Berapit

Penangconstituency
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Heng Lee Lee PH
Constituency created	1986
First contested	1986
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]	29,076
Area (km²)[2]	6

Berapit is a state constituency inPenang,Malaysia, that has been represented in thePenang State Legislative Assembly.^[3]

The state constituency was first contested in 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to thePenang State Legislative Assembly under thefirst-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018^[update], the State Assemblywoman for Berapit is Heng Lee Lee from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).^[4]

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Berapit constituency is divided into 8 polling districts.^[5]

The electoral results for the Berapit state constituency from 1986 to2018 are as follows.

Penang state election, 2023:Berapit

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Heng Lee Lee	19,183	94.40	2.30
	PN	Lee Kok Keong	1,130	5.60	5.60
Total valid votes			20,313	100.00
Total rejected ballots			154
Unreturned ballots			19
Turnout			20,486	70.46	14.54
Registered electors			29,076
Majority			18,053	88.80	3.70
	PHhold		Swing

Penang state election, 2018:Berapit

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Heng Lee Lee	18,378	92.10	92.10
	BN	Goh Swee Gim	1,397	7.00	4.60
	Penang Front Party	Lee Poh Kong	105	0.50	0.50
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Song Chee Meng	84	0.40	0.40
Total valid votes			19,964	100.00
Total rejected ballots			202
Unreturned ballots			41
Turnout			20,207	85.00	1.60
Registered electors			23,779
Majority			16,981	85.10	8.30
	PHhold		Swing
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. Retrieved2018-08-01.[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 fromthe original(PDF) on 29 August 2019. Retrieved2018-08-01.

Penang state election, 2013:Berapit

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Ong Kok Fooi	16,995	88.40	23.10
	BN	Lau Chiek Tuan	2,230	11.60	23.10
Total valid votes			19,225	100.00
Total rejected ballots			165
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			19,390	86.60	8.50
Registered electors			22,394
Majority			14,765	76.80	46.20
	DAPhold		Swing
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. Retrieved2016-05-21.[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) 230/2013]"(PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved2016-05-21.

Penang state election, 2008:Berapit

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Ong Kok Fooi	10,006	65.30	29.00
	BN	Lau Chiek Tuan	5,314	34.70	29.00
Total valid votes			15,320	100.00
Total rejected ballots			197
Unreturned ballots			13
Turnout			15,530	78.10	1.80
Registered electors			19,895
Majority			4,692	30.60	3.20
	DAPgain fromBN		Swing		?
Source(s) 1."Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen dan Dewan Undangan Negeri Bagi Tahun 2008". Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia. Retrieved2019-01-03.

Penang state election, 2004:Berapit

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lau Chiek Tuan	9,199	63.70	4.60
	DAP	Tan Khong Chong	5,233	36.30	4.60
Total valid votes			14,432	100.00
Total rejected ballots			269
Unreturned ballots			373
Turnout			15,074	76.30	1.30
Registered electors			19,745
Majority			3,966	27.40	9.20
	BNhold		Swing		?
Source(s) 1."Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen dan Dewan Undangan Negeri Bagi Tahun 2004". Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia. Retrieved2019-01-03.

Penang state election, 1999:Berapit

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lau Chiek Tuan	8,420	59.10	1.20
	DAP	Chong Eng	5,826	40.90	1.20
Total valid votes			14,246	100.00
Total rejected ballots			279
Unreturned ballots			24
Turnout			14,549	77.60	0.10
Registered electors			18,738
Majority			2,594	18.20	2.40
	BNhold		Swing
Source(s) 1."Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen dan Dewan Undangan Negeri Bagi Tahun 1999". Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia. Retrieved2019-01-03.

Penang state election, 1995:Berapit

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lau Chiek Tuan	8,242	60.30	25.80
	DAP	Gooi Seong Kin	5,435	39.70	25.80
Total valid votes			13,677	100.00
Total rejected ballots			277
Unreturned ballots			32
Turnout			13,986	77.50	0.20
Registered electors			18,047
Majority			2,807	20.60	10.40
	BNhold		Swing		?
Source(s) 1."Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen dan Dewan Undangan Negeri Bagi Tahun 1995". Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia. Retrieved2019-01-03.

Penang state election, 1990:Berapit

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Wong Hang Yoke	10,110	65.50	5.10
	BN	Khaw Keng Hong	5,316	34.50	5.00
Total valid votes			15,426	100.00
Total rejected ballots			302
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			15,728	77.70	3.30
Registered electors			20,247
Majority			4,794	31.00	0.10
	BNhold		Swing
Source(s) 1."Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen dan Dewan Undangan Negeri Bagi Tahun 1990". Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia. Retrieved2019-01-03.

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