Pulau_Betong_(state_constituency)
Pulau Betong (state constituency)
State constituency in Penang, Malaysia
Pulau Betong is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 2004. It covers a part of the western half of Penang Island that includes the town of Balik Pulau.
 Penang constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Pulau Betong (olive) on Penang Island | |||
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Penang State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PN | ||
| Constituency created | 2004 | ||
| First contested | 2004 | ||
| Last contested | 2023 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2023)[1] | 23,838 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 44 | ||
The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2023, the State Assemblyman for Pulau Betong is Mohamad Shukor Zakariah from PAS.
Polling districts
According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Pulau Betong constituency is divided into 7 polling districts.[3]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulau Betong (N39) | Sungai Kongsi | 053/39/01 | SK Kongsi |
| Pondok Upeh | 053/39/02 | SJK (C) Chong Teik | |
| Balik Pulau | 053/39/03 | SMK St George | |
| 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 |
It encompasses a significant portion of the southwestern coast of Penang Island, covering Balik Pulau, the seat of the Southwest Penang Island District, and its surrounding villages.[4]
The constituency is named after the eponymous Betong Island (under the Pulau Betong polling district), an islet off the southwestern coast of Penang Island.
| Polling district | Electors |
|---|---|
| Balik Pulau | 2,084 |
| Pondok Upeh | 1,937 |
| Sungai Kongsi | 2,647 |
| Titi Tras | 2,093 |
| Ginting | 2,717 |
| Sungai Burong | 1,638 |
| Pulau Betong | 2,479 |
| Total | 15,595 |
| Source: Malaysian Election Commission[6] | |
| Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Pulau Betong | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Telok Kumbar | |||
| 11th | 2004 – 2008 | Muhamad Farid Saad | BN (UMNO) |
| 12th | 2008 – 2013 | ||
| 13th | 2013 – 2018 | ||
| 14th | 2018 – 2023 | Mohd Tuah Ismail | PH (PKR) |
| 15th | 2023–present | Mohamad Shukor Zakariah | PN (PAS) |
The electoral results for the Pulau Betong state constituency are as follows.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PN | Mohamad Shukor Zakariah | 9,534 | 52.90 |  52.90 | ||
| PH | Mohd Tuah Ismail | 8,483 | 47.10 |  2.50 | ||
| Total valid votes | 18,017 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 97 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 20 | |||||
| Turnout | 18,134 | 76.07 | 10.43 | |||
| Registered electors | 23,838 | |||||
| Majority | 1,051 | 5.80 | 4.50 | |||
| PN gain from PH | Swing | ? | ||||
Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Mohd Tuah Ismail | 7,675 | 49.60 | 0.24 | ||
| BN | Muhamad Farid Saad | 6,079 | 39.30 | 11.34 | ||
| PAS | Muhd Taufik Hashim | 1,645 | 10.60 | 10.60 | ||
| Parti Rakyat Malaysia | Yeoh Cheng Huat | 64 | 0.50 | 0.50 | ||
| Total valid votes | 15,463 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 220 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 36 | |||||
| Turnout | 15,719 | 86.50 | 1.90 | |||
| Registered electors | 18,177 | |||||
| Majority | 1,596 | 10.30 | 9.02 | |||
| 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.[permanent dead link] "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Muhamad Farid Saad | 6,852 | 50.64 | 0.88 | ||
| PKR | Mohd Tuah Ismail | 6,457 | 49.36 | 0.88 | ||
| Total valid votes | 13,309 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 200 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 23 | |||||
| Turnout | 13,532 | 88.40 | 7.50 | |||
| Registered electors | 15,316 | |||||
| Majority | 395 | 1.28 | 1.76 | |||
| Pulau Betong hold | Swing | BN | ||||
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.[permanent dead link] "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-21. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Muhamad Farid Saad | 4,990 | 51.52 | 20.00 | |
| PKR | Mansor Othman | 4,696 | 48.48 | 20.00 | |
| Total valid votes | 9,686 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 160 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 1 | ||||
| Turnout | 9,847 | 80.90 | 3.63 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,170 | ||||
| Majority | 294 | 3.04 | 40.00 | ||
| Pulau Betong hold | Swing | BN | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Muhamad Farid Saad | 6,586 | 71.52 | |||
| PKR | Zainudin Haniff | 2,622 | 28.48 | |||
| Total valid votes | 9,208 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 162 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 12 | |||||
| Turnout | 9,382 | 77.27 | ||||
| Registered electors | 12,142 | |||||
| Majority | 3,964 | 43.04 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
"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.
- "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.[permanent dead link]
- "Story Map Journal". Retrieved 2017-04-24.
- "15th Penang State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.