Bayan Baru (federal constituency)

Bayan Baru

Penang constituency

Federal constituency

Legislature

Dewan Rakyat

Sim Tze Tzin
PKR

Constituency created

1984

First contested

1986

Last contested

2013

Bayan Baru is a federal constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Minden Heights, Universiti Sains, Batu Uban, Sungai Dua, Bukit Jambol, Bukit Gambir, Taman Jubilee, Taman Pekaka, Pantai Jerejak, Taman Seri Nibong, Pintasan Bahagia, Jalan Mahsuri, Bandar Bayan Baru, Jalan Tengah, Taman Melati, Kampong Sungai Ara, Taman Desa Ara, Sungai Tiram, Sungai Kluang, Kampong Naran, Permatang Damar Laut, Batu Maung, Taman Sri Bayan, Taman Bukit Gedung, Teluk Tempoyak.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Minden Heights, Universiti Sains, Batu Uban, Sungai Dua, Bukit Jambol, Bukit Gambir, Taman Jubilee, Taman Pekaka, Pantai Jerejak, Taman Seri Nibong, Pintasan Bahagia, Jalan Mahsuri, Bandar Bayan Baru, Jalan Tengah, Lebuh Mahsuri, Kampong Sungai Ara, Taman Desa Ara, Sungai Tiram, Sungai Kluang, Kampong Naran, Permatang Damar Laut, Batu Maung, Taman Sri Bayan, Taman Bukit Gedung, Teluk Tempoyak.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Bayan Baru
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
7th	1986-1990	Peter Paul Dason	DAP
8th	1990-1995	Ahmad Nor	DAP
9th	1995-1999	Wong Kam Hoong	BN
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2010	Zahrain Mohamed Hashim	PKR
12th	2010-2013	Zahrain Mohamed Hashim	Independent
13th	2013-present	Sim Tze Tzin	PKR

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Sim Tze Tzin	43,558	64.24	+ 1.77
	BN	Tang Heap Seng	24,251	35.76	- 1.77
Total valid votes			67,809	100.00
Total rejected ballots			850
Unreturned ballots			187
Turnout			68,846	86.98
Registered electors			79,155
Majority			19,307	28.48
	PKR 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. "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. Retrieved 2016-05-10.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Zahrain Mohamed Hashim	27,618	62.47	+ 36.03
	BN	Ooi Siew Kim	16,589	37.53	- 36.03
Total valid votes			44,207	100.00
Total rejected ballots			655
Unreturned ballots			1,556
Turnout			46,418	76.45
Registered electors			60,713
Majority			11,029	24.94
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wong Kam Hoong	29,430	73.56	+ 15.92
	KEADILAN	Ong Ping Cheow	10,579	26.44	+ 26.44
Total valid votes			40,009	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,010
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			41,020	74.03
Registered electors			55,409
Majority			18,851	47.12
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wong Kam Hoong	35,762	57.64	+ 2.32
	DAP	Zulkifli Mohd Noor	26,281	42.36	- 2.32
Total valid votes			62,043	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,144
Unreturned ballots			201
Turnout			63,388	74.84
Registered electors			80,400
Majority			9,481
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wong Kam Hoong	32,190	55.32	+ 7.69
	DAP	Ahmad Nor	25,351	43.57	- 8.80
	PBS	Lakhbir Singh Sadu Singh	648	1.11	+ 1.11
Total valid votes			58,189	100.00
Total rejected ballots			908
Unreturned ballots			176
Turnout			59,273	75.55
Registered electors			78,455
Majority			6,839	11.75
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Ahmad Nor	25,853	52.37	+ 3.39
	BN	Khoo Gark Kim	23,513	47.63	- 0.70
Total valid votes			49,366	100.00
Total rejected ballots			814
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			50,180	74.25
Registered electors			67,582
Majority			2,340
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Peter Paul Dason	19,610	48.98
	BN	Lee Jong Ki	19,348	48.33
	SDP	Lim Kah Bin	1,075	2.69
Total valid votes			40,033	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,084
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			41,117	70.23
Registered electors			58,545
Majority			262	0.65
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-11.

↑ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

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Pahang	Cameron Highlands Lipis Raub Jerantut Indera Mahkota Kuantan Paya Besar Pekan Maran Kuala Krau Temerloh Bentong Bera Rompin

Selangor	Sabak Bernam Sungai Besar Hulu Selangor Tanjong Karang Kuala Selangor Selayang Gombak Ampang Pandan Hulu Langat Serdang Puchong Kelana Jaya Petaling Jaya Selatan Petaling Jaya Utara Subang Shah Alam Kapar Klang Kota Raja Kuala Langat Sepang

F. T. of Kuala Lumpur	Kepong Batu Wangsa Maju Segambut Setiawangsa Titiwangsa Bukit Bintang Lembah Pantai Seputeh Cheras Bandar Tun Razak

F. T. of Putrajaya	Putrajaya

Negeri Sembilan	Jelebu Jempol Seremban Kuala Pilah Rasah Rembau Telok Kemang Tampin

Malacca	Masjid Tanah Alor Gajah Tangga Batu Bukit Katil Kota Melaka Jasin

Johor	Segamat Sekijang Labis Pagoh Ledang Bakri Muar Parit Sulong Ayer Hitam Sri Gading Batu Pahat Simpang Renggam Kluang Sembrong Mersing Tenggara Kota Tinggi Pengerang Tebrau Pasir Gudang Johor Bahru Pulai Gelang Patah Kulai Pontian Tanjong Piai

F. T. of Labuan	Labuan

Sabah	Kudat Kota Marudu Kota Belud Tuaran Sepanggar Kota Kinabalu Putatan Penampang Papar Kimanis Beaufort Sipitang Ranau Keningau Tenom Pensiangan Beluran Libaran Batu Sapi Sandakan Kinabatangan Silam Semporna Tawau Kalabakan

Sarawak	Mas Gading Santubong Petra Jaya Bandar Kuching Stampin Kota Samarahan Mambong Serian Batang Sadong Batang Lupar Sri Aman Lubok Antu Betong Saratok Tanjong Manis Igan Sarikei Julau Kanowit Lanang Sibu Mukah Selangau Kapit Hulu Rajang Bintulu Sibuti Miri Baram Limbang Lawas

See also: List of former Malaysian federal electoral districts

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