| Sungai Pinang | |
| State: | Penang |
| State-Rep: | Lim Siew Khim |
| State-Rep-Party: | Pakatan Harapan |
| State-Status: | active |
| State-Created: | 1959 (as Sungei Pinang) |
| State-Election-First: | 1959 |
| State-Election-Last: | 2023 |
| Demo-Electors: | 34,416 |
| Demo-Electors-Date: | 2023 |
| Demo-Electors-Ref: | [1] |
| Demo-Area: | 4 |
| Demo-Area-Ref: | [2] |
Sungai Pinang is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 1974. It covers much of Jelutong, one of the suburbs of George Town.
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 Sungai Pinang is Lim Siew Khim from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).
According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Sungai Pinang constituency is divided into 8 polling districts.[3]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sungai Pinang (N30) | Sungai Pinang Road | 050/30/01 | SJK (T) Jalan Sungai |
| City Infitmary | 050/30/02 | SJK (T) Jalan Sungai | |
| Jalan Trusan | 050/30/03 | SJK (C) Moh Ghee (Pusat) | |
| West Jelutong | 050/30/04 | SJK (C) Moh Ghee (Pusat) | |
| Bakau Street | 050/30/05 | SJK (C) Moh Ghee Cawangan | |
| East Jelutong | 050/30/06 | SK Jelutong | |
| Jalan Madrasah | 050/30/07 | SK Jelutong | |
| Bukit Dumbar | 050/30/08 | SJK (C) Phei Shin |
In addition, the new coastal neighbourhood around Karpal Singh Drive falls under this constituency.
The Sungai Pinang seat is bounded to the west by Jelutong Road; a portion of Jelutong west of the road lies within the neighbouring Batu Lancang constituency. The Pinang River, up to the junction of Jalan Perak and Sungai Pinang Road, marks the seat's northern limits. The constituency's southern limits is formed by Jalan Tunku Kudin.
| Bakau Street | 4,316 | |
| Bukit Dumbar | 3,452 | |
| City Infirmary | 1,630 | |
| East Jelutong | 3,682 | |
| West Jelutong | 3,606 | |
| Jalan Madrasah | 2,596 | |
| Jalan Trusan | 1,694 | |
| Sungai Pinang Road | 3,504 | |
| Total | 24,480 | |
| Source: Malaysian Election Commission[5] | ||
| Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Sungai Pinang | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created | |||
| 1st | 1959-1964 | D. S. Ramanathan | Socialist Front (Lab) |
| 2nd | 1964-1969 | ||
| 1969-1971 | Assembly dissolved | ||
| 3rd | 1971 - 1974 | Chelliah Poosary | GERAKAN |
| 4th | 1974 – 1978 | Wong Choong Woh | |
| 5th | 1978 – 1982 | Ong Hean Tee (王贤智) | |
| 6th | 1982 – 1986 | ||
| 7th | 1986 – 1990 | Khoo Kay Por | |
| 8th | 1990 – 1995 | Kang Chin Seng | |
| 9th | 1995 – 1999 | ||
| 10th | 1999 – 2004 | Looi Swee Cheang | |
| 11th | 2004 – 2008 | ||
| 12th | 2008 – 2013 | Koid Teng Guan | |
| 13th | 2013 – 2018 | Lim Siew Khim | |
| 14th | 2018 – 2023 | ||
| 15th | 2023–present | ||
The electoral results for the Sungai Pinang state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.
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. Election Commission of Malaysia. 2016-05-21.