Telok Bahang (state constituency)

Telok Bahang is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 1974. It covers the northwestern corner of Penang Island, including the town of Teluk Bahang.

Telok Bahang
Penang constituency
Telok Bahang (olive) on Penang Island
State constituency
LegislaturePenang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Muhamad Kasim
PN
Constituency created1974
First contested1974
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]17,927
Area (km²)[2]65

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.

Definition

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Polling districts

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According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Telok Bahang constituency is divided into 7 polling districts.[3]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Telok Bahang (N40) Telok Awak 053/40/01 SJK (C) Eok Hua
Telok Bahang 053/40/02 SK Telok Bahang
Sungai Pinang 053/40/03 SK Sungai Pinang
Pantai Acheh 053/40/04 SJK (C) Chin Hwa (Pantai Acheh)
Kuala Sungai Pinang 053/40/05 SJK (C) Yu Chye
Sungai Rusa 053/40/06 SK Sungai Rusa
Jalan Bahru 053/40/07 SK Sungai Korok

It encompasses the entire northwestern corner of Penang Island, including the eponymous town of Teluk Bahang near the island's northwestern tip, and much of the sparsely-populated rural west coast of Penang Island.

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Telok Bahang's electorate as of 2023[4]

  Malay (68.14%)
  Chinese (27.58%)
  Indian (3.64%)
  Other ethnicities (0.65%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Jalan Bahru 1,989
Kuala Sungai Pinang 1,811
Pantai Acheh 648
Sungai Pinang 2,343
Sungai Rusa 1,943
Telok Awak 779
Telok Bahang 3,782
Total 13,295
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[5]

History

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Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Telok Bahang
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Balik Pulau
4th 1974 – 1978 Yahaya Mohd. Yusoff BN (UMNO)
5th 1978 – 1982 Ahmad Radhi Pachee
6th 1982 – 1986 Yahaya Ahmad
7th 1986 – 1990
8th 1990 – 1995 Hilmi Yahaya
9th 1995 – 1999
10th 1999 – 2004
11th 2004 – 2008 Siti Faridah Arshad
12th 2008 – 2013 Hilmi Yahaya
13th 2013 – 2018 Shah Haedan Ayoob Hussain Shah
14th 2018 – 2020 Zolkifly Mohd Lazim PH (BERSATU)
2020 - 2023 PN (BERSATU)
2023 Vacant[N 1]
15th 2023–present Muhamad Kasim PN (BERSATU)

Election results

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

Penang state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PN Muhamad Kasim 7,245 53.50   53.50
BN Ahmad Zaki Shah Shah Headan 6,301 46.50   4.40
Total valid votes 13,546 100.00
Total rejected ballots 80
Unreturned ballots 22
Turnout 13,648 76.13   9.17
Registered electors 17,927
Majority 944 7.00   3.40
PN gain from PH Swing ?
Penang state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Zolkifly Mohd Lazim 5,482 45.70   45.70
BN Shah Haedan Ayoob Hussain Shah 5,057 42.10   11.50
PAS Mohd Ali Othman 1,469 12.20   12.20
Total valid votes 12,008 100.00
Total rejected ballots 179
Unreturned ballots 44
Turnout 12,231 85.30   2.50
Registered electors 14,339
Majority 425 3.60   3.60
PH gain from BN Swing ?
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
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Shah Haedan Ayoob Hussain Shah 6,034 53.60   0.80
PKR Abdul Halim Hussain 5,233 46.40   0.80
Total valid votes 11,267 100.00
Total rejected ballots 167
Unreturned ballots 19
Turnout 11,453 87.80   9.00
Registered electors 13,048
Majority 801 7.20   1.60
BN hold Swing
Penang state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
BN Hilmi Yahaya 4,434 52.80
PKR Abdul Halim Hussain 3,969 47.20
Total valid votes 8,403 100.00
Total rejected ballots 152
Unreturned ballots 10
Turnout 8,565 78.80
Registered electors 10,866
Majority 465 5.60
BN hold Swing


See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Vacant from 6 March 2023 until the 2023 state election due to the incumbent was vacated from his seat in an approved motion in the Penang State Assembly along with 3 other BERSATU assemblymen.

References

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"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-21.