Telok Ayer Tawar
 Penang constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Penang State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PH | ||
| Constituency created | 1986 | ||
| First contested | 1986 | ||
| Last contested | 2018 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2018)[1] | 19,172 | ||
| 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]
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.Since 2018[update], the State Assemblyman for Telok Ayer Tawar is Mustafa Kamal Ahmad from the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).
Definition
The Telok Ayer Tawar constituency contains the polling districts of Telok Ayer Tawar, Permatang Binjai, Pekan Darat, Taman Senangan, Mata Kuching, Jalan Masjid, Taman Wira and Taman Perkasa.[4]
Demographics
| Polling district | Electors |
|---|---|
| Telok Ayer Tawar | 3,544 |
| Permatang Binjai | 1,450 |
| Pekan Darat | 1,299 |
| Taman Senangan | 1,975 |
| Mata Kuching | 3,003 |
| Jalan Masjid | 4,603 |
| Taman Wira | 1,265 |
| Taman Perkasa | 793 |
| Total | 17,932 |
| Source: Malaysian Election Commission[6] | |
History
| Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Telok Ayer Tawar | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created | |||
| 7th | 1986 – 1990 | Abd Ro'ni A. Hasan | BN (UMNO) |
| 8th | 1990 – 1995 | Rokiah Bee Hassan | |
| 9th | 1995 – 1999 | Jahara Hamid | |
| 10th | 1999 – 2004 | ||
| 11th | 2004 – 2008 | ||
| 12th | 2008 – 2013 | ||
| 13th | 2013 – 2018 | ||
| 14th | 2018 – | Mustafa Kamal Ahmad | PH (PKR) |
Election results
The electoral results for the Telok Ayer Tawar state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PH (2018) | Mustafa Kamal Ahmad | 7,072 | 44.4 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Zamri Che Ros | 4,869 | 30.6 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Mohamad Hanif Haron | 3,900 | 24.5 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PRM | Lee Thian Hong | 88 | 0.5 | ||
| Total valid votes | 15,929 | 100.0 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 219 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 50 | |||||
| Turnout | 16,198 | 84.5 | ||||
| Registered electors | 19,172 | |||||
| Majority | 2,203 | |||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|PH]] | Swing | BN | ||||
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 | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Jahara Hamid | 8,040 | 52.8 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PKR | Norhayati Jaafar | 7,200 | 47.2 | ||
| Total valid votes | 15,240 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 231 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 15,471 | 86.7 | ||||
| Registered electors | 17,835 | |||||
| Majority | 840 | |||||
| Telok Ayer Tawar hold | Swing | BN | ||||
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 | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Jahara Hamid | 6,478 | 56.4 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PKR | Norhayati Jaafar | 5,008 | 43.6 | ||
| Total valid votes | 11,486 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 199 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 20 | |||||
| Turnout | 11,705 | 93.6 | ||||
| Registered electors | 12,509 | |||||
| Majority | 1,470 | |||||
| Telok Ayer Tawar hold | Swing | BN | ||||
Source(s) | ||||||
See also
References
- ^ "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. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24.
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.
- ^ https://undi.info/penang/r18/n6
