Seberang Jaya (state constituency)

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

Seberang Jaya
Penang constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePenang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Izhar Shah Arif Shah
PN
Constituency created1986
First contested1986
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]49,215
Area (km²)[2]22

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 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

Ethnic breakdown of Seberang Jaya's electorate as of 2023[5]

  Malay (68.54%)
  Chinese (18.25%)
  Indian (12.10%)
  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
Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Seberang Jaya
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency split from Kubang Semang
7th 1986 – 1990 Ibrahim Saad BN (UMNO)
8th 1990 – 1995
9th 1995 – 1999 Abdul Latiff S. Mirasa
10th 1999 – 2004 Radin Muhamad Amin Radin Hadi Munir
11th 2004 – 2008 Arif Shah Omar Shah
12th 2008 – 2013
13th 2013 – 2018 Afif Bahardin PR (PKR)
14th 2018 – 2020 PH (PKR)
2020 – 2023 PN (BERSATU)
2023 Vacant[N 1]
15th 2023 - present Izhar Shah Arif Shah PN (BERSATU)

Election results
Penang state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PNIzhar Shah Arif Shah20,87756.69Increase 56.69
PHJohari Kassim15,95143.31Decrease 9.79
Total valid votes 36,828 100.00
Total rejected ballots 173
Unreturned ballots 53
Turnout 37,54175.29Decrease 10.51
Registered electors 49,215
Majority 4,92613.38Decrease 11.22
PN gain from PH Swing ?
Penang state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PHAfif Bahardin16,01453.10Decrease 1.10
BNAbu Bakar Sidekh Zainul Abidin8,59328.50Decrease 16.30
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAhmad Rafaei Rashid5,54018.40Increase 18.40
Total valid votes 30,147100.00
Total rejected ballots 268
Unreturned ballots 81
Turnout 30,49685.80Decrease 2.20
Registered electors 35,541
Majority 7,42124.60Increase 15.20
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 %∆%
PKRAfif Bahardin14,14854.20Increase 5.7
BNMohammad Nasir Abdullah11,68944.80Decrease 6.70
IndependentShamsut Tabrej Ismail Maricar2511.00Increase 1.00
Total valid votes 26,088100.00
Total rejected ballots 274
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 26,36288.00Increase 6.46
Registered electors 29,964
Majority 2,4599.40Increase 6.40
PKR gain from BN 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 %∆%
BNArif Shah Omar Shah9,39551.50Decrease 12.66
PKRRamli Bulat8,86248.50Increase 12.66
Total valid votes 18,257100.00
Total rejected ballots 222
Unreturned ballots 14
Turnout 18,49381.54Increase 2.06
Registered electors 22,171
Majority 5333.00Decrease 25.32
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[7]
Penang state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNArif Shah Omar Shah10,11364.16Increase 11.11
PKRMansor Othman5,64935.84Decrease 11.11
Total valid votes 15,762100.00
Total rejected ballots 178
Unreturned ballots 22
Turnout 15,96279.48Increase 1.75
Registered electors 20,084
Majority 4,46428.32Increase 22.22
BN hold Swing
Penang state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNRadin Muhamad Amin Radin Hadi Munir7,42353.05Decrease 31.04
PKRHairuddin Othman6,57046.95Increase 46.95
Total valid votes 13,993100.00
Total rejected ballots 209
Unreturned ballots 3
Turnout 14,20577.73Decrease 0.34
Registered electors 18,275
Majority 8536.10Decrease 62.08
BN hold Swing
Penang state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNAbdul Latiff S. Mirasa11,06384.09Increase 11.04
DAPNoor Halil Abd Ghani2,09315.91Decrease 11.04
Total valid votes 13,156100.00
Total rejected ballots 372
Unreturned ballots 26
Turnout 13,55478.07Decrease 0.40
Registered electors 17,362
Majority 8,97068.18Increase 22.08
BN hold Swing
Penang state election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNIbrahim Saad8,75773.05Increase 14.67
DAPYeow Yu Beng3,23026.95Decrease 2.42
Total valid votes 11,987100.00
Total rejected ballots 396
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 12,38378.47Increase 4.22
Registered electors 15,781
Majority 5,52746.10Increase 17.09
BN hold Swing
Penang state election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNIbrahim Saad4,93958.38
DAPYeow Yu Beng2,48529.37
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyKoh Ah Toung @ Kamal Koh Abdullah1,03612.25
Total valid votes 8,460100.00
Total rejected ballots 189
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 8,64974.25
Registered electors 11,649
Majority 2,45429.01
This was a new constituency created.

Notes
  1. 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.

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. "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.
  5. "15th Penang State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  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/n10
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