Sungai Pinang (Penang state constituency)

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.

Sungai Pinang

Penang constituency
Sungai Pinang (olive) on Penang
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Lim Siew Khim PH
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	26,917
Area (km²)[2]	4

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

The Sungai Pinang constituency contains the polling districts of Bakau Street, Bukit Dumbar, City Infirmary, East Jelutong, West Jelutong, Jalan Madrasah, Jalan Trusan and Sungai Pinang Road.[3] 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 2018[5]

  Malay (33.19%)

  Chinese (51.56%)

  Indian (14.75%)

  East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.07%)

  Other ethnicities (0.41%)

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
4th	1974 – 1978	Wong Choong Woh	BN (Gerakan)
5th	1978 – 1982	Ong Hean Tee
6th	1982 – 1986
7th	1986 – 1990	Khoo Kay Por
8th	1990 – 1995	Kang Chin Seng
9th	1995 – 1999
10th	1999 – 2004	Looi Swee Cheang
11th	2004 – 2008
12th	2008 – 2013	Koid Teng Guan	PR (DAP)
13th	2013 – 2018	Lim Siew Khim
14th	2018 –		PH (DAP)

Election results

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

Penang state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PH	Lim Siew Khim	15,362	68.8
	BN	Ng Fook On	4,974	22.3
	PAS	Yacoob Omar	1,575	7.1
	PSM	Teh Yee Cheu	223	1.0
	MUP	Tan Sim Bee	79	0.3
	Independent	Mohamed Yacoob Mohamed Noor	119	0.5
Total valid votes			22,332	100.0
Total rejected ballots			291
Unreturned ballots			81
Turnout			22,704	84.3
Registered electors			26,917
Majority			10,388
	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	Lim Siew Khim	12,354	61.3
	BN	Thor Teong Gee	7,647	38
	Independent	Mohamed Yacoob	141	0.7
Total valid votes			20,142	100.00
Total rejected ballots			287
Unreturned ballots			102
Turnout			20,351	87.4
Registered electors			23,501
Majority			4,707
	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	57.8
	BN	Looi Swee Cheang	5,611	39.1
	Independent	Badrul Zaman P.S. Md Zakariah	449	3.1
Total valid votes			14,365	100.00
Total rejected ballots			235
Unreturned ballots			4
Turnout			14,604	75.4
Registered electors			19,368
Majority			2,694
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

See also

• Constituencies of Penang

References

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

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