Komtar is a state constituency in

Penang Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay ...

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, that has been represented in the

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since 2004. It covers George Town's city centre, including the eponymous Komtar, which houses

's administrative centre. The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the

under the

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. , the State Assemblyman for Komtar is Teh Lai Heng from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition,

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(PH).

Definition

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Komtar constituency is divided into 14 polling districts. This state seat encompasses the heart of George Town's city centre, including Komtar Tower, Penang's tallest skyscraper and the administrative centre for the entire State of

. The Office of the Chief Minister of Penang is housed within Komtar as well. In addition, the Komtar constituency covers a significant portion of George Town's

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, specifically the area between Transfer Road to the west and Beach Street to the east, and between Campbell Street to the north and Prangin Road to the south. The major landmarks within the constituency include Chowrasta Market, Campbell Street Market and Acheen Street Mosque, all of which are within the city centre's

Site. The shopping district within the vicinity of Komtar, which includes

1st Avenue Mall 1st Avenue Mall is a shopping mall in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. It is located at Magazine Road, next to Komtar and Prangin Mall, and is linked to both buildings via overhead bridges. Development Initially planned as Phase 4 of the Komtar pr ...

, Prangin Mall and

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, are also within the Komtar state seat. The constituency is bounded to the north by Macalister Road, Jalan Zainal Abidin (formerly Yahudi Road), Burmah Road, Transfer Road, Campbell Street and a short section of Armenian Street, to the east by a section of Beach Street, Carnavon Street, Magazine Road and Brick Kiln Road, to the south by a short section of the Pinang River and Dato Keramat Road, and to the west by Jalan Perak.

Demographics

History

Election results

The electoral results for the Komtar state constituency in

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and

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are as follows.

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