Pulau Tikus (state constituency)

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Pulau Tikus
Flag of Penang.svg Penang constituency
Pulau Tikus state constituency.svg
Pulau Tikus (olive) on Penang
State constituency
Legislature Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Joshua Woo Sze Zeng
PH
Constituency created2004
First contested2004
Last contested 2023
Demographics
Electors (2023) [1] 23,257
Area (km²) [2] 6

Pulau Tikus is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 2004. It covers two of George Town's affluent suburbs - Pulau Tikus and parts of Tanjung Tokong - as well as Gurney Drive.

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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. Since August 2023, the State Assemblyman for Pulau Tikus is Joshua Woo Sze Zeng 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 Pulau Tikus constituency is divided into 8 polling districts. [3]

State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Pulau Tikus (N25)Pantai Molek048/25/01SJK (C) Perempuan China
Jalan Punchak Erskine048/25/02SMK Perempuan China
Taman Gottlieb044/25/03SMK Perempuan China
College Avenue044/25/04SK St Xavier Cawangan
Bangkok Line044/25/05SMK Westlands
Peel Avenue044/25/06Pusat Kecermelangan Sukan Westlands
Taman Berjaya048/25/07SK St. Xavier Cawangan
Barrack Road048/25/08SK Jalan Residensi

The constituency encompasses the Pulau Tikus suburb in its entirety and the southern part of Tanjung Tokong up to Fettes Road (Malay: Jalan Fettes). [4] In addition, the whole stretch of Gurney Drive, the most famous seafront promenade in George Town, falls under this constituency. The constituency consist of a sizable Peranakan and siamese electorate along kelawai and cantonment road.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Pulau Tikus's electorate as of 2023 [5]

   Chinese (53.24%)
   Malay (20.71%)
   Indian (15.60%)
  Other ethnicities (10.46%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling districtElectors
Ayer Rajah 2,312
Bangkok Lane2,833
Barrack Road2,006
College Avenue2,790
Jalan Punchak Erskine2,729
Pantai Molek1,992
Peel Avenue2,364
Taman Gottlieb799
Total17,825
Source: Malaysian Election Commission [6]

History

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Pulau Tikus
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Kebun Bunga
11th 2004 – 2008Teng Hock NanBN (GERAKAN)
12th 2008 – 2013 Koay Teng Hai PR (DAP)
13th 2013 – 2018 Yap Soo Huey
14th 2018 – 2023 Chris Lee Chun Kit PH (DAP)
15th2023–present Joshua Woo Sze Zeng

Election results

The electoral results for the Pulau Tikus state constituency are as follows.

Penang state election, 2023
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Joshua Woo Sze Zeng 11,57785.10Increase2.svg 2.80
PN Tang Ching Sern1,80813.30Increase2.svg 13.30
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Goh Chuin Loon2201.60Increase2.svg 1.60
Total valid votes13,605 100.00
Total rejected ballots81
Unreturned ballots33
Turnout13,71958.99Decrease2.svg 19.01
Registered electors23,257
Majority9,76971.80Increase2.svg 6.70
PH hold Swing
Penang state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Chris Lee Chun Kit 11,67982.30Increase2.svg 82.30
BN Loo Jieh Sheng2,43417.20Decrease2.svg 3.90
Malaysian United Party Wee Kean Wai750.50Increase2.svg 0.50
Total valid votes14,188100.00
Total rejected ballots138
Unreturned ballots53
Turnout14,37978.00Decrease2.svg 2.50
Registered electors18,423
Majority9,24565.10Increase2.svg 8.10
Pulau Tikus hold Swing PH (2018)
Source(s)

"His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 252/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[ permanent dead link ]

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 326/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
Penang state election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP Yap Soo Huey 11,25678.10Increase2.svg 20.70
BN Rowena Yam3,03621.10Decrease2.svg 21.50
Total valid votes14,292 100.00
Total rejected ballots125
Unreturned ballots25
Turnout14,44280.50Increase2.svg 10.10
Registered electors17,936
Majority8,22057.00Increase2.svg 42.20
Pulau Tikus hold Swing DAP
Penang state election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP Koay Teng Hai 6,64957.40Increase2.svg 33.86
BN Teng Hock Nan4,93542.60Decrease2.svg 33.86
Total valid votes11,584 100.00
Total rejected ballots168
Unreturned ballots14
Turnout11,76670.40Increase2.svg 3.74
Registered electors16,723
Majority1,71414.80Increase2.svg 39.12
DAP gain from BN Swing .
Penang state election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes %
BN Teng Hock Nan8,61477.46
PKR Ong Khan Lee2,50723.54
Total valid votes11,121 100.00
Total rejected ballots283
Unreturned ballots21
Turnout11,42566.66
Registered electors17,139
Majority6,10753.92
This was a new constituency created.

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