested 2023
Demographics
Electors (2023) [1] 29,477
Area (km²) [2] 19

Tanjong Bunga is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 1959. It covers the suburbs of George Town along the northern coast of Penang Island, including Batu Ferringhi, Tanjung Bungah and parts of Tanjung Tokong.

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The state constituency was first contested in 1959 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 Tanjong Bunga is Zairil Khir Johari 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 Tanjong Bunga constituency is divided into 7 polling districts. [3]

State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Tanjong Bunga (N22)Batu Feringgi048/22/01SJK (C) Pai Chai
Jalan Vale Of Tempe048/22/02SK Tanjung Bunga
Kampong Tanjong Bunga048/22/03SMK Pendidikan Khas Persekutuan (P) Jalan Lembah Permai
Seaview Park048/22/04SMK Tanjong Bunga
Jalan Gajah048/22/05SJK (C) Hun Bin
Tanjong Tokong048/22/06SK Tanjong Tokong
Sungai Kelian048/22/07SJK (C) Poay Wah

Thus, the northernmost suburbs of George Town - Batu Ferringhi, Tanjung Bungah and the northern part of Tanjung Tokong (up to Jalan Gajah and Tanjung Tokong Road) - fall under this state seat. [4] It also encompasses the newly created neighbourhood of Seri Tanjung Pinang at Tanjung Tokong, which was reclaimed from the sea in the early 2000s.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Tanjong Bunga's electorate as of 2023 [5]

   Chinese (59.46%)
   Malay (25.90%)
   Indian (12.08%)
  Other ethnicities (2.55%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling districtElectors
Batu Ferringhi 3,855
Jalan Gajah2,185
Kampong Tanjong Bunga 2,506
Seaview Park4,095
Sungai Kelian1,233
Tanjung Tokong 3,593
Vale of Tempe2,659
Total20,126
Source: Malaysian Election Commission [6]

History

The Tanjong Bunga state constituency was originally named Tanjong Bungah when it was created prior to the 1959 State Election. It was then renamed in time for the 1974 State Election.

Tanjong Bungah was one of the first state seats in Penang to be captured by the then fledgling DAP in 1969.

Koh Tsu Koon, a Gerakan politician, first won the Tanjong Bunga constituency in 1990 and was subsequently appointed as the Chief Minister of Penang. Koh held the seat until 2008, when he announced his intention to step down from his position as the Chief Minister. [7]

During the State Election later that year, the constituency was wrested from the Barisan Nasional (BN) federal ruling coalition by Teh Yee Cheu, then a DAP politician. Teh held Tanjong Bunga until the 2018 State Election, when DAP's Zairil Khir Johari, who was selected to replace the former, won the constituency.

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Tanjong Bunga
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Tanjong Bungah
1st 1959 – 1964Cheah Seng KhimAlliance (MCA)
2nd 1964 – 1969
1969- 1971Assembly was dissolved
3rd 1971 – 1974Khoo Soo Giap DAP
Tanjong Bunga
4th 1974 – 1978Khor Gark KimBN (GERAKAN)
5th 1978 – 1982
6th 1982 – 1986
7th 1986 – 1990Khoo Boo Yeang
8th 1990 – 1995 Koh Tsu Koon
9th 1995 – 1999
10th 1999 – 2004
11th 2004 – 2008
12th 2008 – 2013 Teh Yee Cheu PR (DAP)
13th 2013 – 2018
14th 2018 – 2023 Zairil Khir Johari PH (DAP)
15th2023–present

Election results

The electoral results for the Tanjong Bunga state constituency are as follows.

Penang state election, 2023
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Zairil Khir Johari 13,25772.82Decrease2.svg 3.55
PN Hng Chee Wey4,43024.33Increase2.svg 24.33
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Lee Chui Wah5182.85Increase2.svg 2.15
Total valid votes18,205 100.00
Total rejected ballots126
Unreturned ballots59
Turnout18,39062.39Decrease2.svg 18.33
Registered electors29,477
Majority8,82748.49Decrease2.svg 5.38
PH hold Swing
Penang state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Pakatan Harapan (2018) Zairil Khir Johari 13,24576.37Increase2.svg 76.37
BN Teng Chang Yeow 3,90222.50Decrease2.svg 10.78
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Chua Cheong Wee1220.70Increase2.svg 0.70
Malaysian United Party Lee Zheng Yong740.43Increase2.svg 0.43
Total valid votes17,343100.00
Total rejected ballots163
Unreturned ballots65
Turnout17,57180.72Decrease2.svg 2.88
Registered electors21,768
Majority9,34353.87Increase2.svg 20.62
Tanjong Bunga hold Swing PH (2018)
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 Teh Yee Cheu11,03366.53Increase2.svg 8.54
BN Chia Kwang Chye5,51833.28Decrease2.svg 8.73
Independent Beh Seong Leng330.20Increase2.svg 0.20
Total valid votes16,584 100.00
Total rejected ballots193
Unreturned ballots
Turnout16,77783.60Increase2.svg 10.51
Registered electors20,068
Majority5,51533.25Increase2.svg 17.27
Tanjong Bunga hold Swing DAP
Penang state election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP Teh Yee Cheu7,02157.99Increase2.svg 34.48
BN Chia Loong Thye5,08642.01Decrease2.svg 34.48
Total valid votes12,107100
Total rejected ballots220
Unreturned ballots32
Turnout12,35973.09Decrease2.svg 0.24
Registered electors16,910
Majority1,93515.98Decrease2.svg 37.00
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Penang state election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Koh Tsu Koon 8,98576.49Increase2.svg 8.97
DAP Lim Cheng Heo2,76123.51Decrease2.svg 5.76
Total valid votes11,746100
Total rejected ballots286
Unreturned ballots274
Turnout12,30673.33Increase2.svg 0.13
Registered electors16,782
Majority6,22452.98Increase2.svg 14.73
BN hold Swing
Penang state election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes %
BN Koh Tsu Koon 12,11167.52
DAP Wong Hang Yoke5,25029.27
Total valid votes17,361100
Total rejected ballots576
Unreturned ballots
Turnout17,93773.20
Registered electors
Majority6,86138.25
BN hold Swing

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