Sungai Acheh (state constituency)

Sungai Acheh
Penang constituency
State constituency
Legislature Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Zulkifli Ibrahim
PH
First contested 1974
Last contested 2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1] 20,018
Area (km²)[2] 38

Sungai Acheh 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 1974 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 Sungai Acheh is Zulkifli Ibrahim from the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).[4]

Definition

The Sungai Acheh constituency contains the polling districts of Sungai Udang, Sungai Setar, Sungai Acheh, Sungai Bakau, Tanjong Berembang, Permatang To'Mahat and Taman Transkrian.[5]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Sungai Acheh's electorate as of 2018[4]

  Malay (67.52%)
  Chinese (24.95%)
  Indian (7.14%)
  East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.05%)
  Other ethnicities (0.27%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Sungai Udang 2,268
Sungai Setar 1,414
Sungai Acheh 3,039
Sungai Bakau 1,436
Tanjong Berembang 987
Permatang To'Mahat 4,469
Taman Transkrian 2,588
Total 16,201
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[6]

History

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Sungai Acheh
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
4th 1974 – 1978 Ahmad Salleh BN (UMNO)
5th 1978 – 1982
6th 1982 – 1986
7th 1986 – 1990 Ragayah Ariff
8th 1990 – 1995 Ibrahim Yaakob
9th 1995 – 1999 Abd. Rashid Abdullah
10th 1999 – 2004
11th 2004 – 2008 Mohammad Foad Mat Isa
12th 2008 – 2013 Mahmud Zakaria
13th 2013 – 2018
14th 2018 – Zulkifli Ibrahim PH (PKR)

Election results

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

Penang state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%
PHZulkifli Ibrahim7,48644.20Decrease 0.30
BNMahmud Zakaria7,07041.70Decrease 8.70
PASNor Zamri Latiff2,38314.10Increase 9.00
Total valid votes 16,939100.0
Total rejected ballots 221
Unreturned ballots 45
Turnout 17,20585.9
Registered electors 20,018
Majority 4162.50
PH gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
[4]
Penang state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%
BNMahmud Zakaria6,89150.40Decrease 0.90
PKRBadrul Hisham Shaharin6,08344.50Decrease 4.20
PASMohammad Yusni Mat Piah6905.10N/A
Total valid votes 13,664 100.00
Total rejected ballots 217
Unreturned ballots 3
Turnout 13,88189.2
Registered electors 15,559
Majority 8085.90
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%
BNMahmud Zakaria5,01151.30
PKRAzhar Ahamad4,76148.70
Total valid votes 9,772 100.00
Total rejected ballots 162
Unreturned ballots 5
Turnout 9,93980.5
Registered electors 12,347
Majority 2502.60
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[7]

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. 1 2 3 "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  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. ↑ "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.
  7. ↑ https://undi.info/penang/r18/n21
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