Telok Ayer Tawar (state constituency)

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Telok Ayer Tawar
Penang constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePenang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Mustafa Kamal Ahmad
PH
Constituency created1986
First contested1986
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]19,172
Area (km²)[2]18

Telok Ayer Tawar 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 Telok Ayer Tawar is Mustafa Kamal Ahmad from the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Definition[]

The Telok Ayer Tawar constituency contains the polling districts of Telok Ayer Tawar, Permatang Binjai, Pekan Darat, Taman Senangan, Mata Kuching, Jalan Masjid, Taman Wira and Taman Perkasa.[4]

Demographics[]

Ethnic breakdown of Telok Ayer Tawar's electorate as of 2018[5]

  Malay (65.80%)
  Chinese (23.21%)
  Indian (9.96%)
  East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.39%)
  Other ethnicities (0.42%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Telok Ayer Tawar 3,544
Permatang Binjai 1,450
Pekan Darat 1,299
Taman Senangan 1,975
Mata Kuching 3,003
Jalan Masjid 4,603
Taman Wira 1,265
Taman Perkasa 793
Total 17,932
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[6]

History[]

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Telok Ayer Tawar
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Tasek Gelugor
1986 – 1990 Abd Ro'ni A. Hasan BN (UMNO)
1990 – 1995 Rokiah Bee Hassan
1995 – 1999 Jahara Hamid
1999 – 2004
2004 – 2008
2008 – 2013
13th 2013 – 2018
14th 2018 – Mustafa Kamal Ahmad PH (PKR)

Election results[]

The electoral results for the Telok Ayer Tawar state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.

Penang state election, 2018 hide
Party Candidate Votes %
PH Mustafa Kamal Ahmad 7,072 44.4
BN Zamri Che Ros 4,869 30.6
PAS Mohamad Hanif Haron 3,900 24.5
PRM Lee Thian Hong 88 0.5
Total valid votes 15,929 100.0
Total rejected ballots 219
Unreturned ballots 50
Turnout 16,198 84.5
Registered electors 19,172
Majority 2,203
PH gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
Penang state election, 2013 hide
Party Candidate Votes %
BN Jahara Hamid 8,040 52.8
PKR Norhayati Jaafar 7,200 47.2
Total valid votes 15,240 100.00
Total rejected ballots 231
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 15,471 86.7
Registered electors 17,835
Majority 840
BN hold Swing
Penang state election, 2008 hide
Party Candidate Votes %
BN Jahara Hamid 6,478 56.4
PKR Norhayati Jaafar 5,008 43.6
Total valid votes 11,486 100.00
Total rejected ballots 199
Unreturned ballots 20
Turnout 11,705 93.6
Registered electors 12,509
Majority 1,470
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

See also[]

  • Constituencies of Penang

References[]

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