Tanjong (federal constituency)

Tanjong (P049)
Penang constituency
Federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
MP
Constituency created1958
First contested1959
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]34,809
Electors (2023)[2]52,265
Area (km²)[3]6
Pop. density (per km²)5,801.5

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.[4]

  1. ^ "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  2. ^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  3. ^ Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  4. ^ "LAPORAN KAJIAN SEMULA PERSEMPADANAN" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2022.