Pulau Betong (state constituency)

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Pulau Betong
Penang constituency
Pulau Betong state constituency.svg
Pulau Betong (olive) on Penang Island
State constituency
LegislaturePenang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Mohd Tuah Ismail
PH
Constituency created2004
First contested2004
Last contested2018
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 half 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

Polling districts

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

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Pulau Betong (N39) Sungai Kongsi 053/39/01 SK Kongsi
Pondok Upeh 053/39/02 SJK (C) Chong Teik
Balik Pulau 053/39/03 SMK St George
Titi Tras 053/39/04 SK Titi Tras
Sungai Burong 053/39/05 SMK Seri Balik Pulau
Ginting 053/39/06 SK Genting
Pulau Betong 053/39/07 SK Tan Sri Awang Had Salleh

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

Ethnic breakdown of Pulau Betong's electorate as of 2018[5]

  Malay (64.79%)
  Chinese (30.53%)
  Indian (4.02%)
  East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.44%)
  Other ethnicities (0.21%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
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
11th 2004 – 2008 Muhamad Farid Saad BN (UMNO)
12th 2008 – 2013
13th 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.

Penang state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
PH Mohd Tuah Ismail 7,675 49.6
BN Muhamad Farid Saad 6,079 39.3
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Muhd Taufik Hashim 1,645 10.6
Parti Rakyat Malaysia 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 ?
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.[permanent dead link]

"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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
Penang state election, 2013
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
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.[permanent dead link] "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
Penang state election, 2008
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


See also

References

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

  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. ^ "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Story Map Journal". Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  5. ^ "Battle in a Crowded Ring". The Star. 29 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.
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