Sungai Puyu

Penang constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Phee Syn Tze PH
Constituency created	1995
First contested	1995
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]	35,904
Area (km²)[2]	7

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

Since 2004^[update] The State Assemblyman for Sungai Puyu is Phee Boon Poh from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).^[4]

The Sungai Puyu constituency contains the polling districts of 8 polling districts.^[5]

The Sungai Puyu state constituency was created and first contested during the 1995 State Election.

Loo Ah Dee and Lee Ah Lee, politicians from Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) first held the seat from 1995 to 2004. During the 2004 state elections, the constituency was wrested from the Barisan Nasional (BN) federal ruling coalition by Phee Boon Poh, a DAP politician. Phee has held Sungai Puyu since.

Penang state election, 2023: Sungai Puyu

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Phee Syn Tze	23,838	90.48	0.28
	PN	Teow Chin Siang	2,508	9.52	9.52
Total valid votes			26,346	100.00
Total rejected ballots			207
Unreturned ballots			16
Turnout			26,569	74.00	13.80
Registered electors			35,904
Majority			21,330	80.96	0.34
	PH hold		Swing

Penang state election, 2018: Sungai Puyu

Party		Candidate	Votes	change=yes}}
	Pakatan Harapan (2018)	Phee Boon Poh	21,705	90.20	4.30
	BN	Lim Hai Song	2,136	8.90	5.20
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Tan Lay Hock	101	0.40	0.40
	Malaysian United Party	Neoh Bok Keng	79	0.30	0.30
	Penang Front Party	Ong Yin Yin	51	0.20	0.20
Total valid votes			24,072	100.00
Total rejected ballots			137
Unreturned ballots			25
Turnout			24,234	87.80	2.10
Registered electors			27,671
Majority			19,569	81.30	9.50
	Sungai Puyu hold		Swing		PH (2018) {{MASelec/source|hide="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.

Penang state election, 2013: Sungai Puyu

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Phee Boon Poh	19,381	85.90	8.87
	BN	Sum Yoo Keong	3,174	14.10	8.87
Total valid votes			22,555	100.00
Total rejected ballots			174
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			22,729	89.90	7.50
Registered electors			25,282
Majority			16,207	71.80	17.47
	Sungai Puyu hold		Swing		DAP
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.

Penang state election, 2008: Sungai Puyu

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Phee Boon Poh	13,025	77.03	25.03
	BN	Tay Lay Cheng	3,824	22.70	25.03
Total valid votes			16,849	100.00
Total rejected ballots			210
Unreturned ballots			2
Turnout			17,061	82.40	1.90
Registered electors			20,708
Majority			9,201	54.33	50.33
	Sungai Puyu hold		Swing		DAP
Source(s) [8]

Penang state election, 2004: Sungai Puyu

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Phee Boon Poh	7,808	52.00	4.04
	BN	Loo Ah Dee	7,201	48.00	4.04
Total valid votes			15,009	100.00
Total rejected ballots			299
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			15,309	80.50	0.53
Registered electors			19,009
Majority			607	4.00	0.08
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) [8]

Penang state election, 1999: Sungai Puyu

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Loo Ah Dee	10,859	52.04	1.62
	DAP	Phee Boon Poh	9,789	47.96	1.62
Total valid votes			20,347	100.00
Total rejected ballots			389
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			21,038	79.97	2.07
Registered electors			26,308
Majority			1,070	4.08	3.24
	Sungai Puyu hold		Swing		BN

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