Seberang Jaya (state constituency)

Seberang Jaya
Penang constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Afif Bahardin; PN
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Constituency created	1986
First contested	1986
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)	35,541
Area (km²)	22

Seberang Jaya 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 2013, the State Assemblyman for Seberang Jaya is Afif Bahardin from PPBM, formerly Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR).^[4]^[5]^[6]

Definition[]

The Seberang Jaya constituency contains the polling districts of Jalan Sembilang, Seberang Jaya II, Kampong Pertama, Kampong Belah Dua, Seberang Jaya I, Jalan Bahru, Simpang Ampat, Jalan Tuna and Taman Tun Hussien Onn.^[7]

Demographics[]

Ethnic breakdown of Seberang Jaya's electorate as of 2018^[8]

Malay (66.66%)

Chinese (20.76%)

Indian (11.93%)

East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.21%)

Other ethnicities (0.01%)

Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district	Electors
Jalan Sembilang	4,144
Seberang Jaya II	3,749
Kampong Pertama	1,966
Kampong Belah Dua	2,931
Seberang Jaya I	3,627
Jalan Bahru	3,949
Simpang Ampat	4,183
Jalan Tuna	3,564
Taman Tun Hussien Onn	3,140
Total	31,253
Source: Malaysian Election Commission^[9]

History[]

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Seberang Jaya
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency split from Kubang Semang
	1986 – 1990	Ibrahim Saad	BN (UMNO)
	1990 – 1995	Ibrahim Saad
	1995 – 1999	Abdul Latiff S. Mirasa
	1999 – 2004	Radin Muhamad Amin Radin Hadi Munir
	2004 – 2008	Arif Shah Omar Shah
12th	2008 – 2013	Arif Shah Omar Shah
13th	2013 – 2015	Afif Bahardin	PR (PKR)
14th	2015 – 2020		PH (PKR)
14th	2020 - present		PN (PPBM)

Election results[]

The electoral results for the Seberang Jaya state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.

Penang state election, 2018 hide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PH	Afif Bahardin	16,014	53.1
	BN	Abu Bakar Sidekh Zainul Abidin	8,593	28.5
	PAS	Ahmad Rafaei Rashid	5,540	18.4
Total valid votes			30,147	100.0
Total rejected ballots			268
Unreturned ballots			81
Turnout			30,496	85.8
Registered electors			35,541
Majority			7,421
	PH hold		Swing
show 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.

Penang state election, 2013 hide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PKR	Afif Bahardin	14,148	54.2
	BN	Mohammad Nasir Abdullah	11,689	44.8
	Independent	Shamsut Tabrej Ismail Maricar	251	1.0
Total valid votes			26,088	100.00
Total rejected ballots			274
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			26,362	88.0
Registered electors			29,964
Majority			2,459
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?
show 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.

Penang state election, 2008 hide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Arif Shah Omar Shah	9,395	51.5
	PKR	Ramli Bulat	8,862	48.5
Total valid votes			18,257	100.00
Total rejected ballots			222
Unreturned ballots			14
Turnout			18,493	73.0
Registered electors			22,171
Majority			533
	BN hold		Swing
show Source(s) ^[10]

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.
^ https://election.thestar.com.my/penang.html
^ https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2020/06/24/penang-rep-dr-afif-bahardin-drops-pkr-for-bersatu/1878416
^ https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2020/06/28/pkr-sacks-wanita-chief-haniza-3-penang-leaders/
^ "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. 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/n10

[1] "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.

[2] 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.

[3] "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24.

[4] ttps://election.thestar.com.my/penang.html

[5] ttps://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2020/06/24/penang-rep-dr-afif-bahardin-drops-pkr-for-bersatu/1878416

[6] ttps://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2020/06/28/pkr-sacks-wanita-chief-haniza-3-penang-leaders/

[7] "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. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

[star-8] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.

[2018report-9] "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.

[10] ttps://undi.info/penang/r18/n10

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