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State constituency | |||
Legislature | Penang State Legislative Assembly | ||
MLA |
BN | ||
Constituency created | 1974 | ||
First contested | 1974 | ||
Last contested | 2023 | ||
Demographics | |||
Electors (2023) [1] | 26,095 | ||
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.
According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Sungai Acheh constituency is divided into 7 polling districts. [4]
State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
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Sungai Acheh (N21) | Sungai Udang | 047/21/01 | Madrasah Al-Irsyadiah Sungai Acheh |
Sungai Setar | 047/21/02 | SK Sungai Setar | |
Sungai Acheh | 047/21/03 | SK Sungai Acheh | |
Sungai Bakau | 047/21/04 | SK Sungai Bakau | |
Tanjong Berembang | 047/21/05 | SMK Sungai Acheh | |
Permatang To' Mahat | 047/21/06 | SK Permatang Tok Mahat | |
Tamam Transkrian | 047/21/07 | SMK Saujana Indah | |
Polling district | Electors |
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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] |
Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Sungai Acheh | |||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created from Nibong Tebal | |||
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 – 2020 | Zulkifli Ibrahim | PH (PKR) |
2020 – 2023 | PN (BERSATU) | ||
2023 | Vacant [N 1] | ||
15th | 2023 – present | Rashidi Zinol | BN (UMNO) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Rashidi Zinol | 9,556 | 50.33 | ![]() | ||
PN | Zulkifli Ibrahim | 9,432 | 49.67 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 19,988 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 150 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 29 | |||||
Turnout | 19,138 | 73.45 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 26,095 | |||||
Majority | 124 | 0.66 | ![]() | |||
BN gain from PH | Swing | ? | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PH | Zulkifli Ibrahim | 7,486 | 43.51 | ![]() | ||
BN | Mahmud Zakaria | 7,070 | 41.09 | ![]() | ||
PAS | Nor Zamri Latiff | 2,383 | 13.85 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 16,939 | 98.45 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 221 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 45 | 1.28 | ||||
Turnout | 17,205 | 85.95 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 20,018 | |||||
Majority | 416 | 2.42 | ![]() | |||
PH gain | 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. "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. Retrieved 2018-08-01. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Mahmud Zakaria | 6,891 | 49.64 | ![]() | ||
PKR | Badrul Hisham Shaharin | 6,083 | 43.82 | ![]() | ||
PAS | Mohd Yusni Mat Piah | 690 | 4.97 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 13,664 | 98.44 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 217 | 1.56 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 3 | 0.02 | ||||
Turnout | 13,881 | 89.22 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 15,559 | |||||
Majority | 808 | 5.82 | ![]() | |||
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. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Mahmud Zakaria | 5,011 | 50.42 | ![]() | ||
PKR | Azhar Ahamad | 4,761 | 47.90 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 9,772 | 98.32 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 162 | 1.63 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 5 | 0.05 | ||||
Turnout | 9,939 | 80.50 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 12,347 | |||||
Majority | 250 | 2.52 | ![]() | |||
BN hold | Swing | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Mohd. Foad Mat Isa | 5,949 | 67.13 | ![]() | ||
PAS | Ismail Salleh | 2,756 | 31.10 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 8,705 | 98.23 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 146 | 1.65 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 11 | 0.12 | ||||
Turnout | 8,862 | 80.42 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 11,020 | |||||
Majority | 3,193 | 36.03 | ![]() | |||
BN hold | Swing | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Abdul Rashid Abdullah | 5,979 | 57.33 | ![]() | ||
PAS | Ismail Supa | 4,225 | 40.51 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 10,204 | 97.84 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 221 | 2.12 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 4 | 0.04 | ||||
Turnout | 10,429 | 77.43 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 13,469 | |||||
Majority | 1,754 | 16.82 | ![]() | |||
BN hold | Swing | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Abdul Rashid Abdullah | 6,787 | 71.55 | ![]() | ||
DAP | Khairul Annuar Ahmad | 2,438 | 25.70 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 9,225 | 97.25 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 247 | 2.60 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 14 | 0.15 | ||||
Turnout | 9,486 | 76.03 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 12,476 | |||||
Majority | 4,349 | 45.85 | ![]() | |||
BN hold | Swing | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Ibrahim Yaakob | 5,528 | 64.52 | ![]() | ||
S46 | Abu Bakar Yahaya | 2,804 | 32.73 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 8,332 | 97.25 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 236 | 2.75 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ||||
Turnout | 8,568 | 77.93 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 10,994 | |||||
Majority | 2,724 | 31.79 | ![]() | |||
BN hold | Swing | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Ragayah Ariff | 3,822 | 53.12 | ![]() | ||
DAP | Mohd Noor Shaari | 2,355 | 32.73 | ![]() | ||
PAS | Abdul Rahman Saik Mahyiddin | 860 | 11.95 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 7,037 | 97.80 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 158 | 2.20 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ||||
Turnout | 7,195 | 71.07 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,124 | |||||
Majority | 1,467 | 20.39 | ||||
BN hold | Swing | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Ahmad Salleh | 5,893 | 56.76 | ![]() | ||
DAP | Mohd Noor Shaari | 3,586 | 34.54 | ![]() | ||
PAS | Abdul Majid @ Abdul Rahim Abdul Rahman | 604 | 5.82 | ![]() | ||
Independent | Sandaman Yagappan | 299 | 2.88 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 10,382 | 97.48 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 266 | 2.52 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 2 | 0.00 | ||||
Turnout | 10,650 | 76.16 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,983 | |||||
Majority | 2,305 | 22.20 | ||||
BN hold | Swing | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Ahmad Salleh | 5,294 | 58.94 | ![]() | ||
DAP | Mohd Noor Shaari | 2,792 | 31.08 | ![]() | ||
PAS | Ahmad Wahi | 507 | 5.64 | ![]() | ||
Independent | Hanafiah | 389 | 4.33 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 8,982 | 96.88 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 289 | 3.22 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ||||
Turnout | 9,271 | 77.03 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,036 | |||||
Majority | 2,502 | 27.86 | ||||
BN hold | Swing | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Ahmad Salleh | 4,619 | 61.35 | |||
PEKEMAS | K. Kumar | 2,910 | 38.65 | |||
Total valid votes | 7,529 | 97.07 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 228 | 3.03 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ||||
Turnout | 7,757 | 77.80 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,971 | |||||
Majority | 1,709 | 22.70 | ||||
This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
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