He said although initial studies of the proposed redelineation revealed Penang was not largely affected, he noticed the number of his Air Putih constituents had shrunk.
Lim said the neighbouring seat, Paya Terubong, had nearly 40,000 voters, which dwarfed the 10,000 voters in Air Putih.
“Why you reduce (the number of) my voters? Why the number of voters reduced in Air Putih?
“EC must ensure there are equal proportions in all seats. Do not take away my voters,” he said after visiting the Mak Mandin Tamil primary school here today.
Lim, however, did not provide further details but said the proof would be in the form of a protest to the EC later. He added the details would be revealed to the public later.
Earlier, Lim handed out a RM100,000 donation to the school from the Penang Government.
Lim holds two seats in Penang — Air Putih, which he won in the past two general elections with a big majority and the Bagan parliamentary seat, which he also won twice.
The undi.info election results website lists Air Putih as having 13,803 voters in the last polls, 12,454 in 2008 and 12,342 in 2003.
The Paya Terubong state seat had 39,649 voters in the last polls, 28,383 in 2008 and 23,490 in 2003.
Lim felt the proposed redelineation by the EC would certainly tip the scales in Barisan Nasional’s favour.
“We will submit our protests on the proposed changes in 30 days. We are also finding ways to perhaps fight this in court.”
Recently, Penang Government Electoral Redelineation Committee members Sim Tze Tzin and Ng Wei Aik were told by state EC officials that only the Balik Pulau and Kepala Batas seats would undergo major changes.
Protests against the EC’s latest redelineation plan can be filed by the state government, local authorities or a group of no less than 100 registered voters in any affected constituency.
The objections must be made to the respective state EC directors by Oct 14.
The review is part of EC’s redelineation of electoral boundaries for parliamentary and state seats in the peninsula and Sabah.
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