Pengkalan Kota is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 1974. It covers the eastern quayside of George Town's city centre and its historic Seven Streets Precinct.
The state constituency was first contested in 1974 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 Pengkalan Kota has been Wong Yuee Harng 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 Pengkalan Kota constituency is divided into 9 polling districts. State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocationPengkalan Kota (N27)Leboh Presgrave049/27/01SJK (C) Heng EeJalan Magazine049/27/02SJK (C) Sum MinJalan Prangin049/27/03SJK (C) Sum MinLeboh Victoria049/27/04SJK (C) Li Tek 'A'Pengkalan Welf049/27/05SJK (C) Li Tek 'B'Gat Leboh Noordin049/27/06SJK (C) Li Tek CawanganJalan C.Y.Choy049/27/07Dewan Li Tek SeahMacallum Street049/27/08SJK (C) Eng ChuanLeboh Cecil049/27/09SJK (C) Eng Chuan
This state seat encompasses the eastern part of George Town's UNESCO World Heritage Site, specifically around much of Weld Quay. Historically, the eastern quayside of the city centre was the original location of the Port of Penang. Towards the end of the 19th century, the Port of Penang's trade boom led to a growth of harbour-related jobs around this particular locality, which also attracted increasing numbers of Chinese and Indian labourers to satiate the demand for manpower.
In addition, the Pengkalan Kota constituency covers the adjacent Chinese Clan Jetties, including the famous Chew Jetty, as well as the Seven Streets Precinct (between Komtar and the eastern shoreline of George Town), the latter of which is outside the UNESCO site. Both of these residential areas came into being in the late 19th century and contain predominantly working-class Chinese electorates. The newer neighbourhood of Macallum Street Ghaut, which was reclaimed from the sea in the 1970s, also falls under this state seat.
The state constituency is bounded by the following roads: China Street Ghaut to the north, and Beach Street, Prangin Road, Carnavon Street, Magazine Road, Brick Kiln Road and Jalan C.Y. Choy to the west. The lower Pinang River also marks the southern limits of this constituency.
Demographics
+Total electors by polling district in 2016Polling districtElectorsGat Leboh Noordin2,125Jalan C.Y. Choy2,564Jalan Magazine1,509Jalan Prangin954Leboh Cecil1,914Leboh Presgrave1,194Leboh Victoria1,330Macallum Street1,241Pengkalan Weld7,096Total19,927Source: Malaysian Election Commission
History Bridge Street, located within the Seven Streets Precinct, was renamed after Chooi Yew Choy, who became the State Assemblyman for Pengkalan Kota between 1974 and 1980. Choy had also served as the last Mayor of George Town between 1964 and 1966, prior to the dissolution of the George Town City Council.
After Choy's death in 1980, a by-election for the Pengkalan Kota constituency was held, in which Lim Kean Siew of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) defeated three other candidates. Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Pengkalan KotaAssemblyNoYearsMemberPartyConstituency created from Tanjong Tengah, Kota, Tanjong Selatan and Sungei Pinang4thN241974 – 1978Chooi Yew Choy (崔耀才) IND5th1978 – 19801980 – 1982Lim Kean Siew (林建寿) 6th1982 – 1986Teoh Teik Huat (张德发) DAP7thN231986 – 19908th1990 – 1995Chow Kon Yeow (曹观友)GR (DAP)9th1995 – 1999Lee Hack Teik (李学德) 10th1999 – 200411thN272004 – 200812th2008 – 2013Lau Keng Ee (刘敬亿) 13th2013 – 20152015–2018 14th2018 – 2023 Daniel Gooi Zi Sen (魏子森)15th2023–presentWong Yuee Harng (王宇航)
Election results The electoral results for the Pengkalan Kota state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.
See also Constituencies of Penang
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