Bagan Jermal (state constituency)
Penang constituency | |||
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State constituency | |||
Legislature | Penang State Legislative Assembly | ||
MLA |
PH | ||
Constituency created | 1974 | ||
First contested | 1974 | ||
Last contested | 2018 | ||
Demographics | |||
Electors (2018)[1] | 25,621 | ||
Area (km²)[2] | 6 |
Bagan Jermal is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.[3]
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 Bagan Jermal is Soon Lip Chee from Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).[4]
Definition[]
The Bagan Jermal constituency contains the polling districts of Bagan Jermal, Kubang Buaya, Kampong Gajah, Jalan Mengkuang, Kampong Simpa, Mak Mandin, Taman Sukaria, Taman Melor and Taman Cantik.[5]
Demographics[]
Polling district | Electors |
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Bagan Jermal | 2,050 |
Kubang Buaya | 4,309 |
Kampong Gajah | 2,315 |
Jalan Mengkuang | 2,613 |
Kampong Simpa | 3,363 |
Mak Mandin | 3,913 |
Taman Sukaria | 2,638 |
Taman Melor | 2,171 |
Taman Cantik | 1,488 |
Total | 24,860 |
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[7] |
History[]
The Bagan Jermal state constituency was created and first contested during the 1974 State Election. Ong Yi How, a politician from Pekemas first held the Bagan Jermal seat in 1974.
Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Bagan Jermal | |||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created from Bagan Ajam | |||
1974 – 1978 | Ong Yi How | Pekemas | |
1978 – 1982 | Sak Cheng Lum | BN(MCA) | |
1982 – 1986 | |||
1986 – 1990 | Lim Hock Seng | DAP | |
1990 – 1995 | Phee Boon Poh | ||
1995 – 1999 | Sak Cheng Lum | BN(MCA) | |
1999 – 2004 | |||
2004 – 2008 | Ooi Chuan Aik | ||
12th | 2008 – 2013 | Lim Hock Seng | PR (DAP) |
13th | 2013 – 2018 | ||
14th | 2018 – | Soon Lip Chee | PH (DAP) |
Election results[]
The electoral results for the Bagan Jermal state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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PH | Soon Lip Chee | 18,134 | 85.4 | |||
BN | Ang Chor Keong | 2,898 | 13.6 | |||
MUP | Hari Devyndran Muniswaran | 106 | 0.5 | |||
PRM | Teoh Chai Deng | 74 | 0.4 | |||
PFP | Fabian George Albart | 30 | 0.1 | |||
Total valid votes | 21,242 | 100.0 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 185 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 32 | |||||
Turnout | 21,459 | 83.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 25,621 | |||||
Majority | 15,236 | |||||
PH hold | Swing | |||||
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Source(s) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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DAP | Lim Hock Seng | 16,416 | 77.8 | |||
BN | Tan Chuan Hong | 4,561 | 21.6 | |||
PCM | Lim Kim Chu | 115 | 0.6 | |||
Total valid votes | 21,092 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 222 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
Turnout | 21,314 | 86.6 | ||||
Registered electors | 24,608 | |||||
Majority | 11,855 | |||||
DAP hold | Swing | |||||
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Source(s) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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DAP | Lim Hock Seng | 11,099 | 68.0 | |||
BN | Ooi Chuan Aik | 5,226 | 32.0 | |||
Total valid votes | 16,325 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 247 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 7 | |||||
Turnout | 16,579 | 77.2 | ||||
Registered electors | 21,483 | |||||
Majority | 5,873 | |||||
DAP gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
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See also[]
- Constituencies of Penang
References[]
- ^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24.
- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
- ^ https://undi.info/penang/r18/n8
- Penang state constituencies