Bukit Tambun (state constituency)

Bukit Tambun
Penang constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Goh Choon Aik; PH
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Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)	22,276
Area (km²)	66

Bukit Tambun 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 Bukit Tambun is Goh Choon Aik from the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH); and his son's name is Goh Kwan Yang.^[4]

Definition[]

The Bukit Tambun constituency contains the polling districts of Pulau Aman, Batu Kawan, Bukit Tambun, Taman Merak, Kampong Baharu, Ladang Valdor, Perkampungan Valdor, Badak Mati and Rumah Murah Valdor.^[5]

Demographics[]

Ethnic breakdown of Bukit Tambun's electorate as of 2018^[4]

Malay (14.61%)

Chinese (66.07%)

Indian (19.08%)

East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.11%)

Other ethnicities (0.14%)

Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district	Electors
Pulau Aman	194
Batu Kawan	1,679
Bukit Tambun	2,811
Taman Merak	5,254
Kampong Baharu	4,479
Ladang Valdor	809
Perkampungan Valdor	2,615
Badak Mati	3,597
Rumah Murah Valdor	1,896
Total	23,334
Source: Malaysian Election Commission^[6]

History[]

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Bukit Tambun
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Nibong Tebal
	1974 – 1978	Ng Swee Ching	DAP
	1978 – 1982	Ng Swee Ching	BN (MCA)
	1982 – 1986	Khoo Soo Kheng	BN (MCA)
Constituency renamed to Jawi
Consituency split from Jawi
	2004 – 2008	Lai Chew Hock	BN (Gerakan)
12th	2008 – 2013	Law Choo Kiang	PR (PKR)
13th	2013 – 2018	Law Choo Kiang	PR (PKR)
14th	2018 –	Goh Choon Aik	PH (PKR)

Election results[]

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

Penang state election, 2018 hide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PH	Goh Choon Aik	18,064	81.5
	BN	Hartini Tan Abdullah	3,184	14.4
	PAS	Kumaravelu Arumugam	735	3.4
	PRM	Goh Bee Koon	117	0.5
	PFP	Ong Seong Lu	54	0.2
Total valid votes			22,154	100.0
Total rejected ballots			253
Unreturned ballots			48
Turnout			22,455	86.2
Registered electors			26,086
Majority			14,880
	PH hold		Swing
show 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.^{[permanent dead link]} "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 hide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PKR	Law Choo Kiang	15,217	77.5
	BN	Lai Chew Hock	4,197	21.3
	Independent	A'ziss Zainal Abiddin	142	0.7
	Independent	Loganathan Ayyayu	91	0.5
Total valid votes			19,647	100.00
Total rejected ballots			303
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			19,950	88.6
Registered electors			22,514
Majority			11,020
	PKR hold		Swing
show 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.^{[permanent dead link]} "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 hide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PKR	Law Choo Kiang	9,855	67.7
	BN	Huan Cheng Guan	4,726	32.4
Total valid votes			14,581	100.00
Total rejected ballots			235
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			14,826	81.4
Registered electors			18,208
Majority			5,129
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?
show Source(s) ^[7]

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.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
^ "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.
^ "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 2018-05-14.
^ https://undi.info/penang/r18/n18

[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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-15.

[3] "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24.

[star-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.

[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.

[2018report-6] "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 2018-05-14.

[undi-7] ttps://undi.info/penang/r18/n18

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