Pantai Jerejak

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Pantai Jerejak
Flag of Penang.svg Penang constituency
Pantai Jerejak state constituency.svg
Pantai Jerejak (olive) on Penang Island
State constituency
Legislature Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Fahmi Zainol
PH
Constituency created2004
First contested2004
Last contested 2023
Demographics
Electors (2023) [1] 29,890
Area (km²) [2] 11

Pantai Jerejak is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 2004. It covers a portion of southeastern Penang Island, including Bayan Baru and the northern half of the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone.

Contents

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 Pantai Jerejak is Saifuddin Nasution Ismail from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Definition

The Pantai Jerejak constituency contains the polling districts of Bandar Bayan Baru, Jalan Mahsuri, Jalan Tengah, Taman Melati, Pantai Jerejak, Pintasan Bahagia and Taman Sri Nibong. [3] According to a proposed redelineation exercise in 2016, Taman Melati is to be renamed as Lebuh Mahsuri. [4]

This state constituency encompasses all of the neighbourhood of Bayan Baru, as well as the northern half of the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone. [5] Among the landmarks within the state seat are Setia SPICE and Queensbay Mall.

In addition, the Pantai Jerejak constituency contains Jerejak Island, a large uninhabited islet just off the southeastern coast of Penang Island.

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Pantai Jerejak constituency is divided into 7 polling districts. [6]

State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Pantai Jerejak (N36)Pantai Jerejak052/36/01SK Sg Nibong
Taman Seri Nibong052/36/02SJK (C) Shih Chung Cawangan
Pintasan Bahagia052/36/03SJK (C) Kwang Hwa
Jalan Mahsuri052/36/04SK Bayan Baru
Bandar Bayan Baru052/36/05SMK Raja Tun Uda
Jalan Tengah052/36/06SMK Raja Tun Uda
Lebuh Mahsuri052/36/07SK Bayan Baru

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Pantai Jerejak's electorate as of 2023 [7]
  1. Chinese (50.61%)
  2. Malay (35.76%)
  3. Indian (12.45%)
  4. Other ethnicities (1.18%)

History

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Pantai Jerejak
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Batu Uban
11th 2004 – 2008Wong Mun HoeBN (GERAKAN)
12th 2008 – 2013 Sim Tze Tzin PR (PKR)
13th 2013 – 2015 Mohd Rashid Hasnon
2015 – 2018PH (PKR)
14th 2018 – 2023 Saifuddin Nasution Ismail
15th2023–present Fahmi Zainol

Election results

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

Penang state election, 2023 : Pantai Jerejak
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Fahmi Zainol 14,11669.93Decrease2.svg 3.52
PN Oh Tong Keong 5,51927.34Increase2.svg 27.34
MUDA Priyankaa Loh Siang Pin4762.36Increase2.svg 2.36
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Ravinder Singh760.38Increase2.svg 0.38
Total valid votes20,187 100.00
Total rejected ballots110
Unreturned ballots41
Turnout20,33468.03Decrease2.svg 13.65
Registered electors29,890
Majority8,59742.59Decrease2.svg 13.57
PH hold Swing
Penang state election, 2018 : Pantai Jerejak
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Saifuddin Nasution Ismail 14,01473.45Increase2.svg 73.45
BN Oh Tong Keong 3,29817.29Decrease2.svg 18.05
PAS Mohd Farhan Yusri1,6708.75Increase2.svg 8.75
Malaysian United Party Yim Boon Leong970.51Increase2.svg 0.51
Total valid votes19,079100.00
Total rejected ballots150
Unreturned ballots86
Turnout19,31581.68Decrease2.svg 3.96
Registered electors23,646
Majority10,71656.16Increase2.svg 26.84
PH hold 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 August 29, 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
Penang state election, 2013 : Pantai Jerejak
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PKR Mohd Rashid Hasnon 11,80564.66Increase2.svg 9.71
BN Wong Mun Hoe6,45135.34Decrease2.svg 9.71
Total valid votes18,256 100.00
Total rejected ballots161
Unreturned ballots47
Turnout18,46485.64Increase2.svg 11.70
Registered electors21,560
Majority5,35429.32Increase2.svg 19.42
PKR 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 : Pantai Jerejak
PartyCandidateVotes %
PKR Sim Tze Tzin 6,98254.95
BN Wong Mun Hoe5,72445.05
Total valid votes12,706 100.00
Total rejected ballots192
Turnout12,89873.94
Registered electors17,445
Majority1,2589.90
PKR gain from BN 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  3. ↑ "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.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 28, 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  5. ↑ "Story Map Journal" . Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  6. ↑ "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 ]
  7. ↑ "15th Penang State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  8. ↑ "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia . 1. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
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