Balik Pulau (federal constituency)

Balik Pulau is a federal constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

Balik Pulau (P053)

Penang constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik PH
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	59,086
Area (km²)[2]	147

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Balik Pulau's electorate as of 2018[3]

  Malay (64.9%)

  Chinese (30.16%)

  Indian (4.43%)

  Other ethnicities (0.52%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Sungai Ara, Bayan Lepas, Kampong Seronok, Sungai Batu, Telok Kumbar, Pasir Belanda, Gertak Sanggul, Kampung Masjid, Sungai Kongsi, Pondok Upeh, Balik Pulau, Titi Tras, Sungai Burong, Ginting, Pulau Betong, Telok Awak, Telok Bahang, Sungai Pinang, Pantai Acheh, Kuala Sungai Pinang, Sungai Rusa, Jalan Bahru.

2016–present:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Sungai Ara, Bayan Lepas, Kampong Seronok, Sungai Batu, Telok Kumbar, Pasir Belanda, Gertak Sanggul, Kampung Masjid, Sungai Kongsi, Pondok Upeh, Balik Pulau, Titi Tras, Sungai Burong, Ginting, Pulau Betong, Telok Awak, Telok Bahang, Sungai Pinang, Pantai Acheh, Kuala Sungai Pinang, Sungai Rusa, Jalan Bahru.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Balik Pulau
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Penang Selatan
4th	1974-1978	Shamsuri Md. Salleh	BN (UMNO)
5th	1978-1982
6th	1982-1986
7th	1986-1990	Mohamad Subky Abdul Raof
8th	1990-1995	Mohamed Farid Ariffin
9th	1995-1999	Nungsari Ahmad Radhi
10th	1999-2004	Mohd. Zain Omar
11th	2004-2008	Hilmi Yahaya
12th	2008-2013	Mohd Yusmadi Mohd Yusoff	PKR
13th	2013–2018	Hilmi Yahaya	BN (UMNO)
14th	2018-present	Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik	PH (PKR)

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik	25,471	51.17	+51.17
	BN	Hilmi Yahaya	19,007	38.18	- 13.61
	PAS	Muhammad Imran Muhammad Saad	5,298	10.64	+ 10.64
Total valid votes			49,776	100.00
Total rejected ballots			631
Unreturned ballots			157
Turnout			50,564	85.58
Registered electors			59,086
Majority			6,464	12.99
	PH gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette – Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 236/2018]" (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, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 310/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hilmi Yahaya	22,318	51.79	+ 2.94
	PKR	Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik	20,779	48.21	- 2.94
Total valid votes			43,097	100.00
Total rejected ballots			612
Unreturned ballots			64
Turnout			43,773	88.18
Registered electors			49,641
Majority			1,539	3.58
	BN gain from PKR		Swing		?
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette – Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 173/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-10. "Federal Government Gazette – Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 214/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-10.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Mohd Yusmadi Mohd Yusoff	15,749	51.15	+ 23.23
	BN	Norraesah Mohamad	15,041	48.85	- 23.23
Total valid votes			30,790	100.00
Total rejected ballots			601
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			31,391	78.94
Registered electors			39,765
Majority			708	2.30
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hilmi Yahaya	21,114	72.08	+ 11.91
	KEADILAN	Rohana Ariffin	8,177	27.92	- 11.91
Total valid votes			29,291	100.00
Total rejected ballots			564
Unreturned ballots			30
Turnout			29,885	77.40
Registered electors			38,611
Majority			12,937	44.16
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd. Zain Omar	27,901	60.17	- 24.46
	KEADILAN	Mansor Othman	18,467	39.83	+ 39.83
Total valid votes			46,368	100.00
Total rejected ballots			914
Unreturned ballots			419
Turnout			47,701	76.84
Registered electors			62,078
Majority			9,434	20.34
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nungsari Ahmad Radhi	36,714	84.63	+ 20.72
	S46	Yahya Jali	6,668	15.37	+ 15.37
Total valid votes			43,382	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,429
Unreturned ballots			117
Turnout			44,928	76.09
Registered electors			59,045
Majority			30,046	69.26
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Farid Ariffin	24,118	63.91	+ 8.33
	PRM	Sanusi Osman	13,620	36.09	- 8.33
Total valid votes			37,738	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,043
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			38,781	76.47
Registered electors			50,714
Majority			10,498	27.82
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamad Subky Abdul Raof	17,393	55.58
	PSRM	Mohideen Abdul Kader	13,901	44.42
Total valid votes			31,294	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,061
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			32,355	71.05
Registered electors			45,541
Majority			3,492	11.16
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shamsuri Md. Salleh	21,879	57.85
	PSRM	Kassim @ Osman Ahmad	15,944	42.15
Total valid votes			37,823	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,193
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			39,016	74.34
Registered electors			52,485
Majority			5,935
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shamsuri Md. Salleh	19,362	62.11
	PSRM	Mohideen Abdul Kader	10,044	32.22
	PAS	Hussein Derani	1,766	5.67
Total valid votes			31,172	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			42,176
Majority			9,318
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shamsuri Md. Salleh	14,686	61.24
	PSRM	Mohideen Abdul Kader	4,306	17.95
	DAP	Wan Hussein Wan Mahmood	3,993	16.65
	PEKEMAS	Nor Rashid Pin	998	4.16
Total valid votes			23,983	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,069
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			25,052	81.37
Registered electors			30,787
Majority			10,380
This was a new constituency created.

References

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