| Jawi | |
| State: | Penang |
| State-Rep: | Jason H'ng Mooi Lye |
| State-Rep-Party: | Pakatan Harapan |
| State-Status: | active |
| State-Created: | 1986 |
| State-Election-First: | 1986 |
| State-Election-Last: | 2023 |
| Demo-Electors: | 36,601 |
| Demo-Electors-Date: | 2023 |
| Demo-Electors-Ref: | [1] |
| Demo-Area: | 56 |
| Demo-Area-Ref: | [2] |
Jawi 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 1986 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 Jawi is H’ng Mooi Lye from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).[4]
According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Jawi constituency is divided into 10 polling districts.[5]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jawi (N19) | Changkat | 047/19/01 | SK Keledang Jaya |
| Perkampungan Jawi | 047/19/02 | SJK (C) Kampung Jawi | |
| Taman Desa Jawi | 047/19/03 | SMK Jawi | |
| Ladang Caledonia | 047/19/04 | SJK (C) Pai Teik | |
| Ladang Byram | 047/19/05 | SJK (T) Ldg Byram | |
| Ladang Victoria | 047/19/06 | SMK Seri Nibong | |
| Taman Sentosa | 047/19/07 | SK Nibong Tebal | |
| Nibong Tebal | 047/19/08 | SMK Methodist | |
| Jalan Bukit Panchor | 047/19/09 | Kolej Vokesional Nibong Tebal | |
| Taman Helang Jaya | 047/19/10 | SMK Tunku Abdul Rahman | |
| Changkat | 2,633 | |
| Perkampungan Jawi | 2,315 | |
| Taman Desa Jawi | 4,063 | |
| Ladang Caledonia | 4,275 | |
| Ladang Byram | 732 | |
| Ladang Victoria | 1,206 | |
| Taman Sentosa | 2,996 | |
| Nibong Tebal | 1,394 | |
| Jalan Bukit Panchor | 1,122 | |
| Taman Helang Jaya | 4,537 | |
| Total | 25,273 | |
| Source: Malaysian Election Commission[6] | ||
| Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Jawi | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Bukit Tambun | |||
| 7th | 1986 – 1990 | Chin Kooi Thoon | DAP |
| 8th | 1990 – 1995 | GR (DAP) | |
| 9th | 1995 – 1999 | Tan Cheng Liang | |
| 10th | 1999 – 2004 | ||
| 11th | 2004 – 2008 | ||
| 12th | 2008 – 2013 | Tan Beng Huat | |
| 13th | 2013 – 2018 | Soon Lip Chee | |
| 14th | 2018 – 2023 | Jason H'ng Mooi Lye | |
| 15th | 2023–present | ||
The electoral results for the Jawi state constituency are as follows.