Balik Pulau (federal constituency)

Balik Pulau (P053)
Penang constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik; PH
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)	80,264
Area (km²)	147

Balik Pulau is a federal constituency in Southwest Penang Island District, Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/PENANG

Ethnic breakdown of Balik Pulau's electorate as of 2022

Malay (65.24%)

Chinese (29.04%)

Indian (4.82%)

Other ethnicities (0.9%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Balik Pulau constituency is divided into 22 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Bayan Lepas (N38)	Taman Sungai Ara	053/38/01	SJK (C) Chong Cheng
	Bayan Lepas	053/38/02	SK Bayan Lepas SMJK Heng Ee Cawangan
	Kampong Seronok	053/38/03	SK Bayan Lepas 2
	Sungai Batu	053/38/04	SMK Telok Kumbar
	Telok Kumbar	053/38/05	SK Telok Kumbar
	Pasir Belanda	053/38/06	SMK Telok Kumbar II
	Gertak Sanggul	053/38/07	SJK (C) Poi Eng
	Kampung Masjid	053/38/08	SK Seri Bayu
Pulau Betong (N39)	Sungai Kongsi	053/39/01	SK Kongsi
	Pondok Upeh	053/39/02	SJK (C) Chong Teik
	Balik Pulau	053/39/03	SMJK Sacred Heart
	Titi Tras	053/39/04	SK Titi Tras
	Sungai Burong	053/39/05	SMK Seri Balik Pulau
	Ginting	053/39/06	SK Genting
	Pulau Betong	053/39/07	SK Tan Sri Awang Had Salleh
Telok Bahang (N40)	Telok Awak	053/40/01	SJK (C) Eok Hua
	Telok Bahang	053/40/02	SK Telok Bahang SMK Telok Bahang
	Sungai Pinang	053/40/03	SK Sungai Pinang
	Pantai Acheh	053/40/04	SJK (C) Chin Hwa (Pantai Acheh)
	Kuala Sungai Pinang	053/40/05	SJK (C) Yu Chye
	Sungai Rusa	053/40/06	SK Sungai Rusa
	Jalan Bahru	053/40/07	SK Sungai Korok

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Balik Pulau
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Penang Selatan
4th	1974-1978	Shamsuri Md. Salleh	BN (UMNO)
5th	1978-1982
6th	1982-1986
7th	1986-1990	Mohamad Subky Abdul Raof
8th	1990-1995	Mohamed Farid Ariffin
9th	1995-1999	Nungsari Ahmad Radhi
10th	1999-2004	Mohd. Zain Omar
11th	2004-2008	Hilmi Yahaya
12th	2008-2013	Mohd Yusmadi Mohd Yusoff	KEADILAN
13th	2013–2018	Hilmi Yahaya	BN (UMNO)
14th	2018–2022	Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik	PH (KEADILAN)
15th	2022-present	Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik	PH (KEADILAN)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Balik Pulau			Bayan Lepas
						Pulau Betong
			Sungai Nibong
			Telok Bahang
				Telok Kumbar

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N38	Bayan Lepas	Azrul Mahathir Aziz	PH (AMANAH)
N39	Pulau Betong	Mohd. Tuah Ismail	PH (PKR)
N40	Telok Bahang	Zolkifly Md. Lazim	PN (BERSATU)

Local governments


No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N38	Bayan Lepas	Penang Island City Council
N39	Pulau Betong	Penang Island City Council
N40	Telok Bahang	Penang Island City Council

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PH	Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik	24,564	38.43	-12.74
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PN	Muhammad Harris Idaham Abdul Rashid	22,982	35.96	+35.96
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Shah Headan Ayoob Hussain Shah	15,478	24.22	-13.96
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Sabaruddin Ahmad	366	0.57	+0.57
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PEJUANG	Fazli Mohammad	341	0.53	+0.53
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Johnny Ch'ng Ewe Gee	180	0.28
Total valid votes			63,911	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout				75.98
Registered electors			80,264
Majority			1,582
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		PH

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PH (2018)	Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik	25,471	51.17	+51.17
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Hilmi Yahaya	19,007	38.18	- 13.61
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Muhammad Imran Muhammad Saad	5,298	10.64	+ 10.64
Total valid votes			49,776	100.00
Total rejected ballots			631
Unreturned ballots			157
Turnout			50,564	85.58
Registered electors			59,086
Majority			6,464	12.99
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|PH]]		Swing		BN
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette – Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 236/2018]" (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, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 310/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.^{[permanent dead link]}

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Hilmi Yahaya	22,318	51.79	+ 2.94
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PKR	Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik	20,779	48.21	- 2.94
Total valid votes			43,097	100.00
Total rejected ballots			612
Unreturned ballots			64
Turnout			43,773	88.18
Registered electors			49,641
Majority			1,539	3.58
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|BN]]		Swing		PKR
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette – Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 173/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-10.^{[permanent dead link]} "Federal Government Gazette – Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 214/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-10.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PKR	Mohd Yusmadi Mohd Yusoff	15,749	51.15	+ 23.23
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Norraesah Mohamad	15,041	48.85	- 23.23
Total valid votes			30,790	100.00
Total rejected ballots			601
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			31,391	78.94
Registered electors			39,765
Majority			708	2.30
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|PKR]]		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Hilmi Yahaya	21,114	72.08	+ 11.91
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	KEADILAN	Rohana Ariffin	8,177	27.92	- 11.91
Total valid votes			29,291	100.00
Total rejected ballots			564
Unreturned ballots			30
Turnout			29,885	77.40
Registered electors			38,611
Majority			12,937	44.16
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Mohd. Zain Omar	27,901	60.17	- 24.46
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	KEADILAN	Mansor Othman	18,467	39.83	+ 39.83
Total valid votes			46,368	100.00
Total rejected ballots			914
Unreturned ballots			419
Turnout			47,701	76.84
Registered electors			62,078
Majority			9,434	20.34
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Nungsari Ahmad Radhi	36,714	84.63	+ 20.72
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	S46	Yahya Jali	6,668	15.37	+ 15.37
Total valid votes			43,382	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,429
Unreturned ballots			117
Turnout			44,928	76.09
Registered electors			59,045
Majority			30,046	69.26
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Mohamed Farid Ariffin	24,118	63.91	+ 8.33
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PRM	Sanusi Osman	13,620	36.09	- 8.33
Total valid votes			37,738	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,043
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			38,781	76.47
Registered electors			50,714
Majority			10,498	27.82
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Mohamad Subky Abdul Raof	17,393	55.58
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PSRM	Mohideen Abdul Kader	13,901	44.42
Total valid votes			31,294	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,061
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			32,355	71.05
Registered electors			45,541
Majority			3,492	11.16
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Shamsuri Md. Salleh	21,879	57.85
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PSRM	Kassim @ Osman Ahmad	15,944	42.15
Total valid votes			37,823	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,193
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			39,016	74.34
Registered electors			52,485
Majority			5,935	15.7
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Shamsuri Md. Salleh	19,362	62.11
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PSRM	Mohideen Abdul Kader	10,044	32.22
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Hussein Derani	1,766	5.67
Total valid votes			31,172	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			42,176
Majority			9,318	29.89
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Shamsuri Md. Salleh	14,686	61.24
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PSRM	Mohideen Abdul Kader	4,306	17.95
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Wan Hussein Wan Mahmood	3,993	16.65
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PEKEMAS	Nor Rashid Pin	998	4.16
Total valid votes			23,983	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,069
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			25,052	81.37
Registered electors			30,787
Majority			10,380	43.29
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
^ Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
^ https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1747650/PUB514.pdf

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[2] Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

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