Balik Pulau (federal constituency)
 Penang constituency | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1974 |
| First contested | 1974 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 132,344 |
| Electors (2023)[2] | 81,519 |
| Area (km²)[3] | 147 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 900.3 |
Balik Pulau is a federal constituency in Southwest Penang Island District, Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.
The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
[edit]Age breakdown of Balik Pulau's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (5.49%)
21-29 (19.02%)
30-39 (21.45%)
40-49 (18.3%)
50-59 (15.4%)
60-69 (12.45%)
70-79 (6.01%)
80-89 (1.63%)
above 90 (0.24%)
Gender breakdown of Balik Pulau's electorate as of 2022
Male (48.57%)
Female (51.43%)
History
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Balik Pulau constituency is divided into 22 polling districts.[4]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayan Lepas (N38) | Taman Sungai Ara | 053/38/01 | SJK (C) Chong Cheng |
| Bayan Lepas | 053/38/02 |
| |
| Kampong Seronok | 053/38/03 | SK Bayan Lepas 2 | |
| Sungai Batu | 053/38/04 | SMK Telok Kumbar | |
| Telok Kumbar | 053/38/05 | SK Telok Kumbar | |
| Pasir Belanda | 053/38/06 | SMK Seri Bayu | |
| Gertak Sanggul | 053/38/07 | SJK (C) Poi Eng | |
| Kampung Masjid | 053/38/08 | SK Seri Bayu | |
| Pulau Betong (N39) | Sungai Kongsi | 053/39/01 | SK Kongsi |
| Pondok Upeh | 053/39/02 | SJK (C) Chong Teik | |
| Balik Pulau | 053/39/03 | SMJK Sacred Heart | |
| Titi Tras | 053/39/04 | SK Titi Tras | |
| Sungai Burong | 053/39/05 | SMK Seri Balik Pulau | |
| Ginting | 053/39/06 | SK Genting | |
| Pulau Betong | 053/39/07 | SK Tan Sri Awang Had Salleh | |
| Telok Bahang (N40) | Telok Awak | 053/40/01 | SJK (C) Eok Hua |
| Telok Bahang | 053/40/02 |
| |
| Sungai Pinang | 053/40/03 | SK Sungai Pinang | |
| Pantai Acheh | 053/40/04 | SJK (C) Chin Hwa (Pantai Acheh) | |
| Kuala Sungai Pinang | 053/40/05 | SJK (C) Yu Chye | |
| Sungai Rusa | 053/40/06 | SK Sungai Rusa | |
| Jalan Bahru | 053/40/07 | SK Sungai Korok |
Representation history
[edit]| Members of Parliament for Balik Pulau | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created, renamed from Penang Selatan | ||||
| 4th | P040 | 1974–1978 | Shamsuri Md. Salleh (شمسوري مد صالح) |
BN (UMNO) |
| 5th | 1978–1982 | |||
| 6th | 1982–1986 | |||
| 7th | P048 | 1986–1990 | Mohamad Subky Abdul Raof (محمد سوبقي عبدالرااوف) | |
| 8th | 1990–1995 | Mohamed Farid Ariffin (محمد فريد عريفين) | ||
| 9th | P051 | 1995–1999 | Nungsari Ahmad Radhi (نوڠساري احمد ردهي) | |
| 10th | 1999–2004 | Mohd. Zain Omar (محمد زاين عمر) | ||
| 11th | P053 | 2004–2008 | Hilmi Yahaya (حلمي يحي) | |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | Mohd Yusmadi Mohd Yusoff (محمد يسمدي بن محمد يوسف) |
PR (PKR) | |
| 13th | 2013–2018 | Hilmi Yahaya (حلمي يحي) |
BN (UMNO) | |
| 14th | 2018–2022 | Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik (محمد بختيار بن وان چيق) |
PH (PKR) | |
| 15th | 2022–present | |||
State constituency
[edit]| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Balik Pulau | Bayan Lepas | ||||||
| Pulau Betong | |||||||
| Sungai Nibong | |||||||
| Telok Bahang | |||||||
| Telok Kumbar | |||||||
Current state assembly members
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N38 | Bayan Lepas | Azrul Mahathir Aziz | PH (AMANAH) |
| N39 | Pulau Betong | Mohamad Shukor Zakariah | PN (PAS) |
| N40 | Telok Bahang | Muhamad Kasim | PN (BERSATU) |
Local governments & postcodes
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N38 | Bayan Lepas | Penang Island City Council |
|
| N39 | Pulau Betong | ||
| N40 | Telok Bahang |
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik | 24,564 | 38.43 |  12.74
| ||
| PN | Muhammad Harris Idaham Abdul Rashid | 22,982 | 35.96 |  35.96
| ||
| BN | Shah Headan Ayoob Hussain Shah | 15,478 | 24.22 | 13.96
| ||
| Independent | Sabaruddin Ahmad | 366 | 0.57 | 0.57
| ||
| GTA | Fazli Mohammad | 341 | 0.53 | 0.53
| ||
| Independent | Johny Ch'ng Ewe Gee | 180 | 0.28 | 0.28
| ||
| Total valid votes | 63,911 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 863 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 163 | |||||
| Turnout | 64,937 | 75.98 | 9.60
| |||
| Registered electors | 80,264 | |||||
| Majority | 1,582 | 2.47 | 10.52
| |||
| PH hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik | 25,471 | 51.17 | 51.17
| ||
| BN | Hilmi Yahaya | 19,007 | 38.18 | 13.61
| ||
| PAS | Muhammad Imran Muhammad Saad | 5,298 | 10.64 | 10.64
| ||
| Total valid votes | 49,776 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 631 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 157 | |||||
| Turnout | 50,564 | 85.58 | 2.60
| |||
| Registered electors | 59,086 | |||||
| Majority | 6,464 | 12.99 | 9.41
| |||
| PH gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette – Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 236/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette – Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 310/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Hilmi Yahaya | 22,318 | 51.79 | 2.94
| ||
| PKR | Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik | 20,779 | 48.21 | 2.94
| ||
| Total valid votes | 43,097 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 612 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 64 | |||||
| Turnout | 43,773 | 88.18 | 9.24
| |||
| Registered electors | 49,641 | |||||
| Majority | 1,539 | 3.58 | 1.28
| |||
| BN gain from PKR | Swing | ? | ||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette – Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 173/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-10.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette – Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 214/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-10. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKR | Mohd Yusmadi Mohd Yusoff | 15,749 | 51.15 | 23.23
| |
| BN | Norraesah Mohamad | 15,041 | 48.85 | 23.23
| |
| Total valid votes | 30,790 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 601 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 31,391 | 78.94 | 1.54
| ||
| Registered electors | 39,765 | ||||
| Majority | 708 | 2.30 | 41.86
| ||
| PKR gain from BN | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Hilmi Yahaya | 21,114 | 72.08 | 11.91
| |
| PKR | Rohana Ariffin | 8,177 | 27.92 | 11.91
| |
| Total valid votes | 29,291 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 564 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 30 | ||||
| Turnout | 29,885 | 77.40 | 0.56
| ||
| Registered electors | 38,611 | ||||
| Majority | 12,937 | 44.16 | 23.82
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mohd. Zain Omar | 27,901 | 60.17 | 24.46
| |
| PKR | Mansor Othman | 18,467 | 39.83 | 39.83
| |
| Total valid votes | 46,368 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 914 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 419 | ||||
| Turnout | 47,701 | 76.84 | 0.75
| ||
| Registered electors | 62,078 | ||||
| Majority | 9,434 | 20.34 | 48.92
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Nungsari Ahmad Radhi | 36,714 | 84.63 | 20.72
| |
| S46 | Yahya Jali | 6,668 | 15.37 | 15.37
| |
| Total valid votes | 43,382 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,429 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 117 | ||||
| Turnout | 44,928 | 76.09 | 0.38
| ||
| Registered electors | 59,045 | ||||
| Majority | 30,046 | 69.26 | 41.44
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mohamed Farid Ariffin | 24,118 | 63.91 | 8.33
| |
| Parti Rakyat Malaysia | Sanusi Osman | 13,620 | 36.09 | 8.33
| |
| Total valid votes | 37,738 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,043 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 38,781 | 76.47 | 5.42
| ||
| Registered electors | 50,680 | ||||
| Majority | 10,498 | 27.82 | 16.66
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mohamad Subky Abdul Raof | 17,393 | 55.58 | 2.27
| |
| Parti Rakyat Malaysia | Mohideen Abdul Kader | 13,901 | 44.42 | 2.27
| |
| Total valid votes | 31,294 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,061 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 32,355 | 71.05 | 3.29
| ||
| Registered electors | 45,541 | ||||
| Majority | 3,492 | 11.16 | 4.54
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Shamsuri Md. Salleh | 21,879 | 57.85 | 4.26
| |
| Parti Rakyat Malaysia | Kassim @ Osman Ahmad | 15,944 | 42.15 | 9.93
| |
| Total valid votes | 37,823 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,193 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 39,016 | 74.34 | 1.74
| ||
| Registered electors | 52,485 | ||||
| Majority | 5,935 | 15.70 | 14.19
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| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Shamsuri Md. Salleh | 19,362 | 62.11 | 0.87
| |
| Parti Rakyat Malaysia | Mohideen Abdul Kader | 10,044 | 32.22 | 14.27
| |
| PAS | Hussein Derani | 1,766 | 5.67 | 5.67
| |
| Total valid votes | 31,172 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 914 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 32,086 | 76.08 | 5.29
| ||
| Registered electors | 42,176 | ||||
| Majority | 9,318 | 29.89 | 13.40
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Shamsuri Md. Salleh | 14,686 | 61.24 | |||
| Parti Rakyat Malaysia | Mohideen Abdul Kader | 4,306 | 17.95 | |||
| DAP | Wan Hussein Wan Mahmood | 3,993 | 16.65 | |||
| PEKEMAS | Nor Rashid Pin | 998 | 4.16 | |||
| Total valid votes | 23,983 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,069 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 25,052 | 81.37 | ||||
| Registered electors | 30,787 | |||||
| Majority | 10,380 | 43.29 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
[edit]- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
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- ^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
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