Kebun Bunga

Kebun Bunga is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 1986. It covers the Penang Botanic Gardens, after which it is named, as well as parts of George Town's western suburbs - Tanjung Tokong and Air Itam.

The state constituency was first contested in 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018[update], the State Assemblyman for Kebun Bunga is Ong Khan Lee from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Lee Boon Heng from People's Justice Party (Malaysia) currently serves as the state assemblyman for Kebun Bunga.

Definition

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kebun Bunga constituency is divided into 8 polling districts.

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Kebun Bunga (N24)	Fettes Park	048/24/01	SM Phor Tay (Persendirian)
Ladang Hong Seng	048/24/02	SM Phor Tay (Persendirian)
Taman Bunga	048/24/03	SJK (C) Phor Tay
Quarry Drive	048/24/04	SMK Padang Polo
Jalan Batu Gantong	048/24/05	SK St. Xavier
Rifle Range Blok A B C	048/24/06	SK Padang Tembak
Rifle Range Road	048/24/07	SK Padang Tembak
Rifle Range Blok D E F	048/24/08	SK Padang Tembak

Fettes Park and Ladang Hong Seng are situated at Tanjung Tokong, while Rumah Pangsa, Rifle Range Road and Rifle Range refer to the suburban neighbourhood of Rifle Range at the northern fringes of Air Itam. The western portion of Tanjung Tokong that falls under this constituency, including the neighbourhood of Mount Erskine, is bounded to the east by Jalan Gajah, Tanjung Tokong Road, Fettes Road and Mount Erskine Road.

Demographics

Chinese (75.0%)
Indian (16.9%)
Malay (7.17%)
Other ethnicities (0.93%)

Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district	Electors
Fettes Park	3,461
Jalan Batu Gantong	2,824
Ladang Hong Seng	3,005
Quarry Drive	889
Rifle Range	2,693
Rifle Range Road	3,054
Rumah Pangsa	2,888
Taman Bunga	2,250
Total	21,064
Source: Malaysian Election Commission

History

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Kebun Bunga
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Tanjong Bungah, Air Itam and Datok Keramat
7th	1986 – 1990	Peter Huang	DAP
8th	1990 – 1995	Teng Hock Nan	BN (GERAKAN)
9th	1995 – 1999
10th	1999 – 2004
11th	2004 – 2008	Quah Kooi Heong
12th	2008 – 2013	Jason Ong Khan Lee	PR (PKR)
13th	2013 – 2015	Cheah Kah Peng
2015 – 2018	PH (PKR)
14th	2018 – 2023	Jason Ong Khan Lee
15th	2023–present	Lee Boon Heng

Election results

The electoral results for the Kebun Bunga state constituency are as follows.

Penang state election, 2023: Kebun Bunga
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Lee Boon Heng	14,159	87.80	1.50
	PN	Tan Zhen Zune	1,204	7.50	7.50
	Independent	Razalif Mohamad Zain	757	4.70	4.70
Total valid votes	16,120	100.00
Total rejected ballots	131
Unreturned ballots	22
Turnout	16,273	66.33	15.17
Registered electors	24,532
Majority	12,955	80.30	7.10
	PH hold	Swing

Penang state election, 2018: Kebun Bunga
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Ong Khan Lee	14,851	86.30	86.30
	BN	Ooi Zhi Yi	2,254	13.10	7.60
	Malaysian United Party	Wu Kai Min	110	0.60	0.60
Total valid votes	17,215	100.00
Total rejected ballots	165
Unreturned ballots	42
Turnout	17,422	81.50	2.30
Registered electors	21,369
Majority	12,597	73.20	17.30
	PH hold	Swing
Source(s)(PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018.[permanent dead link] (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from (PDF) on 2019-08-29.

Penang state election, 2013: Kebun Bunga
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Cheah Kah Peng	12,366	76.60	15.00
	BN	Hng Chee Wey	3,336	20.70	17.70
	Independent	Jayaraman s/o K. Kunchu Kannu	159	1.00	1.00
Total valid votes	15,861	100.00
Total rejected ballots	274
Unreturned ballots	45
Turnout	16,180	83.80	9.50
Registered electors	19,278
Majority	9,030	55.90	32.70
	PKR hold	Swing
Source(s)(PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013.[permanent dead link] (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from (PDF) on 2019-03-22.

Penang state election, 2008: Kebun Bunga
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Ong Khan Lee	8,307	61.60	61.60
	BN	Quah Kooi Heong	5,182	38.40	22.43
Total valid votes	13,489	100.00
Total rejected ballots	231
Unreturned ballots	1
Turnout	13,721	74.30	2.09
Registered electors	18,458
Majority	3,125	23.20	1.54
	PKR gain from BN	Swing	?

Penang state election, 2004: Kebun Bunga
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Quah Kooi Heong	8,285	60.83	0.89
	DAP	Lau Keng Ee	5,087	39.17	0.89
Total valid votes	13,372	100.00
Total rejected ballots	240
Unreturned ballots	0
Turnout	13,612	72.21	3.54
Registered electors	18,863
Majority	3,198	21.66	2.95
	BN hold	Swing

Penang state election, 1999: Kebun Bunga
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Teng Hock Nan	8,551	61.72	6.95
	DAP	Lim Kit Siang	5,142	37.11	6.95
Total valid votes	13,693	100.00
Total rejected ballots	340
Unreturned ballots	162
Turnout	14,195	68.67	3.71
Registered electors	20,672
Majority	3,409	24.61	12.73
	BN hold	Swing

Penang state election, 1995: Kebun Bunga
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Teng Hock Nan	10,089	68.67	18.30
	DAP	Gooi Hock Seng	4,603	31.33	18.30
Total valid votes	14,692	100.00
Total rejected ballots	309
Unreturned ballots	48
Turnout	15,049	72.38}	31.05
Registered electors	20,792
Majority	5,486	37.34	36.60
	BN hold	Swing

Penang state election, 1990: Kebun Bunga
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Teng Hock Nan	5,927	50.37	1.48
	DAP	Gooi Hock Seng	5,843	49.63	0.22
Total valid votes	11,770	100.00
Total rejected ballots	240
Unreturned ballots	46
Turnout	12,056	73.43	3.90
Registered electors	16,418
Majority	84	0.74	0.19
	BN gain from DAP	Swing	.

Penang state election, 1986: Kebun Bunga
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	DAP	Peter Huang	5,227	49.41
	BN	Teng Hock Nan	5,172	48.89
	SDP	Ng Teng Kok	179	1.70
Total valid votes	10,578	100.00
Total rejected ballots	224
Unreturned ballots	0
Turnout	10,802	69.53
Registered electors	15,535
Majority	55	0.52
This was a new constituency created.