| Tanjong (P049) | |
| State: | Penang |
| Fed-Rep: | Lim Hui Ying |
| Fed-Rep-Party: | PH |
| Fed-Status: | active |
| Fed-Created: | 1958 |
| Fed-Election-First: | 1959 |
| Fed-Election-Last: | 2022 |
| Demo-Census-Date: | 2020 |
| Demo-Pop: | 34809 |
| Demo-Pop-Ref: | [1] |
| Demo-Electors: | 52,265 |
| Demo-Electors-Date: | 2023 |
| Demo-Electors-Ref: | [2] |
| Demo-Area: | 6 |
| Demo-Area-Ref: | [3] |
Tanjong is a federal constituency in Northeast Penang Island District, Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.
The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first-past-the-post voting system.
At 6 km2, it is the smallest parliamentary constituency in Malaysia.[4]
https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/PENANG
According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Tanjong constituency is divided into 37 polling districts.[5]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Padang Kota (N26) | Northam Road | 049/26/01 | SJK (C) Union |
| Pykett Avenue | 049/26/02 | SJK (C) Union | |
| Rangoon Road | 049/26/03 | SMK (P) Methodist | |
| Nagore Road | 049/26/04 | SK Sri Tanjung | |
| Wellesley School | 049/26/05 | SK Wellesley | |
| Farquhar Street | 049/26/06 | SK Perempuan Island | |
| Lorong Argus | 049/26/07 | SMK St. Xavier | |
| Muntri Street | 049/26/08 | SJK (C) Shih Chung Pusat | |
| Kampong Malabar | 049/26/09 | SJK (C) Aik Hua | |
| Lorong Serk Chuan | 049/26/10 | SK Hutchings | |
| Lorong Pasar | 049/26/11 | SK Convent Lebuh Light | |
| Esplanade | 049/26/12 | Kolej Tingkatan Enam Hutchings | |
| Leboh Pasar | 049/26/13 | SK Convent Lebuh Light | |
| Leboh Ah Quee | 049/26/14 | SK Hutchings | |
| Pengkalan Kota (N27) | Leboh Presgrave | 049/27/01 | SJK (C) Heng Ee |
| Jalan Magazine | 049/27/02 | SJK (C) Sum Min | |
| Jalan Prangin | 049/27/03 | SJK (C) Sum Min | |
| Leboh Victoria | 049/27/04 | SJK (C) Li Tek 'A' | |
| Pengkalan Weld | 049/27/05 |
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| Gat Leboh Noordin | 049/27/06 | Dewan Komuniti Maccalum | |
| Jalan C.Y.Choy | 049/27/07 | Dewan Li Tek Seah | |
| Macallum Street | 049/27/08 | SJK (C) Eng Chuan | |
| Leboh Cecil | 049/27/09 | SJK (C) Eng Chuan | |
| Komtar (N28) | Dickens Street | 049/28/01 | SJK (C) Hu Yew Seah |
| Leboh Cintra | 049/28/02 | Taman Bimbingan Kanak-Kanak (Tabika) Nurul Islam | |
| Kampung Kolam | 049/28/03 | Pusat Belia Lebuh Acheh | |
| Leboh Acheh | 049/28/04 | Pusat Belia Lebuh Acheh | |
| Leboh Melayu | 049/28/05 | SK Tan Sri P. Ramlee | |
| Hong Kong Street | 049/28/06 | George Town World Heritage Inc | |
| Komtar | 049/28/07 | Tapak Landskap B, Prangin Mall | |
| Madras Lane | 049/28/08 | SJK (C) Hu Yew Seah | |
| Jalan Timah | 049/28/09 | SK Tan Sri P. Ramlee | |
| Jalan Lines | 049/28/10 | SK Tan Sri P. Ramlee | |
| Jalan Dato' Kramat | 049/28/11 | The Penang Buddhist Association Kindergarten | |
| Irving Road | 049/28/12 | Pusat Kegiatan Guru Kelawai | |
| Jalan Pahang | 049/28/13 | The Penang Buddhist Association Kindergarten | |
| Jalan Kim Bian Aik | 049/28/14 | Persatuan Leong See Kah Miew |
| Members of Parliament for Tanjong | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from George Town | ||||
| Parliament of the Federation of Malaya | ||||
| P036 | 1959–1963 | Tan Phock Kin (陈朴根) | ||
| Parliament of Malaysia | ||||
| P036 | 1963–1964 | Tan Phock Kin (陈朴根) | ||
| 1964–1968 | Lim Chong Eu (林苍佑) | UDP | ||
| 1968–1969 | ||||
| 1969–1971 | Parliament was suspended[6] [7] | |||
| P036 | 1971–1973 | Lim Chong Eu (林苍佑) | ||
| 1973–1974 | ||||
| P042 | 1974–1978 | |||
| 1978–1981 | Wong Hoong Keat (黄鸿杰) | DAP | ||
| 1981–1982 | ||||
| 1982–1986 | Koh Tsu Koon (许子根) | |||
| P045 | 1986–1990 | Lim Kit Siang (林吉祥) | DAP | |
| 1990–1995 | ||||
| P048 | 1995–1999 | |||
| 1999–2004 | Chow Kon Yeow (曹观友) | |||
| P049 | 2004–2008 | DAP | ||
| 2008–2013 | ||||
| 2013–2018 | Ng Wei Aik (黄伟益) | |||
| 2018–2022 | Chow Kon Yeow (曹观友) | |||
| 2022–present | Lim Hui Ying (林慧英) | |||
| Parliamentaryconstituency | State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Tanjong | Kampong Kolam | ||||||
| Komtar | |||||||
| Kota | |||||||
| Padang Kota | |||||||
| Pengkalan Kota | |||||||
| Tanjong Tengah | |||||||
| Tanjong Utara | |||||||
| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N26 | Padang Kota | Chow Kon Yeow | |
| N27 | Pengkalan Kota | Wong Yuee Harng | |
| N28 | Komtar | Teh Lai Heng |
| N26 | Padang Kota | Penang Island City Council |
| N27 | Pengkalan Kota | |
| N28 | Komtar |