Sungai Pinang

Penangconstituency
Sungai Pinang (olive) onPenang
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Lim Siew Khim PH
Constituency created	1959 (as Sungei Pinang)
First contested	1959
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]	34,416
Area (km²)[2]	4

Sungai Pinang is a state constituency inPenang,Malaysia, that has been represented in thePenang State Legislative Assembly since 1974. It covers much ofJelutong, one of the suburbs ofGeorge Town.

The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to thePenang State Legislative Assembly under thefirst-past-the-post voting system. Since 2013^[update], the State Assemblyman for Sungai Pinang is Lim Siew Khim from theDemocratic 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 Sungai Pinang constituency is divided into 8 polling districts.^[3]

This state seat encompasses much ofJelutong, a suburb immediately south ofGeorge Town, as well as the neighbourhood ofSungai Pinang.^[4]Jelutong is geographically situated to the south of thePinang River (Malay:Sungai Pinang), from where the constituency got its name.

In addition, the new coastal neighbourhood aroundKarpal Singh Drive falls under this constituency.

The Sungai Pinang seat is bounded to the west by Jelutong Road; a portion ofJelutong west of the road lies within the neighbouringBatu Lancang constituency. ThePinang River, up to the junction of Jalan Perak and Sungai Pinang Road, marks the seat's northern limits. The constituency's southern limits is formed by Jalan Tunku Kudin.

The electoral results for the Sungai Pinang state constituency in2008,2013 and2018 are as follows.

Penang state election, 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Lim Siew Khim	16,026	65.10	3.70
	PN	Ng Fook On	7,738	31.50	31.50
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Abdul Ghani Haroon	623	2.50	2.50
	Independent	Andrew Rajah	221	0.90	0.90
Total valid votes			24,608	100.00
Total rejected ballots			200
Unreturned ballots			38
Turnout			24,846	72.19	12.11
Registered electors			34,416
Majority			8,288	33.60	12.90
	PHhold		Swing

Penang state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Lim Siew Khim	15,362	68.80	68.80
	BN	Ng Fook On	4,974	22.30	15.70
	PAS	Yacoob Omar	1,575	7.10	7.10
	Parti Sosialis Malaysia	Teh Yee Cheu	223	1.00	1.00
	Malaysian United Party	Tan Sim Bee	79	0.30	0.30
	Independent	Mohamed Yacoob Mohamed Noor	119	0.50	0.50
Total valid votes			22,332	100.00
Total rejected ballots			291
Unreturned ballots			81
Turnout			22,704	84.30	3.10
Registered electors			26,917
Majority			10,388	46.50	23.20
	Pakatan Harapan (2018)hold		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. "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. Retrieved2018-08-01.

Penang state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Siew Khim	12,354	61.30	3.50
	BN	Thor Teong Gee	7,647	38.00	1.10
	Independent	Mohamed Yacoob	141	0.70	0.70
Total valid votes			20,142	100.00
Total rejected ballots			287
Unreturned ballots			102
Turnout			20,351	87.40	12.00
Registered electors			23,501
Majority			4,707	23.30	4.60
	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."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. Retrieved2016-05-21.

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