Seri Delima is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 2004. It covers parts of Gelugor, a suburb of George Town, as well as the affluent neighbourhood of Green Lane.
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 Seri Delima is Syerleena Abdul Rashid from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).
Definition
Polling districts According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Seri Delima constituency is divided into 7 polling districts. State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocationSeri Delima (N32)Kampong Hijau051/32/01SK Batu LanchangIsland Park051/32/02SMJK Chung Hwa ConfucianLintang Delima051/32/03SMK Hamid KhanLorong Delima051/32/04SMK Hamid KhanBukit Gelugor051/32/05SK Bukit GelugorTaman Tun Sardon051/32/06SMK Datuk Hj. Mohamed Nor AhmadSungai Gelugor051/32/07SK Sg Gelugor This state seat comprises the northern half of Gelugor, a suburb of George Town, and the leafy, affluent neighbourhood of Green Lane.
Seri Delima is bounded to the north by Green Lane and Jalan Tunku Kudin. The southern limits of the constituency roughly follows the course of the Gelugor River into the sea, with the portion of Gelugor south of the river coming under the neighbouring Batu Uban constituency.
Demographics
+Total electors by polling district in 2016Polling districtElectorsBukit Gelugor3,294Island Park4,118Kampong Hijau3,336Lintang Delima4,617Lorong Delima2,409Sungai Gelugor2,824Taman Tun Sardon3,551Total24,149Source: Malaysian Election Commission
History Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Seri DelimaAssemblyNoYearsMemberPartyConstituency created from Bukit Gelugor, Paya Terubong and Batu Uban11thN322004 – 2008Koay Kar Huah (郭家骅) 12th2008 – 2013Sanisvara Nethaji Rayer 13th2013 – 2018 14th2018 – 2023 Syerleena Abdul Rashid 15th2023 – presentConnie Tan Hooi Peng (陈汇萍)
Election results The electoral results for the Seri Delima state constituency are as follows.
See also Constituencies of Penang
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