Pinang Tunggal (state constituency)
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State constituency | |||
Legislature | Penang State Legislative Assembly | ||
MLA |
PH | ||
Constituency created | 1986 | ||
First contested | 1986 | ||
Last contested | 2018 | ||
Demographics | |||
Electors (2018)[1] | 23,056 | ||
Area (km²)[2] | 75 |
Pinang Tunggal is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.[3]
The state constituency was first contested in 1986 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 Pinang Tunggal is Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman from the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).
Definition[]
The Pinang Tunggal constituency contains the polling districts of Bumbung Lima, Paya Keladi, Bertam Indah, Ladang Malakoff, Kampong To’Bedu, Permatang Langsat, Pinang Tunggal, Kampong Baharu, Kampong Selamat Utara, Kubang Menerong and Kampong Selamat Selatan.[4]
Demographics[]
Polling district | Electors |
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Bumbung Lima | 1,674 |
Paya Keladi | 3,626 |
Bertam Indah | 1,614 |
Ladang Malakoff | 263 |
Kampong To’Bedu | 2,115 |
Permatang Langsat | 1,273 |
Pinang Tunggal | 2,687 |
Kampong Baharu | 874 |
Kampong Selamat Utara | 2,432 |
Kubang Menerong | 995 |
Kampong Selamat Selatan | 1,887 |
Total | 19,440 |
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[6] |
History[]
Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Pinang Tunggal | |||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency split from Penaga and Bertam | |||
1986 – 1990 | Yahaya Abdul Hamid | BN (UMNO) | |
1990 – 1995 | |||
1995 – 1999 | |||
1999 – 2004 | |||
2004 – 2008 | Roslan Saidin | ||
12th | 2008 – 2013 | ||
13th | 2013 – 2018 | ||
14th | 2018 – | Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman | PH (PKR) |
Election results[]
The electoral results for the Pinang Tunggal state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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PH | Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman | 7,754 | 38.8 | |||
BN | Roslan Saidin | 7,627 | 38.1 | |||
PAS | Bukhori Ghazali | 4,622 | 23.1 | |||
Total valid votes | 20,003 | 100.0 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 296 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 97 | |||||
Turnout | 20,396 | 88.5 | ||||
Registered electors | 23,056 | |||||
Majority | 127 | |||||
PH gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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BN | Roslan Saidin | 9,155 | 54.7 | |||
PKR | Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman | 7,568 | 45.3 | |||
Total valid votes | 16,723 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 261 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
Turnout | 16,984 | 90.7 | ||||
Registered electors | 18,733 | |||||
Majority | 1,587 | |||||
BN hold | Swing | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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BN | Roslan Saidin | 7,848 | 63.0 | |||
PKR | Mohammad Hashim | 4,613 | 37.0 | |||
Total valid votes | 12,461 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 318 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 3 | |||||
Turnout | 12,782 | 84.7 | ||||
Registered electors | 15,091 | |||||
Majority | 3,235 | |||||
BN hold | Swing | |||||
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See also[]
- Constituencies of Penang
References[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.
- ^ https://undi.info/penang/r18/n3
- Penang state constituencies