Bukit Tengah (state constituency)

Bukit Tengah is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.[3]

Bukit Tengah

Penang constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Gooi Hsiao-Leung PH
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	22,276
Area (km²)[2]	52

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 2018, the State Assemblyman for Bukit Tengah is Gooi Hsiao-Leung from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).[4]

Definition

The Bukit Tengah constituency contains the polling districts of Kampong Jawa, Jalan Pengkalan, Kebun Sireh, Bukit Tengah, Kuala Juru, Juru, Taman Perwira, Jalan Sejati and Taman Sentul Jaya.[5] It covered the southwestern part of Bukit Mertajam with several suburb which is Juru, Bukit Tengah, Bukit Minyak Industrial Zone and western part of Permatang Tinggi (Taman Perwira).

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Bukit Tengah's electorate as of 2018[6]

  Malay (35.52%)

  Chinese (47.33%)

  Indian (16.79%)

  East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.18%)

  Other ethnicities (0.18%)

Total electors by polling district in 2016

Polling district	Electors
Kampong Jawa	720
Jalan Pengkalan	1,686
Kebun Sireh	2,537
Bukit Tengah	2,998
Kuala Juru	3,465
Juru	3,626
Taman Perwira	792
Taman Sejati	1,643
Taman Sentul Jaya	2,279
Total	19,746
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[7]

History

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Bukit Tengah
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
4th	1974 – 1978	Harun Sirat	BN (Gerakan)
5th	1978 – 1982	Liang Thau Sang
6th	1982 – 1986
7th	1986 – 1990
8th	1990 – 1995	Chian Heng Kai	GR (DAP)
9th	1995 – 1999	Liang Thau Sang	BN (Gerakan)
10th	1999 – 2004	Ng Siew Lai
11th	2004 – 2008
12th	2008 - 2013	Ong Chin Wen	PR (PKR)
13th	2013 – 2018
14th	2018 –	Gooi Hsiao-Leung	PH (PKR)

Election results

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

Penang state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PH	Gooi Hsiao-Leung	12,535	66.2
	BN	Thor Teong Gee	3,977	21.0
	PAS	Norazman Ishak	2,355	12.4
	PRM	Tan Hiang Lye	53	0.3
	PFP	Edward Joseph	27	0.1
Total valid votes			18,947	100.0
Total rejected ballots			215
Unreturned ballots			30
Turnout			19,192	86.2
Registered electors			22,276
Majority			8,558
	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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Penang state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PKR	Ong Chin Wen	10,730	65.2
	BN	Teng Chang Yeow	5,540	33.7
	Independent	Mohan Apparoo	182	1.1
Total valid votes			16,452	100.00
Total rejected ballots			270
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			16,722	88.3
Registered electors			18,928
Majority			5,190
	PKR 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

Penang state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PKR	Ong Chin Wen	6,736	58.2
	BN	Ng Siew Lai	4,832	41.8
Total valid votes			11,568	100.00
Total rejected ballots			257
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			11,835	78.9
Registered electors			14,995
Majority			1,904
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) [8]

See also

• Constituencies of Penang

References

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. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24.
4. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang". election.thestar.com.my.
5. "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
6. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
7. "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.
8. "undi.info - Bukit Tengah (P46-N17) - Malaysiakini". undi.info - Bukit Tengah (P46-N17).