Datok Keramat is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 1974. It covers a part of George Town proper, including the eponymous urban district colloquially known as Dato Keramat.
 Penang constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Datok Keramat (olive) on Penang | |||
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Penang State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PH | ||
| Constituency created | 1974 | ||
| First contested | 1974 | ||
| Last contested | 2023 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2023)[1] | 26,791 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 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 2008[update], the State Assemblyman for Sungai Pinang is Jagdeep Singh Deo from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).
Definition
editPolling districts
editAccording to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Datok Keramat constituency is divided into 9 polling districts.[3]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Datok Keramat (N29) | Jalan York | 050/29/01 | SMK Union |
| Sekolah Free | 050/29/02 | SMK Penang Free | |
| Taman Sekolah Free | 050/29/03 | SJK (C) Han Chiang | |
| Taman Abdidin | 050/29/04 | SJK (C) Sum Sun | |
| Jalan Perak | 050/29/05 | Sekolah Jepun Pulau Pinang | |
| Caunter Hall | 050/29/06 | SMK Abdullah Munshi | |
| City Stadium | 050/29/07 | SMK (P) Sri Mutiara | |
| Kampong Makam | 050/29/08 | SJK (C) Tong Sian | |
| Jalan Kajang | 050/29/09 | SJK (C) Convent Datuk Keramat |
This state seat encompasses the western part of George Town's city centre, including much of Dato Keramat Road, from where the constituency got its name.[4] Also located within the Datok Keramat seat are some of the city's major landmarks and institutions, such as the City Stadium, Penang Free School and The Residency, the latter of which is the official residence of the governor of Penang.
The Datok Keramat state constituency is bounded to the north by Western Road (now Jalan Utama) and Dato Keramat Road. However, it stops just short of Penang Times Square, which comes under the neighbouring Komtar constituency. To the south, the constituency extends up to Free School Road just south of Penang Free School, thus covering the residential area around the historic school and east of Green Lane. Both Green Lane and Scotland Road also form the constituency's western limits.
Demographics
edit| Polling district | Electors |
|---|---|
| Caunter Hall | 2,281 |
| City Stadium | 2,388 |
| Jalan Kajang | 1,503 |
| Jalan Perak | 3,805 |
| Jalan York | 1,803 |
| Kampong Makam | 2,778 |
| Sekolah Free | 1,891 |
| Taman Sekolah Free | 3,685 |
| Taman Abidin | 1,900 |
| Total | 22,034 |
| Source: Malaysian Election Commission[6] | |
History
edit| Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Datok Keramat | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Tanjong Barat | |||
| 4th | 1974 – 1978 | Teh Ewe Lim | BN (GERAKAN) |
| 5th | 1978 – 1982 | ||
| 6th | 1982 – 1986 | ||
| 7th | 1986 – 1990 | Ooi Ean Kwong | |
| 8th | 1990 – 1995 | K. Balasundaram | GR (DAP) |
| 9th | 1995 – 1999 | Lim Boo Chang | BN (GERAKAN) |
| 10th | 1999 – 2004 | BN (MCA)[7] | |
| 11th | 2004 – 2008 | Ong Thean Lye | BN (GERAKAN) |
| 12th | 2008 – 2013 | Jagdeep Singh Deo | PR (DAP) |
| 13th | 2013 – 2018 | ||
| 14th | 2018 – 2023 | PH (DAP) | |
| 15th | 2023–present | ||
Election results
editThe electoral results for the Datok Keramat state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Jagdeep Singh Deo | 13,398 | 72.60 |  2.70
| ||
| PN | Heng See Lin | 5,054 | 27.40 |  27.40
| ||
| Total valid votes | 18,452 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 152 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 31 | |||||
| Turnout | 18,635 | 69.56 | 12.24
| |||
| Registered electors | 26,791 | |||||
| Majority | 8,344 | 45.20 | 7.30
| |||
| PH hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Jagdeep Singh Deo | 13,712 | 75.30 | 75.30
| ||
| BN | Lee Boon Ten | 4,151 | 22.80 | 13.60
| ||
| Malaysian United Party | Lim Boo Chang | 194 | 1.10 | 1.10
| ||
| Independent | Muhammad Majnun Abdul Wahab | 146 | 0.80 | 0.80
| ||
| Penang Front Party | Nicholas Diane Morgan | 18 | 0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 18,221 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 216 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 67 | |||||
| Turnout | 18,504 | 81.80 | 4.00
| |||
| Registered electors | 22,630 | |||||
| Majority | 9,561 | 52.50 | 25.30
| |||
| Pakatan Harapan (2018) 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.[permanent dead link] "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 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2018-08-01. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Jagdeep Singh Deo | 11,720 | 63.60 | 7.00
| ||
| BN | Ong Thean Lye | 6,700 | 36.40 | 7.00
| ||
| Total valid votes | 18,420 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 274 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 92 | |||||
| Turnout | 18,786 | 85.80 | 9.20
| |||
| Registered electors | 21,900 | |||||
| Majority | 5,020 | 27.20 | 14.00
| |||
| DAP hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s)
"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 189/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.[permanent dead link] "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) 230/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2016-05-21. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Jagdeep Singh Deo | 7,995 | 56.60 | ||
| BN | Ong Thean Lye | 6,140 | 43.40 | ||
| Independent | Shahul Hameed M.K. Mohamed Ishack | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Total valid votes | 14,135 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 308 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 1 | ||||
| Turnout | 14,444 | 76.60 | |||
| Registered electors | 18,852 | ||||
| Majority | 1,855 | 13.20 | |||
| DAP gain from BN | Swing | ?
| |||
See also
editReferences
edit"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Story Map Journal". Retrieved 2017-04-22.
- ^ "15th Penang State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.
- ^ "Boo Chang joins PKR". www.thesundaily.my. Lim Boo Chang switched from Gerakan to MCA after the 1999 General Elections. Archived from the original on 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
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