Bukit Mertajam (federal constituency)

Bukit Mertajam

Penang constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Sim Chee Keong DAP
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2013

Bukit Mertajam is a federal constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampong Aston, Bukit Noning, Taman Bukit Ria, Kampong Bahru, Jalan Berjaya, Taman Alma, Mutiara Indah, Taman Tenang, To' Kun, Machang Bubok, Bukit Teh, Alma, Taman Seri Kijang, Bukit Minyak, Permatang Tinggi, Gajah Mati, Taman Jambu, Taman Seri Janggus, Taman Alma Jaya, Kampong Cross Street 1, Station Road, High School, Bukit Kechil, Desa Damai, Taman Keenways, Taman Binjai.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Bukit Mertajam
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
4th	1974-1978	Tan Cheng Bee	BN
5th	1978-1982	Seow Hun Khim	DAP
6th	1982-1986		BN
7th	1986-1990	Chian Heng Kai	DAP
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999	Tan Chong Keng	BN
10th	1999-2004	Chong Eng	DAP
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-present	Sim Chee Keong

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Sim Chee Keong	55,877	81.35
	BN	Gui Guat Lye	12,814	18.65
Total valid votes			68,691	100.00
Total rejected ballots			712
Unreturned ballots			185
Turnout			69,588	88.09
Registered electors			78,996
Majority			43,063
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s)

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chong Eng	37,882	75.97
	BN	Ong Tang Chuan	11,985	24.03
Total valid votes			49,867	100.00
Total rejected ballots			931
Unreturned ballots			25
Turnout			50,823	79.31
Registered electors			64,080
Majority			25,897
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chong Eng	26,215	59.76
	BN	Ma Kok Ben	17,651	40.24
Total valid votes			43,866	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,148
Unreturned ballots			428
Turnout			45,442	77.37
Registered electors
Majority			8,564
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chong Eng	26,874	52.89
	BN	Tan Chong Keng	23,937	47.11
Total valid votes			50,811	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,107
Unreturned ballots			49
Turnout			51,967	78.02
Registered electors
Majority			2,937
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Chong Keng	30,175	62.54
	DAP	Teoh Teik Huat	18,077	37.46
Total valid votes			48,252	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,315
Unreturned ballots			92
Turnout			49,659	78.51
Registered electors
Majority			12,098
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chian Heng Kai	21,572	51.57
	BN	Tan Chong Keng	20,260	48.43
Total valid votes			41,832	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,098
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			42,930	78.99
Registered electors
Majority			1,312
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chian Heng Kai	19,099	50.27
	BN	Tan Chong Keng	17,673	46.52
	NASMA	Tan Chin Ceang	1,219	3.21
Total valid votes			37,991	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,100
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			39,091	76.00
Registered electors			51,437
Majority			1,426
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Seow Hun Khim
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Seow Hun Khim
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Cheng Bee
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.