Balik Pulau (federal constituency)

Balik Pulau

Penang constituency

Federal constituency

Legislature

Dewan Rakyat

Hilmi Yahaya
BN

Constituency created

1974

First contested

1974

Last contested

2013

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

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.

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:^[1] 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
4th	1974-1978	Shamsuri Md. Salleh	BN
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-present	Hilmi Yahaya	BN

Election results

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. 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	58.15
	PSRM	Kassim Ahmad	15,744	41.85
Total valid votes			37,623	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,193
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			38,816	73.96
Registered electors			52,485
Majority			6,135
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shamsuri Md. Salleh
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Total valid votes				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

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-11.

↑ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

Federal constituencies represented in the Dewan Rakyat

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Kelantan	Tumpat Pengkalan Chepa Kota Bharu Pasir Mas Rantau Panjang Kubang Kerian Bachok Ketereh Tanah Merah Pasir Puteh Machang Jeli Kuala Krai Gua Musang

Terengganu	Besut Setiu Kuala Nerus Kuala Terengganu Marang Hulu Terengganu Dungun Kemaman

Penang	Kepala Batas Tasek Gelugor Bagan Permatang Pauh Bukit Mertajam Batu Kawan Nibong Tebal Bukit Bendera Tanjong Jelutong Bukit Gelugor Bayan Baru Balik Pulau

Perak	Gerik Lenggong Larut Parit Buntar Bagan Serai Bukit Gantang Taiping Padang Rengas Sungai Siput Tambun Ipoh Timor Ipoh Barat Batu Gajah Kuala Kangsar Beruas Parit Kampar Gopeng Tapah Pasir Salak Lumut Bagan Datok Telok Intan Tanjong Malim

Pahang	Cameron Highlands Lipis Raub Jerantut Indera Mahkota Kuantan Paya Besar Pekan Maran Kuala Krau Temerloh Bentong Bera Rompin

Selangor	Sabak Bernam Sungai Besar Hulu Selangor Tanjong Karang Kuala Selangor Selayang Gombak Ampang Pandan Hulu Langat Serdang Puchong Kelana Jaya Petaling Jaya Selatan Petaling Jaya Utara Subang Shah Alam Kapar Klang Kota Raja Kuala Langat Sepang

F. T. of Kuala Lumpur	Kepong Batu Wangsa Maju Segambut Setiawangsa Titiwangsa Bukit Bintang Lembah Pantai Seputeh Cheras Bandar Tun Razak

F. T. of Putrajaya	Putrajaya

Negeri Sembilan	Jelebu Jempol Seremban Kuala Pilah Rasah Rembau Telok Kemang Tampin

Malacca	Masjid Tanah Alor Gajah Tangga Batu Bukit Katil Kota Melaka Jasin

Johor	Segamat Sekijang Labis Pagoh Ledang Bakri Muar Parit Sulong Ayer Hitam Sri Gading Batu Pahat Simpang Renggam Kluang Sembrong Mersing Tenggara Kota Tinggi Pengerang Tebrau Pasir Gudang Johor Bahru Pulai Gelang Patah Kulai Pontian Tanjong Piai

F. T. of Labuan	Labuan

Sabah	Kudat Kota Marudu Kota Belud Tuaran Sepanggar Kota Kinabalu Putatan Penampang Papar Kimanis Beaufort Sipitang Ranau Keningau Tenom Pensiangan Beluran Libaran Batu Sapi Sandakan Kinabatangan Silam Semporna Tawau Kalabakan

Sarawak	Mas Gading Santubong Petra Jaya Bandar Kuching Stampin Kota Samarahan Mambong Serian Batang Sadong Batang Lupar Sri Aman Lubok Antu Betong Saratok Tanjong Manis Igan Sarikei Julau Kanowit Lanang Sibu Mukah Selangau Kapit Hulu Rajang Bintulu Sibuti Miri Baram Limbang Lawas

See also: List of former Malaysian federal electoral districts

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