Pulau Betong (state constituency)
 Penang constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Pulau Betong (olive) on Penang Island | |||
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Penang State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PH | ||
| Constituency created | 2004 | ||
| First contested | 2004 | ||
| Last contested | 2018 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2018)[1] | 18,177 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 44 | ||
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 halve of Penang Island that includes the town of Balik Pulau.
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 2018, the State Assemblyman for Pulau Betong is Mohd Tuah Ismail from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).
Definition[]
The Pulau Betong constituency contains the polling districts of Balik Pulau, Pondok Upeh, Sungai Kongsi, Titi Tras, Ginting, Sungai Burong and Pulau Betong.[3] 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.
Demographics[]
| 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] | |
History[]
| Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Pulau Betong | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Telok Kumbar | |||
| 2004 – 2008 | Muhamad Farid Saad | BN (UMNO) | |
| 2008 – 2013 | |||
| 2013 – 2018 | |||
| 14th | 2018 – | Mohd Tuah Ismail | PH (PKR) |
Election results[]
The electoral results for the Pulau Betong state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Mohd Tuah Ismail | 7,675 | 49.6 | |||
| BN | Muhamad Farid Saad | 6,079 | 39.3 | |||
| PAS | Muhd Taufik Hashim | 1,645 | 10.6 | |||
| PRM | Yeoh Cheng Huat | 64 | 0.5 | |||
| Total valid votes | 15,463 | 100.0 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 220 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 36 | |||||
| Turnout | 15,719 | 86.5 | ||||
| Registered electors | 18,177 | |||||
| Majority | 1,596 | |||||
| PH gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
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Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Muhamad Farid Saad | 6,852 | 51.5 | |||
| PKR | Haji Mohd Tuah Ismail | 6,457 | 48.5 | |||
| Total valid votes | 13,309 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 200 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 23 | |||||
| Turnout | 13,532 | 88.4 | ||||
| Registered electors | 15,316 | |||||
| Majority | 395 | |||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
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Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Muhamad Farid Saad | 4,990 | 51.5 | ||
| PKR | Mansor Othman | 4,696 | 48.5 | ||
| Total valid votes | 9,686 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 160 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 1 | ||||
| Turnout | 9,847 | 80.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 12,170 | ||||
| Majority | 294 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing |
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See also[]
- Constituencies of Penang
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- ^ "Story Map Journal". Retrieved 2017-04-24.
- ^ "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.
- Penang state constituencies