Jawi (state constituency)

Jawi
Penang constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Jason H'ng Mooi Lye; PH
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Constituency created	1986
First contested	1986
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	36,601
Area (km²)	56

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

The state constituency was first contested in 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018^[update], the State Assemblyman for Jawi is H’ng Mooi Lye from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).^[4]

Definition

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Jawi constituency is divided into 10 polling districts.^[5]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Jawi (N19)	Changkat	047/19/01	SK Keledang Jaya
	Perkampungan Jawi	047/19/02	SJK (C) Kampung Jawi
	Taman Desa Jawi	047/19/03	SMK Jawi
	Ladang Caledonia	047/19/04	SJK (C) Pai Teik
	Ladang Byram	047/19/05	SJK (T) Ldg Byram
	Ladang Victoria	047/19/06	SMK Seri Nibong
	Taman Sentosa	047/19/07	SK Nibong Tebal
	Nibong Tebal	047/19/08	SMK Methodist
	Jalan Bukit Panchor	047/19/09	Kolej Vokesional Nibong Tebal
	Taman Helang Jaya	047/19/10	SMK Tunku Abdul Rahman

Ethnic breakdown of Jawi's electorate as of 2023^[6]

Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district	Electors
Changkat	2,633
Perkampungan Jawi	2,315
Taman Desa Jawi	4,063
Ladang Caledonia	4,275
Ladang Byram	732
Ladang Victoria	1,206
Taman Sentosa	2,996
Nibong Tebal	1,394
Jalan Bukit Panchor	1,122
Taman Helang Jaya	4,537
Total	25,273
Source: Malaysian Election Commission^[7]

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Jawi
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Bukit Tambun, Sungai Bakap and Sungai Acheh
7th	1986 – 1990	Chin Kooi Thoon	DAP
8th	1990 – 1995	Chin Kooi Thoon	GR (DAP)
9th	1995 – 1999	Tan Cheng Liang	BN (MCA)
10th	1999 – 2004
11th	2004 – 2008
12th	2008 – 2013	Tan Beng Huat	PR (DAP)
13th	2013 – 2018	Soon Lip Chee	PR (DAP)
14th	2018 – 2023	Jason H'ng Mooi Lye	PH (DAP)
15th	2023–present	Jason H'ng Mooi Lye	PH (DAP)

The electoral results for the Jawi state constituency are as follows.

Penang state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Jason H'ng Mooi Lye	17,559	78.70	7.50
	BN	Kiew Hen Chong	4,188	18.70	10.10
	People's Alternative Party	Tan Beng Huat	309	1.40	1.40
	Malaysian United Party	Koay Xing Boon	165	0.70	0.70
	Penang Front Party	Daphne Edward	73	0.30	0.30
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Tan Chew Suan	51	0.20	0.20
Total valid votes			22,345	100.00
Total rejected ballots			377
Unreturned ballots			56
Turnout			22,778	85.30	2.40
Registered electors			26,699
Majority			13,371	60.00	17.60
	PH 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	Soon Lip Chee	15,219	71.20	9.10
	BN	Tan Cheng Liang	6,143	28.80	9.10
Total valid votes			21,362	100.00
Total rejected ballots			339
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			21,701	87.70	7.90
Registered electors			24,735
Majority			9,076	42.40	18.20
	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, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Cheng Liang	8,879	53.17	1.11
	DAP	Teoh Seang Hooi	7,819	46.83	1.11
Total valid votes			16,698	100.00
Total rejected ballots			451
Unreturned ballots			13
Turnout			17,162	79.04	0.09
Registered electors			21,712
Majority			1,060	6.34	2.22
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Cheng Liang	8,355	52.06	13.23
	DAP	Goh Kheng Huat	7,694	47.94	13.23
Total valid votes			16,049	100.00
Total rejected ballots			420
Unreturned ballots			29
Turnout			16,498	79.13	0.72
Registered electors			20,850
Majority			661	4.12	18.22
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?

Penang state election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chin Kooi Thoon	8,827	61.17	2.38
	BN	Teoh Kooi Sneah	5,604	38.83	2.38
Total valid votes			14,431	100.00
Total rejected ballots			440
Unreturned ballots			8
Turnout			14,879	79.85	3.81
Registered electors			18,646
Majority			3,223	22.34	4.76
	DAP hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DAP	Chin Kooi Thoon	7,514	58.79
	BN	Khoo Soo Kheng	5,268	41.21
Total valid votes			12,782	100.00
Total rejected ballots			446
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			13,228	76.04
Registered electors			17,397
Majority			2,246	17.58
This was a new constituency created.