Datok Keramat (state constituency)

Datok Keramat
Penang constituency
Datok Keramat (olive) on Penang
State constituency
LegislaturePenang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Jagdeep Singh Deo
PH
Constituency created1974
First contested1974
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]26,791
Area (km²)[2]3

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.

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, 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

Polling districts

According 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

Ethnic breakdown of Datok Keramat's electorate as of 2023[5]

  Chinese (55.44%)
  Malay (27.00%)
  Indian (16.54%)
  Other ethnicities (1.03%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
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

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

The electoral results for the Datok Keramat state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.

Penang state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Jagdeep Singh Deo 13,398 72.60 Decrease 2.70
PN Heng See Lin 5,054 27.40 Increase 27.40
Total valid votes 18,452 100.00
Total rejected ballots 152
Unreturned ballots 31
Turnout 18,635 69.56 Decrease 12.24
Registered electors 26,791
Majority 8,344 45.20 Decrease 7.30
PH hold Swing
Penang state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Jagdeep Singh Deo 13,712 75.30 Increase 75.30
BN Lee Boon Ten 4,151 22.80 Decrease 13.60
Malaysian United Party Lim Boo Chang 194 1.10 Increase 1.10
Independent Muhammad Majnun Abdul Wahab 146 0.80 Increase 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 Decrease 4.00
Registered electors 22,630
Majority 9,561 52.50 Increase 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.
Penang state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Jagdeep Singh Deo 11,720 63.60 Increase 7.00
BN Ong Thean Lye 6,700 36.40 Decrease 7.00
Total valid votes 18,420 100.00
Total rejected ballots 274
Unreturned ballots 92
Turnout 18,786 85.80 Increase 9.20
Registered electors 21,900
Majority 5,020 27.20 Increase 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.
Penang state election, 2008
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

References

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