Tanjong Bunga (state constituency)

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Tanjong Bunga
Penang constituency
Tanjong Bunga state constituency.svg
Tanjong Bunga (olive) on Penang
State constituency
LegislaturePenang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Zairil Khir Johari
PH
Constituency created1959 (as Tanjong Bungah)
First contested1959
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]21,768
Area (km²)[2]19

Tanjong Bunga is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 1959. It covers the suburbs of George Town along the northern coast of Penang Island, including Batu Ferringhi, Tanjung Bungah and parts of Tanjung Tokong.

The state constituency was first contested in 1959 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 Tanjong Bunga is Zairil Khir Johari from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Definition[]

The Tanjong Bunga constituency contains the polling districts of Batu Ferringhi, Vale of Tempe, Kampung Tanjong Bunga, Seaview Park, Jalan Gajah, Tanjung Tokong and Sungai Kelian.[3] Thus, the northernmost suburbs of George Town - Batu Ferringhi, Tanjung Bungah and the northern part of Tanjung Tokong (up to Jalan Gajah and Tanjung Tokong Road) - fall under this state seat.[4] It also encompasses the newly created neighbourhood of Seri Tanjung Pinang at Tanjung Tokong, which was reclaimed from the sea in the early 2000s.

Demographics[]

Ethnic breakdown of Tanjong Bunga's electorate as of 2018[5]

  Malay (26.34%)
  Chinese (60.33%)
  Indian (11.57%)
  East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.22%)
  Other ethnicities (1.53%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Batu Ferringhi 3,855
Jalan Gajah 2,185
Kampong Tanjong Bunga 2,506
Seaview Park 4,095
Sungai Kelian 1,233
Tanjung Tokong 3,593
Vale of Tempe 2,659
Total 20,126
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[6]

History[]

The Tanjong Bunga state constituency was originally named Tanjong Bungah when it was created prior to the 1959 State Election. It was then renamed in time for the 1974 State Election.

Tanjong Bungah was one of the first state seats in Penang to be captured by the then fledgling DAP in 1969.

Koh Tsu Koon, a Gerakan politician, first won the Tanjong Bunga constituency in 1990 and was subsequently appointed as the Chief Minister of Penang. Koh held the seat until 2008, when he announced his intention to step down from his position as the Chief Minister.[7]

During the State Election later that year, the constituency was wrested from the Barisan Nasional (BN) federal ruling coalition by Teh Yee Cheu, then a DAP politician. Teh held Tanjong Bunga until the 2018 State Election, when DAP's Zairil Khir Johari, who was selected to replace the former, won the constituency.

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Tanjong Bunga
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
Tanjong Bungah
1959 – 1964 Cheah Seng Khim Alliance (MCA)
1964 – 1969
1969- 1971 Assembly was dissolved
1971 – 1974 Khoo Soo Giap DAP
Tanjong Bunga
1974 – 1978 Khor Gark Kim BN (Gerakan)
1978 – 1982
1982 – 1986
1986 – 1990 Khoo Boo Yeang
1990 – 1995 Koh Tsu Koon
1995 – 1999
1999 – 2004
2004 – 2008
12th 2008 – 2013 Teh Yee Cheu PR (DAP)
13th 2013 – 2018
14th 2018 – Zairil Khir Johari PH (DAP)

Election results[]

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

Penang state election, 2018 hide
Party Candidate Votes %
PH Zairil Khir Johari 13,245 76.4
BN Teng Chang Yeow 3,902 22.5
PRM Chua Cheong Wee 122 0.7
MUP Lee Zheng Yong 74 0.4
Total valid votes 17,343 100.0
Total rejected ballots 163
Unreturned ballots 65
Turnout 17,571 80.7
Registered electors 21,768
Majority 9,343
PH hold Swing
Source(s)
Penang state election, 2013 hide
Party Candidate Votes %
DAP Teh Yee Cheu 11,033 65.8
BN Chia Kwang Chye 5,515 32.9
Independent Beh Seong Leng 33 0.2
Total valid votes 16,584 100.00
Total rejected ballots 193
Unreturned ballots 22
Turnout 16,799 83.7
Registered electors 20,068
Majority 5,515
DAP hold Swing
Source(s)
Penang state election, 2008 hide
Party Candidate Votes %
DAP Teh Yee Cheu 7,021 57.8
BN Chia Loong Thye 5,086 41.9
Total valid votes 12,107 100.00
Total rejected ballots 220
Unreturned ballots 32
Turnout 12,359 73.1
Registered electors 16,910
Majority 1,935
DAP gain from BN Swing ?


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.
  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. ^ "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. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  4. ^ "Story Map Journal". Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  5. ^ "Battle in a Crowded Ring". The Star. 29 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.
  7. ^ "DAP: Dr Koh forced to move - Nation | The Star Online". Retrieved 2017-04-22.
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