Bayan Lepas (state constituency)

Bayan Lepas
Penang constituency
Bayan Lepas (white) on Penang Island
State constituency
Legislature Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Azrul Mahathir Aziz
PH
Constituency created 1959
First contested 1959
Last contested 2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1] 26,570

Bayan Lepas is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 1959. It covers the southwestern corner of Penang Island, including the old quarter of the town of Bayan Lepas and fishing villages along the island's southern coast.

The state constituency was first contested in 1959 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 Bayan Lepas is Azrul Mahathir Aziz from the National Trust Party (Amanah), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Definition

The Bayan Lepas constituency contains the polling districts of Bayan Lepas, Gertak Sanggul, Kampung Masjid, Kampung Seronok, Pasir Belanda, Sungai Batu, Taman Sungai Ara and Telok Kumbar.[2] It encompasses the southwestern tip of Penang Island and much of the island's southern coastline, covering the old town centre of Bayan Lepas immediately west of the Penang International Airport.[3] The fishing villages along the southern coastline of Penang Island, such as Teluk Kumbar and Gertak Sanggul, also fall under this constituency.

In addition, the state seat also contains Kendi Island, a rocky uninhabited islet 3.5 km (2.2 mi) south of Penang Island.[4]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Bayan Lepas's electorate as of 2018[5]

  Malay (64.41%)
  Chinese (29.81%)
  Indian (5.29%)
  East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.19%)
  Other ethnicities (0.30%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Bayan Lepas 4,634
Gertak Sanggul 952
Kampung Masjid 2,219
Kampung Seronok 3,323
Pasir Belanda 1,555
Sungai Batu 2,124
Taman Sungai Ara 3,866
Telok Kumbar 4,049
Total 22,722
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[6]

History

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Bayan Lepas
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
1st 1959 – 1964 Rifaie Salleh Alliance (UMNO)
2nd 1964 – 1969 Ismail Hashim
3rd 1969 – 1974
4th 1974 – 1978 Khalid Ahmad Suleiman BN (UMNO)
5th 1978 – 1982
6th 1982 – 1986 Mohd Zain Omar
7th 1986 – 1990 Boey Weng Keat BN (Gerakan)
8th 1990 – 1995 Lim Chien Aun
9th 1995 – 1999
10th 1999 – 2004 BN (MCA)[7]
11th 2004 – 2008 Syed Amerruddin Syed Ahmad BN (UMNO)
12th 2008 – 2013
13th 2013 – 2018 Haji Nordin Ahmad
14th 2018 – Azrul Mahathir Aziz PH (Amanah)

Election results

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

Penang state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%
PHAzrul Mahathir Aziz12,50456.2
BNRusli Hashim7,25932.6
PASZarina Shinta Madar2,49711.2
Total valid votes 22,260100.0
Total rejected ballots 275
Unreturned ballots 83
Turnout 22,61885.1
Registered electors 26,570
Majority 5,245
PH gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
[8]
Penang state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%
BNHaji Nordin Ahmad9,40850.9
PASAsnah Hashim8,95048.4
IndependentOoi Ah Loo @ Vellautham1260.7
Total valid votes 18,484 100.00
Total rejected ballots 281
Unreturned ballots 23
Turnout 18,78888.3
Registered electors 21,277
Majority 458
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. "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
Party Candidate Votes%
BNSyed Amerruddin Syed Ahmad6,56351.6
PASAsnah Hashim6,16448.4
Total valid votes 12,727 100.00
Total rejected ballots 233
Unreturned ballots 11
Turnout 12,97179.9
Registered electors 16,229
Majority 399
BN hold Swing

See also

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. 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. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Story Map Journal". Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  4. ↑ "Untouched piece of Penang - Views | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. 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.
  7. ↑ Yee, Foong Pek. "Closer Gerakan-MCA ties - Nation | The Star Online". Lim Chien Aun switched from Gerakan to MCA after the 1999 General Elections. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  8. ↑ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
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