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P48 - TANJONG
Previous Winner: Lim Kit Siang (BA - DAP) | Maj: 6895
Previous voters: 63350 Current Voters: 61260

Details : | The heartland of the Chinese, the Tanjong constituency is one of Penang's hottest parliamentary seats.It is here that DAP secretary-general Lim Kit Siang made his debut in Penang politics in 1986. It has the largest number of pre-war houses in Penang and with the repeal of the Rent-Control Act coming into force on Jan 1 2000, rehousing will be a major issue. There are 6,214 rent-control buildings in Tanjung with a total 9,480 families.

CHI: 87.1 % | IND: 5.6 % | MAL: 6.8 % | OTH: 0.5 %

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