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Bukit Mertajam (federal constituency)

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Legislature
  
Dewan Rakyat

Constituency created
  
1974

Last contested
  
2013

MP
  
Sim Chee Keong DAP

First contested
  
1974

Bukit Mertajam is a federal constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampong Aston, Bukit Noning, Taman Bukit Ria, Kampong Bahru, Jalan Berjaya, Taman Alma, Mutiara Indah, Taman Tenang, To' Kun, Machang Bubok, Bukit Teh, Alma, Taman Seri Kijang, Bukit Minyak, Permatang Tinggi, Gajah Mati, Taman Jambu, Taman Seri Janggus, Taman Alma Jaya, Kampong Cross Street 1, Station Road, High School, Bukit Kechil, Desa Damai, Taman Keenways, Taman Binjai.

2016–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampong Aston, Bukit Noning, Taman Bukit Ria, Kampong Bahru, Jalan Berjaya, Taman Alma, Mutiara Indah, Taman Tenang, To' Kun, Machang Bubok, Bukit Teh, Alma, Taman Seri Kijang, Bukit Minyak, Permatang Tinggi, Gajah Mati, Taman Jambu, Taman Seri Janggus, Taman Alma Jaya, Kampong Cross Street 1, Station Road, High School, Bukit Kechil, Desa Damai, Taman Keenways, Taman Binjai.

References

Bukit Mertajam (federal constituency) Wikipedia