Bukit Gelugor (federal constituency)

Bukit Gelugor

Penang constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Ramkarpal Singh Karpal Singh DAP
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2013

Bukit Gelugor is a federal constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.

The federal constituency was created in the 2003 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 Hijau, Island Park, Lintang Delima, Lorong Delima, Bukit Gelugor, Taman Tun Sardon, Sungai Gelugor, Ayer Itam, Happy Valley, Jalan Kampong Pisang, Kampong Melayu, Jalan Chor Sin Kheng, Thean Teik, Zoo Road, Jalan Shaik Madar, Cheeseman Road, Paya Terubong Mukim 14, Sungai Dondang, Paya Terubong Mukim 13, Taman Paya Terubong, Relau.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Bukit Gelugor
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
11th	2004-2008	Karpal Singh Ram Singh	DAP
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2014
	2014-present	Ramkarpal Singh Karpal Singh

Election results

Malaysian general by-election, 25 May 2014 Upon the death of incumbent, Karpal Singh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Ramkarpal Singh Karpal Singh	41,242	89.95
	PCM	Huan Cheng Guan	3,583	7.81
	Independent	Mohamed Nabi Bux Mohamed Nabi Abdul Sathar	799	1.74
	Independent	Abu Backer Sidek Mohammad Zan	225	0.49
Total valid votes			45,849	100.00
Total rejected ballots			539
Unreturned ballots			50
Turnout			46,438	56.34
Registered electors			82,431
Majority			37,659
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s)

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Karpal Singh Ram Singh	56,303	80.55
	BN	Teh Beng Yeam	13,597	19.45
Total valid votes			69,900	100.00
Total rejected ballots			654
Unreturned ballots			129
Turnout			70,683	86.31
Registered electors			81,897
Majority			42,706
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s)

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Karpal Singh Ram Singh	35,140	71.33
	BN	Koay Kar Huah	14,125	28.67
Total valid votes			49,265	100.00
Total rejected ballots			707
Unreturned ballots			581
Turnout			50,553	77.05
Registered electors			65,614
Majority			21,015
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Karpal Singh Ram Singh	22,529	51.44
	BN	Lim Boo Chang	21,268	48.56
Total valid votes			43,797	100.00
Total rejected ballots			793
Unreturned ballots			28
Turnout			44,618	74.21
Registered electors
Majority			1,261
This was a new constituency created.