Pulau Tikus (state constituency)
 Penang constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Pulau Tikus (olive) on Penang | |||
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Penang State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PH | ||
| Constituency created | 2004 | ||
| First contested | 2004 | ||
| Last contested | 2018 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2018)[1] | 18,423 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 6 | ||
Pulau Tikus is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 2004. It covers two of George Town's affluent suburbs - Pulau Tikus and parts of Tanjung Tokong - as well as Gurney Drive.
The state constituency was first contested in 2004 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 Pulau Tikus is Chris Lee Chun Kit from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).
Definition[]
The Pulau Tikus constituency contains the polling districts of Ayer Rajah, Bangkok Lane, Barrack Road, College Avenue, Peel Avenue, Jalan Punchak Erskine, Pantai Molek and Taman Gottlieb.[3]
The constituency encompasses the Pulau Tikus suburb in its entirety and the southern part of Tanjung Tokong up to Fettes Road (Malay: Jalan Fettes).[4] In addition, the whole stretch of Gurney Drive, the most famous seafront promenade in George Town, falls under this constituency.
Demographics[]
| Polling district | Electors |
|---|---|
| Ayer Rajah | 2,312 |
| Bangkok Lane | 2,833 |
| Barrack Road | 2,006 |
| College Avenue | 2,790 |
| Jalan Punchak Erskine | 2,729 |
| Pantai Molek | 1,992 |
| Peel Avenue | 2,364 |
| Taman Gottlieb | 799 |
| Total | 17,825 |
| Source: Malaysian Election Commission[6] | |
History[]
| Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Pulau Tikus | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Kebun Bunga | |||
| 2004 – 2008 | Teng Hock Nan | BN (Gerakan) | |
| 2008 – 2013 | Koay Teng Hai | PR (DAP) | |
| 2013 – 2018 | Yap Soo Huey | ||
| 14th | 2018 – | Chris Lee Chun Kit | PH (DAP) |
Election results[]
The electoral results for the Pulau Tikus state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Chris Lee Chun Kit | 11,679 | 82.3 | |||
| BN | Loo Jieh Sheng | 2,434 | 17.2 | |||
| MUP | Wee Kean Wai | 75 | 0.5 | |||
| Total valid votes | 14,188 | 100.0 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 138 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 53 | |||||
| Turnout | 14,379 | 78.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 18,423 | |||||
| Majority | 9,245 | |||||
| PH hold | Swing | |||||
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Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Yap Soo Huey | 11,256 | 78.1 | |||
| BN | Rowena Yam | 3,036 | 21.1 | |||
| Total valid votes | 14,292 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 125 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 25 | |||||
| Turnout | 14,442 | 80.5 | ||||
| Registered electors | 17,936 | |||||
| Majority | 8,220 | |||||
| DAP hold | Swing | |||||
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Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Koay Teng Hai | 6,649 | 57.4 | ||
| BN | Teng Hock Nan | 4,935 | 42.6 | ||
| Total valid votes | 11,584 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 168 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 14 | ||||
| Turnout | 11,766 | 70.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 16,723 | ||||
| Majority | 1,714 | ||||
| DAP gain from BN | Swing | ?
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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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Story Map Journal". Retrieved 2017-04-22.
- ^ "Battle in a Crowded Ring". The Star. 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.
- Penang state constituencies