Seberang Jaya (state constituency)
State constituency in Penang, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
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
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]
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
Election results
Penang state election, 2023
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
PN
Izhar Shah Arif Shah
20,877
56.69
56.69
PH
Johari Kassim
15,951
43.31
9.79
Total valid votes
36,828
100.00
Total rejected ballots
173
Unreturned ballots
53
Turnout
37,054
75.29
10.51
Registered electors
49,215
Majority
4,926
13.38
11.22
PN gain from PH
Swing
?
Penang state election, 2018
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
PH
Afif Bahardin
16,014
53.10
53.10
BN
Abu Bakar Sidekh Zainul Abidin
8,593
28.50
16.30
PAS
Ahmad Rafaei Rashid
5,540
18.40
18.40
Total valid votes
30,147
100.00
Total rejected ballots
268
Unreturned ballots
81
Turnout
30,496
85.80
2.20
Registered electors
35,541
Majority
7,421
24.60
15.20
Seberang Jaya hold
Swing
PH
Penang state election, 2013
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
PKR
Afif Bahardin
14,148
54.20
5.70
BN
Mohammad Nasir Abdullah
11,689
44.80
6.70
Independent
Shamsut Tabrej Ismail Maricar
251
1.00
1.00
Total valid votes
26,088
100.00
Total rejected ballots
274
Unreturned ballots
0
Turnout
26,362
88.00
6.46
Registered electors
29,964
Majority
2,459
9.40
6.40
PKR gain from BN
Swing
?
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
Notes
^ 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
Perlis State Legislative Assembly
Kedah State Legislative Assembly
Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
Penang State Legislative Assembly
Perak State Legislative Assembly
Pahang State Legislative Assembly
Selangor State Legislative Assembly
Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
Malacca State Legislative Assembly
Johor State Legislative Assembly
Sabah State Legislative Assembly
Sarawak State Legislative Assembly