Bukit Gelugor (federal constituency)

Bukit Gelugor is a federal constituency in Northeast Penang Island District, Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.

Bukit Gelugor (P051)

Penang constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Ramkarpal Singh PH
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	201,005
Electors (2023)[2]	117,393
Area (km²)[3]	32
Pop. density (per km²)	6,281.4

The federal constituency was created in the 2003 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 Bukit Gelugor's electorate as of 2022

  Chinese (71.7%)

  Malay (14.6%)

  Indian (12.9%)

  Other ethnicities (0.8%)

Age breakdown of Bukit Gelugor's electorate as of 2022

  18-20 (4.76%)

  21-29 (16.99%)

  30-39 (19.19%)

  40-49 (18.58%)

  50-59 (16.38%)

  60-69 (13.12%)

  70-79 (7.75%)

  80-89 (2.72%)

  above 90 (0.5%)

Gender breakdown of Bukit Gelugor's electorate as of 2022

  Male (47.78%)

  Female (52.22%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Bukit Gelugor constituency is divided into 27 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Seri Delima (N32)	Kampong Hijau	051/32/01	SK Batu Lanchang
	Island Park	051/32/02	SMK Chung Hwa Confucian
	Lintang Delima	051/32/03	SMK Hamid Khan
	Lorong Delima	051/32/04	SMK Hamid Khan
	Bukit Gelugor	051/32/05	SK Bukit Gelugor
	Taman Tun Sardon	051/32/06	SMK Datuk Hj. Mohamed Nor Ahmad
	Sungai Gelugor	051/32/07	SK Sungai Gelugor
Air Itam (N33)	Ayer Itam	051/33/01	SJK (C) Kong Min Cawangan Satu
	Happy Valley	051/33/02	SJK (C) Chiao Nan
	Jalan Kampong Pisang	051/33/03	SK Sri Aman
	Kampong Melayu	051/33/04	SK Ayer Itam
	Jalan Chor Sin Kheng	051/33/05	SM Chung Ling (Persendirian)
	Thean Teik	051/33/06	SJK (C) Sin Kang
	Zoo Road	051/33/07	SMJK Chung Ling
	Jalan Shaik Madar	051/33/08	SMJK Chung Ling
	Cheeseman Road	051/33/09	SMK Georgetown
Paya Terubong (N34)	Paya Terubong Mukim 14	051/34/01	SJK (C) Kong Min Cawangan Kedua
	Sungai Dondang	051/34/02	SMK Air Itam SK Seri Indah
	Paya Terubong Mukim 13	051/34/03	SJK (C) Kong Min Cawangan Kedua
	Taman Paya Terubong	051/54/04	Tanah Lapang Lot 5208 (5.384250°N 100.276222°E / 5.384250; 100.276222)
	Relau	051/34/05	SK Seri Relau
	Desa Baiduri	051/34/06	Dewan Komuniti Blok 1B Desa Baiduri
	Desa Intan	051/34/07	Dewan Komuniti Blok 7A Desa Intan
	Semarak Api 1	051/34/08	Dewan Komuniti Blok 4E Semarak Api
	Jln Semarak Api	051/34/09	Dewan Komuniti Blok 4B Semarak Api
	Bukit Awana	051/34/10	Ruang Legar Rumah Pangsa Taman Paya Terubong
	Terubong Jaya	051/34/11	Tapak Pasar Malam Tkt Paya Terubong Wayton

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Bukit Gelugor
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Bukit Bendera and Bayan Baru
11th	P051	2004–2008	Karpal Singh Ram Singh (ਕਰਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ)	DAP
12th		2008–2013		PR (DAP)
13th		2013–2014
		2014–2018	Ramkarpal Singh Karpal Singh (ਰਾਮਕਰ ਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ)
14th		2018–2022		PH (DAP)
15th		2022–present

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Bukit Gelugor						Air Itam
						Paya Terubong
						Seri Delima

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N32	Seri Delima	Connie Tan Hooi Peng	PH (DAP)
N33	Air Itam	Joseph Ng Soon Siang
N34	Paya Terubong	Wong Hon Wai

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N32	Seri Delima	Penang Island City Council	11060, 11400 Penang 11500 Ayer Itam 11600 Jelutong
N33	Air Itam
N34	Paya Terubong

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Ramkarpal Singh Karpal Singh	71,204	82.73	3.95
	PN	Thinagaranabhan Padmanabhan	8,092	9.40	9.40
	BN	Wong Chin Chong	6,777	7.87	4.90
Total valid votes			86,073	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,170
Unreturned ballots			339
Turnout			91,217	76.90	6.61
Registered electors			117,134
Majority			63,112	73.33	0.58
	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	Ramkarpal Singh Karpal Singh	65,622	86.68	86.68
	BN	Low Joo Hiap	9,671	12.77	6.68
	Malaysian United Party	Lai Xue Ching	412	0.54	0.54
Total valid votes			75,705	100.00
Total rejected ballots			528
Unreturned ballots			256
Turnout			76,489	83.51	27.17
Registered electors			91,595
Majority			55,951	73.91	8.23
	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 by-election, 25 May 2014
Upon the death of incumbent, Karpal Singh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Ramkarpal Singh Karpal Singh	41,242	89.95	9.44
	Love Malaysia Party	Huan Cheng Guan	3,583	7.81	7.81
	Independent	Mohamed Nabi Bux Mohamed Nabi Abdul Sathar	799	1.74	1.74
	Independent	Abu Backer Sidek Mohammad Zan	225	0.49	0.49
Total valid votes			45,849	100.00
Total rejected ballots			539
Unreturned ballots			50
Turnout			46,438	56.34	29.97
Registered electors			82,431
Majority			37,659	82.14	21.04
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s) "Pilihan Raya Kecil P.051 Bukit Gelugor". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-09-19. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election - By-election of the Dewan Rakyat of P.051 Bukit Gelugor for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 215/2014]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 2018-09-19.[permanent dead link] "P. U. (B) 250/2014 Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statement of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes for the By-election of P.051 Bukit Gelugor" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 2016-05-10.[permanent dead link]

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Karpal Singh Ram Singh	56,303	80.55	9.22
	BN	Teh Beng Yeam	13,597	19.45	9.22
Total valid votes			69,900	100.00
Total rejected ballots			654
Unreturned ballots			129
Turnout			70,683	86.31	9.26
Registered electors			81,897
Majority			42,706	61.10	18.44
	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	Karpal Singh Ram Singh	35,140	71.33	19.89
	BN	Koay Kar Huah	14,125	28.67	19.89
Total valid votes			49,265	100.00
Total rejected ballots			707
Unreturned ballots			581
Turnout			50,553	77.05	2.84
Registered electors			65,614
Majority			21,015	42.66	39.78
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Karpal Singh Ram Singh	22,529	51.44
	BN	Lim Boo Chang	21,268	48.56
Total valid votes			43,797	100.00
Total rejected ballots			793
Unreturned ballots			28
Turnout			44,618	74.21
Registered electors			60,123
Majority			1,261	2.88
This was a new constituency created.

References

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