State constituency in Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
Bukit Tengah 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. Since 2018[update], the State Assemblyman for Bukit Tengah is Gooi Hsiao-Leung from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).[4]
According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023 the Bukit Tengah constituency is divided into 9 polling districts.[5]
| State constituency
|
Polling Districts
|
Code
|
Location
|
| Bukit Tengah(N17)
|
Kampong Jawa
|
046/17/01
|
SJK (T) Ladang Prye
|
| Jalan Pengkalan
|
046/17/02
|
SK Kebun Sireh
|
| Kebun Sireh
|
046/17/03
|
SK Kebun Sireh
|
| Bukit Tengah
|
046/17/04
|
SJK (C) Peng Bin
|
| Kuala Juru
|
046/17/05
|
|
| Juru
|
046/17/06
|
SJK (C) True Light
|
| Taman Perwira
|
046/17/07
|
SMK Taman Perwira
|
| Taman Sejati
|
046/17/08
|
SJK (C) Peng Bin
|
| Taman Sentul Jaya
|
046/17/09
|
SMK Permai Indah
|
Ethnic breakdown of Bukit Tengah's electorate as of
2023[6]
- Chinese (46.08%)
- Malay (36.06%)
- Indian (16.76%)
- Other ethnicities (1.09%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
| Polling district
|
Electors
|
| Kampong Jawa
|
720
|
| Jalan Pengkalan
|
1,686
|
| Kebun Sireh
|
2,537
|
| Bukit Tengah
|
2,998
|
| Kuala Juru
|
3,465
|
| Juru
|
3,626
|
| Taman Perwira
|
792
|
| Taman Sejati
|
1,643
|
| Taman Sentul Jaya
|
2,279
|
| Total
|
19,746
|
| Source: Malaysian Election Commission[7]
|
| Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Bukit Tengah
|
| Assembly
|
Years
|
Member
|
Party
|
| Constituency created from Alma
|
| 4th
|
1974 – 1978
|
Harun Sirat
|
BN (GERAKAN)
|
| 5th
|
1978 – 1982
|
Liang Thau Sang
|
| 6th
|
1982 – 1986
|
| 7th
|
1986 – 1990
|
| 8th
|
1990 – 1995
|
Chian Heng Kai
|
GR (DAP)
|
| 9th
|
1995 – 1999
|
Liang Thau Sang
|
BN (GERAKAN)
|
| 10th
|
1999 – 2004
|
Ng Siew Lai
|
| 11th
|
2004 – 2008
|
| 12th
|
2008 – 2013
|
Ong Chin Wen
|
PR (PKR)
|
| 13th
|
2013 – 2015
|
| 2015 – 2018
|
PH (PKR)
|
| 14th
|
2018 – 2023
|
Gooi Hsiao Leung
|
| 15th
|
2023–present
|
The electoral results for the Bukit Tengah state constituency are as follows.
Penang state election, 2008
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
|
PKR |
Ong Chin Wen |
6,736 |
58.23 |
27.95
|
|
|
BN |
Ng Siew Lai |
4,832 |
41.77 |
27.95
|
| Total valid votes
|
11,568 |
100.00
|
| Total rejected ballots
|
257
|
| Unreturned ballots
|
10
|
| Turnout
|
11,835 |
78.90 |
1.13
|
| Registered electors
|
14,995
|
| Majority
|
1,904 |
16.46 |
22.98
|
|
|
PKR gain from BN
|
Swing
|
?
|
|
|
Penang state election, 2004
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
|
BN |
Ng Siew Lai |
7,116 |
69.72 |
10.42
|
|
|
PKR |
Law Choo Kiang |
3,090 |
30.28 |
30.28
|
| Total valid votes
|
10,206 |
100.00
|
| Total rejected ballots
|
224
|
| Unreturned ballots
|
5
|
| Turnout
|
10,435 |
77.77 |
0.44
|
| Registered electors
|
13,470
|
| Majority
|
4,026 |
39.44 |
20.84
|
|
|
BN hold
|
Swing
|
|
|
|
Penang state election, 1978
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
|
BN |
Liang Thau Sang |
3,728 |
40.47 |
8.41
|
|
|
DAP |
Ong Chin Siong |
3,164 |
34.35 |
12.91
|
|
|
PAS |
Musa Mohd. Yatim |
2,319 |
25.18 |
25.18
|
| Total valid votes
|
9,211 |
100.00
|
| Total rejected ballots
|
404
|
| Unreturned ballots
|
0
|
| Turnout
|
9,615 |
79.71 |
1.21
|
| Registered electors
|
12,063
|
| Majority
|
564 |
6.12 |
21.32
|
| This was a new constituency created.
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