Bukit Tambun is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.
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 Bukit Tambun is Goh Choon Aik from the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH); and his son's name is Goh Kwan Yang.
Definition
Polling districts According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023 the Bukit Tambun constituency is divided into 9 polling districts. State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocationBukit Tambun（N18）Pulau Aman046/18/01Dewan Serbaguna Pulau AmanBatu Kawan046/18/02SMK Batu KawanBukit Tambun046/18/03SK Bkt TambunTaman Merak046/18/04 SK Taman Merak SJK (C) Keng KoonKampong Baharu046/18/05SMK Simpang EmpatLadang Valdor046/18/06SJK (T) Ladang ValdorPerkampungan Valdor046/18/07SMK ValdorBadak Mati046/18/08SK Bakap IndahRumah Murah Valdor046/18/09SJK (C) Kampung Valdor
Demographics
+Total electors by polling district in 2016Polling districtElectorsPulau Aman194Batu Kawan1,679Bukit Tambun2,811Taman Merak5,254Kampong Baharu4,479Ladang Valdor809Perkampungan Valdor2,615Badak Mati3,597Rumah Murah Valdor1,896Total23,334Source: Malaysian Election Commission
History Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Bukit TambunAssemblyNoYearsMemberPartyConstituency created from Sungei Bakap4th N131974 – 1978Ng Swee Ching (黄瑞钦) DAP 5th1978 – 1982 6th1982 – 1986Khoo Soo Kheng (邱思庆)Constituency split into Jawi and Sungai BakapConstituency created from Jawi and Sungai Bakap11th N182004 – 2008Lai Chew Hock (赖秋福) 12th2008 – 2013Law Choo Kiang (刘子健) 13th2013 – 20152015 – 2018 14th2018 – 2023 Goh Choon Aik (吴俊益)15th2023–present
Election results
The electoral results for the Bukit Tambun state constituency are as follows.
See also Constituencies of Penang
References