Bagan Jermal (state constituency)


Bagan Jermal is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.
The state constituency was first contested in 1974 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 Bagan Jermal is Soon Lip Chee from Democratic Action Party, which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan.

Definition

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Bagan Jermal constituency is divided into 9 polling districts.
State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Bagan Jermal Bagan Jermal043/08/01SK Bagan Jermal
Bagan Jermal Kubang Buaya043/08/02SMK Kampong Kastam
Bagan Jermal Kampong Gajah043/08/03SJK Chung Hwa Pusat
Bagan Jermal Jalan Mengkuang043/08/04SK Bagan Tuan Kechil
Bagan Jermal Kampong Simpa043/08/05SK Mak Mandin
Bagan Jermal Mak Mandin043/08/06SMK Mak Mandin
Bagan Jermal Taman Sukaria043/08/07SJK Mak Mandin
Bagan Jermal Taman Melor043/08/08SJK Kwang Hwa
Bagan Jermal Taman Cantik043/08/09SJK Mak Mandin

History

The Bagan Jermal state constituency was created and first contested during the 1974 State Election. Ong Yi How, a politician from Pekemas first held the Bagan Jermal seat in 1974.