Komtar is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 2004. It covers George Town's city centre, including the eponymous Komtar, which houses Penang's administrative centre.
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 Komtar is Teh Lai Heng 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 18 July 2023, the Komtar constituency is divided into 14 polling districts. State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocationKomtar (N28)Dickens Street049/28/01SJK (C) Hu Yew SeahLeboh Cintra049/28/02Taman Bimbingan Kanak-Kanak (Tabika) Nurul IslamKampung Kolam049/28/03Pusat Belia Lebuh AchehLeboh Acheh049/28/04Pusat Belia Lebuh AchehLeboh Melayu049/28/05SK Tan Sri P. RamleeHong Kong Street049/28/06George Town World Heritage IncKomtar049/28/07Tapak Landskap B, Prangin MallMadras Lane049/28/08SJK (C) Hu Yew SeahJalan Timah049/28/09SK Tan Sri P. RamleeJalan Lines049/28/10SK Tan Sri P. RamleeJalan Dato' Kramat049/28/11The Penang Buddhist Association KindergartenIrving Road049/28/12Pusat Kegiatan Guru KelawaiJalan Pahang049/28/13The Penang Buddhist Association KindergartenJalan Kim Bian Aik049/28/14Persatuan Leong See Kah Miew
This state seat encompasses the heart of George Town's city centre, including Komtar Tower, Penang's tallest skyscraper and the administrative centre for the entire State of Penang. The Office of the Chief Minister of Penang is housed within Komtar as well. In addition, the Komtar constituency covers a significant portion of George Town's UNESCO World Heritage Site, specifically the area between Transfer Road to the west and Beach Street to the east, and between Campbell Street to the north and Prangin Road to the south.
The major landmarks within the constituency include Chowrasta Market, Campbell Street Market and Acheen Street Mosque, all of which are within the city centre's UNESCO Site. The shopping district within the vicinity of Komtar, which includes 1st Avenue Mall, Prangin Mall and Penang Times Square, are also within the Komtar state seat.
The constituency is bounded to the north by Macalister Road, Jalan Zainal Abidin (formerly Yahudi Road), Burmah Road, Transfer Road, Campbell Street and a short section of Armenian Street, to the east by a section of Beach Street, Carnavon Street, Magazine Road and Brick Kiln Road, to the south by a short section of the Pinang River and Dato Keramat Road, and to the west by Jalan Perak.
Demographics
+Total electors by polling district in 2016Polling districtElectorsDickens Street1,642Irving Road1,227Hong Kong Street903Jalan Dato' Keramat1,044Jalan Kim Bian Aik1,248Jalan Lines1,349Jalan Pahang1,523Jalan Timah819Kampong Kolam906Komtar189Leboh Acheh1,156Leboh Cintra1,075Leboh Melayu1,022Madras Lane1,441Total15,544Source: Malaysian Election Commission
History Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for KomtarAssemblyNoYearsMemberPartyConstituency created from Kampong Kolam, Datok Keramat, Sungai Pinang and Pengkalan Kota11thN282004 – 2008Lim Gim Soon (林锦顺) 12th2008 – 2013Ng Wei Aik (黄伟益) 13th2013 – 2015 Teh Lai Heng (郑来兴)2015 – 2018 14th2018 – 2023 15th2023 – present
Election results The electoral results for the Komtar state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.
See also Constituencies of Penang
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