Telok Ayer Tawar

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Telok Ayer Tawar
Flag of Penang.svg Penang constituency
State constituency
Legislature Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Azmi Alang
PN
Constituency created1986
First contested1986
Last contested 2023
Demographics
Electors (2023) [1] 24,784
Area (km²) [2] 18

Telok Ayer Tawar is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly. [3]

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The state constituency was first contested in 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Definition

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Telok Ayer Tawar constituency is divided into 8 polling districts. [4]

State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Telok Ayer Tawar (N06)Telok Ayer Tawar042/06/01SK Telok Ayer Tawar
Permatang Binjai042/06/02SK Permatang Binjai
Pekan Darat042/06/03SK Permatang To'Jaya
Taman Senangan042/06/04SK Taman Senangan
Mata Kuching042/06/05SMK Datuk Onn
Jalan Masjid042/06/06SMK St Mark
Taman Wira042/06/07SMK Telok Air Tawar
Taman Perkasa042/06/08SJK (C) Li Hwa

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Telok Ayer Tawar's electorate as of 2023 [5]
  1. Malay (64.8%)
  2. Chinese (23.8%)
  3. Indian (10.1%)
  4. Other ethnicities (1.25%)

History

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Telok Ayer Tawar
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Penaga and Bagan Ajam
7th1986–1990Abd Ro'ni A. HasanBN (UMNO)
8th1990–1995Rokiah Bee Hassan
9th1995–1999 Jahara Hamid
10th1999–2004
11th2004–2008
12th 2008–2013
13th 2013–2018
14th 2018–2023 Mustafa Kamal Ahmad PH (PKR)
15th 2023–present Azmi Alang PN (BERSATU)

Election results

Penang state election, 2023 : Telok Ayer Tawar
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
PN Azmi Alang 10,22355.26Increase2.svg 55.26
PH Mohsein Md Shariff8,27644.74Increase2.svg 0.34
Total valid votes18,499 100.00
Total rejected ballots109
Unreturned ballots22
Turnout18,63075.17Decrease2.svg 9.33
Registered electors24,784
Majority1,94710.52Decrease2.svg 3.28
PN gain from PH Swing ?
Penang state election, 2018 : Telok Ayer Tawar
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
PH Mustafa Kamal Ahmad 7,07244.40Increase2.svg 44.40
BN Zamri Che Ros4,86930.60Decrease2.svg 22.20
PAS Mohamad Hanif Haron3,90024.50Increase2.svg 24.50
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Lee Thian Hong880.50Increase2.svg 0.50
Total valid votes15,929100.00
Total rejected ballots219
Unreturned ballots50
Turnout16,19884.50Decrease2.svg 2.20
Registered electors19,172
Majority2,20313.80Increase2.svg 8.20
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 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
Penang state election, 2013 : Telok Ayer Tawar
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Jahara Hamid 8,04052.80Decrease2.svg 3.80
PKR Norhayati Jaafar7,20047.20Increase2.svg 3.80
Total valid votes15,240 100.00
Total rejected ballots231
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout15,47186.70Decrease2.svg 6.90
Registered electors17,835
Majority8405.60Decrease2.svg 7.20
BN hold Swing
Penang state election, 2008 : Telok Ayer Tawar
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Jahara Hamid 6,47856.40Decrease2.svg 12.91
PKR Norhayati Jaafar5,00843.60Increase2.svg 12.91
Total valid votes11,486100.00
Total rejected ballots199
Unreturned ballots20
Turnout11,70593.60Increase2.svg 15.09
Registered electors12,509
Majority1,47012.80Decrease2.svg 25.82
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[7]
Penang state election, 2004 : Telok Ayer Tawar
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Jahara Hamid 7,18169.31Increase2.svg 12.68
PKR Johari Kassim3,17930.69Decrease2.svg 12.68
Total valid votes10,360100.00
Total rejected ballots205
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout10,58378.51Increase2.svg 5.08
Registered electors13,479
Majority3,98438.62Increase2.svg 25.36
BN hold Swing
Penang state election, 1999 : Telok Ayer Tawar
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Jahara Hamid 5,52556.63Decrease2.svg 25.06
PKR Mohd Ghazali Ibrahim4,23243.37Increase2.svg 43.37
Total valid votes9,757100.00
Total rejected ballots232
Unreturned ballots1
Turnout9,99073.43Decrease2.svg 4.13
Registered electors13,604
Majority1,29313.26Decrease2.svg 50.12
BN hold Swing
Penang state election, 1995 : Telok Ayer Tawar
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Jahara Hamid 7,52281.69Increase2.svg 9.20
S46 Md Sheriff Saad1,68618.31Decrease2.svg 9.20
Total valid votes9,208100.00
Total rejected ballots299
Unreturned ballots591
Turnout10,09877.56Increase2.svg 1.69
Registered electors13,019
Majority5,83663.38Increase2.svg 18.40
BN hold Swing
Penang state election, 1990 : Telok Ayer Tawar
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Rokiah Bee Hassan6,71172.49Increase2.svg 3.62
S46 Naser Mohd Razi2,54727.51Increase2.svg 27.51
Total valid votes9,258100.00
Total rejected ballots442
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout9,70075.87Increase2.svg 5.36
Registered electors12,785
Majority4,16444.98Increase2.svg 7.24
BN hold Swing
Penang state election, 1986 : Telok Ayer Tawar
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Abd Ro'ni A. Hasan4,69268.87
PAS Khalid Man2,12131.13
Total valid votes6,813100.00
Total rejected ballots230
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout7,04370.51
Registered electors9,988
Majority2,57137.74
This was a new constituency created.

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