Paya Terubong (state constituency)


Paya Terubong is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 1974. It covers two suburbs of George Town - Paya Terubong and parts of Air Itam - both at the centre of Penang Island.
The state constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system., the State Assemblyman for Paya Terubong is Yeoh Soon Hin from the DAP, which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan.
In terms of population size, Paya Terubong is the largest state constituency in Penang, with 46,741 registered voters within this constituency alone as of 2018. Concerns have been raised by the locals about the lopsided population disparity between the Paya Terubong constituency and the other, less populated seats in Penang, and the perceived malapportionment of the state seats.

Definition

The Paya Terubong constituency encompasses the entire Paya Terubong suburb, as well as the southern part of the Air Itam suburb, specifically the neighbourhood of Farlim. It is partly bounded to the north by the Dondang River; the portion of Air Itam north of the river falls under the neighbouring Air Itam constituency.
To the south of the island's central valleys, the neighbourhood of Relau also falls under this constituency.
2004 – 2016: The constituency contained the polling districts of Paya Terubong Mukim 14, Paya Terubong Mukim 13, Sungai Dondang, Taman Paya Terubong and Relau.
2016 – : According to the proposed redelineation exercise, the constituency will contain the polling districts of Paya Terubong Mukim 14, Paya Terubong Mukim 13, Sungai Dondang, Taman Paya Terubong, Relau, Desa Baiduri, Desa Intan, Semarak Api 1, Jalan Semarak Api, Bukit Awana and Terubong Jaya.

Demographics

History

Election results

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