Pinang Tunggal (state constituency) explained

Pinang Tunggal
State:Penang
State-Rep:Bukhori Ghazali
State-Rep-Party:Perikatan Nasional
State-Status:active
State-Created:1986
State-Election-First:1986
State-Election-Last:2023
Demo-Electors:34,723
Demo-Electors-Date:2023
Demo-Electors-Ref:[1]
Demo-Area:75
Demo-Area-Ref:[2]

Pinang Tunggal 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., the State Assemblyman for Pinang Tunggal is Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman from the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Definition

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Pinang Tunggal constituency is divided into 11 polling districts.[4]

State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Pinang Tunggal (N03)Bumbung Lima041/03/01SK Bumbong Lima
Paya Keladi041/03/02SK Paya Keladi
Bertam Indah041/03/03SMK Bertam Indah
Ladang Malakoff041/03/04SJK (T) Ladang Malakoff
Kampong To'Bedu041/03/05SK Kampong To' Bedor
Permatang Langsat041/03/06SMK Dato' Kailan
Pinang Tunggal041/03/07SK Pinang Tunggal
Kampong Baharu041/03/08SK Mohd Shah
Kampong Selamat Utara041/03/09SJK (C) Mah Hua
Kubang Menerong041/03/10Madrasah Al-Yatumiah Al-Islamiah Kubang Menerong
Kampong Selamat Selatan041/03/11SK Kampung Selamat

Demographics

Total electors by polling district in 2016!Polling district!Electors
Bumbung Lima1,674
Paya Keladi3,626
Bertam Indah1,614
Ladang Malakoff263
Kampong To’Bedu2,115
Permatang Langsat1,273
Pinang Tunggal2,687
Kampong Baharu874
Kampong Selamat Utara2,432
Kubang Menerong995
Kampong Selamat Selatan1,887
Total19,440
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[5]

History

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Pinang Tunggal
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency split from Penaga and Bertam
7th1986–1990Yahaya Abdul Hamid
8th1990–1995
9th1995–1999
10th1999–2004
11th2004–2008Roslan Saidin
12th2008–2013
13th2013–2018
14th2018–2023 Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman
15th2023–presentBukhori Ghazali

Election results

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018. Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. 2018-04-25. 12. ms.
  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. Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. 2018-04-15. ms.
  3. Web site: Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160424120924/http://www.spr.gov.my/index.php/component/content/article?layout=edit&id=74= . 2016-04-24 .
  4. Web site: 2018-03-30 . 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] ]. 2019-01-03 . Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia.
  5. 2018. Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018. Election Commission of Malaysia. 1.