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. , 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
Polling districts According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Tanjong Bunga constituency is divided into 7 polling districts. State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocationTanjong Bunga (N22)Batu Feringgi048/22/01SJK (C) Pai ChaiJalan Vale Of Tempe048/22/02SK Tanjung BungaKampong Tanjong Bunga048/22/03SMK Pendidikan Khas Persekutuan (P) Jalan Lembah PermaiSeaview Park048/22/04SMK Tanjong BungaJalan Gajah048/22/05SJK (C) Hun BinTanjong Tokong048/22/06SK Tanjong TokongSungai Kelian048/22/07SJK (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. 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
+Total electors by polling district in 2016Polling districtElectorsBatu Ferringhi3,855Jalan Gajah2,185Kampong Tanjong Bunga2,506Seaview Park4,095Sungai Kelian1,233Tanjung Tokong3,593Vale of Tempe2,659Total20,126Source: Malaysian Election Commission
History 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.
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.
Representation history Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Tanjong BungaAssemblyNoYearsMemberPartyConstituency createdTanjong Bungah1stN101959 – 1964Cheah Seng Khim (谢成金) 2nd1964 – 19691969- 1971Assembly was dissolved3rdN101971 – 1974Khoo Soo Giap (邱思业) DAPTanjong Bunga4thN191974 – 1978Khor Gark Kim (许岳金) 5th1978 – 19826th1982 – 19867th1986 – 1990Khoo Boo Yeang (邱武扬)8th1990 – 1995Koh Tsu Koon (许子根)9th1995 – 199910th1999 – 200411thN222004 – 200812th2008 – 2013Teh Yee Cheu (鄭雨周) 13th2013 – 20152015 – 2018 14th2018 – 2023Zairil Khir Johari15th2023–present
Election results The electoral results for the Tanjong Bunga state constituency are as follows.
See also Constituencies of Penang
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