Legislature Dewan Rakyat Constituency created 1958 Last contested 2013 | MP Ng Wei Aik
DAP First contested 1959 | |
Tanjong is a federal constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.
The federal constituency was created in the 1958 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 Northam Road, Pykett Avenue, Rangoon Road, Nagore Road, Wellesley School, Farquhar Street, Lorong Argus, Muntri Street, Kampong Malabar, Lorong Seck Chuan, Lorong Pasar, Esplanade, Leboh Pasar, Leboh Ah Quee, Leboh Presgrave, Jalan Magazine, Jalan Prangin, Leboh Victoria, Pengkalan Weld, Gat Leboh Noordin, Jalan C. Y. Choy, Macallum Street, Leboh Cecil, Dickens Street, Leboh Cintra, Kampong Kolam, Leboh Acheh, Leboh Melayu, Hong Kong Street, Komtar, Madras Lane, Jalan Timah, Jalan Lines, Jalan Dato' Keramat, Irving Road, Jalan Pahang, Jalan Kim Bian Aik.
2016–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Northam Road, Pykett Avenue, Rangoon Road, Nagore Road, Wellesley School, Farquhar Street, Lorong Argus, Muntri Street, Kampong Malabar, Lorong Seck Chuan, Lorong Pasar, Esplanade, Leboh Pasar, Leboh Ah Quee, Leboh Presgrave, Jalan Magazine, Jalan Prangin, Leboh Victoria, Pengkalan Weld, Gat Leboh Noordin, Jalan C. Y. Choy, Macallum Street, Leboh Cecil, Dickens Street, Leboh Cintra, Kampong Kolam, Leboh Acheh, Leboh Melayu, Hong Kong Street, Komtar, Madras Lane, Jalan Timah, Jalan Lines, Jalan Dato' Keramat, Irving Road, Jalan Pahang, Jalan Kim Bian Aik.