Tanjong Bunga (state constituency)

Tanjong Bunga

Penang constituency
Tanjong Bunga (olive) on Penang
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Zairil Khir Johari PH
Constituency created	1959 (as Tanjong Bungah)
First contested	1959
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]	29,477
Area (km²)[2]	19

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. Since 2018^[update], 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).

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Tanjong Bunga constituency is divided into 7 polling districts.^[3]

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.^[4] It also encompasses the newly created neighbourhood of Seri Tanjung Pinang at Tanjung Tokong, which was reclaimed from the sea in the early 2000s.

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.^[7]

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.

The electoral results for the Tanjong Bunga state constituency are as follows.

Penang state election, 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Zairil Khir Johari	13,257	72.82	3.55
	PN	Hng Chee Wey	4,430	24.33	24.33
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Lee Chui Wah	518	2.85	2.15
Total valid votes			18,205	100.00
Total rejected ballots			126
Unreturned ballots			59
Turnout			18,390	62.39	18.33
Registered electors			29,477
Majority			8,827	48.49	5.38
	PH hold		Swing

Penang state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Pakatan Harapan (2018)	Zairil Khir Johari	13,245	76.37	76.37
	BN	Teng Chang Yeow	3,902	22.50	10.78
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Chua Cheong Wee	122	0.70	0.70
	Malaysian United Party	Lee Zheng Yong	74	0.43	0.43
Total valid votes			17,343	100.00
Total rejected ballots			163
Unreturned ballots			65
Turnout			17,571	80.72	2.88
Registered electors			21,768
Majority			9,343	53.87	20.62
	Tanjong Bunga 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. "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. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Penang state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Teh Yee Cheu	11,033	66.53	8.54
	BN	Chia Kwang Chye	5,518	33.28	8.73
	Independent	Beh Seong Leng	33	0.20	0.20
Total valid votes			16,584	100.00
Total rejected ballots			193
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			16,777	83.60	10.51
Registered electors			20,068
Majority			5,515	33.25	17.27
	Tanjong Bunga hold		Swing		DAP
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 189/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21. "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) 230/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

Penang state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Teh Yee Cheu	7,021	57.99	34.48
	BN	Chia Loong Thye	5,086	42.01	34.48
Total valid votes			12,107	100
Total rejected ballots			220
Unreturned ballots			32
Turnout			12,359	73.09	0.24
Registered electors			16,910
Majority			1,935	15.98	37.00
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Penang state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Koh Tsu Koon	8,985	76.49	8.97
	DAP	Lim Cheng Heo	2,761	23.51	5.76
Total valid votes			11,746	100
Total rejected ballots			286
Unreturned ballots			274
Turnout			12,306	73.33	0.13
Registered electors			16,782
Majority			6,224	52.98	14.73
	BN hold		Swing

• Constituencies of Penang

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-21.