Bagan (federal constituency)

Bagan (P043)

Penang constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Lim Guan Eng PH
Constituency created	1958
Constituency abolished	1974
Constituency re-created	1984
First contested	1959
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	112,712
Electors (2023)[2]	89,654
Area (km²)[3]	20
Pop. density (per km²)	5,635.6

Bagan is a federal constituency in North Seberang Perai 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.

https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/PENANG

It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed. It was re-created in 1984.

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Bagan constituency is divided into 24 polling districts.^[4]

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Lim Guan Eng	55,797	81.27	4.69
	PN	Alan Oh @ Oh Teik Choon	6,149	8.96	8.96
	BN	Tan Chuan Hong	5,385	7.84	5.06
	PEJUANG	Mohammed Hafiz Bin Mohamed Abu Bakar	1,323	1.93	1.93
Total valid votes			68,654	100.00
Total rejected ballots			738
Unreturned ballots			124
Turnout			69,156	77.70	7.02
Registered electors			89,447
Majority			49,648	72.31	0.75
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753273/PUB609%20(2022).pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Lim Guan Eng	51,653	85.96	85.96
	BN	Lee Beng Seng	7,751	12.90	7.93
	Love Malaysia Party	Huan Cheng Guan	502	0.84	0.84
	Malaysian United Party	Koay Xing Boon	181	0.30	0.30
Total valid votes			60,087	100.00
Total rejected ballots			463
Unreturned ballots			92
Turnout			60,642	84.72	2.56
Registered electors			71,583
Majority			43,902	73.06	15.27
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 236/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link‍] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 310/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link‍]

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Guan Eng	46,466	78.62	4.33
	BN	David Chua Teik Siang	12,307	20.83	4.88
	Love Malaysia Party	Lim Kim Chu	328	0.55	0.55
Total valid votes			59,101	100.00
Total rejected ballots			634
Unreturned ballots			57
Turnout			59,792	87.28	9.44
Registered electors			68,503
Majority			34,159	57.79	8.91
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 173/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-10.[permanent dead link‍] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 214/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-10.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Guan Eng	33,748	74.29	20.04
	BN	Song Choy Leng	11,678	25.71	20.04
Total valid votes			45,426	100.00
Total rejected ballots			766
Unreturned ballots			35
Turnout			46,227	77.84	1.88
Registered electors			59,385
Majority			22,070	48.88	40.38
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Hock Seng	23,095	54.25	1.64
	BN	Lim Chien Aun	19,473	45.75	1.64
Total valid votes			42,568	100.00
Total rejected ballots			961
Unreturned ballots			13
Turnout			43,542	75.96	1.24
Registered electors			57,322
Majority			3,622	8.50	2.98
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Hock Seng	27,757	52.61	11.15
	BN	Tan Tiao Kuen	24,999	47.39	11.33
Total valid votes			52,756	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,084
Unreturned ballots			42
Turnout			53,882	74.72	13.51
Registered electors			72,111
Majority			2,758	5.22	22.48
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 9 September 1995
Upon the death of incumbent, P. Patto

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Hock Seng	27,166	63.76	13.65
	BN	Yeoh Khoon Chooi	15,364	36.06	13.83
	Independent	Tan Kee Chye	75	0.18	0.18
Total valid votes			42,605	100.00
Total rejected ballots			681
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			43,286	61.21	15.68
Registered electors			70,718
Majority			11,802	27.70	27.48
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Patto Perumal	26,524	50.11	3.07
	BN	Yeoh Khoon Chooi	26,406	49.89	3.07
Total valid votes			52,930	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,306
Unreturned ballots			142
Turnout			54,378	76.89	0.03
Registered electors			70,721
Majority			118	0.22	6.14
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Hock Seng	22,673	53.18	2.73
	BN	Sak Cheng Lum	19,959	46.82	2.73
Total valid votes			42,632	100.00
Total rejected ballots			790
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			43,422	76.86	4.55
Registered electors			56,494
Majority			2,714	6.36	5.46
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Tan Cheng Bee	8,925	51.46	16.70
	Socialist Front	Mohamed Salleh Yaacob	6,564	37.85	37.85
	PMIP	Shariff Mohamed Isa	983	5.67	7.83
	UDP	M. P. Mathew	871	5.02	5.02
Total valid votes			17,343	100.00
Total rejected ballots			403
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			17,746	77.82	9.24
Registered electors			22,805
Majority			2,361	13.61	12.18
	Alliance hold		Swing

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2018-08-12.