# Bukit Bendera (federal constituency)

Bukit Bendera is a federal constituency in Northeast Penang Island District, Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.
The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

## Demographics

* Chinese (71%)
* Malay (15.2%)
* Indian (12%)
* Other ethnicities (1.8%)
* 18-20 3.6 (3.60%)
* 21-29 13.55 (13.5%)
* 30-39 16 (16.0%)
* 40-49 16.53 (16.5%)
* 50-59 17.94 (17.9%)
* 60-69 16.1 (16.1%)
* 70-79 10.78 (10.8%)
* 80-89 4.5 (4.50%)
* above 90 1.01 (1.01%)
* Male (47.25%)
* Female (52.75%)

## History
### Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Bukit Bendera constituency is divided into 30 polling districts.
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
| Tanjong Bunga (N22) | Batu Feringgi | 048/22/01 | SJK (C) Pai Chai |
| Tanjong Bunga (N22) | Jalan Vale Of Tempe | 048/22/02 | SK Tanjung Bunga |
| Tanjong Bunga (N22) | Kampong Tanjong Bunga | 048/22/03 | SMK Pendidikan Khas Persekutuan (P) Jalan Lembah Permai |
| Tanjong Bunga (N22) | Seaview Park | 048/22/04 | SMK Tanjong Bunga |
| Tanjong Bunga (N22) | Jalan Gajah | 048/22/05 | SJK (C) Hun Bin |
| Tanjong Bunga (N22) | Tanjong Tokong | 048/22/06 | SK Tanjong Tokong |
| Tanjong Bunga (N22) | Sungai Kelian | 048/22/07 | SJK (C) Poay Wah |
| 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' |
| Kebun Bunga (N24) | Fettes Park | 048/24/01 | SM Phor Tay (Persendirian) |
| Kebun Bunga (N24) | Ladang Hong Seng | 048/24/02 | SM Phor Tay (Persendirian) |
| Kebun Bunga (N24) | Taman Bunga | 048/24/03 | SJK (C) Phor Tay |
| Kebun Bunga (N24) | Quarry Drive | 048/24/04 | SMK Padang Polo |
| Kebun Bunga (N24) | Jalan Batu Gantong | 048/24/05 | SK St. Xavier |
| Kebun Bunga (N24) | Rifle Range Blok A B C | 048/24/06 | SK Padang Tembak |
| Kebun Bunga (N24) | Rifle Range Road | 048/24/07 | SK Padang Tembak |
| Kebun Bunga (N24) | Rifle Range Blok D E F | 048/24/08 | Parkir Pasar Awam Padang Tembak |
| Pulau Tikus (N25) | Pantai Molek | 048/25/01 | SJK (C) Perempuan China |
| Pulau Tikus (N25) | Jalan Punchak Erskine | 048/25/02 | SMK Perempuan China |
| Pulau Tikus (N25) | Taman Gottlieb | 048/25/03 | SMK Perempuan China |
| Pulau Tikus (N25) | College Avenue | 048/25/04 | SK St Xavier Cawangan |
| Pulau Tikus (N25) | Bangkok Line | 048/25/05 | SMK Westlands |
| Pulau Tikus (N25) | Peel Avenue | 048/25/06 | Pusat Kecermelangan Sukan Westlands |
| Pulau Tikus (N25) | Taman Berjaya | 048/25/07 | SK St. Xavier Cawangan |
| Pulau Tikus (N25) | Barrack Road | 048/25/08 | SK Jalan Residensi |

### Representation history

Members of Parliament for Bukit Bendera :
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created, renamed from Penang Utara |||||
| 4th | P041 | 1974–1978 | Albert Mah (马骐骝) | BN (MCA) |
| 5th | P041 | 1978–1982 | Peter Paul Dason (பீட்டர் பால் டேசன்) | DAP |
| 6th | P041 | 1982–1986 | Gooi Hock Seng (魏福星) | DAP |
| 7th | P044 | 1986–1990 | Gooi Hock Seng (魏福星) | DAP |
| 8th | P044 | 1990–1995 | Gooi Hock Seng (魏福星) | GR (DAP) |
| 9th | P047 | 1995–1999 | Chia Kwang Chye (谢宽泰) | BN (GERAKAN) |
| 10th | P047 | 1999–2004 | Chia Kwang Chye (谢宽泰) | BN (GERAKAN) |
| 11th | P048 | 2004–2008 | Chia Kwang Chye (谢宽泰) | BN (GERAKAN) |
| 12th | P048 | 2008–2013 | Liew Chin Tong (刘镇东) | PR (DAP) |
| 13th | P048 | 2013–2015 | Zairil Khir Johari (زعير الخير جوهري) | PR (DAP) |
| 13th | P048 | 2015–2018 | Zairil Khir Johari (زعير الخير جوهري) | PH (DAP) |
| 14th | P048 | 2018–2022 | Wong Hon Wai (黄汉伟) | PH (DAP) |
| 15th | P048 | 2022–present | Syerleena Abdul Rashid (شيرلينا عبد الرشيد) | 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 |
| Bukit Bendera | | | | | Air Itam | | |
| Bukit Bendera | | | | | | Air Puteh | Air Puteh |
| Bukit Bendera | | | Ayer Itam | Ayer Itam | | | |
| Bukit Bendera | | | | Kebun Bunga | Kebun Bunga | Kebun Bunga | Kebun Bunga |
| Bukit Bendera | | | Paya Terubong | | | | |
| Bukit Bendera | | | | | | Pulau Tikus | Pulau Tikus |
| Tanjong Bunga |||||

### Current state assembly members

| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
| N22 | Tanjong Bunga | Zairil Khir Johari | PH (DAP) |
| N23 | Air Putih | Lim Guan Eng | PH (DAP) |
| N24 | Kebun Bunga | Lee Boon Heng | PH (PKR) |
| N25 | Pulau Tikus | Joshua Woo Sze Zeng | PH (DAP) |

### Local governments & postcodes

| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
| N22 | Tanjong Bunga | Penang Island City Council | 10250, 10350, 10400, 10450, 10470, 10500, 10502, 11050 Penang 11100 Batu Ferringhi 11200 Tanjong Bungah 11300 Penang Hill |
| N23 | Air Putih | Penang Island City Council | 10250, 10350, 10400, 10450, 10470, 10500, 10502, 11050 Penang 11100 Batu Ferringhi 11200 Tanjong Bungah 11300 Penang Hill |
| N24 | Kebun Bunga | Penang Island City Council | 10250, 10350, 10400, 10450, 10470, 10500, 10502, 11050 Penang 11100 Batu Ferringhi 11200 Tanjong Bungah 11300 Penang Hill |
| N25 | Pulau Tikus | Penang Island City Council | 10250, 10350, 10400, 10450, 10470, 10500, 10502, 11050 Penang 11100 Batu Ferringhi 11200 Tanjong Bungah 11300 Penang Hill |