Bayan Baru (federal constituency) explained

Bayan Baru (P052)
State:Penang
Fed-Rep:Sim Tze Tzin
Fed-Rep-Party:PH
Fed-Status:active
Fed-Created:1984
Fed-Election-First:1986
Fed-Election-Last:2022
Demo-Census-Date:2020
Demo-Pop:188603
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Electors:120,645
Demo-Electors-Date:2023
Demo-Electors-Ref:[2]
Demo-Area:41
Demo-Area-Ref:[3]

Bayan Baru is a federal constituency in Northeast Penang Island District and Southwest Penang Island District, Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/PENANG

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Bayan Baru constituency is divided into 25 polling districts.[4]

State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Batu Uban (N35)Minden Heights052/35/01SK Minden Height
Universiti Sains052/35/02SK Minden Height
Batu Uban052/35/03Kompleks Pencak Silat Majlis Sukan Negeri Pulau Pinang
Sungai Dua052/36/04SJK (C) Keong Hoe
Bukit Jambol052/35/05SJK (C) Min Sin
Bukit Gambir052/35/06SMK Bukit Gambir
Taman Jubilee052/35/07
  • SMK Sungai Nibong
  • SMJK Phor Tay
Taman Pekaka052/36/08SMK Bukit Jambul
Pantai Jerejak (N36)Pantai Jerejak052/36/01SK Sg Nibong
Taman Seri Nibong052/36/02SJK (C) Shih Chung Cawangan
Pintasan Bahagia052/36/03SJK (C) Kwang Hwa
Jalan Mahsuri052/36/04SK Bayan Baru
Bandar Bayan Baru052/36/05SMK Raja Tun Uda
Jalan Tengah052/36/06SMK Raja Tun Uda
Lebuh Mahsuri052/36/07SK Bayan Baru
Batu Maung (N37)Kampong Sungai Ara052/37/01SK Sungai Ara
Taman Desa Ara052/37/02
  • SMK Sungai Ara
  • SJK (T) Sungai Ara
Sungai Tiram052/37/03SJK (C) Chung San
Sungai Kluang052/37/04SK Seri Permai
Kampong Naran052/37/05SJK (C) Wen Khai
Permatang Damar Laut052/37/06SK Permatang Damar Laut
Batu Maung052/37/07SK Batu Maung
Taman Sri Bayan052/37/08SK Mutiara Perdana
Taman Bukit Gedung052/37/09SK Seri Permai
Teluk Tempoyak052/37/10SMK Batu Maung

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Bayan Baru
Parliament NoYears Member Party
Constituency created from Balik Pulau
P0471986–1990 Peter Paul Dason
(பீட்டர் பால் டேசன்)
DAP
1990–1995 Ahmad Nor
(أحمد نور)
P0501995–1999 Wong Kam Hoong
(黄锦鸿)
1999–2004
P0522004–2008
2008–2010 Zahrain Mohamed Hashim
(زهرين محمد هاشم)
2010–2013 Independent
2013–2018 Sim Tze Tzin
(沈志勤)
2018–2022
2022–present

State constituency

ParliamentaryconstituencyState constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
Bayan BaruBatu Maung
Batu Uban
Bukit Gelugor
Pantai Jerejak
Paya Terubong

Current state assembly members

No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)
N35Batu UbanKumaresan Aramugam
N36Pantai JerejakFahmi Zainol
N37Batu MaungMohamad Abdul Hamid

Local governments

!No.!State Constituency!Local Government
N35Batu UbanPenang Island City Council
N36Pantai Jerejak
N37Batu Maung

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kawasanku. Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. 2023-09-24. en.
  2. Web site: Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018. Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. 2020-01-29. 12. ms. 2018-04-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180425183951/http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/HargaDPIST42017_PRU14.pdf. dead.
  3. 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. Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. 2020-01-29. ms. 2018-04-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180412212213/http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/Jilid%201%20Kajian%20Semula%20Persempadanan%20V2.pdf. dead.
  4. Web site: 15 July 2023 . Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A) Polling Hours For the General Eelection of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Penang . Attorney General's Chambers.