Datok Keramat is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 1974. It covers a part of George Town proper, including the eponymous urban district colloquially known as Dato Keramat.
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. , the State Assemblyman for Sungai Pinang is Jagdeep Singh Deo 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 Datok Keramat constituency is divided into 9 polling districts. State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocationDatok Keramat (N29)Jalan York050/29/01SMJK UnionSekolah Free050/29/02SMK Penang FreeTaman Sekolah Free050/29/03SJK (C) Han ChiangTaman Abdidin050/29/04SJK (C) Sum SunJalan Perak050/29/05Sekolah Jepun Pulau PinangCaunter Hall050/29/06SMK Abdullah MunshiCity Stadium050/29/07SMK (P) Sri MutiaraKampong Makam050/29/08SJK (C) Tong SianJalan Kajang050/29/09SJK (C) Convent Datuk Keramat This state seat encompasses the western part of George Town's city centre, including much of Dato Keramat Road, from where the constituency got its name. Also located within the Datok Keramat seat are some of the city's major landmarks and institutions, such as the City Stadium, Penang Free School and The Residency, the latter of which is the official residence of the governor of Penang.
The Datok Keramat state constituency is bounded to the north by Western Road (now Jalan Utama) and Dato Keramat Road. However, it stops just short of Penang Times Square, which comes under the neighbouring Komtar constituency. To the south, the constituency extends up to Free School Road just south of Penang Free School, thus covering the residential area around the historic school and east of Green Lane. Both Green Lane and Scotland Road also form the constituency's western limits.
Demographics
+Total electors by polling district in 2016Polling districtElectorsCaunter Hall2,281City Stadium2,388Jalan Kajang1,503Jalan Perak3,805Jalan York1,803Kampong Makam2,778Sekolah Free1,891Taman Sekolah Free3,685Taman Abidin1,900Total22,034Source: Malaysian Election Commission
History Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Datok KeramatAssemblyNoYearsMemberPartyConstituency created from Tanjong Barat, Tanjong Utara, Kelawai and Dhoby Ghaut4thN251974 – 1978Teh Ewe Lim (郑耀林) 5th1978 – 19826th1982 – 19867th1986 – 1990Ooi Ean Kwong (黄炎光)8th1990 – 1995K. Balasundaram 9th1995 – 1999Lim Boo Chang (林武灿) 10th1999 – 2004 11thN292004 – 2008Ong Thean Lye (汪天来) 12th2008 – 2013Jagdeep Singh Deo 13th2013 – 2018 14th2018 – 2023 15th2023–present
Election results The electoral results for the Datok Keramat state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.
See also Constituencies of Penang
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