Sungai Pinang (Penang state constituency)
 Penang constituency
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Sungai Pinang (white) on Penang Island
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| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Penang State Legislative Assembly | ||
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DAP |
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| Constituency created | 1974 | ||
| First contested | 1974 | ||
| Last contested | 2013 | ||
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| Electors (2016) | 24,480 | ||
Sungai Pinang is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 1974. It covers much of Jelutong, one of the suburbs of George Town.
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. Since 2013[update], the State Assemblyman for Sungai Pinang is Lim Siew Khim from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan.
The Sungai Pinang constituency contains the polling districts of Bakau Street, Bukit Dumbar, City Infirmary, East Jelutong, West Jelutong, Jalan Madrasah, Jalan Trusan and Sungai Pinang Road. This state seat encompasses much of Jelutong, a suburb immediately south of George Town, as well as the neighbourhood of Sungai Pinang.Jelutong is geographically situated to the south of the Pinang River (Malay: Sungai Pinang), from where the constituency got its name.
In addition, the new coastal neighbourhood around Karpal Singh Drive falls under this constituency.
The Sungai Pinang seat is bounded to the west by Jelutong Road; a portion of Jelutong west of the road lies within the neighbouring Batu Lancang constituency. The Pinang River, up to the junction of Jalan Perak and Sungai Pinang Road, marks the seat's northern limits. The constituency's southern limits is formed by Jalan Tunku Kudin.
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