Bukit Tengah (state constituency)

Bukit Tengah
Penang constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePenang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Gooi Hsiao Leung
PH
Constituency created1974
First contested1974
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]31,635
Area (km²)[2]52

Bukit Tengah 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 Tengah is Gooi Hsiao-Leung from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).[4]

Definition

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023 the Bukit Tengah constituency is divided into 9 polling districts.[5]

State constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Bukit Tengah（N17） Kampong Jawa 046/17/01 SJK (T) Ladang Prye
Jalan Pengkalan 046/17/02 SK Kebun Sireh
Kebun Sireh 046/17/03 SK Kebun Sireh
Bukit Tengah 046/17/04 SJK (C) Peng Bin
Kuala Juru 046/17/05
  • SK Juru
  • SJK (T) Juru
Juru 046/17/06 SJK (C) True Light
Taman Perwira 046/17/07 SMK Taman Perwira
Taman Sejati 046/17/08 SJK (C) Peng Bin
Taman Sentul Jaya 046/17/09 SMK Permai Indah

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Bukit Tengah's electorate as of 2023[6]
  1. Chinese (46.08%)
  2. Malay (36.06%)
  3. Indian (16.76%)
  4. Other ethnicities (1.09%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Kampong Jawa 720
Jalan Pengkalan 1,686
Kebun Sireh 2,537
Bukit Tengah 2,998
Kuala Juru 3,465
Juru 3,626
Taman Perwira 792
Taman Sejati 1,643
Taman Sentul Jaya 2,279
Total 19,746
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[7]

History

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Bukit Tengah
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Alma
4th 1974 – 1978 Harun Sirat BN (GERAKAN)
5th 1978 – 1982 Liang Thau Sang
6th 1982 – 1986
7th 1986 – 1990
8th 1990 – 1995 Chian Heng Kai GR (DAP)
9th 1995 – 1999 Liang Thau Sang BN (GERAKAN)
10th 1999 – 2004 Ng Siew Lai
11th 2004 – 2008
12th 2008 – 2013 Ong Chin Wen PR (PKR)
13th 2013 – 2015
2015 – 2018 PH (PKR)
14th 2018 – 2023 Gooi Hsiao Leung
15th 2023–present

Election results

The electoral results for the Bukit Tengah state constituency are as follows.

Penang state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Gooi Hsiao-Leung 16,050 68.58 2.42
PN Baljit Singh Jigiri Singh 7,353 31.42 31.42
Total valid votes 23,403 100.00
Total rejected ballots 208
Unreturned ballots 18
Turnout 23,629 74.69 11.51
Registered electors 31,635
Majority 8,697 37.16 8.01
PH hold Swing
Penang state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Gooi Hsiao-Leung 12,535 66.16 0.94
BN Thor Teong Gee 3,977 20.99 12.68
PAS Norazman Ishak 2,355 12.43 12.43
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Tan Hiang Lye 53 0.28 0.28
Penang Front Party Edward Joseph 27 0.14 0.14
Total valid votes 18,947 100.00
Total rejected ballots 215
Unreturned ballots 30
Turnout 19,192 86.20 2.10
Registered electors 22,276
Majority 8,558 45.17 13.62
PH hold Swing
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.

"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
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PKR Ong Chin Wen 10,730 65.22 6.99
BN Teng Chang Yeow 5,540 33.67 8.10
Independent Mohan Apparoo 182 1.10 1.10
Total valid votes 16,452 100.00
Total rejected ballots 270
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 16,722 88.30 9.40
Registered electors 18,928
Majority 5,190 31.55 15.09
PKR hold Swing
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. "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
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PKR Ong Chin Wen 6,736 58.23 27.95
BN Ng Siew Lai 4,832 41.77 27.95
Total valid votes 11,568 100.00
Total rejected ballots 257
Unreturned ballots 10
Turnout 11,835 78.90 1.13
Registered electors 14,995
Majority 1,904 16.46 22.98
PKR gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
[8]
Penang state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Ng Siew Lai 7,116 69.72 10.42
PKR Law Choo Kiang 3,090 30.28 30.28
Total valid votes 10,206 100.00
Total rejected ballots 224
Unreturned ballots 5
Turnout 10,435 77.77 0.44
Registered electors 13,470
Majority 4,026 39.44 20.84
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[9]
Penang state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Ng Siew Lai 11,480 59.30 3.08
DAP Tan Ah Huat 7,880 40.70 3.08
Total valid votes 19,360 100.00
Total rejected ballots 448
Unreturned ballots 17
Turnout 19,825 77.33 1.88
Registered electors 25,636
Majority 3,600 18.60 6.16
BN hold Swing


Penang state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Liang Thau Sang 11,790 62.38 11.62
DAP Tan Ah Huat 7,111 37.62 11.62
Total valid votes 18,901 100.00
Total rejected ballots 454
Unreturned ballots 39
Turnout 19,394 79.21 0.03
Registered electors 24,485
Majority 4,679 24.76 23.24
BN gain from DAP Swing ?


Penang state election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Chian Heng Kai 6,346 50.76 6.23
BN Liang Thau Sang 6,155 49.24 4.16
Total valid votes 12,501 100.00
Total rejected ballots 321
Unreturned ballots 152
Turnout 12,974 79.18 3.12
Registered electors 16,384
Majority 191 1.52 7.51
DAP gain from BN Swing ?


Penang state election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Liang Thau Sang 5,945 53.40 18.68
DAP Tan Yam Soon 4,939 44.37 34.04
NASMA Tan Wooi Yin 248 2.23 2.23
Total valid votes 11,132 100.00
Total rejected ballots 394
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 11,526 76.06 1.83
Registered electors 15,153
Majority 1,006 9.03 45.47
BN hold Swing


Penang state election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Liang Thau Sang 9,570 72.08 31.61
PAS Jaffar Ahmad 2,334 17.58 7.60
DAP Ng Sen Kwei 1,372 10.33 24.02
Total valid votes 13,276 100.00
Total rejected ballots 404
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 13,667 77.89 1.82
Registered electors 17,547
Majority 7,236 54.50 48.38
BN hold Swing


Penang state election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Liang Thau Sang 3,728 40.47 8.41
DAP Ong Chin Siong 3,164 34.35 12.91
PAS Musa Mohd. Yatim 2,319 25.18 25.18
Total valid votes 9,211 100.00
Total rejected ballots 404
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 9,615 79.71 1.21
Registered electors 12,063
Majority 564 6.12 21.32
This was a new constituency created.
Penang state election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Harun bin Sirat 2,961 48.88
DAP Ng Chay Tet 1,299 21.44
PEKEMAS Ong Chin Siong 1,058 17.46
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Sim Man Le 400 6.60
Kesatuan Insaf Tanah Air Sim Man Le 340 5.61
Total valid votes 6,058 100.00
Total rejected ballots 449
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 6,507 78.50
Registered electors 8,290
Majority 1,662 27.44
This was a new constituency created.

See also

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