Bagan Dalam (state constituency)

Bagan Dalam is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.[3]

Bagan Dalam
Penang constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePenang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Satees Muniandy
PH
Constituency created1974
First contested1974
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]18,291
Area (km²)[2]7

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. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Bagan Jermal is Satees Muniandy from Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).[4]

Definition

The Bagan Dalam constituency contains the polling districts of Bagan Luar, Telaga Ayer, Taman Bagan, Kampong Acham, Sekolah St. Marks, Bagan Dalam and Jalan Assumption.[5]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Bagan Dalam's electorate as of 2018[6]

  Malay (21.87%)
  Chinese (51.85%)
  Indian (25.81%)
  East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.11%)
  Other ethnicities (0.36%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Bagan Luar 1,632
Telaga Ayer 3,120
Taman Bagan 3,472
Kampong Acham 2,217
Sekolah St. Marks 2,020
Bagan Dalam 3,531
Jalan Assumption 2,422
Total 18,414
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[7]

History

The Bagan Jermal state constituency was created and first contested during the 1974 State Election. The state constituency was discontinued in 1986 before being reintroduced in 2004.

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Bagan Dalam
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Butterworth
4th 1974 – 1978 T. Subbiah BN (MIC)
5th 1978 – 1982
6th 1982 – 1986
Constituency abolished, renamed to Prai
Constituency re-created from Perai
11th 2004 – 2008 Subbaiyah Palaniappan BN (MIC)
12th 2008 – 2013 Tanasekharan Autherapady PR (DAP)
13th 2013 – 2018
14th 2018 – Satees Muniandy PH (DAP)

Election results

The electoral results for the Bagan Dalam state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.

Penang state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
PHSatees Muniandy10,70172.5
BNDhinagaran Jayabalan3,91826.6
MUPTeoh Uat Lye510.3
Parti Rakyat MalaysiaTeoh Huck Ping450.3
PFPJasper Ooi Zong Han360.3
Total valid votes 14,751100.0
Total rejected ballots 164
Unreturned ballots 33
Turnout 14,94881.7
Registered electors 18,291
Majority 6,783
PH hold Swing
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.

"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
Party Candidate Votes %
DAPTanasekharan Autherapady10,25366.4
BNKaruppanan Malairaja5,09233.0
Love Malaysia PartyLim Seang Teik760.5
IndependentAsoghan Govindaraju250.1
Total valid votes 15,446 100.00
Total rejected ballots 241
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 15,68784.3
Registered electors 18,613
Majority 5,161
DAP hold Swing
Source(s)
"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 189/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21. "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) 230/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
Penang state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
DAPTanasekharan Autherapady7,60161.9
BNSubbaiyah Palaniappan4,66938.1
Total valid votes 12,270 100.00
Total rejected ballots 274
Unreturned ballots 2
Turnout 12,54673.0
Registered electors 17,194
Majority 2,932
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
[8]

See also

References
  1. "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  3. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24.
  4. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang".
  5. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  6. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  7. "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  8. https://undi.info/penang/r18/n9
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