Air Putih
Penang constituency
Air Putih (olive) on Penang
State constituency
LegislaturePenang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Lim Guan Eng
PH
Constituency created2004
First contested2004
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]15,371
Area (km²)[2]29

Air Putih is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 2004. It covers the northern part of Air Itam, a suburb of George Town that is located in the central part of Penang Island.

The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2008, the State Assemblyman for Air Putih is Lim Guan Eng from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH). Lim was also the Chief Minister of Penang between 2008 and 2018.[3]

Definition

The Air Putih constituency contains the polling districts of Bukit Bendera (Penang Hill), Hye Keat Estate, Jalan Lintang, Race Course, Reservoir Gardens, Stesen Bawah (referring to the Penang Hill Railway Lower Station) and Taman Sempadan.

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Air Putih constituency is divided into 7 polling districts.[4]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Air Putih (N23) Bukit Bendera 048/23/01 Dewan Jawatankuasa Kemajuan Dan Keselamatan Kampong (JKKK) Bukit Bendera
Stesyen Bawah 048/23/02 Dewan Jawatankuasa Kemajuan Dan Keselamatan Kampong (JKKK) Bukit Bendera
Jalan Lintang 048/23/03 SJK (C) Kong Min Pusat
Hye Keat Estate 048/23/04 SJK (C) Kong Min Pusat
Reservoir Gardens 048/23/05 SJK (C) Chung Hwa Confucian 'A'
Race Course 048/23/06 SJK (C) Shang Wu
Taman Sempadan 048/23/07 SJK (C) Chung Hwa Confucian 'B'

Aside from the northern part of the Air Itam suburb, colloquially known as Air Putih by the locals, much of the state seat is sparsely populated, consisting of hilly and forested areas that include the Penang Hill.[5]

The Air Putih seat is bounded to the southeast by Air Itam Road; the portion of Air Itam south of the road falls under the Air Itam constituency. This constituency also stretches up to the residential areas of Air Itam south of the Rifle Range neighbourhood, with Rifle Range coming under the neighbouring Kebun Bunga seat.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Air Putih's electorate as of 2023[6]

  Chinese (80.03%)
  Malay (9.88%)
  Indian (9.36%)
  Other ethnicities (0.73%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Bukit Bendera 309
Hye Keat Estate 2,814
Jalan Lintang 2,129
Race Course 2,429
Reservoir Gardens 2,690
Stesen Bawah 271
Taman Sempadan 2,110
Total 12,752
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[7]

History

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Air Putih
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Air Itam
11th 2004 – 2008 Lye Siew Weng BN (MCA)
12th 2008 – 2013 Lim Guan Eng PR (DAP)
13th 2013 – 2018
14th 2018 – 2023 PH (DAP)
15th 2023 - present

Election results

The electoral results for the Air Putih state constituency in 2004, 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.

Penang state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PHLim Guan Eng8,99685.63Increase0.02
PNKoh Cheng Ann1,07310.21Increase 10.21
Parti Rakyat MalaysiaTeh Yee Cheu4374.16Increase 4.16
Total valid votes 10,506 100.00
Total rejected ballots 61
Unreturned ballots 16
Turnout 10,58368.85Decrease 13.11
Registered electors 15,371
Majority 7,92375.42Increase 2.65
PH hold Swing
Penang state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PHLim Guan Eng9,36285.61Increase 1.96
BNTang Heap Seng1,40412.84Decrease 3.31
Malaysian United PartyTan Gim Theam870.80Increase 0.80
Love Malaysia PartyManikandan Ramayah830.76Increase 0.76
Total valid votes 10,936100.00
Total rejected ballots 88
Unreturned ballots 48
Turnout 11,07281.96Decrease 2.58
Registered electors 13,509
Majority 7,95872.77Increase 5.27
PH hold Swing
Source(s)

"His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 252/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 326/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
Penang state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
DAPLim Guan Eng9,62683.65Increase11.44
BNTan Ken Keong1,88216.15Decrease11.44
Total valid votes 11,508 100.00
Total rejected ballots 161
Unreturned ballots 28
Turnout 11,66984.54Increase9.96
Registered electors 13,803
Majority 7,74467.50Increase 23.08
DAP hold Swing
Penang state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
DAPLim Guan Eng6,60172.21Increase28.13
BNTan Yok Cheng2,54027.79Decrease28.13
Total valid votes 9,141 100.00
Total rejected ballots 130
Unreturned ballots 17
Turnout 9,28874.58Increase3.45
Registered electors 12,454
Majority 4,06144.42Increase 32.58
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Penang state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
BNLye Siew Weng4,81155.92
DAPTee Yee Cheu3,79344.08
Total valid votes 8,604 100.00
Total rejected ballots 161
Unreturned ballots 14
Turnout 8,77971.13
Registered electors 12,342
Majority 81811.84
BN hold Swing

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References

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