Tanjong Bunga

Tanjong Bunga is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 1959. It covers the suburbs of George Town along the northern coast of Penang Island, including Batu Ferringhi, Tanjung Bungah and parts of Tanjung Tokong.

The state constituency was first contested in 1959 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 Tanjong Bunga is Zairil Khir Johari from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Definition

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Tanjong Bunga constituency is divided into 7 polling districts.

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Tanjong Bunga (N22)	Batu Feringgi	048/22/01	SJK (C) Pai Chai
Jalan Vale Of Tempe	048/22/02	SK Tanjung Bunga
Kampong Tanjong Bunga	048/22/03	SMK Pendidikan Khas Persekutuan (P) Jalan Lembah Permai
Seaview Park	048/22/04	SMK Tanjong Bunga
Jalan Gajah	048/22/05	SJK (C) Hun Bin
Tanjong Tokong	048/22/06	SK Tanjong Tokong
Sungai Kelian	048/22/07	SJK (C) Poay Wah

Thus, the northernmost suburbs of George Town - Batu Ferringhi, Tanjung Bungah and the northern part of Tanjung Tokong (up to Jalan Gajah and Tanjung Tokong Road) - fall under this state seat. It also encompasses the newly created neighbourhood of Seri Tanjung Pinang at Tanjung Tokong, which was reclaimed from the sea in the early 2000s.

Demographics

Chinese (59.5%)
Malay (25.9%)
Indian (12.1%)
Other ethnicities (2.55%)

Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district	Electors
Batu Ferringhi	3,855
Jalan Gajah	2,185
Kampong Tanjong Bunga	2,506
Seaview Park	4,095
Sungai Kelian	1,233
Tanjung Tokong	3,593
Vale of Tempe	2,659
Total	20,126
Source: Malaysian Election Commission

History

The Tanjong Bunga state constituency was originally named Tanjong Bungah when it was created prior to the 1959 State Election. It was then renamed in time for the 1974 State Election.

Tanjong Bungah was one of the first state seats in Penang to be captured by the then fledgling DAP in 1969.

Koh Tsu Koon, a Gerakan politician, first won the Tanjong Bunga constituency in 1990 and was subsequently appointed as the Chief Minister of Penang. Koh held the seat until 2008, when he announced his intention to step down from his position as the Chief Minister.

During the State Election later that year, the constituency was wrested from the Barisan Nasional (BN) federal ruling coalition by Teh Yee Cheu, then a DAP politician. Teh held Tanjong Bunga until the 2018 State Election, when DAP's Zairil Khir Johari, who was selected to replace the former, won the constituency.

Representation history

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Tanjong Bunga
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Tanjong Bungah
1st	1959 – 1964	Cheah Seng Khim	Alliance (MCA)
2nd	1964 – 1969
	1969- 1971	Assembly was dissolved
3rd	1971 – 1974	Khoo Soo Giap	DAP
Tanjong Bunga
4th	1974 – 1978	Khor Gark Kim	BN (GERAKAN)
5th	1978 – 1982
6th	1982 – 1986
7th	1986 – 1990	Khoo Boo Yeang
8th	1990 – 1995	Koh Tsu Koon
9th	1995 – 1999
10th	1999 – 2004
11th	2004 – 2008
12th	2008 – 2013	Teh Yee Cheu	PR (DAP)
13th	2013 – 2015
2015 – 2018	PH (DAP)
14th	2018 – 2023	Zairil Khir Johari
15th	2023–present

Election results

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

Penang state election, 2023: Tanjong Bunga
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Zairil Khir Johari	13,257	72.82	3.55
	PN	Hng Chee Wey	4,430	24.33	24.33
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Lee Chui Wah	518	2.85	2.15
Total valid votes	18,205	100.00
Total rejected ballots	126
Unreturned ballots	59
Turnout	18,390	62.39	18.33
Registered electors	29,477
Majority	8,827	48.49	5.38
	PH hold	Swing

Penang state election, 2018: Tanjong Bunga
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Zairil Khir Johari	13,245	76.37	76.37
	BN	Teng Chang Yeow	3,902	22.50	10.78
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Chua Cheong Wee	122	0.70	0.70
	Malaysian United Party	Lee Zheng Yong	74	0.43	0.43
Total valid votes	17,343	100.00
Total rejected ballots	163
Unreturned ballots	65
Turnout	17,571	80.72	2.88
Registered electors	21,768
Majority	9,343	53.87	20.62
	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: Tanjong Bunga
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Teh Yee Cheu	11,033	66.53	8.54
	BN	Chia Kwang Chye	5,518	33.28	8.73
	Independent	Beh Seong Leng	33	0.20	0.20
Total valid votes	16,584	100.00
Total rejected ballots	193
Unreturned ballots	0
Turnout	16,777	83.60	10.51
Registered electors	20,068
Majority	5,515	33.25	17.27
	DAP hold	Swing

Penang state election, 2008: Tanjong Bunga
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Teh Yee Cheu	7,021	57.99	34.48
	BN	Chia Loong Thye	5,086	42.01	34.48
Total valid votes	12,107	100.00
Total rejected ballots	220
Unreturned ballots	32
Turnout	12,359	73.09	0.24
Registered electors	16,910
Majority	1,935	15.98	37.00
	DAP gain from BN	Swing	?

Penang state election, 2004: Tanjong Bunga
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Koh Tsu Koon	8,985	76.49	8.97
	DAP	Lim Cheng Heo	2,761	23.51	5.76
Total valid votes	11,746	100.00
Total rejected ballots	286
Unreturned ballots	274
Turnout	12,306	73.33	0.13
Registered electors	16,782
Majority	6,224	52.98	14.73
	BN hold	Swing

Penang state election, 1999: Tanjong Bunga
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Koh Tsu Koon	12,111	67.52
	DAP	Wong Hang Yoke	5,250	29.27
Total valid votes	17,361	100.00
Total rejected ballots	576
Unreturned ballots
Turnout	17,937	73.20
Registered electors
Majority	6,861	38.25
	BN hold	Swing