Jawi (state constituency)

Jawi is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.

The state constituency was first contested in 1986 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 Jawi is H’ng Mooi Lye 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 Jawi constituency is divided into 10 polling districts. State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocationJawi (N19)Changkat047/19/01SK Keledang JayaPerkampungan Jawi047/19/02SJK (C) Kampung JawiTaman Desa Jawi047/19/03SMK JawiLadang Caledonia047/19/04SJK (C) Pai TeikLadang Byram047/19/05SJK (T) Ldg ByramLadang Victoria047/19/06SMK Seri NibongTaman Sentosa047/19/07SK Nibong TebalNibong Tebal047/19/08SMK MethodistJalan Bukit Panchor047/19/09Kolej Vokesional Nibong TebalTaman Helang Jaya047/19/10SMK Tunku Abdul Rahman

Demographics

+Total electors by polling district in 2016Polling districtElectorsChangkat2,633Perkampungan Jawi2,315Taman Desa Jawi4,063Ladang Caledonia4,275Ladang Byram732Ladang Victoria1,206Taman Sentosa2,996Nibong Tebal1,394Jalan Bukit Panchor1,122Taman Helang Jaya4,537Total25,273Source: Malaysian Election Commission

History Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for JawiAssemblyNoYearsMemberPartyConstituency created from Bukit Tambun, Sungai Bakap and Sungai Acheh7thN171986 – 1990Chin Kooi Thoon (陈钜泉) DAP 8th1990 – 1995 GR (DAP)9th1995 – 1999Tan Cheng Liang (陈清凉) 10th1999 – 200411thN192004 – 200812th2008 – 2013Tan Beng Huat (陈明发) 13th2013 – 2018 Soon Lip Chee (孫意志)14th2018 – 2023 Jason H'ng Mooi Lye (方美铼) 15th2023–present

Election results The electoral results for the Jawi state constituency are as follows.

See also Constituencies of Penang

References