Tanjong (federal constituency)
Tanjong is a federal constituency in Northeast Penang Island District, 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.
At 6 km2, it is the smallest parliamentary constituency in Malaysia.
Demographics
While this Malaysian parliamentary constituency has the third highest proportion of predominantly Chinese voters, Tanjong parliamentary area may be considered as the constituency area with the lowest proportion of Malay-Muslim voters in Peninsular Malaysia where it forms only less than 4% of the overall voters in the parliamentary area.As of 2020, Tanjong has a population of 34,809 people.
History
Polling districts
According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Tanjong constituency is divided into 37 polling districts.| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
| Padang Kota | Northam Road | 049/26/01 | SJK Union |
| Padang Kota | Pykett Avenue | 049/26/02 | SJK Union |
| Padang Kota | Rangoon Road | 049/26/03 | SMK Methodist |
| Padang Kota | Nagore Road | 049/26/04 | SK Sri Tanjung |
| Padang Kota | Wellesley School | 049/26/05 | SK Wellesley |
| Padang Kota | Farquhar Street | 049/26/06 | SK Perempuan Island |
| Padang Kota | Lorong Argus | 049/26/07 | SMK St. Xavier |
| Padang Kota | Muntri Street | 049/26/08 | SJK Shih Chung Pusat |
| Padang Kota | Kampong Malabar | 049/26/09 | SJK Aik Hua |
| Padang Kota | Lorong Serk Chuan | 049/26/10 | SK Hutchings |
| Padang Kota | Lorong Pasar | 049/26/11 | SK Convent Lebuh Light |
| Padang Kota | Esplanade | 049/26/12 | Kolej Tingkatan Enam Hutchings |
| Padang Kota | Leboh Pasar | 049/26/13 | SK Convent Lebuh Light |
| Padang Kota | Leboh Ah Quee | 049/26/14 | SK Hutchings |
| Pengkalan Kota | Leboh Presgrave | 049/27/01 | SJK Heng Ee |
| Pengkalan Kota | Jalan Magazine | 049/27/02 | SJK Sum Min |
| Pengkalan Kota | Jalan Prangin | 049/27/03 | SJK Sum Min |
| Pengkalan Kota | Leboh Victoria | 049/27/04 | SJK Li Tek 'A' |
| Pengkalan Kota | Pengkalan Weld | 049/27/05 |
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| Pengkalan Kota | Gat Leboh Noordin | 049/27/06 | Dewan Komuniti Maccalum |
| Pengkalan Kota | Jalan C.Y.Choy | 049/27/07 | Dewan Li Tek Seah |
| Pengkalan Kota | Macallum Street | 049/27/08 | SJK Eng Chuan |
| Pengkalan Kota | Leboh Cecil | 049/27/09 | SJK Eng Chuan |
| Komtar | Dickens Street | 049/28/01 | SJK Hu Yew Seah |
| Komtar | Leboh Cintra | 049/28/02 | Taman Bimbingan Kanak-Kanak Nurul Islam |
| Komtar | Kampung Kolam | 049/28/03 | Pusat Belia Lebuh Acheh |
| Komtar | Leboh Acheh | 049/28/04 | Pusat Belia Lebuh Acheh |
| Komtar | Leboh Melayu | 049/28/05 | SK Tan Sri P. Ramlee |
| Komtar | Hong Kong Street | 049/28/06 | George Town World Heritage Inc |
| Komtar | Komtar | 049/28/07 | Tapak Landskap B, Prangin Mall |
| Komtar | Madras Lane | 049/28/08 | SJK Hu Yew Seah |
| Komtar | Jalan Timah | 049/28/09 | SK Tan Sri P. Ramlee |
| Komtar | Jalan Lines | 049/28/10 | SK Tan Sri P. Ramlee |
| Komtar | Jalan Dato' Kramat | 049/28/11 | The Penang Buddhist Association Kindergarten |
| Komtar | Irving Road | 049/28/12 | Pusat Kegiatan Guru Kelawai |
| Komtar | Jalan Pahang | 049/28/13 | The Penang Buddhist Association Kindergarten |
| Komtar | Jalan Kim Bian Aik | 049/28/14 | Persatuan Leong See Kah Miew |