Machang Bubuk (state constituency) – Wikipedia

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

The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2013, the State Assemblyman for Machang Bubuk is Lee Khai Loon from the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state’s ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).[4]

Definition[edit]

Polling districts[edit]

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Machang Bubuk constituency is divided into 11 polling districts.[5]

State constituency Polling District Code Location
Machang Bubuk (N14) To’Kun 045/14/01 SK Juara
Machang Bubok 045/14/02 SK Machang Bubok
Bukit Teh 045/14/03 SK Bukit Teh
Alma 045/14/04 SJK (C) Sin Ya
Taman Seri Kijang 045/14/05 SK Alma Jaya
Bukit Minyak 045/14/06 SMK Alma
Permatang Tinggi 045/14/07 SJK (C) Permatang Tinggi
Gajah Mati 045/14/08 SMA Al-Mahadul Islami
Taman Jambu 045/14/09 SJK (C) Kay Sin
Taman Seri Janggus 045/14/10 SMK Taman Sejahtera
Taman Alma Jaya 045/14/11 SK Alma Jaya

Demographics[edit]

Ethnic breakdown of Machang Bubuk’s electorate as of 2018[4]

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  Other ethnicities (0.23%)

Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
To’ Kun 2,859
Machang Bubok 3,647
Bukit Teh 1,252
Alma 1,421
Taman Seri Kijang 4,113
Bukit Minyak 2,147
Permatang Tinggi 3,653
Gajah Mati 1,242
Taman Jambu 2,202
Taman Seri Janggus 5,427
Taman Alma Jaya 4,226
Total 32,189
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[6]

History[edit]

The Machang Bubuk state constituency was originally named Machang Bubok when it was created prior to the 1974 State Election. It was then renamed during the 1995 State Election.[7]

Election results[edit]

The electoral results for the Machang Bubuk state constituency from 1974 to 2018 are as follows.

Penang state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
PH Lee Khai Loon 21,819 69.0
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Md Jamil Abd Rahman 5,072 16.0
BN Tan Teik Cheng 4,658 14.7
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Teng Ah Ba 53 0.2
Malaysian United Party Lim Jhun Hou 28 0.1
Total valid votes 31,630 100.0
Total rejected ballots 376
Unreturned ballots 132
Turnout 32,138 86.3
Registered electors 37,260
Majority 16,747
PH hold Swing
Penang state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
PKR Tan Hock Leong 11,002 61.4
BN Lee Kah Choon 6,922 38.6
Total valid votes 17,924 100.00
Total rejected ballots 349
Unreturned ballots 6
Turnout 18,279 81.5
Registered electors 22,424
Majority 4,080
PKR gain from BN Swing ?
Penang state election, 1982: Machang Bubok
Party Candidate Votes %
BN Lim Heng Tee 6,859 63.8
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Ahmad Sobki Abdullah 2,110 19.6
DAP Tan Eng Tut @ Tan Eng Tuck 1,778 16.5
Total valid votes 10,747 100.00
Total rejected ballots 282
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 11,029 81.2
Registered electors 13,576
Majority 4,749
BN hold Swing

Source(s)

1. Hasan Hamzah (2004). Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri 1959-1999. Shah Alam: Anzagain Sdn. Bhd. ISBN 983-037-152-2.
Penang state election, 1974: Machang Bubok
Party Candidate Votes %
BN Lim Heng Tee 3,198 50.0
DAP Shaik Adam 2,005 31.3
KITA Syed Abdullah Syed Muhammad 440 6.9
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Othman Taib 435 6.8
PEKEMAS Mohd Noor Othman 322 5.0
Total valid votes 6,400 100.00
Total rejected ballots 397
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 6,797 81.1
Registered electors 8,386
Majority 1,193
This was a new constituency created.

Source(s)

1. Hasan Hamzah (2004). Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri 1959-1999. Shah Alam: Anzagain Sdn. Bhd. ISBN 983-037-152-2.

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