Pulau Betong (state constituency)

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Pulau Betong
Flag of Penang.svg Penang constituency
Pulau Betong state constituency.svg
Pulau Betong (olive) on Penang Island
State constituency
Legislature Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Mohamad Shukor Zakariah
PN
Constituency created2004
First contested2004
Last contested 2023
Demographics
Electors (2023) [1] 23,838
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.

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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 2023, the State Assemblyman for Pulau Betong is Mohamad Shukor Zakariah from PAS.

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 constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Pulau Betong (N39)Sungai Kongsi053/39/01SK Kongsi
Pondok Upeh053/39/02SJK (C) Chong Teik
Balik Pulau053/39/03SMK St George
Titi Tras053/39/04SK Titi Tras
Sungai Burong053/39/05SMK Seri Balik Pulau
Ginting053/39/06SK Genting
Pulau Betong053/39/07SK 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 2023 [5]
  1. Malay (66.3%)
  2. Chinese (28.4%)
  3. Indian (4.27%)
  4. Other ethnicities (1.00%)

History

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Pulau Betong
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Telok Kumbar and Telok Bahang
11th2004 – 2008Muhamad Farid SaadBN (UMNO)
12th 2008 – 2013
13th 2013 – 2018
14th 2018 – 2023 Mohd Tuah Ismail PH (PKR)
15th 2023–present Mohamad Shukor Zakariah PN (PAS)

Election results

The electoral results for the Pulau Betong state constituency are as follows.

Penang state election, 2023
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
PN Mohamad Shukor Zakariah 9,53452.90Increase2.svg 52.90
PH Mohd Tuah Ismail 8,48347.10Decrease2.svg 2.50
Total valid votes18,017 100.00
Total rejected ballots97
Unreturned ballots20
Turnout18,13476.07Decrease2.svg 10.43
Registered electors23,838
Majority1,0515.80Decrease2.svg 4.50
PN gain from PH Swing ?
Penang state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
PH Mohd Tuah Ismail 7,67549.60Increase2.svg 0.24
BN Muhamad Farid Saad6,07939.30Decrease2.svg 11.34
PAS Muhd Taufik Hashim1,64510.60Increase2.svg 10.60
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Yeoh Cheng Huat640.50Increase2.svg 0.50
Total valid votes15,463100.00
Total rejected ballots220
Unreturned ballots36
Turnout15,71986.50Decrease2.svg 1.90
Registered electors18,177
Majority1,59610.30Increase2.svg 9.02
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
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Muhamad Farid Saad6,85250.64Decrease2.svg 0.88
PKR Mohd Tuah Ismail 6,45749.36Increase2.svg 0.88
Total valid votes13,309 100.00
Total rejected ballots200
Unreturned ballots23
Turnout13,53288.40Increase2.svg 7.50
Registered electors15,316
Majority3951.28Decrease2.svg 1.76
BN hold Swing
Penang state election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Muhamad Farid Saad4,99051.52Decrease2.svg 20.00
PKR Mansor Othman4,69648.48Increase2.svg 20.00
Total valid votes9,686 100.00
Total rejected ballots160
Unreturned ballots1
Turnout9,84780.90Increase2.svg 3.63
Registered electors12,170
Majority2943.04Decrease2.svg 40.00
BN hold Swing
Penang state election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
BN Muhamad Farid Saad6,58671.52
PKR Zainudin Haniff2,62228.48
Total valid votes9,208 100.00
Total rejected ballots162
Unreturned ballots12
Turnout9,38277.27
Registered electors12,142
Majority3,96443.04
This was a new constituency created.

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.