Sungai Bakap (state constituency)

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

Sungai Bakap
Penang constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePenang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Amar Pritpal Abdullah
PH
Constituency created1959
First contested1959 (as Sungei Bakap)
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]26,666
Area (km²)[2]84

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 2018, the State Assemblyman for Sungai Bakap is Amar Pritpal Abdullah from the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).[4]

Definition

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Sungai Bakap constituency is divided into 8 polling districts.[5]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Sungai Bakap (N20) Padang Lalang 047/20/01 SMK Tasek
Puteri Gunong 047/20/02 SMK Bandar Tasek Mutiara
Tasek Junjong 047/20/03 SK Seri Tasek
Sungai Duri 047/20/04 SK Sungai Duri
Sungai Bakap 047/20/05 SMK Tun Syed Sheh Barakbah
Ladang Sempah 047/20/06 SK Jawi
Sungai Kechil 047/20/07 SK Sungai Kechil
Kampung Besar 047/20/08 SK Sungai Kechil

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Sungai Bakap's electorate as of 2018[4]

  Malay (61.06%)
  Chinese (22.18%)
  Indian (16.42%)
  Other ethnicities (0.22%)
  East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.12%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Padang Lalang 2,465
Puteri Gunong 5,804
Tasek Junjong 1,637
Sungai Duri 2,498
Sungai Bakap 4,694
Ladang Sempah 498
Sungai Kechil 1,484
Kampung Besar 1,059
Total 20,139
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[6]

History
Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Sungai Bakap
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
Sungei Bakap
1st 1959-1964 Kee Yong Chin Alliance (MCA)
2nd 1964-1969
1969-1971 Assembly was dissolved
3rd 1971-1974 Veerapan Veerathan Gerakan
Sungai Bakap
4th 1974 – 1978 S. P. Chelliah BN (Gerakan)
5th 1978 – 1982 Teoh Kooi Sneah
6th 1982 – 1986
7th 1986 – 1990 Lim Boon Sho
8th 1990 – 1995 Goh Cheng Teik
9th 1995 – 1997 Ooi Theng Bok
1997 – 1999 Lai Chew Hock
10th 1999 – 2004
11th 2004 – 2008 Abd. Rashid Abdullah BN (UMNO)
12th 2008 – 2013 Maktar Shapee PR (PKR)
13th 2013 – 2018
14th 2018 – Amar Pritpal Abdullah PH (PKR)

Election results

The electoral results for the Sungai Bakap state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.

Penang state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
PHAmar Pritpal Abdullah10,38645.6
BNMohamed Sani Bakar8,03835.3
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyOsman Jaafar4,31618.9
Parti Rakyat MalaysiaTan Chow Kang550.2
Total valid votes 22,795100.0
Total rejected ballots 353
Unreturned ballots 69
Turnout 23,21787.1
Registered electors 26,666
Majority 2,348
PH hold 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.

"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 %
PKRMaktar Shapee9,25855.4
BNMohammad Foad Haji Mat Isa7,45344.6
Total valid votes 16,711 100.00
Total rejected ballots 256
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 16,96789.1
Registered electors 19,051
Majority 1,805
PKR hold Swing
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 %
PKRMaktar Shapee6,97658.7
BNAbdul Rashid Abdullah4,90941.3
Total valid votes 11,885 100.00
Total rejected ballots 200
Unreturned ballots 2
Turnout 12,08780.4
Registered electors 15,026
Majority 2,067
PKR gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
[7]

See also

References
  1. "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.
  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. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  3. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24.
  4. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  5. "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  6. "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.
  7. https://undi.info/penang/r18/n20
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