Pulau Tikus

Penangconstituency
Pulau Tikus (olive) onPenang
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Joshua Woo Sze Zeng PH
Constituency created	2004
First contested	2004
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]	23,257
Area (km²)[2]	6

Pulau Tikus is a state constituency inPenang,Malaysia, that has been represented in thePenang State Legislative Assembly since 2004. It covers two ofGeorge Town's affluent suburbs -Pulau Tikus and parts ofTanjung Tokong - as well asGurney Drive.

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

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

The constituency encompasses thePulau Tikus suburb in its entirety and the southern part ofTanjung Tokong up to Fettes Road (Malay:Jalan Fettes).^[4] In addition, the whole stretch ofGurney Drive, the most famousseafront promenade inGeorge Town, falls under this constituency. The constituency consist of a sizablePeranakan and siamese electorate along kelawai and cantonment road.

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	2.80
	PN	Tang Ching Sern	1,808	13.30	13.30
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Goh Chuin Loon	220	1.60	1.60
Total valid votes			13,605	100.00
Total rejected ballots			81
Unreturned ballots			33
Turnout			13,719	58.99	19.01
Registered electors			23,257
Majority			9,769	71.80	6.70
	PHhold		Swing

Penang state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Chris Lee Chun Kit	11,679	82.30	82.30
	BN	Loo Jieh Sheng	2,434	17.20	3.90
	Malaysian United Party	Wee Kean Wai	75	0.50	0.50
Total valid votes			14,188	100.00
Total rejected ballots			138
Unreturned ballots			53
Turnout			14,379	78.00	2.50
Registered electors			18,423
Majority			9,245	65.10	8.10
	Pulau Tikushold		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. 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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Yap Soo Huey	11,256	78.10	20.70
	BN	Rowena Yam	3,036	21.10	21.50
Total valid votes			14,292	100.00
Total rejected ballots			125
Unreturned ballots			25
Turnout			14,442	80.50	10.10
Registered electors			17,936
Majority			8,220	57.00	42.20
	Pulau Tikushold		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. 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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Koay Teng Hai	6,649	57.40	33.86
	BN	Teng Hock Nan	4,935	42.60	33.86
Total valid votes			11,584	100.00
Total rejected ballots			168
Unreturned ballots			14
Turnout			11,766	70.40	3.74
Registered electors			16,723
Majority			1,714	14.80	39.12
	DAPgain fromBN		Swing		.

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• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya".Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived fromthe original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved2016-05-21.

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