Bagan (federal constituency)

Bagan (P043)

Penang constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Lim Guan Eng PH
Constituency created	1958
Constituency abolished	1974
Constituency re-created	1984
First contested	1959
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	112,712
Electors (2023)[2]	89,654
Area (km²)[3]	20
Pop. density (per km²)	5,635.6

Bagan is a federal constituency in North Seberang Perai District, Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.

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.

Demographics

https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/PENANG

Ethnic breakdown of Bagan's electorate as of 2022

1. Chinese (69.27%)
2. Indian (15.65%)
3. Malay (14.53%)
4. Other ethnicities (0.55%)

Age breakdown of Bagan's electorate as of 2022

1. 18-20 (4.81%)
2. 21-29 (16.31%)
3. 30-39 (18.3%)
4. 40-49 (18.22%)
5. 50-59 (17.48%)
6. 60-69 (14.43%)
7. 70-79 (7.7%)
8. 80-89 (2.24%)
9. above 90 (0.51%)

Gender breakdown of Bagan's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (49.32%)
2. Female (50.68%)

History

It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed. It was re-created in 1984.

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Bagan constituency is divided into 24 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Sungai Puyu (N07)	Bagan Ajam	043/07/01	SK Bagan Ajam
	Permatang Tengah	043/07/02	SMJK Chung Ling Butterworth
	Sungai Puyu	043/07/03	SK Sungai Puyu
	Kampong Bahru	043/07/04	SMK Bagan Jaya
	Bagan Lalang	043/07/05	SK Sungai Puyu
	Taman Merbau	043/07/06	SK Bagan Ajam
	Taman Dedap	043/07/07	SMJK Chung Ling Butterworth
	Taman Bunga Tanjung	043/07/08	SMK Bagan Jaya
Bagan Jermal (N08)	Bagan Jermal	043/08/01	SK Bagan Jermal
	Kubang Buaya	043/08/02	SMK Kampong Kastam
	Kampong Gajah	043/08/03	SJK (C) Chung Hwa Pusat
	Jalan Mengkuang	043/08/04	SK Bagan Tuan Kechil
	Kampong Simpa	043/08/05	SK Mak Mandin
	Mak Mandin	043/08/06	SMK Mak Mandin
	Taman Sukaria	043/08/07	SJK (T) Mak Mandin
	Taman Melor	043/08/08	SJK (C) Kwang Hwa
	Taman Cantik	043/08/09	SJK (C) Mak Mandin
Bagan Dalam (N09)	Bagan Luar	043/09/01	SK St Mark
	Telaga Ayer	043/09/02	SJK (C) Chung Hwa 1
	Taman Bagan	043/09/03	SJK (C) Chung Hwa 2
	Kampong Acham	043/09/04	SK Convent 1, Butterworth
	Sekolah St Marks	043/09/05	SMK Convent Butterworth
	Bagan Dalam	043/09/06	SK Kuala Perai
	Jalan Assumption	043/09/07	SK Sungai Nyior

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Bagan
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Wellesley North
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	P031	1959–1963	Tan Cheng Bee (陈清美)	Alliance (MCA)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	P031	1963–1964	Tan Cheng Bee (陈清美)	Alliance (MCA)
2nd		1964–1969
		1969–1971	Parliament was suspended[5][6]
3rd	P031	1971–1973	Tan Cheng Bee (陈清美)	Alliance (MCA)
		1973–1974		BN (MCA)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Mata Kuching
Constituency re-created, renamed from Mata Kuching
7th	P040	1986–1990	Teoh Teik Huat (张德发)	DAP
8th		1990–1995	Lim Hock Seng (林峰成)	GR (DAP)
9th	P043	1995	Patto Perumal (பாட்டோ பெருமாள்)
		1995–1999	Lim Hock Seng (林峰成)
10th		1999–2004		BA (DAP)
11th		2004–2008		DAP
12th		2008–2013	Lim Guan Eng (林冠英)	PR (DAP)
13th		2013–2015
		2015–2018		PH (DAP)
14th		2018–2022
15th		2022–present

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–1959*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Bagan		Bagan Ajam
						Bagan Dalam
				Bagan Jermal
		Butterworth
				Mak Mandin
					Perai
				Prai
					Sungai Puyu

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N7	Sungai Puyu	Phee Syn Tze	PH (DAP)
N8	Bagan Jermal	Chee Yeeh Keen
N9	Bagan Dalam	Kumaran Krishnan

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N7	Sungai Puyu	Seberang Perai City Council	12000, 12100, 12200, 12300, 13000, 13020, 13400 Butterworth
N8	Bagan Jermal
N9	Bagan Dalam

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Lim Guan Eng	55,797	81.27	4.69
	PN	Alan Oh @ Oh Teik Choon	6,149	8.96	8.96
	BN	Tan Chuan Hong	5,385	7.84	5.06
	PEJUANG	Mohammed Hafiz Bin Mohamed Abu Bakar	1,323	1.93	1.93
Total valid votes			68,654	100.00
Total rejected ballots			738
Unreturned ballots			124
Turnout			69,156	77.70	7.02
Registered electors			89,447
Majority			49,648	72.31	0.75
	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	Lim Guan Eng	51,653	85.96	85.96
	BN	Lee Beng Seng	7,751	12.90	7.93
	Love Malaysia Party	Huan Cheng Guan	502	0.84	0.84
	Malaysian United Party	Koay Xing Boon	181	0.30	0.30
Total valid votes			60,087	100.00
Total rejected ballots			463
Unreturned ballots			92
Turnout			60,642	84.72	2.56
Registered electors			71,583
Majority			43,902	73.06	15.27
	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	Lim Guan Eng	46,466	78.62	4.33
	BN	David Chua Teik Siang	12,307	20.83	4.88
	Love Malaysia Party	Lim Kim Chu	328	0.55	0.55
Total valid votes			59,101	100.00
Total rejected ballots			634
Unreturned ballots			57
Turnout			59,792	87.28	9.44
Registered electors			68,503
Majority			34,159	57.79	8.91
	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 22 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-10.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Guan Eng	33,748	74.29	20.04
	BN	Song Choy Leng	11,678	25.71	20.04
Total valid votes			45,426	100.00
Total rejected ballots			766
Unreturned ballots			35
Turnout			46,227	77.84	1.88
Registered electors			59,385
Majority			22,070	48.88	40.38
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Hock Seng	23,095	54.25	1.64
	BN	Lim Chien Aun	19,473	45.75	1.64
Total valid votes			42,568	100.00
Total rejected ballots			961
Unreturned ballots			13
Turnout			43,542	75.96	1.24
Registered electors			57,322
Majority			3,622	8.50	2.98
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Hock Seng	27,757	52.61	11.15
	BN	Tan Tiao Kuen	24,999	47.39	11.33
Total valid votes			52,756	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,084
Unreturned ballots			42
Turnout			53,882	74.72	13.51
Registered electors			72,111
Majority			2,758	5.22	22.48
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 9 September 1995
Upon the death of incumbent, P. Patto

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Hock Seng	27,166	63.76	13.65
	BN	Yeoh Khoon Chooi	15,364	36.06	13.83
	Independent	Tan Kee Chye	75	0.18	0.18
Total valid votes			42,605	100.00
Total rejected ballots			681
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			43,286	61.21	15.68
Registered electors			70,718
Majority			11,802	27.70	27.48
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Patto Perumal	26,524	50.11	3.07
	BN	Yeoh Khoon Chooi	26,406	49.89	3.07
Total valid votes			52,930	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,306
Unreturned ballots			142
Turnout			54,378	76.89	0.03
Registered electors			70,721
Majority			118	0.22	6.14
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Hock Seng	22,673	53.18	2.73
	BN	Sak Cheng Lum	19,959	46.82	2.73
Total valid votes			42,632	100.00
Total rejected ballots			790
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			43,422	76.86	4.55
Registered electors			56,494
Majority			2,714	6.36	5.46
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Teoh Teik Huat	21,759	55.91
	BN	Chaw Chek Sam	17,158	44.09
Total valid votes			38,917	100.00
Total rejected ballots			927
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			39,844	72.31
Registered electors			55,105
Majority			4,601	11.82
	DAP gain from Alliance		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Tan Cheng Bee won uncontested.
	Alliance	Tan Cheng Bee
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			24,793
Majority
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Tan Cheng Bee	8,925	51.46	16.70
	Socialist Front	Mohamed Salleh Yaacob	6,564	37.85	37.85
	PMIP	Shariff Mohamed Isa	983	5.67	7.83
	UDP	M. P. Mathew	871	5.02	5.02
Total valid votes			17,343	100.00
Total rejected ballots			403
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			17,746	77.82	9.24
Registered electors			22,805
Majority			2,361	13.61	12.18
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1959

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Tan Cheng Bee	3,945	34.76
	Independent	B. H. Oon	3,782	33.33
	PPP	Pritam Singh	1,792	15.79
	PMIP	Abdullah Abbas	1,532	13.50
	Independent	Wee Tiong Ghee	297	2.62
Total valid votes			11,348	100.00
Total rejected ballots			104
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			11,452	68.58
Registered electors			16,698
Majority			163	1.43
This was a new constituency created.

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