Sungai Dua (state constituency)

Sungai Dua

Penang constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Muhammad Fauzi Yusoff PN
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023) [1]	28,100
Area (km²) [2]	35

Sungai Dua 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 2013 ^[update] , the State Assemblyman for Sungai Dua is Muhamad Yusoff Mohd Noor from Barisan Nasional (BN).

Definition

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Sungai Dua constituency is divided into 9 polling districts. ^[4]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Sungai Dua (N05)	Pajak Song	042/05/01	Maahad Al-Taqaddun Al-Watani Pajak Song
	Simpang Ampat	042/05/02	Dewan JKK Simpang Empat Permatang Buluh
	Permatang To'Jaya	042/05/03	SMK Permatang Tok Jaya
	Alor Merah	042/05/04	Al-Irsyad Nurul Hidayah SA Rakyat Sungai Lokan
	Kampong Telok	042/05/05	SK Sungai Dua
	Taman Desa Murni	042/05/06	SJK (C) Kai Chee
	Sungai Dua	042/05/07	SK Desa Murni
	Kampong Setol	042/05/08	SK Permatang Buloh
	Lahar Yooi	042/05/09	SK Lahar Yooi

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Sungai Dua's electorate as of 2023 ^[5]

1. Malay (81.11%)
2. Chinese (16.04%)
3. Indian (2.39%)
4. Other ethnicities (0.46%)

Total electors by polling district in 2016

Polling district	Electors
Pajak Song	3,544
Simpang Ampat	1,450
Permatang To’Jaya	1,299
Alor Merah	1,975
Kampong Telok	3,003
Taman Desa Murni	4,603
Sungai Dua	1,265
Kampong Setol	793
Lahar Yooi	793
Total	17,932
Source: Malaysian Election Commission [6]

History

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Sungai Dua
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Tasek Gelugor
4th	1974–1978	Zabidi Ali	BN (PAS)
5th	1978–1982		PAS
6th	1982–1986	Mohd Shariff Omar	BN (UMNO)
7th	1986–1990
8th	1990–1995	Mohammed Yusof Abdul Latib @ Latiff
9th	1995–1999	Jasmin Mohamed
10th	1999–2004
11th	2004–2008
12th	2008–2013
13th	2013–2018	Muhamad Yusoff Mohd Noor
14th	2018–2023
15th	2023–present	Muhammad Fauzi Yusoff	PN (PAS)

Election results

Penang state election, 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Muhammad Fauzi Yusoff	13,988	62.26	32.06
	BN	Shaik Hussein Mydin	8,479	37.74	3.36
Total valid votes			22,467	100.00
Total rejected ballots			83
Unreturned ballots			50
Turnout			22,600	80.43	7.47
Registered electors			28,100
Majority			5,509	24.52	13.62
	PN gain from BN		Swing		?

Penang state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhamad Yusoff Mohd Noor	7,314	41.10	8.90
	PAS	Zahadi Hj. Mohd	5,380	30.20	17.6
	PH	Yusri Isahak	5,115	28.70	28.70
Total valid votes			17,809	100.0
Total rejected ballots			207
Unreturned ballots			50
Turnout			18,066	87.90	2.10
Registered electors			20,558
Majority			2,203	10.90	8.70
	Sungai Dua hold		Swing		Barisan Nasional
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.

Penang state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhamad Yusoff Mohd Noor	7,951	50.00	2.20
	PAS	Zahadi Haji Mohammad	7,594	47.80
	Independent	Mohammad Sharifin Omar	344	2.20	2.20
Total valid votes			15,889	100.00
Total rejected ballots			200
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			16,089	90.00	5.20
Registered electors			17,871
Majority			357	2.20	2.20
	Sungai Dua hold		Swing		Barisan Nasional
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	%	∆%
	BN	Jasmin Mohamed	6,421	52.20	8.60
	PAS	Mohammad Salleh Man	5,886	47.80	8.60
Total valid votes			12,307	100.00
Total rejected ballots			164
Unreturned ballots			14
Turnout			12,485	84.80	0.07
Registered electors			14,721
Majority			535	4.40	17.20
	Sungai Dua hold		Swing		Barisan Nasional
Source(s) [7]

Penang state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jasmin Mohamed	7,183	60.80	5.58
	PAS	Soid Mohd Amin	4,631	39.20	5.58
Total valid votes			11,814	100.00
Total rejected ballots			140
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			11,955	84.87	3.75
Registered electors			14,087
Majority			2,552	21.60	11.16
	Sungai Dua hold		Swing		Barisan Nasional

Penang state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jasmin Mohamed	5,355	55.22	18.20
	PAS	Soid Mohd Amin	4,613	44.78	18.20
Total valid votes			9,968	100.00
Total rejected ballots			228
Unreturned ballots			6
Turnout			10,202	81.12	1.84
Registered electors			12,577
Majority			742	10.44	36.40
	Sungai Dua hold		Swing		Barisan Nasional

Penang state election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jasmin Mohamed	6,695	73.42	0.97
	PAS	Khalid B. Man	2,424	26.58	0.97
Total valid votes			9,119	100.00
Total rejected ballots			256
Unreturned ballots			8
Turnout			9,383	79.28	1.15
Registered electors			11,836
Majority			4,271	46.84	1.84
	Sungai Dua hold		Swing		Barisan Nasional

Penang state election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohammed Yusof Abdul Latib	6,379	72.45	0.62
	PAS	Mohammad Salleh Man	2,425	27.45	0.62
Total valid votes			8,804	100.00
Total rejected ballots			278
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			9,082	80.43	3.98
Registered electors			11,292
Majority			3,954	45.00	1.34
	Sungai Dua hold		Swing		Barisan Nasional

Penang state election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Shariff Omar	5,922	71.83	1.21
	PAS	Mohd Salleh	2,323	28.17	1.21
Total valid votes			8,245	100.00
Total rejected ballots			249
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			8,494	76.45	1.18
Registered electors			11,111
Majority			3,599	43.66	2.42
	Sungai Dua hold		Swing		Barisan Nasional

Penang state election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Shariff Omar	5,379	70.62	25.28
	PAS	Zabidi Ali	2,238	29.38	25.28
Total valid votes			7,617	100.00
Total rejected ballots			342
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			7,764	75.27	6.29
Registered electors			9,577
Majority			3,599	41.24	31.92
	BN gain from National Trust Party (Malaysia)-Malaysian Islamic Party		Swing		?

Penang state election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Zabidi Ali	3,543	54.66	54.66
	BN	Hindon Hashim	2,839	45.34	28.14
Total valid votes			6,483	100.00
Total rejected ballots			353
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			6,735	81.56	1.86
Registered electors			8,258
Majority			704	9.32	49.89
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Penang state election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zabidi Ali	3,893	73.48
	PEKEMAS	Samsiah Abbas	756	14.27
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Mat Saad Ahmad	649	12.25
Total valid votes			5,298	100.00
Total rejected ballots			257
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			5,555	79.70
Registered electors			6,967
Majority			3,137	59.21
	Sungai Dua hold		Swing		Barisan Nasional
This was a new constituency created.

References

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