Pulau Tikus (state constituency)

Pulau Tikus
Penang constituency
Pulau Tikus (olive) on Penang
State constituency
LegislaturePenang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Joshua Woo Sze Zeng
PH
Constituency created2004
First contested2004
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]23,257
Area (km²)[2]6

Pulau Tikus is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 2004. It covers two of George Town's affluent suburbs - Pulau Tikus and parts of Tanjung Tokong - as well as Gurney Drive.

The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since August 2023, the State Assemblyman for Pulau Tikus is Joshua Woo Sze Zeng from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Definition

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Polling districts

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According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Pulau Tikus constituency is divided into 8 polling districts.[3]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Pulau Tikus (N25) Pantai Molek 048/25/01 SJK (C) Perempuan China
Jalan Punchak Erskine 048/25/02 SMK Perempuan China
Taman Gottlieb 044/25/03 SMK Perempuan China
College Avenue 044/25/04 SK St Xavier Cawangan
Bangkok Line 044/25/05 SMK Westlands
Peel Avenue 044/25/06 Pusat Kecermelangan Sukan Westlands
Taman Berjaya 048/25/07 SK St. Xavier Cawangan
Barrack Road 048/25/08 SK Jalan Residensi

The constituency encompasses the Pulau Tikus suburb in its entirety and the southern part of Tanjung Tokong up to Fettes Road (Malay: Jalan Fettes).[4] In addition, the whole stretch of Gurney Drive, the most famous seafront promenade in George Town, falls under this constituency. The constituency consist of a sizable Peranakan and siamese electorate along kelawai and cantonment road.

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Pulau Tikus's electorate as of 2023[5]

  Chinese (53.24%)
  Malay (20.71%)
  Indian (15.60%)
  Other ethnicities (10.46%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Ayer Rajah 2,312
Bangkok Lane 2,833
Barrack Road 2,006
College Avenue 2,790
Jalan Punchak Erskine 2,729
Pantai Molek 1,992
Peel Avenue 2,364
Taman Gottlieb 799
Total 17,825
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[6]

History

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Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Pulau Tikus
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Kebun Bunga
11th 2004 – 2008 Teng Hock Nan BN (GERAKAN)
12th 2008 – 2013 Koay Teng Hai PR (DAP)
13th 2013 – 2018 Yap Soo Huey
14th 2018 – 2023 Chris Lee Chun Kit PH (DAP)
15th 2023–present Joshua Woo Sze Zeng

Election results

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The electoral results for the Pulau Tikus state constituency are as follows.

Penang state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Joshua Woo Sze Zeng 11,577 85.10 Increase 2.80
PN Tang Ching Sern 1,808 13.30 Increase 13.30
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Goh Chuin Loon 220 1.60 Increase 1.60
Total valid votes 13,605 100.00
Total rejected ballots 81
Unreturned ballots 33
Turnout 13,719 58.99 Decrease 19.01
Registered electors 23,257
Majority 9,769 71.80 Increase 6.70
PH hold Swing
Penang state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Chris Lee Chun Kit 11,679 82.30 Increase 82.30
BN Loo Jieh Sheng 2,434 17.20 Decrease 3.90
Malaysian United Party Wee Kean Wai 75 0.50 Increase 0.50
Total valid votes 14,188 100.00
Total rejected ballots 138
Unreturned ballots 53
Turnout 14,379 78.00 Decrease 2.50
Registered electors 18,423
Majority 9,245 65.10 Increase 8.10
Pulau Tikus hold Swing PH (2018)
Source(s)

"His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 252/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link]

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 326/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
Penang state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Yap Soo Huey 11,256 78.10 Increase 20.70
BN Rowena Yam 3,036 21.10 Decrease 21.50
Total valid votes 14,292 100.00
Total rejected ballots 125
Unreturned ballots 25
Turnout 14,442 80.50 Increase 10.10
Registered electors 17,936
Majority 8,220 57.00 Increase 42.20
Pulau Tikus hold Swing DAP
Penang state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Koay Teng Hai 6,649 57.40 Increase 33.86
BN Teng Hock Nan 4,935 42.60 Decrease 33.86
Total valid votes 11,584 100.00
Total rejected ballots 168
Unreturned ballots 14
Turnout 11,766 70.40 Increase 3.74
Registered electors 16,723
Majority 1,714 14.80 Increase 39.12
DAP gain from BN Swing .


Penang state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
BN Teng Hock Nan 8,614 77.46
PKR Ong Khan Lee 2,507 23.54
Total valid votes 11,121 100.00
Total rejected ballots 283
Unreturned ballots 21
Turnout 11,425 66.66
Registered electors 17,139
Majority 6,107 53.92
This was a new constituency created.

See also

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References

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