Bukit Tambun (state constituency) explained

Bukit Tambun
State:Penang
State-Rep:Goh Choon Aik
State-Rep-Party:Pakatan Harapan
State-Status:active
State-Created:1974
State-Election-First:1974
State-Election-Last:2023
Demo-Electors:37,496
Demo-Electors-Date:2023
Demo-Electors-Ref:[1]
Demo-Area:66
Demo-Area-Ref:[2]

Bukit Tambun 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., the State Assemblyman for Bukit Tambun is Goh Choon Aik from the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH); and his son's name is Goh Kwan Yang.[4]

Definition

Polling districts

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

State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Bukit Tambun(N18)Pulau Aman046/18/01Dewan Serbaguna Pulau Aman
Batu Kawan046/18/02SMK Batu Kawan
Bukit Tambun046/18/03SK Bkt Tambun
Taman Merak046/18/04
  • SK Taman Merak
  • SJK (C) Keng Koon
Kampong Baharu046/18/05SMK Simpang Empat
Ladang Valdor046/18/06SJK (T) Ladang Valdor
Perkampungan Valdor046/18/07SMK Valdor
Badak Mati046/18/08SK Bakap Indah
Rumah Murah Valdor046/18/09SJK (C) Kampung Valdor

Demographics

Total electors by polling district in 2016!Polling district!Electors
Pulau Aman194
Batu Kawan1,679
Bukit Tambun2,811
Taman Merak5,254
Kampong Baharu4,479
Ladang Valdor809
Perkampungan Valdor2,615
Badak Mati3,597
Rumah Murah Valdor1,896
Total23,334
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[6]

History

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Bukit Tambun
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Nibong Tebal
4th1974 – 1978Ng Swee ChingDAP
5th1978 – 1982
6th1982 – 1986Khoo Soo Kheng
Constituency renamed to Jawi
Constituency split from Jawi
11th2004 – 2008Lai Chew Hock
12th2008 – 2013Law Choo Kiang
13th2013 – 2018
14th2018 – 2023 Goh Choon Aik
15th2023–present

Election results

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018. Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. 2018-04-25. 12. ms. 2018-04-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180425183951/http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/HargaDPIST42017_PRU14.pdf. dead.
  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. Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. 2018-04-15. 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.
  3. Web site: Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya . . https://web.archive.org/web/20160424120924/http://www.spr.gov.my/index.php/component/content/article?layout=edit&id=74= . 2016-04-24 . dead .
  4. Web site: 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang. election.thestar.com.my. 2018-05-12.
  5. 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.
  6. 2018. Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018. Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018-05-14. 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.