# Air Putih (Penang state constituency)

Air Putih is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 2004. It covers the northern part of Air Itam, a suburb of George Town that is located in the central part of Penang Island.
The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2008, the State Assemblyman for Air Putih is Lim Guan Eng from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH). Lim was also the Chief Minister of Penang between 2008 and 2018.

## Definition

The Air Putih constituency contains the polling districts of Bukit Bendera (Penang Hill), Hye Keat Estate, Jalan Lintang, Race Course, Reservoir Gardens, Stesen Bawah (referring to the Penang Hill Railway Lower Station) and Taman Sempadan.

### Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Air Putih constituency is divided into 7 polling districts.
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
| Air Putih (N23) | Bukit Bendera | 048/23/01 | Dewan Jawatankuasa Kemajuan Dan Keselamatan Kampong (JKKK) Bukit Bendera |
| Air Putih (N23) | Stesyen Bawah | 048/23/02 | Dewan Jawatankuasa Kemajuan Dan Keselamatan Kampong (JKKK) Bukit Bendera |
| Air Putih (N23) | Jalan Lintang | 048/23/03 | SJK (C) Kong Min Pusat |
| Air Putih (N23) | Hye Keat Estate | 048/23/04 | SJK (C) Kong Min Pusat |
| Air Putih (N23) | Reservoir Gardens | 048/23/05 | SJK (C) Chung Hwa Confucian 'A' |
| Air Putih (N23) | Race Course | 048/23/06 | SJK (C) Shang Wu |
| Air Putih (N23) | Taman Sempadan | 048/23/07 | SJK (C) Chung Hwa Confucian 'B' |
Aside from the northern part of the Air Itam suburb, colloquially known as Air Putih by the locals, much of the state seat is sparsely populated, consisting of hilly and forested areas that include the Penang Hill.
The Air Putih seat is bounded to the southeast by Air Itam Road; the portion of Air Itam south of the road falls under the Air Itam constituency. This constituency also stretches up to the residential areas of Air Itam south of the Rifle Range neighbourhood, with Rifle Range coming under the neighbouring Kebun Bunga seat.

## Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Air Putih's electorate as of 2023
Total electors by polling district in 2016 :
| Polling district | Electors |
| Bukit Bendera | 309 |
| Hye Keat Estate | 2,814 |
| Jalan Lintang | 2,129 |
| Race Course | 2,429 |
| Reservoir Gardens | 2,690 |
| Stesen Bawah | 271 |
| Taman Sempadan | 2,110 |
| Total | 12,752 |
| Source: Malaysian Election Commission ||

## History

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Air Putih :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Air Itam ||||
| 11th | 2004 – 2008 | Lye Siew Weng | BN (MCA) |
| 12th | 2008 – 2013 | Lim Guan Eng | PR (DAP) |
| 13th | 2013 – 2018 | Lim Guan Eng | PR (DAP) |
| 14th | 2018 – 2023 | Lim Guan Eng | PH (DAP) |
| 15th | 2023–present | Lim Guan Eng | PH (DAP) |

## Election results

The electoral results for the Air Putih state constituency are as follows.