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Bayan Baru (federal constituency)

Bayan Baru (P052)

Penang constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Sim Tze Tzin PH
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	188,603
Electors (2023)[2]	120,645
Area (km²)[3]	41
Pop. density (per km²)	4,600.1

Bayan Baru is a federal constituency in Northeast Penang Island District and Southwest Penang Island District, Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/PENANG

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Bayan Baru constituency is divided into 25 polling districts.^[4]

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Sim Tze Tzin	55,209	61.54	7.34
	PN	Oh Tong Keong	20,307	22.64	22.64
	BN	Saw Yee Fung	13,377	14.91	3.53
	Heritage	Jeff Ooi Chuan Aun	440	0.49	0.49
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Ravinder Singh	251	0.28	0.28
	Independent	Kan Chee Yuen	124	0.14	0.14
Total valid votes			89,707	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,170
Unreturned ballots			339
Turnout			91,217	79.63	3.96
Registered electors			119,640
Majority			34,902	38.90	11.54
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753273/PUB609%20(2022).pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Sim Tze Tzin	51,555	68.88	68.88
	BN	Chuah Seng Guan	13,804	18.44	17.32
	PAS	Iszuree Ibrahim	8,757	11.70	11.70
	Malaysian United Party	David Yim Boon Leong	733	0.98	0.98
Total valid votes			74,849	100.00
Total rejected ballots			762
Unreturned ballots			273
Turnout			75,884	83.59	3.39
Registered electors			90,780
Majority			37,751	50.44	21.96
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 236/2018]" (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, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 310/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link]

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Sim Tze Tzin	43,558	64.24	1.77
	BN	Tang Heap Seng	24,251	35.76	1.77
Total valid votes			67,809	100.00
Total rejected ballots			850
Unreturned ballots			187
Turnout			68,846	86.98	10.53
Registered electors			79,155
Majority			19,307	28.48	3.54
	PKR hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 173/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-10.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 214/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-10.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Zahrain Mohamed Hashim	27,618	62.47	36.03
	BN	Ooi Siew Kim	16,589	37.53	36.03
Total valid votes			44,207	100.00
Total rejected ballots			655
Unreturned ballots			1,556
Turnout			46,418	76.45	2.42
Registered electors			60,713
Majority			11,029	24.94	22.18
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wong Kam Hoong	29,430	73.56	15.92
	PKR	Ong Ping Cheow	10,579	26.44	26.44
Total valid votes			40,009	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,010
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			41,020	74.03	0.81
Registered electors			55,409
Majority			18,851	47.12	31.84
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wong Kam Hoong	35,762	57.64	2.32
	DAP	Zulkifli Mohd Noor	26,281	42.36	2.32
Total valid votes			62,043	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,144
Unreturned ballots			201
Turnout			63,388	74.84	0.71
Registered electors			80,400
Majority			9,481	15.28	3.53
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wong Kam Hoong	32,190	55.32	7.69
	DAP	Ahmad Nor	25,351	43.57	8.80
	PBS	Lakhbir Singh Sadu Singh	648	1.11	1.11
Total valid votes			58,189	100.00
Total rejected ballots			908
Unreturned ballots			176
Turnout			59,273	75.55	1.30
Registered electors			78,455
Majority			6,839	11.75	7.01
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Ahmad Nor	25,853	52.37	3.39
	BN	Khoo Gark Kim	23,513	47.63	0.70
Total valid votes			49,366	100.00
Total rejected ballots			814
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			50,180	74.25	4.02
Registered electors			67,582
Majority			2,340	4.74	4.09
	DAP hold		Swing

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2018-08-12.