Seberang Jaya (state constituency)

Seberang Jaya
Penang constituency
State constituency
Legislature Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Afif Bahardin
PH
First contested 1986
Last contested 2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1] 35,541
Area (km²)[2] 22

Seberang Jaya 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 2013, the State Assemblyman for Seberang Jaya is Afif Bahardin from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).[4]

Definition

The Seberang Jaya constituency contains the polling districts of Jalan Sembilang, Seberang Jaya II, Kampong Pertama, Kampong Belah Dua, Seberang Jaya I, Jalan Bahru, Simpang Ampat, Jalan Tuna and Taman Tun Hussien Onn.[5]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Seberang Jaya's electorate as of 2018[6]

  Malay (66.66%)
  Chinese (20.76%)
  Indian (11.93%)
  East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.21%)
  Other ethnicities (0.01%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Jalan Sembilang 4,144
Seberang Jaya II 3,749
Kampong Pertama 1,966
Kampong Belah Dua 2,931
Seberang Jaya I 3,627
Jalan Bahru 3,949
Simpang Ampat 4,183
Jalan Tuna 3,564
Taman Tun Hussien Onn 3,140
Total 31,253
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[7]

History

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Seberang Jaya
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
7th 1986 – 1990 Ibrahim Saad BN(UMNO)
8th 1990 – 1995
9th 1995 – 1999 Abdul Latiff S. Mirasa
10th 1999 – 2004 Radin Muhamad Amin Radin Hadi Munir
11th 2004 – 2008 Arif Shah Omar Shah
12th 2008 – 2013
13th 2013 – 2018 Afif Bahardin PR (PKR)
14th 2018 – PH (PKR)

Election results

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

Penang state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%
PHAfif Bahardin16,01453.1
BNAbu Bakar Sidekh Zainul Abidin8,59328.5
PASAhmad Rafaei Rashid5,54018.4
Total valid votes 30,147100.0
Total rejected ballots 268
Unreturned ballots 81
Turnout 30,49685.8
Registered electors 35,541
Majority 7,421
PH hold Swing
Source(s)
[6]
Penang state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%
PKRAfif Bahardin14,14854.2
BNMohammad Nasir Abdullah11,68944.8
IndependentShamsut Tabrej Ismail Maricar2511.0
Total valid votes 26,088 100.00
Total rejected ballots 274
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 26,36288.0
Registered electors 29,964
Majority 2,459
PKR gain from BN 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%
BNArif Omar Shah9,39551.5
PKRRamli Bulat8,86248.5
Total valid votes 18,257 100.00
Total rejected ballots 222
Unreturned ballots 14
Turnout 18,49373.0
Registered electors 22,171
Majority 533
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[8]

See also

References

  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.
  4. ↑ https://election.thestar.com.my/penang.html
  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.
  6. 1 2 "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  7. ↑ "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.
  8. ↑ https://undi.info/penang/r18/n10
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