Telok_Bahang_(state_constituency)
Telok Bahang (state constituency)
State constituency in Penang, Malaysia
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.
 Penang constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Telok Bahang (olive) on Penang Island | |||
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Penang State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PN | ||
| Constituency created | 1974 | ||
| First contested | 1974 | ||
| Last contested | 2023 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2023)[1] | 17,927 | ||
| 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.
Polling districts
According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Telok Bahang constituency is divided into 7 polling districts.[3]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telok Bahang (N40) | Telok Awak | 053/40/01 | SJK (C) Eok Hua |
| Telok Bahang | 053/40/02 | SK Telok Bahang | |
| 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 |
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.
| 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] | |
| Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Telok Bahang | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Balik Pulau | |||
| 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 – 2020 | Zolkifly Mohd Lazim | PH (BERSATU) |
| 2020 - 2023 | PN (BERSATU) | ||
| 2023 | Vacant[N 1] | ||
| 15th | 2023–present | Muhamad Kasim | PN (BERSATU) |
The electoral results for the Telok Bahang state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PN | Muhamad Kasim | 7,245 | 53.50 |  53.50 | ||
| BN | Ahmad Zaki Shah Shah Headan | 6,301 | 46.50 | 4.40 | ||
| Total valid votes | 13,546 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 80 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 22 | |||||
| Turnout | 13,648 | 76.13 |  9.17 | |||
| Registered electors | 17,927 | |||||
| Majority | 944 | 7.00 | 3.40 | |||
| PN gain from PH | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakatan Harapan (2018) | Zolkifly Mohd Lazim | 5,482 | 45.70 | 45.70 | ||
| BN | Shah Haedan Ayoob Hussain Shah | 5,057 | 42.10 | 11.50 | ||
| PAS | Mohd Ali Othman | 1,469 | 12.20 | 12.20 | ||
| Total valid votes | 12,008 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 179 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 44 | |||||
| Turnout | 12,231 | 85.30 | 2.50 | |||
| Registered electors | 14,339 | |||||
| Majority | 425 | 3.60 | 3.60 | |||
| Telok Bahang gain from Pakatan Harapan (2018) | Swing | BN | ||||
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 | 53.60 | 0.80 | ||
| PKR | Abdul Halim Hussain | 5,233 | 46.40 | 0.80 | ||
| Total valid votes | 11,267 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 167 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 19 | |||||
| Turnout | 11,453 | 87.80 | 9.00 | |||
| Registered electors | 13,048 | |||||
| Majority | 801 | 7.20 | 1.60 | |||
| Telok Bahang 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. "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 | 52.80 | ||
| PKR | Abdul Halim Hussain | 3,969 | 47.20 | ||
| Total valid votes | 8,403 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 152 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 10 | ||||
| Turnout | 8,565 | 78.80 | |||
| Registered electors | 10,866 | ||||
| Majority | 465 | 5.60 | |||
| Telok Bahang hold | Swing | BN | |||
- Vacant from 6 March 2023 until the 2023 state election due to the incumbent was vacated from his seat in an approved motion in the Penang State Assembly along with 3 other BERSATU assemblymen.
"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]
- "15th Penang State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.