State constituency in Penang, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
Seberang Jaya 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 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system .
Definition [ edit ] Polling districts [ edit ] According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Seberang Jaya constituency is divided into 9 polling districts.[4]
State constituency Polling districts Code Location Seberang Jaya (N10) Jalan Sembilang 044/10/01 SMK Seberang Jaya Seberang Jaya II 044/10/02 SK Seberang Jaya 2 Kampong Pertama 044/10/03 SK Permatang To Kandu Kampong Belah Dua 044/10/04 SMK Pauh Jaya Seberang Jaya I 044/10/05 SK Seberang Jaya Jalan Bahru 044/10/06 SK Jalan Bahru Perai Simpang Ampat 044/10/07 SMK Permatang Rawa Jalan Tuna 044/10/08 SK Seberang Jaya 2 Taman Tun Hussein Onn 044/10/09 SMK Tun Hussein Onn
Demographics [ edit ] Ethnic breakdown of Seberang Jaya's electorate as of 2023 [5]
Other ethnicities (1.11%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016 Polling district Electors Jalan Sembilang 4,144 Seberang Jaya II 3,749 Kampong Pertama 1,966 Kampong Belah Dua 2,931 Seberang Jaya I 3,627 Jalan Bahru 3,949 Simpang Ampat 4,183 Jalan Tuna 3,564 Taman Tun Hussien Onn 3,140 Total 31,253 Source: Malaysian Election Commission [6]
History [ edit ] Election results [ edit ] Penang state election, 2023 Party Candidate Votes % ∆% PN Izhar Shah Arif Shah 20,877 56.69 56.69 PH Johari Kassim 15,951 43.31 9.79 Total valid votes 36,828 100.00 Total rejected ballots 173 Unreturned ballots 53 Turnout 37,054 75.29 10.51 Registered electors 49,215 Majority 4,926 13.38 11.22 PN gain from PH Swing ?
Penang state election, 2018 Party Candidate Votes % ∆% PH Afif Bahardin 16,014 53.10 53.10 BN Abu Bakar Sidekh Zainul Abidin 8,593 28.50 16.30 PAS Ahmad Rafaei Rashid 5,540 18.40 18.40 Total valid votes 30,147 100.00 Total rejected ballots 268 Unreturned ballots 81 Turnout 30,496 85.80 2.20 Registered electors 35,541 Majority 7,421 24.60 15.20 Seberang Jaya hold Swing PH (2018)
Penang state election, 2013 Party Candidate Votes % ∆% PKR Afif Bahardin 14,148 54.20 5.7 BN Mohammad Nasir Abdullah 11,689 44.80 6.70 Independent Shamsut Tabrej Ismail Maricar 251 1.00 1.00 Total valid votes 26,088 100.00 Total rejected ballots 274 Unreturned ballots 0 Turnout 26,362 88.00 6.46 Registered electors 29,964 Majority 2,459 9.40 6.40 PKR gain from BN Swing ?
Penang state election, 2008 Party Candidate Votes % ∆% BN Arif Shah Omar Shah 9,395 51.50 12.66 PKR Ramli Bulat 8,862 48.50 12.66 Total valid votes 18,257 100.00 Total rejected ballots 222 Unreturned ballots 14 Turnout 18,493 81.54 2.06 Registered electors 22,171 Majority 533 3.00 25.32 Seberang Jaya hold Swing BN
Penang state election, 1986 Party Candidate Votes % ∆% BN Ibrahim Saad 4,939 58.38 DAP Yeow Yu Beng 2,485 29.37 PAS Koh Ah Toung @ Kamal Koh Abdullah 1,036 12.25 Total valid votes 8,460 100.00 Total rejected ballots 189 Unreturned ballots 0 Turnout 8,649 74.25 Registered electors 11,649 Majority 2,454 29.01 This was a new constituency created.
See also [ edit ] ^ Vacant from 6 March 2023 until the 2023 state election due to the incumbent was vacated from his seat in an approved motion in the Penang State Assembly along with 3 other BERSATU assemblymen. References [ edit ]
Perlis State Legislative Assembly
Kedah State Legislative Assembly
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Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
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Pahang State Legislative Assembly
Selangor State Legislative Assembly
Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
Malacca State Legislative Assembly
Johor State Legislative Assembly
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