Datok Keramat (state constituency)

Datok Keramat (N29)
Penang constituency
	Datok Keramat (olive) on Penang
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Jagdeep Singh Deo; PH
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Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	26,791
Area (km²)	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	SMJK 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 (55.4%)
Malay (27.0%)
Indian (16.5%)
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	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Tanjong Barat, Tanjong Utara, Kelawai and Dhoby Ghaut
4th	N25	1974 – 1978	Teh Ewe Lim (郑耀林)	BN (GERAKAN)
5th		1978 – 1982
6th		1982 – 1986
7th		1986 – 1990	Ooi Ean Kwong (黄炎光)
8th		1990 – 1995	K. Balasundaram	GR (DAP)
9th		1995 – 1999	Lim Boo Chang (林武灿)	BN (GERAKAN)
10th		1999 – 2004	Lim Boo Chang (林武灿)	BN (MCA)^[7]
11th	N29	2004 – 2008	Ong Thean Lye (汪天来)	BN (GERAKAN)
12th		2008 – 2013	Jagdeep Singh Deo	PR (DAP)
13th		2013 – 2018		PR (DAP)
14th		2018 – 2023		PH (DAP)
15th		2023–present		PH (DAP)

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	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

Penang state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Jagdeep Singh Deo	13,712	75.30	75.30
	BN	Lee Boon Ten	4,151	22.80	13.60
	BERSAMA	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
	PKR 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. "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	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. "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	24.83
	BN	Ong Thean Lye	6,140	43.40	24.83
Total valid votes			14,135	100.00
Total rejected ballots			308
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			14,444	76.60	1.51
Registered electors			18,852
Majority			1,855	13.20	23.24
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Penang state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ong Thean Lye	9,462	68.22	7.02
	DAP	Koid Teng Guan	4,407	31.78	7.02
Total valid votes			13,869	100.00
Total rejected ballots			342
Unreturned ballots			29
Turnout			14,240	72.23	0.18
Registered electors			19,715
Majority			5,055	36.45	14.04
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lim Boo Chang	8,599	61.20	6.41
	DAP	Karpal Singh Ram Singh	5,451	38.80	7.06
Total valid votes			14,050	100.00
Total rejected ballots			364
Unreturned ballots			13
Turnout			14,427	72.04	2.17
Registered electors			20,025
Majority			3,148	22.41	13.48
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lim Boo Chang	9,974	67.62	20.88
	DAP	Wong Hang Yoke	4,681	31.73	21.53
	PBS	Seevaraju Muniandy	96	0.65	0.65
Total valid votes			14,751	100.00
Total rejected ballots			245
Unreturned ballots			42
Turnout			15,038	74.21	0.83
Registered electors			20,263
Majority			5,293	35.88	29.35
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		-

Penang state election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Balasundaram Kanagaratnam	7,591	53.27	6.94
	BN	Denis Mark Lee Kin Yeng	6,660	46.73	6.94
Total valid votes			14,251	100.00
Total rejected ballots			253
Unreturned ballots			24
Turnout			14,528	73.38	4.70
Registered electors			19,797
Majority			931	6.53	0.82
	GR gain from BN		Swing		-

Penang state election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ooi Ean Kwong	6,918	53.68	12.48
	DAP	Ong Hock Aun	5,970	46.32	16.93
Total valid votes			12,888	100.00
Total rejected ballots			262
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			13,150	68.68	5.00
Registered electors			19,146
Majority			948	7.36	29.41
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Teh Ewe Lim	9,619	66.16	3.42
	DAP	Ooi Soo Toe	4,273	29.39	23.31
	PAS	Md. Azis Ishak	647	4.45	4.45
Total valid votes			14,539	100.00
Total rejected ballots			265
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			14,804	73.68	3.12
Registered electors			20,091
Majority			5,346	36.77	8.46
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Teh Ewe Lim	9,002	69.58	12.95
	Independent	Lim Kah Pin	3,150	24.35	22.95
	DAP	Khoo Teng Kok	786	6.08	19.47
Total valid votes			12,938	100.00
Total rejected ballots			507
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			13,445	76.81	3.26
Registered electors			17,505
Majority			5,852	45.23	14.15
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Teh Ewe Lim	5,826	56.62
	DAP	Gooi Hock Seng	2,628	25.54
	PEKEMAS	Tan Seng Keat	1,431	13.91
	Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia	Ong Yu Ching	260	2.53
	Independent	Ng Moon Leong	144	1.40
Total valid votes			10,289	100.00
Total rejected ballots			387
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			10,676	80.07
Registered electors			13,334
Majority			3,198	31.08
This was a new constituency created.

References

"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.
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↑ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

[1] "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.

[2] 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.

[3] "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.

[4] "Story Map Journal". Retrieved 2017-04-22.

[5] "15th Penang State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.

[2018report2-6] "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.

[7] "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

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