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Tanjong Bunga (state constituency)

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Tanjong Bunga
Penang constituency
Tanjong Bunga (olive) on Penang
State constituency
LegislaturePenang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Zairil Khir Johari
PH
Constituency created1959 (as Tanjong Bungah)
First contested1959
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]29,477
Area (km²)[2]19

Tanjong Bunga is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 1959. It covers the suburbs of George Town along the northern coast of Penang Island, including Batu Ferringhi, Tanjung Bungah and parts of Tanjung Tokong.

The state constituency was first contested in 1959 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Tanjong Bunga is Zairil Khir Johari from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Definition

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Polling districts

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According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Tanjong Bunga constituency is divided into 7 polling districts.[3]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Tanjong Bunga (N22) Batu Feringgi 048/22/01 SJK (C) Pai Chai
Jalan Vale Of Tempe 048/22/02 SK Tanjung Bunga
Kampong Tanjong Bunga 048/22/03 SMK Pendidikan Khas Persekutuan (P) Jalan Lembah Permai
Seaview Park 048/22/04 SMK Tanjong Bunga
Jalan Gajah 048/22/05 SJK (C) Hun Bin
Tanjong Tokong 048/22/06 SK Tanjong Tokong
Sungai Kelian 048/22/07 SJK (C) Poay Wah

Thus, the northernmost suburbs of George Town - Batu Ferringhi, Tanjung Bungah and the northern part of Tanjung Tokong (up to Jalan Gajah and Tanjung Tokong Road) - fall under this state seat.[4] It also encompasses the newly created neighbourhood of Seri Tanjung Pinang at Tanjung Tokong, which was reclaimed from the sea in the early 2000s.

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Tanjong Bunga's electorate as of 2023[5]

  Chinese (59.46%)
  Malay (25.90%)
  Indian (12.08%)
  Other ethnicities (2.55%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Batu Ferringhi 3,855
Jalan Gajah 2,185
Kampong Tanjong Bunga 2,506
Seaview Park 4,095
Sungai Kelian 1,233
Tanjung Tokong 3,593
Vale of Tempe 2,659
Total 20,126
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[6]

History

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The Tanjong Bunga state constituency was originally named Tanjong Bungah when it was created prior to the 1959 State Election. It was then renamed in time for the 1974 State Election.

Tanjong Bungah was one of the first state seats in Penang to be captured by the then fledgling DAP in 1969.

Koh Tsu Koon, a Gerakan politician, first won the Tanjong Bunga constituency in 1990 and was subsequently appointed as the Chief Minister of Penang. Koh held the seat until 2008, when he announced his intention to step down from his position as the Chief Minister.[7]

During the State Election later that year, the constituency was wrested from the Barisan Nasional (BN) federal ruling coalition by Teh Yee Cheu, then a DAP politician. Teh held Tanjong Bunga until the 2018 State Election, when DAP's Zairil Khir Johari, who was selected to replace the former, won the constituency.

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Tanjong Bunga
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
Tanjong Bungah
1st 1959 – 1964 Cheah Seng Khim Alliance (MCA)
2nd 1964 – 1969
1969- 1971 Assembly was dissolved
3rd 1971 – 1974 Khoo Soo Giap DAP
Tanjong Bunga
4th 1974 – 1978 Khor Gark Kim BN (GERAKAN)
5th 1978 – 1982
6th 1982 – 1986
7th 1986 – 1990 Khoo Boo Yeang
8th 1990 – 1995 Koh Tsu Koon
9th 1995 – 1999
10th 1999 – 2004
11th 2004 – 2008
12th 2008 – 2013 Teh Yee Cheu PR (DAP)
13th 2013 – 2018
14th 2018 – 2023 Zairil Khir Johari PH (DAP)
15th 2023–present

Election results

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The electoral results for the Tanjong Bunga state constituency are as follows.

Penang state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Zairil Khir Johari 13,257 72.82 Decrease 3.55
PN Hng Chee Wey 4,430 24.33 Increase 24.33
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Lee Chui Wah 518 2.85 Increase 2.15
Total valid votes 18,205 100.00
Total rejected ballots 126
Unreturned ballots 59
Turnout 18,390 62.39 Decrease 18.33
Registered electors 29,477
Majority 8,827 48.49 Decrease 5.38
PH hold Swing
Penang state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Pakatan Harapan (2018) Zairil Khir Johari 13,245 76.37 Increase 76.37
BN Teng Chang Yeow 3,902 22.50 Decrease 10.78
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Chua Cheong Wee 122 0.70 Increase 0.70
Malaysian United Party Lee Zheng Yong 74 0.43 Increase 0.43
Total valid votes 17,343 100.00
Total rejected ballots 163
Unreturned ballots 65
Turnout 17,571 80.72 Decrease 2.88
Registered electors 21,768
Majority 9,343 53.87 Increase 20.62
Tanjong Bunga hold Swing PH (2018)
Source(s)

"His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 252/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 326/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
Penang state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Teh Yee Cheu 11,033 66.53 Increase 8.54
BN Chia Kwang Chye 5,518 33.28 Decrease 8.73
Independent Beh Seong Leng 33 0.20 Increase 0.20
Total valid votes 16,584 100.00
Total rejected ballots 193
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 16,777 83.60 Increase 10.51
Registered electors 20,068
Majority 5,515 33.25 Increase 17.27
Tanjong Bunga hold Swing DAP
Penang state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Teh Yee Cheu 7,021 57.99 Increase 34.48
BN Chia Loong Thye 5,086 42.01 Decrease 34.48
Total valid votes 12,107 100
Total rejected ballots 220
Unreturned ballots 32
Turnout 12,359 73.09 Decrease 0.24
Registered electors 16,910
Majority 1,935 15.98 Decrease 37.00
DAP gain from BN Swing ?


Penang state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Koh Tsu Koon 8,985 76.49 Increase 8.97
DAP Lim Cheng Heo 2,761 23.51 Decrease 5.76
Total valid votes 11,746 100
Total rejected ballots 286
Unreturned ballots 274
Turnout 12,306 73.33 Increase 0.13
Registered electors 16,782
Majority 6,224 52.98 Increase 14.73
BN hold Swing


Penang state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes %
BN Koh Tsu Koon 12,111 67.52
DAP Wong Hang Yoke 5,250 29.27
Total valid votes 17,361 100
Total rejected ballots 576
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 17,937 73.20
Registered electors
Majority 6,861 38.25
BN hold Swing


See also

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References

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