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Sungai Puyu

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

Sungai Puyu
Penang constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePenang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Phee Syn Tze
PH
Constituency created1995
First contested1995
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]35,904
Area (km²)[2]7

Since 2004 The State Assemblyman for Sungai Puyu is Phee Boon Poh from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).[4]

Definition

The Sungai Puyu constituency contains the polling districts of 8 polling districts.[5]

State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Sungai Puyu (N07)Bagan Ajam043/07/01SK Bagan Ajam
Permatang Tengah043/07/02SMJK Chung Ling Butterworth
Sungai Puyu043/07/03SK Sungai Puyu
Kampong Bahru043/07/04SMK Bagan Jaya
Bagan Lalang043/07/05SK Sungai Puyu
Taman Merbau043/07/06SK Bagan Ajam
Taman Dedap043/07/07SMJK Chung Ling Butterworth
Taman Bunga Tanjung043/07/08SMK Bagan Jaya

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Sungai Puyu's electorate as of 2023[6]

  Chinese (83.11%)
  Malay (8.41%)
  Indian (8.11%)
  Other ethnicities (0.37%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling districtElectors
Bagan Ajam2,564
Permatang Tengah3,441
Sungai Puyu1,810
Kampong Bahru3,731
Bagan Lalang3,631
Taman Merbau3,338
Taman Dedap4,665
Taman Bunga Tanjung2,935
Total26,115
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[7]

History

The Sungai Puyu state constituency was created and first contested during the 1995 State Election.

Loo Ah Dee and Lee Ah Lee, politicians from Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) first held the seat from 1995 to 2004. During the 2004 state elections, the constituency was wrested from the Barisan Nasional (BN) federal ruling coalition by Phee Boon Poh, a DAP politician. Phee has held Sungai Puyu since.

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Sungai Puyu
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Mak Mandin
9th1995 – 1999Loo Ah Dee @ Lee Ah LeeBN (MCA)
10th1999 – 2004
11th2004 – 2008Phee Boon PohPR (DAP)
12th2008 – 2013
13th2013 – 2018
14th2018 – 2023PH (DAP)
15th2023–presentPhee Syn Tze

Election results

Penang state election, 2023: Sungai Puyu
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
PHPhee Syn Tze23,83890.48 0.28
PNTeow Chin Siang2,5089.52 9.52
Total valid votes26,346 100.00
Total rejected ballots207
Unreturned ballots16
Turnout26,56974.00 13.80
Registered electors35,904
Majority21,33080.96 0.34
PH holdSwing
Penang state election, 2018: Sungai Puyu
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Pakatan Harapan (2018)Phee Boon Poh21,70590.20 4.30
BNLim Hai Song2,1368.90 5.20
Parti Rakyat MalaysiaTan Lay Hock1010.40 0.40
Malaysian United PartyNeoh Bok Keng790.30 0.30
Penang Front PartyOng Yin Yin510.20 0.20
Total valid votes24,072100.00
Total rejected ballots137
Unreturned ballots25
Turnout24,23487.80 2.10
Registered electors27,671
Majority19,56981.30 9.50
Sungai Puyu holdSwingPH (2018)

{{MASelec/source|hide="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 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Penang state election, 2013: Sungai Puyu
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
DAPPhee Boon Poh19,38185.90 8.87
BNSum Yoo Keong3,17414.10 8.87
Total valid votes22,555 100.00
Total rejected ballots174
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout22,72989.90 7.50
Registered electors25,282
Majority16,20771.80 17.47
Sungai Puyu holdSwingDAP
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.[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) 230/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
Penang state election, 2008: Sungai Puyu
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
DAPPhee Boon Poh13,02577.03 25.03
BNTay Lay Cheng3,82422.70 25.03
Total valid votes16,849 100.00
Total rejected ballots210
Unreturned ballots2
Turnout17,06182.40 1.90
Registered electors20,708
Majority9,20154.33 50.33
Sungai Puyu holdSwingDAP
Source(s)
[8]
Penang state election, 2004: Sungai Puyu
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
DAPPhee Boon Poh7,80852.00 4.04
BNLoo Ah Dee7,20148.00 4.04
Total valid votes15,009100.00
Total rejected ballots299
Unreturned ballots1
Turnout15,30980.50 0.53
Registered electors19,009
Majority6074.00 0.08
DAP gain from BNSwing?
Source(s)
[8]
Penang state election, 1999: Sungai Puyu
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
BNLoo Ah Dee10,85952.04 1.62
DAPPhee Boon Poh9,78947.96 1.62
Total valid votes20,347100.00
Total rejected ballots389
Unreturned ballots1
Turnout21,03879.97 2.07
Registered electors26,308
Majority1,0704.08 3.24
Sungai Puyu holdSwingBN


Penang state election, 1995: Sungai Puyu
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
BNLoo Ah Dee9,93750.42
DAPCheah Tiek Soon9,77149.58
Total valid votes19,708100.00
Total rejected ballots408
Unreturned ballots21
Turnout20,13782.04
Registered electors24,545
Majority1660.84
This was a new constituency created.

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References

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