Sungai Bakap (state constituency)

Sungai Bakap
Penang constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Amar Pritpal Abdullah; PH
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Constituency created	1959
First contested	1959 (as Sungei Bakap)
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)	26,666
Area (km²)	84

Sungai Bakap 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 1974 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 Sungai Bakap is Amar Pritpal Abdullah from the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).^[4]

Definition[]

The Sungai Bakap constituency contains the polling districts of Padang Lalang, Puteri Gunong, Tasek Junjong, Sungai Duri, Sungai Bakap, Ladang Sempah, Sungai Kechil and Kampung Besar.^[5]

Demographics[]

Ethnic breakdown of Sungai Bakap's electorate as of 2018^[4]

Malay (61.06%)

Chinese (22.18%)

Indian (16.42%)

East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.12%)

Other ethnicities (0.22%)

Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district	Electors
Padang Lalang	2,465
Puteri Gunong	5,804
Tasek Junjong	1,637
Sungai Duri	2,498
Sungai Bakap	4,694
Ladang Sempah	498
Sungai Kechil	1,484
Kampung Besar	1,059
Total	20,139
Source: Malaysian Election Commission^[6]

History[]

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Sungai Bakap
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Sungei Bakap
1st	1959-1964	Kee Yong Chin	Alliance (MCA)
2nd	1964-1969	Kee Yong Chin	Alliance (MCA)
	1969-1971	Assembly was dissolved
3rd	1971-1974	Veerapan Veerathan	Gerakan
Sungai Bakap
	1974 – 1978	S. P. Chelliah	BN (Gerakan)
	1978 – 1982	Teoh Kooi Sneah
	1982 – 1986	Teoh Kooi Sneah
	1986 – 1990	Lim Boon Sho
	1990 – 1995	Goh Cheng Teik
	1995 – 1997	Ooi Theng Bok
	1997 – 1999	Lai Chew Hock
	1999 – 2004	Lai Chew Hock
	2004 – 2008	Abd. Rashid Abdullah	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008 – 2013	Maktar Shapee	PR (PKR)
13th	2013 – 2018	Maktar Shapee	PR (PKR)
14th	2018 –	Amar Pritpal Abdullah	PH (PKR)

Election results[]

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

Penang state election, 2018 hide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PH	Amar Pritpal Abdullah	10,386	45.6
	BN	Mohamed Sani Bakar	8,038	35.3
	PAS	Osman Jaafar	4,316	18.9
	PRM	Tan Chow Kang	55	0.2
Total valid votes			22,795	100.0
Total rejected ballots			353
Unreturned ballots			69
Turnout			23,217	87.1
Registered electors			26,666
Majority			2,348
	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	Maktar Shapee	9,258	55.4
	BN	Mohammad Foad Haji Mat Isa	7,453	44.6
Total valid votes			16,711	100.00
Total rejected ballots			256
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			16,967	89.1
Registered electors			19,051
Majority			1,805
	PKR hold		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	%
	PKR	Maktar Shapee	6,976	58.7
	BN	Abdul Rashid Abdullah	4,909	41.3
Total valid votes			11,885	100.00
Total rejected ballots			200
Unreturned ballots			2
Turnout			12,087	80.4
Registered electors			15,026
Majority			2,067
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?
show Source(s) ^[7]

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.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
^ "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.
^ "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.
^ https://undi.info/penang/r18/n20

[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.

[star-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.

[5] "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.

[2018report-6] "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.

[7] ttps://undi.info/penang/r18/n20

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