Air Putih is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 2004. It covers the northern part of Air Itam, a suburb of George Town that is located in the central part of Penang Island.
The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. , the State Assemblyman for Air Putih is Lim Guan Eng from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH). Lim was also the Chief Minister of Penang between 2008 and 2018.
Definition The Air Putih constituency contains the polling districts of Bukit Bendera (Penang Hill), Hye Keat Estate, Jalan Lintang, Race Course, Reservoir Gardens, Stesen Bawah (referring to the Penang Hill Railway Lower Station) and Taman Sempadan.
Polling districts According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Air Putih constituency is divided into 7 polling districts. State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocationAir Putih (N23)Bukit Bendera048/23/01Dewan Jawatankuasa Kemajuan Dan Keselamatan Kampong (JKKK) Bukit BenderaStesyen Bawah048/23/02Dewan Jawatankuasa Kemajuan Dan Keselamatan Kampong (JKKK) Bukit BenderaJalan Lintang048/23/03SJK (C) Kong Min PusatHye Keat Estate048/23/04SJK (C) Kong Min PusatReservoir Gardens048/23/05SJK (C) Chung Hwa Confucian 'A'Race Course048/23/06SJK (C) Shang WuTaman Sempadan048/23/07SJK (C) Chung Hwa Confucian 'B'
Aside from the northern part of the Air Itam suburb, colloquially known as Air Putih by the locals, much of the state seat is sparsely populated, consisting of hilly and forested areas that include the Penang Hill.
The Air Putih seat is bounded to the southeast by Air Itam Road; the portion of Air Itam south of the road falls under the Air Itam constituency. This constituency also stretches up to the residential areas of Air Itam south of the Rifle Range neighbourhood, with Rifle Range coming under the neighbouring Kebun Bunga seat.
Demographics
+Total electors by polling district in 2016Polling districtElectorsBukit Bendera309Hye Keat Estate2,814Jalan Lintang2,129Race Course2,429Reservoir Gardens2,690Stesen Bawah271Taman Sempadan2,110Total12,752Source: Malaysian Election Commission
History Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Air PutihAssemblyNoYearsMemberPartyConstituency created from Air Itam11thN232004 – 2008Lye Siew Weng (黎兆榮) 12th2008 – 2013Lim Guan Eng (林冠英) 13th2013 – 2018 14th2018 – 2023 15th2023–present
Election results The electoral results for the Air Putih state constituency are as follows.
See also Constituencies of Penang
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