Air Putih (Penang state constituency)

{{Infobox Malaysia electoral district

|name=Air Putih

|state=Penang

|image=Air Putih state constituency.svg

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|caption=Air Putih (olive) on Penang

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|state-rep=Lim Guan Eng

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|state-rep-party=Pakatan Harapan

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|state-status=active

|state-created=2004

|state-election-first=2004

|state-election-last=2023

|demo-census-date=2020

|demo-pop=14,744

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|demo-electors=15,371

|demo-electors-date=2023

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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. {{As of|2008|since=y}}, 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/424348|title=Penang CM to be sworn in on Monday - but who?|date=2018-05-11|work=Malaysiakini|access-date=2018-05-12|language=en-GB}}

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.{{cite web |date=15 July 2023 |title=Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A) Polling Hours For the General Election of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Penang |url=https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1837473/PUB%20269%20(2023)%20-%20PULAU%20PINANG.pdf |website=Attorney General's Chambers}}

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!State constituency

!Polling districts

!Code

!Location

rowspan="7" |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.{{Cite news|url=http://tindakmalaysia.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=1bd0cc96a2b443fa8d0ca2a486fa6a17|title=Story Map Journal|access-date=2017-04-22}}

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

{{Pie chart|thumb=left|caption=Ethnic breakdown of Air Putih's electorate as of 2023{{Cite web|title=15th Penang State Election - Results Overview|url=https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/2023election/Penang|access-date=2023-08-13|website=live.chinapress.com}}|label2=Malay|value2=9.88|color2=green|label1=Chinese|color1=red|value1=80.03|value3=9.36|color3=orange|label3=Indian|label4=Other ethnicities|color4=yellow|value4=0.73}}

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|+Total electors by polling district in 2016

!Polling district

!Electors

Bukit Bendera

| align="right" |309

Hye Keat Estate

| align="right" |2,814

Jalan Lintang

| align="right" |2,129

Race Course

| align="right" |2,429

Reservoir Gardens

| align="right" |2,690

Stesen Bawah

| align="right" |271

Taman Sempadan

| align="right" |2,110

style="background: #f2f2f2" |Total

| style="background: #f2f2f2" align="right" |12,752

colspan="2" align="right" |Source: Malaysian Election Commission{{Cite journal|date=2018|title=Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018|url=http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/Jilid%201%20Kajian%20Semula%20Persempadanan%20V2.pdf|journal=Election Commission of Malaysia|volume=1|access-date=2018-04-22|archive-date=2018-04-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412212213/http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/Jilid%201%20Kajian%20Semula%20Persempadanan%20V2.pdf|url-status=dead}}

History

class="wikitable" ! colspan="4" \|Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Air Putih
Assembly !Years !Member !Party
colspan="4" align="center" \|Constituency created from Air Itam
11th \|2004 – 2008 \|Lye Siew Weng \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Barisan Nasional\|BN}}" \| {{Font color\|white\| BN (MCA)}}
12th \|2008 – 2013 \| rowspan="4" \|Lim Guan Eng \| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color\|Pakatan Rakyat\|PR}}" \| {{Font color\|white\| PR (DAP)}}
13th \|2013 – 2018
14th \|2018 – 2023 \|rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color\|Pakatan Harapan\|PH}}" \| {{Font color\|white\| PH (DAP)}}
15th \|2023–present

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! colspan="4" |Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Air Putih

Assembly

!Years

!Member

!Party

colspan="4" align="center" |Constituency created from Air Itam

11th

|2004 – 2008

|Lye Siew Weng

| bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| BN (MCA)}}

12th

|2008 – 2013

| rowspan="4" |Lim Guan Eng

| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Rakyat|PR}}" | {{Font color|white| PR (DAP)}}

13th

|2013 – 2018

14th

|2018 – 2023

|rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Harapan|PH}}" | {{Font color|white| PH (DAP)}}

15th

|2023–present

Election results

The electoral results for the Air Putih state constituency are as follows.

{{MASelec/top|Penang|2023|Air Putih (Penang state constituency)|Air Putih|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Pakatan Harapan|Lim Guan Eng|8,996|85.63|{{increase}}0.02}}

{{MASelec|Perikatan Nasional|Koh Cheng Ann|1,073|10.21|{{increase}} 10.21}}

{{MASelec|Parti Rakyat Malaysia|Teh Yee Cheu|437|4.16|{{increase}} 4.16}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|10,583|68.85|{{decrease}} 13.11}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|7,923|75.42|{{increase}} 2.65}}

{{MASelec/top|Penang|2018|Air Putih (Penang state constituency)|Air Putih|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Pakatan Harapan|Lim Guan Eng|9,362|85.61|{{increase}} 1.96}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Tang Heap Seng|1,404|12.84|{{decrease}} 3.31}}

{{MASelec|Malaysian United Party|Tan Gim Theam |87|0.80|{{increase}} 0.80}}

{{MASelec|Love Malaysia Party|Manikandan Ramayah|83|0.76|{{increase}} 0.76}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|11,072|81.96|{{decrease}} 2.58}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|7,958|72.77|{{increase}} 5.27}}

{{MASelec/source|hide={{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20180504_P.U.%20(B)%20252%20-%20PULAU%20PINANG.pdf|title=His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 252/2018]|date=3 May 2018|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2018-08-01}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

{{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20180601_P.U.(B)326.pdf|title=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]|date=28 May 2018|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2018-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829145610/http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20180601_P.U.(B)326.pdf|archive-date=29 August 2019|url-status=dead}}}}

{{MASelec/top|Penang|2013|Air Putih (Penang state constituency)|Air Putih|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Democratic Action Party|Lim Guan Eng|9,626|83.65|{{increase}}11.44}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Tan Ken Keong|1,882|16.15|{{decrease}}11.44}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|11,669|84.54|{{increase}}9.96}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|7,744|67.50|{{increase}} 23.08}}

{{MASelec/source|||hide={{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130426_P%20U%20%20(B)%20189-Borang%208%20-%20DUN%20Pulau%20Pinang-SPR-final.pdf|title=Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 189/2013]|date=26 April 2013|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2016-05-21}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130522_P.U.%20(B)%20230-Borang%2016%20DUN%20PENANG.pdf|title=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]|date=22 May 2013|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2016-05-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322115252/http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130522_P.U.%20(B)%20230-Borang%2016%20DUN%20PENANG.pdf|archive-date=22 March 2019|url-status=dead}}}}

{{MASelec/top|Penang|2008|Air Putih (Penang state constituency)|Air Putih|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Democratic Action Party|Lim Guan Eng|6,601|72.21|{{increase}}28.13}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Tan Yok Cheng|2,540|27.79|{{decrease}}28.13}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|9,288|74.58|{{increase}}3.45}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|4,061|44.42|{{increase}} 32.58}}

{{MASelec/top|Penang|2004|Air Putih (Penang state constituency)|Air Putih|percent=yes}}

References

{{cite web|url=http://www.spr.gov.my/index.php/component/content/article?layout=edit&id=74=|title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya|work=Election Commission of Malaysia|access-date=2016-05-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424120924/http://www.spr.gov.my/index.php/component/content/article?layout=edit&id=74=|archive-date=2016-04-24|url-status=dead}}

Category:Penang state constituencies