Datok Keramat (state constituency)

Datok Keramat
Penang constituency
	Datok Keramat (olive) on Penang
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
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Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	22,630
Area (km²)[2]	3

Datok Keramat is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 1974. It covers a part of George Town proper, including the eponymous urban district colloquially known as Dato Keramat.

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 2008, the State Assemblyman for Sungai Pinang is Jagdeep Singh Deo from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Definition

The Datok Keramat constituency contains the polling districts of Caunter Hall, City Stadium, Jalan Kajang, Jalan Perak, Jalan York, Kampong Makam, Sekolah Free (referring to Penang Free School), Taman Sekolah Free and Taman Abidin.[3]

This state seat encompasses the western part of George Town's city centre, including much of Dato Keramat Road, from where the constituency got its name.[4] Also located within the Datok Keramat seat are some of the city's major landmarks and institutions, such as the City Stadium, Penang Free School and The Residency, the latter of which is the official residence of the Governor of Penang.

The Datok Keramat state constituency is bounded to the north by Western Road (now Jalan Utama) and Dato Keramat Road. However, it stops just short of Penang Times Square, which comes under the neighbouring Komtar constituency. To the south, the constituency extends up to Free School Road just south of Penang Free School, thus covering the residential area around the historic school and east of Green Lane. Both Green Lane and Scotland Road also form the constituency's western limits.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Datok Keramat's electorate as of 2018[5]

Malay (28.83%)

Chinese (56.53%)

Indian (14.11%)

East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.18%)

Other ethnicities (0.35%)

Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district	Electors
Caunter Hall	2,281
City Stadium	2,388
Jalan Kajang	1,503
Jalan Perak	3,805
Jalan York	1,803
Kampong Makam	2,778
Sekolah Free	1,891
Taman Sekolah Free	3,685
Taman Abidin	1,900
Total	22,034
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[6]

History

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Datok Keramat
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
4th	1974 – 1978	Teh Ewe Lim	BN (Gerakan)
5th	1978 – 1982
6th	1982 – 1986
7th	1986 – 1990	Ooi Ean Kwong
8th	1990 – 1995	K. Balasundaram	DAP
9th	1995 – 1999	Lim Boo Chang	BN (Gerakan)
10th	1999 – 2004	Lim Boo Chang	BN (MCA)[7]
11th	2004 – 2008	Ong Thean Lye	BN (Gerakan)
12th	2008 – 2013	Jagdeep Singh Deo	PR (DAP)
13th	2013 – 2018		PR (DAP)
14th	2018 –		PH (DAP)

Election results

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

Penang state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PH	Jagdeep Singh Deo	13,712	75.3
	BN	Lee Boon Ten	4,151	22.8
	PFP	Nicholas Diane Morgan	18	0.0
	MUP	Lim Boo Chang	194	1.1
	Independent	Muhammad Majnun Abdul Wahab	146	0.8
Total valid votes			18,221	100.0
Total rejected ballots			216
Unreturned ballots			67
Turnout			18,504	81.8
Registered electors			22,630
Majority			9,561
	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. "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	Jagdeep Singh Deo	11,720	63.6
	BN	Ong Thean Lye	6,700	36.4
Total valid votes			18,420	100.00
Total rejected ballots			274
Unreturned ballots			92
Turnout			18,786	85.8
Registered electors			21,900
Majority			5,020
	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	Jagdeep Singh Deo	7,995	56.6
	BN	Ong Thean Lye	6,140	43.4
	Independent	Shahul Hameed M.K. Mohamed Ishack	0	0
Total valid votes			14,135	100.00
Total rejected ballots			308
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			14,444	76.6
Registered electors			18,852
Majority			1,855
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

References

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

"Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
"Story Map Journal". Retrieved 2017-04-22.
"Battle in a Crowded Ring". The Star. 29 April 2018.
"Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.
"Boo Chang joins PKR". www.thesundaily.my. Lim Boo Chang switched from Gerakan to MCA after the 1999 General Elections. Archived from the original on 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2017-04-25.CS1 maint: others (link)

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[1] "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.

[2] Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-15.

[3] "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

[4] "Story Map Journal". Retrieved 2017-04-22.

[5] "Battle in a Crowded Ring". The Star. 29 April 2018.

[2018report2-6] "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.

[7] "Boo Chang joins PKR". www.thesundaily.my. Lim Boo Chang switched from Gerakan to MCA after the 1999 General Elections. Archived from the original on 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2017-04-25.CS1 maint: others (link)