Pulau Betong (state constituency)

Pulau Betong
Penang constituency
	Pulau Betong (olive) on Penang Island
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mohamad Shukor Zakariah; PN
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Constituency created	2004
First contested	2004
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	23,838
Area (km²)	44

Pulau Betong is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 2004. It covers a part of the western half of Penang Island that includes the town of Balik Pulau.

The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2023, the State Assemblyman for Pulau Betong is Mohamad Shukor Zakariah from PAS.

Definition

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Pulau Betong constituency is divided into 7 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Pulau Betong (N39)	Sungai Kongsi	053/39/01	SK Kongsi
	Pondok Upeh	053/39/02	SJK (C) Chong Teik
	Balik Pulau	053/39/03	SMK St George
	Titi Tras	053/39/04	SK Titi Tras
	Sungai Burong	053/39/05	SMK Seri Balik Pulau
	Ginting	053/39/06	SK Genting
	Pulau Betong	053/39/07	SK Tan Sri Awang Had Salleh

It encompasses a significant portion of the southwestern coast of Penang Island, covering Balik Pulau, the seat of the Southwest Penang Island District, and its surrounding villages.^[4]

The constituency is named after the eponymous Betong Island (under the Pulau Betong polling district), an islet off the southwestern coast of Penang Island.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Pulau Betong's electorate as of 2023^[5]

Malay (66.29%)

Chinese (28.44%)

Indian (4.27%)

Other ethnicities (1.00%)

Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district	Electors
Balik Pulau	2,084
Pondok Upeh	1,937
Sungai Kongsi	2,647
Titi Tras	2,093
Ginting	2,717
Sungai Burong	1,638
Pulau Betong	2,479
Total	15,595
Source: Malaysian Election Commission^[6]

History

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Pulau Betong
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Telok Kumbar
11th	2004 – 2008	Muhamad Farid Saad	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008 – 2013
13th	2013 – 2018
14th	2018 – 2023	Mohd Tuah Ismail	PH (PKR)
15th	2023–present	Mohamad Shukor Zakariah	PN (PAS)

Election results

The electoral results for the Pulau Betong state constituency are as follows.

Penang state election, 2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Mohamad Shukor Zakariah	9,534	52.90	52.90
	PH	Mohd Tuah Ismail	8,483	47.10	2.50
Total valid votes			18,017	100.00
Total rejected ballots			97
Unreturned ballots			20
Turnout			18,134	76.07	10.43
Registered electors			23,838
Majority			1,051	5.80	4.50
	PN gain from PH		Swing		?
Source(s) https://undi.info/seat/PN.N.PULAU_BETONG

Penang state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Mohd Tuah Ismail	7,675	49.60	0.24
	BN	Muhamad Farid Saad	6,079	39.30	11.34
	PAS	Muhd Taufik Hashim	1,645	10.60	10.60
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Yeoh Cheng Huat	64	0.50	0.50
Total valid votes			15,463	100.00
Total rejected ballots			220
Unreturned ballots			36
Turnout			15,719	86.50	1.90
Registered electors			18,177
Majority			1,596	10.30	9.02
	PH gain from BN		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.^{[permanent dead link‍]} "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Penang state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhamad Farid Saad	6,852	50.64	0.88
	PKR	Mohd Tuah Ismail	6,457	49.36	0.88
Total valid votes			13,309	100.00
Total rejected ballots			200
Unreturned ballots			23
Turnout			13,532	88.40	7.50
Registered electors			15,316
Majority			395	1.28	1.76
	BN 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.^{[permanent dead link‍]} "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

Penang state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhamad Farid Saad	4,990	51.52	20.00
	PKR	Mansor Othman	4,696	48.48	20.00
Total valid votes			9,686	100.00
Total rejected ballots			160
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			9,847	80.90	3.63
Registered electors			12,170
Majority			294	3.04	40.00
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Muhamad Farid Saad	6,586	71.52
	PKR	Zainudin Haniff	2,622	28.48
Total valid votes			9,208	100.00
Total rejected ballots			162
Unreturned ballots			12
Turnout			9,382	77.27
Registered electors			12,142
Majority			3,964	43.04
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

^ "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.
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^ "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]}
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^ "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.

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[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] "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]}

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

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