Tanjong (federal constituency)

Tanjong

Penang constituency

Federal constituency

Legislature

Dewan Rakyat

Ng Wei Aik
DAP

Constituency created

1958

First contested

1959

Last contested

2013

Tanjong is a federal constituency in 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.

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Northam Road, Pykett Avenue, Rangoon Road, Nagore Road, Wellesley School, Farquhar Street, Lorong Argus, Muntri Street, Kampong Malabar, Lorong Seck Chuan, Lorong Pasar, Esplanade, Leboh Pasar, Leboh Ah Quee, Leboh Presgrave, Jalan Magazine, Jalan Prangin, Leboh Victoria, Pengkalan Weld, Gat Leboh Noordin, Jalan C. Y. Choy, Macallum Street, Leboh Cecil, Dickens Street, Leboh Cintra, Kampong Kolam, Leboh Acheh, Leboh Melayu, Hong Kong Street, Komtar, Madras Lane, Jalan Timah, Jalan Lines, Jalan Dato' Keramat, Irving Road, Jalan Pahang, Jalan Kim Bian Aik.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Northam Road, Pykett Avenue, Rangoon Road, Nagore Road, Wellesley School, Farquhar Street, Lorong Argus, Muntri Street, Kampong Malabar, Lorong Seck Chuan, Lorong Pasar, Esplanade, Leboh Pasar, Leboh Ah Quee, Leboh Presgrave, Jalan Magazine, Jalan Prangin, Leboh Victoria, Pengkalan Weld, Gat Leboh Noordin, Jalan C. Y. Choy, Macallum Street, Leboh Cecil, Dickens Street, Leboh Cintra, Kampong Kolam, Leboh Acheh, Leboh Melayu, Hong Kong Street, Komtar, Madras Lane, Jalan Timah, Jalan Lines, Jalan Dato' Keramat, Irving Road, Jalan Pahang, Jalan Kim Bian Aik.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Tanjong
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	1959-1963	Tan Phock Kin	Socialist Front
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	1963-1964	Tan Phock Kin	Socialist Front
2nd	1964-1968	Lim Chong Eu	UDP
2nd	1968-1969	Lim Chong Eu	Gerakan
	1969-1971	Parliament dissolved^[2]^[3]
3rd	1971-1973	Lim Chong Eu	Gerakan
3rd	1973-1974		BN
4th	1974-1978		BN
5th	1978-1982	Wong Hoong Keat	DAP
6th	1982-1986	Koh Tsu Koon	BN
7th	1986-1990	Lim Kit Siang	DAP
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004	Chow Kon Yeow
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-present	Ng Wei Aik

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Ng Wei Aik	35,510	83.80	+ 9.48
	BN	Ng Song Kheng	6,865	16.20	- 9.48
Total valid votes			42,375	100.00
Total rejected ballots			495
Unreturned ballots			33
Turnout			42,903	83.33
Registered electors			51,487
Majority			28,645	67.60
	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. "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. Retrieved 2016-05-10.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chow Kon Yeow	28,248	74.32	+ 18.91
	BN	Khaw Veon Szu	9,759	25.68	- 18.91
Total valid votes			38,007	100.00
Total rejected ballots			631
Unreturned ballots			96
Turnout			38,734	72.82
Registered electors			53,188
Majority			18,489	48.64
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chow Kon Yeow	21,652	55.41	+ 0.13
	BN	Ooi Swee Hing	17,424	44.59	- 0.13
Total valid votes			39,076	100.00
Total rejected ballots			717
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			39,793	68.72
Registered electors			57,905
Majority			4,228	10.82
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chow Kon Yeow	23,437	55.28	- 1.47
	BN	Cheang Chee Gooi	18,960	44.72	+ 1.47
Total valid votes			42,397	100.00
Total rejected ballots			993
Unreturned ballots			13
Turnout			43,403	70.85
Registered electors			61,260
Majority			4,477	10.56
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Kit Siang	25,622	56.75	- 12.91
	BN	Oh Keng Seng	18,727	41.48	+ 11.14
	PBS	Khor Ngak Seng @ Khor Gark Kim	800	1.77	+ 1.77
Total valid votes			45,149	100.00
Total rejected ballots			822
Unreturned ballots			234
Turnout			46,205	72.94
Registered electors			63,346
Majority			6,895	15.27
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Kit Siang	30,954	69.66	+ 6.23
	BN	Boey Weng Keat	13,485	30.34	- 6.23
Total valid votes			44,439	100.00
Total rejected ballots			953
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			45,392	74.55
Registered electors			60,887
Majority			17,469	39.32
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Kit Siang	27,611	63.43
	BN	Koh Tsu Koon	15,921	36.57
Total valid votes			43,532	100.00
Total rejected ballots			931
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			44,463	73.32
Registered electors			60,640
Majority			11,690	26.86
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Koh Tsu Koon	22,394	50.42
	DAP	Chian Heng Kai	21,560	48.54
	SDP	Yeap Ghim Guan	464	1.04
Total valid votes			44,418	100.00
Total rejected ballots			899
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			45,317	77.16
Registered electors			58,735
Majority			834
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Wong Hoong Keat
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			51,930
Majority			5,848
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lim Chong Eu	15,409	45.99
	DAP	Yeap Ghim Guan	13,969	41.69
	PEKEMAS	Tan Phock Kin	2,508	7.48
	PSRM	Lee Kok Liang	1,622	4.84
Total valid votes			33,508	100.00
Total rejected ballots			804
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			34,312	73.44
Registered electors			46,719
Majority			1,440
	BN gain from GERAKAN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GERAKAN	Lim Chong Eu	19,656	78.85
	Alliance	Chua Teng Siew	4,496	18.04
	PPP	Khoo Yat See	775	3.11
Total valid votes			24,927	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,072
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			25,999	77.04
Registered electors			33,747
Majority			15,160
	GERAKAN gain from UDP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	UDP	Lim Chong Eu	12,928	45.37
	Socialist Front	Tan Phock Kin	8,516	29.89
	Alliance	David Choong Ewe Leong	6,271	22.01
	PAP	Tan Chong Bee	778	2.73
Total valid votes			28,493	100.00
Total rejected ballots			672
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			29,165	83.90
Registered electors			34,763
Majority			4,412
	UDP gain from Socialist Front		Swing		?

Malayan general election, 1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Socialist Front	Tan Phock Kin	11,333	56.98
	Alliance	G. H. Goh	6,448	32.42
	PPP	Khoo Yat See	2,107	10.59
Total valid votes			19,888	100.00
Total rejected ballots			237
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			20,125	71.65
Registered electors			28,086
Majority			4,885
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-11.

↑ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
↑ Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
↑ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-10.

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F. T. of Kuala Lumpur	Kepong Batu Wangsa Maju Segambut Setiawangsa Titiwangsa Bukit Bintang Lembah Pantai Seputeh Cheras Bandar Tun Razak

F. T. of Putrajaya	Putrajaya

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Malacca	Masjid Tanah Alor Gajah Tangga Batu Bukit Katil Kota Melaka Jasin

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F. T. of Labuan	Labuan

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Sarawak	Mas Gading Santubong Petra Jaya Bandar Kuching Stampin Kota Samarahan Mambong Serian Batang Sadong Batang Lupar Sri Aman Lubok Antu Betong Saratok Tanjong Manis Igan Sarikei Julau Kanowit Lanang Sibu Mukah Selangau Kapit Hulu Rajang Bintulu Sibuti Miri Baram Limbang Lawas

See also: List of former Malaysian federal electoral districts

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