# 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 km$^2$, it is the smallest parliamentary constituency in Malaysia.

## Demographics

While this Malaysian parliamentary constituency has the third highest proportion of predominantly Chinese voters (behind Bandar Kuching and Kepong), 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.
* Chinese (88.4%)
* Indian (7.3%)
* Malay (3.5%)
* Other ethnicities (0.8%)
* 18-20 (1.94%)
* 21-29 (8.53%)
* 30-39 (12.45%)
* 40-49 (14.66%)
* 50-59 (19.43%)
* 60-69 (22.25%)
* 70-79 (13.27%)
* 80-89 (4.78%)
* above 90 (2.69%)
* Male (50.56%)
* Female (49.44%)

## 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 (N26) | Northam Road | 049/26/01 | SJK (C) Union |
| Padang Kota (N26) | Pykett Avenue | 049/26/02 | SJK (C) Union |
| Padang Kota (N26) | Rangoon Road | 049/26/03 | SMK (P) Methodist |
| Padang Kota (N26) | Nagore Road | 049/26/04 | SK Sri Tanjung |
| Padang Kota (N26) | Wellesley School | 049/26/05 | SK Wellesley |
| Padang Kota (N26) | Farquhar Street | 049/26/06 | SK Perempuan Island |
| Padang Kota (N26) | Lorong Argus | 049/26/07 | SMK St. Xavier |
| Padang Kota (N26) | Muntri Street | 049/26/08 | SJK (C) Shih Chung Pusat |
| Padang Kota (N26) | Kampong Malabar | 049/26/09 | SJK (C) Aik Hua |
| Padang Kota (N26) | Lorong Serk Chuan | 049/26/10 | SK Hutchings |
| Padang Kota (N26) | Lorong Pasar | 049/26/11 | SK Convent Lebuh Light |
| Padang Kota (N26) | Esplanade | 049/26/12 | Kolej Tingkatan Enam Hutchings |
| Padang Kota (N26) | Leboh Pasar | 049/26/13 | SK Convent Lebuh Light |
| Padang Kota (N26) | Leboh Ah Quee | 049/26/14 | SK Hutchings |
| Pengkalan Kota (N27) | Leboh Presgrave | 049/27/01 | SJK (C) Heng Ee |
| Pengkalan Kota (N27) | Jalan Magazine | 049/27/02 | SJK (C) Sum Min |
| Pengkalan Kota (N27) | Jalan Prangin | 049/27/03 | SJK (C) Sum Min |
| Pengkalan Kota (N27) | Leboh Victoria | 049/27/04 | SJK (C) Li Tek 'A' |
| Pengkalan Kota (N27) | Pengkalan Weld | 049/27/05 | SJK (C) Li Tek 'B' SJK (C) Li Tek Cawangan |
| Pengkalan Kota (N27) | Gat Leboh Noordin | 049/27/06 | Dewan Komuniti Maccalum |
| Pengkalan Kota (N27) | Jalan C.Y.Choy | 049/27/07 | Dewan Li Tek Seah |
| Pengkalan Kota (N27) | Macallum Street | 049/27/08 | SJK (C) Eng Chuan |
| Pengkalan Kota (N27) | Leboh Cecil | 049/27/09 | SJK (C) Eng Chuan |
| Komtar (N28) | Dickens Street | 049/28/01 | SJK (C) Hu Yew Seah |
| Komtar (N28) | Leboh Cintra | 049/28/02 | Taman Bimbingan Kanak-Kanak (Tabika) Nurul Islam |
| Komtar (N28) | Kampung Kolam | 049/28/03 | Pusat Belia Lebuh Acheh |
| Komtar (N28) | Leboh Acheh | 049/28/04 | Pusat Belia Lebuh Acheh |
| Komtar (N28) | Leboh Melayu | 049/28/05 | SK Tan Sri P. Ramlee |
| Komtar (N28) | Hong Kong Street | 049/28/06 | George Town World Heritage Inc |
| Komtar (N28) | Komtar | 049/28/07 | Tapak Landskap B, Prangin Mall |
| Komtar (N28) | Madras Lane | 049/28/08 | SJK (C) Hu Yew Seah |
| Komtar (N28) | Jalan Timah | 049/28/09 | SK Tan Sri P. Ramlee |
| Komtar (N28) | Jalan Lines | 049/28/10 | SK Tan Sri P. Ramlee |
| Komtar (N28) | Jalan Dato' Kramat | 049/28/11 | The Penang Buddhist Association Kindergarten |
| Komtar (N28) | Irving Road | 049/28/12 | Pusat Kegiatan Guru Kelawai |
| Komtar (N28) | Jalan Pahang | 049/28/13 | The Penang Buddhist Association Kindergarten |
| Komtar (N28) | Jalan Kim Bian Aik | 049/28/14 | Persatuan Leong See Kah Miew |

### Representation history

Members of Parliament for Tanjong :
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from George Town |||||
| Parliament of the Federation of Malaya |||||
| 1st | P036 | 1959–1963 | Tan Phock Kin (陈朴根) | SF (Lab) |
| Parliament of Malaysia |||||
| 1st | P036 | 1963–1964 | Tan Phock Kin (陈朴根) | SF (Lab) |
| 2nd | P036 | 1964–1968 | Lim Chong Eu (林苍佑) | UDP |
| 2nd | P036 | 1968–1969 | Lim Chong Eu (林苍佑) | GERAKAN |
| | | 1969–1971 | Parliament was suspended | Parliament was suspended |
| 3rd | P036 | 1971–1973 | Lim Chong Eu (林苍佑) | GERAKAN |
| 3rd | P036 | 1973–1974 | Lim Chong Eu (林苍佑) | BN (GERAKAN) |
| 4th | P042 | 1974–1978 | Lim Chong Eu (林苍佑) | BN (GERAKAN) |
| 5th | P042 | 1978–1981 | Wong Hoong Keat (黄鸿杰) | DAP |
| 5th | P042 | 1981–1982 | Wong Hoong Keat (黄鸿杰) | BN (GERAKAN) |
| 6th | P042 | 1982–1986 | Koh Tsu Koon (许子根) | BN (GERAKAN) |
| 7th | P045 | 1986–1990 | Lim Kit Siang (林吉祥) | DAP |
| 8th | P045 | 1990–1995 | Lim Kit Siang (林吉祥) | GR (DAP) |
| 9th | P048 | 1995–1999 | Lim Kit Siang (林吉祥) | GR (DAP) |
| 10th | P048 | 1999–2004 | Chow Kon Yeow (曹观友) | BA (DAP) |
| 11th | P049 | 2004–2008 | Chow Kon Yeow (曹观友) | DAP |
| 12th | P049 | 2008–2013 | Chow Kon Yeow (曹观友) | PR (DAP) |
| 13th | P049 | 2013–2015 | Ng Wei Aik (黄伟益) | PR (DAP) |
| 13th | P049 | 2015–2018 | Ng Wei Aik (黄伟益) | PH (DAP) |
| 14th | P049 | 2018–2022 | Chow Kon Yeow (曹观友) | PH (DAP) |
| 15th | P049 | 2022–present | Lim Hui Ying (林慧英) | PH (DAP) |

### State constituency

| Parliamentary constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency |
| Parliamentary constituency | 1955–1959* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present |
| Tanjong | | | Kampong Kolam | Kampong Kolam | Kampong Kolam | | |
| Tanjong | | | | | | Komtar | Komtar |
| Tanjong | | Kota | | | | | |
| Tanjong | | | Padang Kota | Padang Kota | Padang Kota | Padang Kota | Padang Kota |
| Tanjong | | | Pengkalan Kota | Pengkalan Kota | Pengkalan Kota | Pengkalan Kota | Pengkalan Kota |
| Tanjong | | Tanjong Tengah | | | | | |
| Tanjong | | Tanjong Utara | | | | | |

### Current state assembly members

| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
| N26 | Padang Kota | Chow Kon Yeow | PH (DAP) |
| N27 | Pengkalan Kota | Wong Yuee Harng | PH (DAP) |
| N28 | Komtar | Teh Lai Heng | PH (DAP) |

### Local governments and postcodes

| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
| N26 | Padang Kota | Penang Island City Council | 10000, 10050, 10100, 10200, 10300, 10400, 10450, 10503, 10506 Penang |
| N27 | Pengkalan Kota | Penang Island City Council | 10000, 10050, 10100, 10200, 10300, 10400, 10450, 10503, 10506 Penang |
| N28 | Komtar | Penang Island City Council | 10000, 10050, 10100, 10200, 10300, 10400, 10450, 10503, 10506 Penang |