Bagan Jermal (state constituency)

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Constituency created1974
First contested1974
Bagan Jermal
Penang constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePenang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Chee Yeeh Keen
PH
Constituency created1974
First contested1974
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]32,529
Area (km²)[2]6

Bagan Jermal 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, the State Assemblyman for Bagan Jermal is Soon Lip Chee from Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).[4]

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Bagan Jermal constituency is divided into 9 polling districts.[5]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Bagan Jermal (N08) Bagan Jermal 043/08/01 SK Bagan Jermal
Kubang Buaya 043/08/02 SMK Kampong Kastam
Kampong Gajah 043/08/03 SJK (C) Chung Hwa Pusat
Jalan Mengkuang 043/08/04 SK Bagan Tuan Kechil
Kampong Simpa 043/08/05 SK Mak Mandin
Mak Mandin 043/08/06 SMK Mak Mandin
Taman Sukaria 043/08/07 SJK (T) Mak Mandin
Taman Melor 043/08/08 SJK (C) Kwang Hwa
Taman Cantik 043/08/09 SJK (C) Mak Mandin

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Bagan Jermal's electorate as of 2023[6]
  1. Chinese (66.7%)
  2. Indian (16.7%)
  3. Malay (16.0%)
  4. Other ethnicities (0.63%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Bagan Jermal 2,050
Kubang Buaya 4,309
Kampong Gajah 2,315
Jalan Mengkuang 2,613
Kampong Simpa 3,363
Mak Mandin 3,913
Taman Sukaria 2,638
Taman Melor 2,171
Taman Cantik 1,488
Total 24,860
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[7]

History

The Bagan Jermal state constituency was created and first contested during the 1974 State Election. Ong Yi How, a politician from Pekemas first held the Bagan Jermal seat in 1974.

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Bagan Jermal
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Bagan Ajam and Butterworth
4th 1974 – 1978 Ong Yi How Pekemas
5th 1978 – 1982 Sak Cheng Lum BN (MCA)
6th 1982 – 1986
7th 1986 – 1990 Lim Hock Seng DAP
8th 1990 – 1995 Phee Boon Poh GR (DAP)
9th 1995 – 1999 Sak Cheng Lum BN (MCA)
10th 1999 – 2004
11th 2004 – 2008 Ooi Chuan Aik
12th 2008 – 2013 Lim Hock Seng PR (DAP)
13th 2013 – 2015
2015 – 2018 PH (DAP)
14th 2018 – 2023 Soon Lip Chee
15th 2023–present Chee Yeeh Keen

Election results

See also

References

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