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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

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]

  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[edit]

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[edit]

Penang state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PN Izhar Shah Arif Shah 20,877 56.69 Increase 56.69
PH Johari Kassim 15,951 43.31 Decrease 9.79
Total valid votes 36,828 100.00
Total rejected ballots 173
Unreturned ballots 53
Turnout 37,054 75.29 Decrease 10.51
Registered electors 49,215
Majority 4,926 13.38 Decrease 11.22
PN gain from PH Swing ?
Penang state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Afif Bahardin 16,014 53.10 Decrease 1.10
BN Abu Bakar Sidekh Zainul Abidin 8,593 28.50 Decrease 16.30
PAS Ahmad Rafaei Rashid 5,540 18.40 Increase 18.40
Total valid votes 30,147 100.00
Total rejected ballots 268
Unreturned ballots 81
Turnout 30,496 85.80 Decrease 2.20
Registered electors 35,541
Majority 7,421 24.60 Increase 15.20
Seberang Jaya hold Swing PH (2018)
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 % ∆%
PKR Afif Bahardin 14,148 54.20 Increase 5.7
BN Mohammad Nasir Abdullah 11,689 44.80 Decrease 6.70
Independent Shamsut Tabrej Ismail Maricar 251 1.00 Increase 1.00
Total valid votes 26,088 100.00
Total rejected ballots 274
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 26,362 88.00 Increase 6.46
Registered electors 29,964
Majority 2,459 9.40 Increase 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 % ∆%
BN Arif Shah Omar Shah 9,395 51.50 Decrease 12.66
PKR Ramli Bulat 8,862 48.50 Increase 12.66
Total valid votes 18,257 100.00
Total rejected ballots 222
Unreturned ballots 14
Turnout 18,493 81.54 Increase 2.06
Registered electors 22,171
Majority 533 3.00 Decrease 25.32
Seberang Jaya hold Swing BN
Source(s)
[7]
Penang state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Arif Shah Omar Shah 10,113 64.16 Increase 11.11
PKR Mansor Othman 5,649 35.84 Decrease 11.11
Total valid votes 15,762 100.00
Total rejected ballots 178
Unreturned ballots 22
Turnout 15,962 79.48 Increase 1.75
Registered electors 20,084
Majority 4,464 28.32 Increase 22.22
Seberang Jaya hold Swing BN


Penang state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Radin Muhamad Amin Radin Hadi Munir 7,423 53.05 Decrease 31.04
PKR Hairuddin Othman 6,570 46.95 Increase 46.95
Total valid votes 13,993 100.00
Total rejected ballots 209
Unreturned ballots 3
Turnout 14,205 77.73 Decrease 0.34
Registered electors 18,275
Majority 853 6.10 Decrease 62.08
Seberang Jaya hold Swing BN


Penang state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Abdul Latiff S. Mirasa 11,063 84.09 Increase 11.04
DAP Noor Halil Abd Ghani 2,093 15.91 Decrease 11.04
Total valid votes 13,156 100.00
Total rejected ballots 372
Unreturned ballots 26
Turnout 13,554 78.07 Decrease 0.40
Registered electors 17,362
Majority 8,970 68.18 Increase 22.08
Seberang Jaya hold Swing BN


Penang state election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Ibrahim Saad 8,757 73.05 Increase 14.67
DAP Yeow Yu Beng 3,230 26.95 Decrease 2.42
Total valid votes 11,987 100.00
Total rejected ballots 396
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 12,383 78.47 Increase 4.22
Registered electors 15,781
Majority 5,527 46.10 Increase 17.09
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]

Notes[edit]

  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.

References[edit]

  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. [permanent dead link]
  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 [dead link]
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seberang_Jaya_(state_constituency)

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