Jawi

Penangconstituency
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Jason H'ng Mooi Lye PH
Constituency created	1986
First contested	1986
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]	36,601
Area (km²)[2]	56

Jawi 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 Assemblyman for Jawi is H’ng Mooi Lye from theDemocratic 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 Jawi constituency is divided into 10 polling districts.^[5]

The electoral results for the Jawi state constituency are as follows.

Penang state election, 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Jason H'ng Mooi Lye	20,641	79.50	0.80
	PN	Steven Koh Tien Yew	5,322	20.50	20.50
Total valid votes			25,963	100.00
Total rejected ballots			290
Unreturned ballots			31
Turnout			26,284	71.81	13.49
Registered electors			36,601
Majority			15,319	59.00	1.00
	PHhold		Swing

Penang state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Jason H'ng Mooi Lye	17,559	78.70	7.50
	BN	Kiew Hen Chong	4,188	18.70	10.10
	People's Alternative Party	Tan Beng Huat	309	1.40	1.40
	Malaysian United Party	Koay Xing Boon	165	0.70	0.70
	Penang Front Party	Daphne Edward	73	0.30	0.30
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Tan Chew Suan	51	0.20	0.20
Total valid votes			22,345	100.00
Total rejected ballots			377
Unreturned ballots			56
Turnout			22,778	85.30	2.40
Registered electors			26,699
Majority			13,371	60.00	17.60
	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 2019-08-29. Retrieved2018-08-01.

Penang state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Soon Lip Chee	15,219	71.20	9.10
	BN	Tan Cheng Liang	6,143	28.80	9.10
Total valid votes			21,362	100.00
Total rejected ballots			339
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			21,701	87.70	7.90
Registered electors			24,735
Majority			9,076	42.40	18.20
	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 2019-03-22. Retrieved2016-05-21.

Penang state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Tan Beng Huat	9,739	62.10	32.31
	BN	Tan Cheng Liang	5,949	37.90	27.03
Total valid votes			15,688	100.00
Total rejected ballots			413
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			16,101	79.80	1.77
Registered electors			20,167
Majority			3,790	24.20	10.94
	DAPgain fromBN		Swing		?
Source(s) [8]

Penang state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Cheng Liang	8,733	64.93	11.76
	DAP	Teoh Seang Hooi	4,007	29.79	17.04
	Independent	Ganesh Kailasani	710	5.28	5.28
Total valid votes			13,450	100.00
Total rejected ballots			480
Unreturned ballots			22
Turnout			13,952	78.03	1.01
Registered electors			17,880
Majority			3,790	35.14	28.80
	BNhold		Swing
Source(s) [9]

Penang state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Cheng Liang	8,879	53.17	1.11
	DAP	Teoh Seang Hooi	7,819	46.83	1.11
Total valid votes			16,698	100.00
Total rejected ballots			451
Unreturned ballots			13
Turnout			17,162	79.04	0.09
Registered electors			21,712
Majority			1,060	6.34	2.22
	BNhold		Swing

Penang state election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Cheng Liang	8,355	52.06	13.23
	DAP	Goh Kheng Huat	7,694	47.94	13.23
Total valid votes			16,049	100.00
Total rejected ballots			420
Unreturned ballots			29
Turnout			16,498	79.13	0.72
Registered electors			20,850
Majority			661	4.12	18.22
	BNgain fromDAP		Swing		?

Penang state election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chin Kooi Thoon	8,827	61.17	2.38
	BN	Teoh Kooi Sneah	5,604	38.83	2.38
Total valid votes			14,431	100.00
Total rejected ballots			440
Unreturned ballots			8
Turnout			14,879	79.85	3.81
Registered electors			18,646
Majority			3,223	22.34	4.76
	DAPhold		Swing

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