Tanjong (federal constituency)

Tanjong is a federal constituency in Northeast Penang Island District, Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.

Tanjong (P049)

Penang constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Lim Hui Ying PH
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	34,809
Electors (2023)[2]	52,265
Area (km²)[3]	6
Pop. density (per km²)	5,801.5

The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first-past-the-post voting system.

At 6 km², it is the smallest parliamentary constituency in Malaysia.^[4]

Demographics

While this Malaysian parliamentary constituency has the third highest proportion of predominantly Chinese voters (behind Bandar Kuching and Kepong), Tanjong parliamentary area may be considered as the constituency area with the lowest proportion of Malay-Muslim voters in Peninsular Malaysia where it forms only less than 4% of the overall voters in the parliamentary area.

Ethnic breakdown of Tanjong's electorate as of 2022

1. Chinese (88.4%)
2. Indian (7.30%)
3. Malay (3.50%)
4. Other ethnicities (0.80%)

Age breakdown of Tanjong's electorate as of 2022

1. 18-20 (1.94%)
2. 21-29 (8.53%)
3. 30-39 (12.4%)
4. 40-49 (14.7%)
5. 50-59 (19.4%)
6. 60-69 (22.2%)
7. 70-79 (13.3%)
8. 80-89 (4.78%)
9. above 90 (2.69%)

Gender breakdown of Tanjong's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (50.6%)
2. Female (49.4%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Tanjong constituency is divided into 37 polling districts.^[5]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Padang Kota (N26)	Northam Road	049/26/01	SJK (C) Union
	Pykett Avenue	049/26/02	SJK (C) Union
	Rangoon Road	049/26/03	SMK (P) Methodist
	Nagore Road	049/26/04	SK Sri Tanjung
	Wellesley School	049/26/05	SK Wellesley
	Farquhar Street	049/26/06	SK Perempuan Island
	Lorong Argus	049/26/07	SMK St. Xavier
	Muntri Street	049/26/08	SJK (C) Shih Chung Pusat
	Kampong Malabar	049/26/09	SJK (C) Aik Hua
	Lorong Serk Chuan	049/26/10	SK Hutchings
	Lorong Pasar	049/26/11	SK Convent Lebuh Light
	Esplanade	049/26/12	Kolej Tingkatan Enam Hutchings
	Leboh Pasar	049/26/13	SK Convent Lebuh Light
	Leboh Ah Quee	049/26/14	SK Hutchings
Pengkalan Kota (N27)	Leboh Presgrave	049/27/01	SJK (C) Heng Ee
	Jalan Magazine	049/27/02	SJK (C) Sum Min
	Jalan Prangin	049/27/03	SJK (C) Sum Min
	Leboh Victoria	049/27/04	SJK (C) Li Tek 'A'
	Pengkalan Weld	049/27/05	SJK (C) Li Tek 'B' SJK (C) Li Tek Cawangan
	Gat Leboh Noordin	049/27/06	Dewan Komuniti Maccalum
	Jalan C.Y.Choy	049/27/07	Dewan Li Tek Seah
	Macallum Street	049/27/08	SJK (C) Eng Chuan
	Leboh Cecil	049/27/09	SJK (C) Eng Chuan
Komtar (N28)	Dickens Street	049/28/01	SJK (C) Hu Yew Seah
	Leboh Cintra	049/28/02	Taman Bimbingan Kanak-Kanak (Tabika) Nurul Islam
	Kampung Kolam	049/28/03	Pusat Belia Lebuh Acheh
	Leboh Acheh	049/28/04	Pusat Belia Lebuh Acheh
	Leboh Melayu	049/28/05	SK Tan Sri P. Ramlee
	Hong Kong Street	049/28/06	George Town World Heritage Inc
	Komtar	049/28/07	Tapak Landskap B, Prangin Mall
	Madras Lane	049/28/08	SJK (C) Hu Yew Seah
	Jalan Timah	049/28/09	SK Tan Sri P. Ramlee
	Jalan Lines	049/28/10	SK Tan Sri P. Ramlee
	Jalan Dato' Kramat	049/28/11	The Penang Buddhist Association Kindergarten
	Irving Road	049/28/12	Pusat Kegiatan Guru Kelawai
	Jalan Pahang	049/28/13	The Penang Buddhist Association Kindergarten
	Jalan Kim Bian Aik	049/28/14	Persatuan Leong See Kah Miew

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Tanjong
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from George Town
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	P036	1959–1963	Tan Phock Kin (陈朴根)	SF (Lab)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	P036	1963–1964	Tan Phock Kin (陈朴根)	SF (Lab)
2nd		1964–1968	Lim Chong Eu (林苍佑)	UDP
		1968–1969		GERAKAN
		1969–1971	Parliament was suspended[6][7]
3rd	P036	1971–1973	Lim Chong Eu (林苍佑)	GERAKAN
		1973–1974		BN (GERAKAN)
4th	P042	1974–1978
5th		1978–1981	Wong Hoong Keat (黄鸿杰)	DAP
		1981–1982		BN (GERAKAN)
6th		1982–1986	Koh Tsu Koon (许子根)
7th	P045	1986–1990	Lim Kit Siang (林吉祥)	DAP
8th		1990–1995		GR (DAP)
9th	P048	1995–1999
10th		1999–2004	Chow Kon Yeow (曹观友)	BA (DAP)
11th	P049	2004–2008		DAP
12th		2008–2013		PR (DAP)
13th		2013–2015	Ng Wei Aik (黄伟益)
		2015–2018		PH (DAP)
14th		2018–2022	Chow Kon Yeow (曹观友)
15th		2022–present	Lim Hui Ying (林慧英)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–1959*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Tanjong			Kampong Kolam
						Komtar
		Kota
			Padang Kota
			Pengkalan Kota
		Tanjong Tengah
		Tanjong Utara

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N26	Padang Kota	Chow Kon Yeow	PH (DAP)
N27	Pengkalan Kota	Wong Yuee Harng
N28	Komtar	Teh Lai Heng

Local governments and postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N26	Padang Kota	Penang Island City Council	10000, 10050, 10100, 10200, 10300, 10400, 10450, 10503, 10506 Penang
N27	Pengkalan Kota
N28	Komtar

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Lim Hui Ying	31,968	84.83	2.42
	BN	Tan Kim Nee	3,214	8.53	4.22
	PN	H'ng Khoon Leng	2,501	6.64	6.64
Total valid votes			37,683	100.00
Total rejected ballots			386
Unreturned ballots			72
Turnout			38,141	71.34	9.59
Registered electors			52,803
Majority			28,754	76.30	1.80
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753273/PUB609%20(2022).pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Chow Kon Yeow	34,663	87.25	87.25
	BN	Ng Siew Lai	5,064	12.75	3.45
Total valid votes			39,727	100.00
Total rejected ballots			347
Unreturned ballots			56
Turnout			40,130	80.93	2.40
Registered electors			49,586
Majority			29,599	74.50	6.90
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 236/2018]" (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, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 310/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link]

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Ng Wei Aik	35,510	83.80	9.48
	BN	Ng Song Kheng	6,865	16.20	9.48
Total valid votes			42,375	100.00
Total rejected ballots			495
Unreturned ballots			33
Turnout			42,903	83.33	10.51
Registered electors			51,487
Majority			28,645	67.60	18.96
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 173/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-10.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 214/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2016-05-10.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chow Kon Yeow	28,248	74.32	18.91
	BN	Khaw Veon Szu	9,759	25.68	18.91
Total valid votes			38,007	100.00
Total rejected ballots			631
Unreturned ballots			96
Turnout			38,734	72.82	4.10
Registered electors			53,188
Majority			18,489	48.64	37.82
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chow Kon Yeow	21,652	55.41	0.13
	BN	Ooi Swee Hing	17,424	44.59	0.13
Total valid votes			39,076	100.00
Total rejected ballots			717
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			39,793	68.72	2.13
Registered electors			57,905
Majority			4,228	10.82	0.26
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chow Kon Yeow	23,437	55.28	1.47
	BN	Cheang Chee Gooi	18,960	44.72	1.47
Total valid votes			42,397	100.00
Total rejected ballots			993
Unreturned ballots			13
Turnout			43,403	70.85	2.09
Registered electors			61,260
Majority			4,477	10.56	4.71
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Kit Siang	25,622	56.75	12.91
	BN	Oh Keng Seng	18,727	41.48	11.14
	PBS	Khor Ngak Seng @ Khor Gark Kim	800	1.77	1.77
Total valid votes			45,149	100.00
Total rejected ballots			822
Unreturned ballots			234
Turnout			46,205	72.94	1.61
Registered electors			63,346
Majority			6,895	15.27	24.05
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Kit Siang	30,954	69.66	6.23
	BN	Boey Weng Keat	13,485	30.34	6.23
Total valid votes			44,439	100.00
Total rejected ballots			953
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			45,392	74.55	1.23
Registered electors			60,888
Majority			17,469	39.32	12.46
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Kit Siang	27,611	63.43	14.89
	BN	Koh Tsu Koon	15,921	36.57	13.85
Total valid votes			43,532	100.00
Total rejected ballots			931
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			44,463	73.32	3.84
Registered electors			60,640
Majority			11,690	26.86	24.98
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Koh Tsu Koon	22,394	50.42	17.03
	DAP	Chian Heng Kai @ Chin Soo Ha	21,560	48.54	0.59
	SDP	Yeap Ghim Guan	464	1.04	1.04
Total valid votes			44,418	100.00
Total rejected ballots			899
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			45,317	77.16	2.54
Registered electors			58,735
Majority			834	1.88	12.68
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Wong Hoong Keat	19,260	47.95	6.26
	BN	Ronnie Ooi Oon Seng	13,412	33.39	12.60
	Independent	Hoo Kee Ping	7,496	18.66	18.66
Total valid votes			40,168	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,220
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			41,388	79.70	6.26
Registered electors			51,930
Majority			5,848	14.56	10.26
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lim Chong Eu	15,409	45.99	45.99
	DAP	Yeap Ghim Guan	13,969	41.69	41.69
	PEKEMAS	Tan Phock Kin	2,508	7.48	7.48
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Lee Kok Liang	1,622	4.84	4.84
Total valid votes			33,508	100.00
Total rejected ballots			804
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			34,312	73.44	3.60
Registered electors			46,719
Majority			1,440	4.30	56.51
	BN gain from GERAKAN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GERAKAN	Lim Chong Eu	19,656	78.85	78.85
	Alliance	Chua Teng Siew	4,496	18.04	3.97
	PPP	Khoo Yat See	775	3.11	3.11
Total valid votes			24,927	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,072
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			25,999	77.04	6.86
Registered electors			33,747
Majority			15,160	60.81	45.33
	GERAKAN gain from UDP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	UDP	Lim Chong Eu	12,928	45.37	45.37
	Socialist Front	Tan Phock Kin	8,516	29.89	27.09
	Alliance	David Choong Ewe Leong	6,271	22.01	10.41
	PAP	Tan Chong Bee	778	2.73	2.73
Total valid votes			28,493	100.00
Total rejected ballots			672
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			29,165	83.90	12.25
Registered electors			34,763
Majority			4,412	15.48	9.08
	UDP gain from Socialist Front		Swing		?

Malayan general election, 1959

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Socialist Front	Tan Phock Kin	11,333	56.98
	Alliance	G. H. Goh	6,448	32.42
	PPP	Khoo Yat See	2,107	10.59
Total valid votes			19,888	100.00
Total rejected ballots			237
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			20,125	71.65
Registered electors			28,086
Majority			4,885	24.56
This was a new constituency created.