Machang Bubuk (state constituency)
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State constituency | |||
Legislature | Penang State Legislative Assembly | ||
MLA |
PH | ||
Constituency created | 1974 | ||
First contested | 1974 (as Machang Bubok) | ||
Last contested | 2018 | ||
Demographics | |||
Electors (2018)[1] | 37,260 | ||
Area (km²)[2] | 62 |
Machang Bubuk 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 2013, the State Assemblyman for Machang Bubuk is Lee Khai Loon from the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).[4]
Definition[]
The Machang Bubuk constituency contains the polling districts of To’Kun, Machang Bubok, Alma, Taman Seri Kijang, Bukit Minyak, Permatang Tinggi, Gajah Mati, Taman Jambu, Taman Seri Janggus and Taman Alma Jaya.[5] The Machang Bubuk seat covered southern area of Bukit Mertajam, which is consist of Machang Bubok itself, Bukit Minyak, Alma, Permatang Tinggi, Cherok Tok Kun (the Mertajam Hill) and portion of Taman Mutiara jaya (Berapit) at the north. Most of the area are populous and the seat is bounded by Mengkuang Dam, Federal Route 1, Jalan Bukit Minyak-Alma and partial of Central Seberang Perai District's southeastern border.[6]
Demographics[]
Polling district | Electors |
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To’ Kun | 2,859 |
Machang Bubok | 3,647 |
Bukit Teh | 1,252 |
Alma | 1,421 |
Taman Seri Kijang | 4,113 |
Bukit Minyak | 2,147 |
Permatang Tinggi | 3,653 |
Gajah Mati | 1,242 |
Taman Jambu | 2,202 |
Taman Seri Janggus | 5,427 |
Taman Alma Jaya | 4,226 |
Total | 32,189 |
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[7] |
History[]
The Machang Bubuk state constituency was originally named Machang Bubok when it was created prior to the 1974 State Election. It was then renamed during the 1995 State Election.[8]
Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Machang Bubuk | |||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created from Bukit Mertajam | |||
1974 – 1978 | Lim Heng Tee | BN (Gerakan) | |
1978 – 1982 | |||
1982 – 1986 | |||
1986 – 1990 | Goik Hock Lai | ||
1990 – 1995 | |||
1995 – 1999 | Toh Kin Woon | ||
1999 – 2004 | |||
2004 – 2008 | |||
12th | 2008 – 2013 | Tan Hock Leong | PR (PKR) |
13th | 2013 – 2018 | Lee Khai Loon | |
14th | 2018 – | PH (PKR) |
Election results[]
The electoral results for the Machang Bubuk state constituency from 1974 to 2018 are as follows.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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PH | Lee Khai Loon | 21,819 | 69.0 | |||
PAS | Md Jamil Abd Rahman | 5,072 | 16.0 | |||
BN | Tan Teik Cheng | 4,658 | 14.7 | |||
PRM | Teng Ah Ba | 53 | 0.2 | |||
MUP | Lim Jhun Hou | 28 | 0.1 | |||
Total valid votes | 31,630 | 100.0 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 376 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 132 | |||||
Turnout | 32,138 | 86.3 | ||||
Registered electors | 37,260 | |||||
Majority | 16,747 | |||||
PH hold | Swing | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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PKR | Lee Khai Loon | 19,080 | 70.7 | |||
BN | Tan Lok Heah | 7,180 | 26.6 | |||
Independent | Wan Balkis Wan Abdullah | 252 | 0.9 | |||
Independent | Tan Hock Leong | 172 | 0.6 | |||
KITA | Vikneswaran Muniandy | 159 | 0.6 | |||
Independent | Ooi Suan Hoe | 152 | 0.6 | |||
Total valid votes | 26,995 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 470 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
Turnout | 27,465 | 89.3 | ||||
Registered electors | 30,771 | |||||
Majority | 11,900 | |||||
PKR hold | Swing | |||||
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Source(s) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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PKR | Tan Hock Leong | 11,002 | 61.4 | |||
BN | Lee Kah Choon | 6,922 | 38.6 | |||
Total valid votes | 17,924 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 349 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 6 | |||||
Turnout | 18,279 | 81.5 | ||||
Registered electors | 22,424 | |||||
Majority | 4,080 | |||||
PKR gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
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Source(s) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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BN | Toh Kin Woon | 10,410 | 68.6 | |||
PKR | Lim Boon Tong | 4,755 | 31.4 | |||
Total valid votes | 15,165 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 352 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 2 | |||||
Turnout | 15,519 | 80.3 | ||||
Registered electors | 19,338 | |||||
Majority | 5,655 | |||||
BN hold | Swing | |||||
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Source(s) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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BN | Toh Kin Woon | 9,631 | 56.0 | |||
KEADILAN | Lim Boon Tong | 7,572 | 44.0 | |||
Total valid votes | 17,203 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 379 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 12 | |||||
Turnout | 17,594 | 79.1 | ||||
Registered electors | 22,233 | |||||
Majority | 2,059 | |||||
BN hold | Swing | |||||
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Source(s) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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BN | Toh Kin Woon | 10,618 | 67.0 | |||
DAP | Chin Kooi Thoon | 5,233 | 33.0 | |||
Total valid votes | 15,851 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 412 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 16 | |||||
Turnout | 16,279 | 78.5 | ||||
Registered electors | 20,732 | |||||
Majority | 5,385 | |||||
BN hold | Swing | |||||
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Source(s) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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BN | Goik Hock Lai | 7,497 | 53.4 | |||
DAP | Choong Ah Keoh | 5,545 | 39.5 | |||
Independent | A. Raman Manap | 996 | 7.1 | |||
Total valid votes | 14,038 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 338 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 14,376 | 81.1 | ||||
Registered electors | 17,719 | |||||
Majority | 1,952 | |||||
BN hold | Swing | |||||
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Source(s) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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BN | Goik Hock Lai | 6,426 | 53.2 | |||
DAP | Goh Kheng Huat | 3,951 | 32.7 | |||
PAS | Yusof Abdul Latif | 1,690 | 14.0 | |||
Total valid votes | 12,073 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 301 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 12,374 | 77.6 | ||||
Registered electors | 15,938 | |||||
Majority | 2,475 | |||||
BN hold | Swing | |||||
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Source(s) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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BN | Lim Heng Tee | 6,859 | 63.8 | |||
PAS | Ahmad Sobki Abdullah | 2,110 | 19.6 | |||
DAP | Tan Eng Tut @ Tan Eng Tuck | 1,778 | 16.5 | |||
Total valid votes | 10,747 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 282 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 11,029 | 81.2 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,576 | |||||
Majority | 4,749 | |||||
BN hold | Swing | |||||
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Source(s) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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BN | Lim Heng Tee | 3,301 | 38.2 | |||
DAP | Ooi Chew Fong | 2,782 | 32.2 | |||
PAS | Hussein Ismail | 2,318 | 26.9 | |||
Gurdial Singh | 130 | 1.5 | ||||
Independent | Ismail Helmy | 100 | 1.2 | |||
Total valid votes | 8,631 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 400 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 9,031 | 82.3 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,968 | |||||
Majority | 519 | |||||
BN hold | Swing | |||||
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Source(s) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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BN | Lim Heng Tee | 3,198 | 50.0 | |||
DAP | Shaik Adam | 2,005 | 31.3 | |||
Syed Abdullah Syed Muhammad | 440 | 6.9 | ||||
PSRM | Othman Taib | 435 | 6.8 | |||
PEKEMAS | Mohd Noor Othman | 322 | 5.0 | |||
Total valid votes | 6,400 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 397 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 6,797 | 81.1 | ||||
Registered electors | 8,386 | |||||
Majority | 1,193 | |||||
This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
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See also[]
- Constituencies of Penang
References[]
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- Penang state constituencies