Telok Bahang (state constituency)
Telok Bahang is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 1974. It covers the northwestern corner of Penang Island, including the town of Teluk Bahang.
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|---|---|---|---|
 Telok Bahang (olive) on Penang Island | |||
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Penang State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PPBM | ||
| Constituency created | 1974 | ||
| First contested | 1974 | ||
| Last contested | 2018 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2018)[1] | 14,339 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 65 | ||
The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Telok Bahang is Zolkifly Md Lazim from the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (PPBM), which is part of the state's opposition coalition, Perikatan Nasional (PN).
Definition
The Telok Bahang constituency contains the polling districts of Telok Bahang, Telok Awak, Sungai Pinang, Kuala Sungai Pinang, Pantai Acheh, Sungai Rusa and Jalan Bahru.[3] It encompasses the entire northwestern corner of Penang Island, including the eponymous town of Teluk Bahang near the island's northwestern tip, and much of the sparsely-populated rural west coast of Penang Island.
Demographics
| Polling district | Electors |
|---|---|
| Jalan Bahru | 1,989 |
| Kuala Sungai Pinang | 1,811 |
| Pantai Acheh | 648 |
| Sungai Pinang | 2,343 |
| Sungai Rusa | 1,943 |
| Telok Awak | 779 |
| Telok Bahang | 3,782 |
| Total | 13,295 |
| Source: Malaysian Election Commission[5] | |
History
| Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Telok Bahang | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created | |||
| 4th | 1974 – 1978 | Yahaya Mohd. Yusoff | BN (UMNO) |
| 5th | 1978 – 1982 | Ahmad Radhi Pachee | |
| 6th | 1982 – 1986 | Yahaya Ahmad | |
| 7th | 1986 – 1990 | ||
| 8th | 1990 – 1995 | Hilmi Yahaya | |
| 9th | 1995 – 1999 | ||
| 10th | 1999 – 2004 | ||
| 11th | 2004 – 2008 | Siti Faridah Arshad | |
| 12th | 2008 – 2013 | Hilmi Yahaya | |
| 13th | 2013 – 2018 | Shah Haedan Ayoob Hussain Shah | |
| 14th | 2018 – | Zolkifly Md Lazim | PH (PPBM) |
Election results
The electoral results for the Telok Bahang state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Zolkifly Md Lazim | 5,482 | 45.7 | |||
| BN | Shah Haedan Ayoob Hussain Shah | 5,057 | 42.1 | |||
| PAS | Mohd Ali Othman | 1,469 | 12.2 | |||
| Total valid votes | 12,008 | 100.0 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 179 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 44 | |||||
| Turnout | 12,231 | 85.3 | ||||
| Registered electors | 14,339 | |||||
| Majority | 425 | |||||
| PH gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 252/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 326/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Shah Haedan Ayoob Hussain Shah | 6,034 | 53.6 | |||
| PKR | Abdul Halim Hussain | 5,233 | 46.4 | |||
| Total valid votes | 11,267 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 167 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 19 | |||||
| Turnout | 11,453 | 87.8 | ||||
| Registered electors | 13,048 | |||||
| Majority | 801 | |||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s)
"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 189/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 230/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Hilmi Yahaya | 4,434 | 52.8 | ||
| PKR | Abdul Halim Hussain | 3,969 | 47.2 | ||
| Total valid votes | 8,403 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 152 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 10 | ||||
| Turnout | 8,565 | 78.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 10,866 | ||||
| Majority | 465 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- "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. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- 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 2018-04-15.
- "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- "Battle in a Crowded Ring". The Star. 29 April 2018.
- "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.
