| Machang Bubuk | |
| State: | Penang |
| State-Rep: | Lee Khai Loon |
| State-Rep-Party: | Pakatan Harapan |
| State-Status: | active |
| State-Created: | 1974 |
| State-Election-First: | 1974 (as Machang Bubok) |
| State-Election-Last: | 2023 |
| Demo-Electors: | 56,538 |
| Demo-Electors-Date: | 2023 |
| Demo-Electors-Ref: | [1] |
| Demo-Area: | 62 |
| Demo-Area-Ref: | [2] |
Machang Bubuk 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 Machang Bubuk is Lee Khai Loon from the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).[4]
According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Machang Bubuk constituency is divided into 11 polling districts.[5]
| State constituency | Polling District | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machang Bubuk (N14) | To'Kun | 045/14/01 | SK Juara |
| Machang Bubok | 045/14/02 | SK Machang Bubok | |
| Bukit Teh | 045/14/03 | SK Bukit Teh | |
| Alma | 045/14/04 | SJK (C) Sin Ya | |
| Taman Seri Kijang | 045/14/05 | SK Alma Jaya | |
| Bukit Minyak | 045/14/06 | SMK Alma | |
| Permatang Tinggi | 045/14/07 | SJK (C) Permatang Tinggi | |
| Gajah Mati | 045/14/08 | SMA Al-Mahadul Islami | |
| Taman Jambu | 045/14/09 | SJK (C) Kay Sin | |
| Taman Seri Janggus | 045/14/10 | SMK Taman Sejahtera | |
| Taman Alma Jaya | 045/14/11 | SK Alma Jaya | |
| To’ Kun | 2,859 | |
| Machang Bubok | 3,647 | |
| Bukit Teh | 1,252 | |
| Alma | 1,421 | |
| Taman Seri Kijang | 4,113 | |
| Bukit Minyak | 2,147 | |
| Permatang Tinggi | 3,653 | |
| Gajah Mati | 1,242 | |
| Taman Jambu | 2,202 | |
| Taman Seri Janggus | 5,427 | |
| Taman Alma Jaya | 4,226 | |
| Total | 32,189 | |
| Source: Malaysian Election Commission[6] | ||
The Machang Bubuk state constituency was originally named Machang Bubok when it was created prior to the 1974 State Election. It was then renamed during the 1995 State Election.
| Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Machang Bubuk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Bukit Mertajam | |||
| 4th | 1974 – 1978 | Lim Heng Tee | |
| 5th | 1978 – 1982 | ||
| 6th | 1982 – 1986 | ||
| 7th | 1986 – 1990 | Goik Hock Lai | |
| 8th | 1990 – 1995 | ||
| 9th | 1995 – 1999 | Toh Kin Woon | |
| 10th | 1999 – 2004 | ||
| 11th | 2004 – 2008 | ||
| 12th | 2008 – 2013 | Tan Hock Leong | |
| 13th | 2013 – 2018 | Lee Khai Loon | |
| 14th | 2018 – 2023 | ||
| 15th | 2023–present | ||
The electoral results for the Machang Bubuk state constituency from 1974 to 2018 are as follows.