Balik Pulau (federal constituency)

Balik Pulau (P053)
Penang constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik; PH
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)	132,344
Electors (2023)	81,519
Area (km²)	147
Pop. density (per km²)	900.3

Balik Pulau is a federal constituency in Southwest Penang Island District, 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.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Balik Pulau's electorate as of 2022

Malay (65.3%)

Chinese (29.0%)

Indian (4.8%)

Other ethnicities (0.9%)

Age breakdown of Balik Pulau's electorate as of 2022

18-20 (5.49%)

21-29 (19.02%)

30-39 (21.45%)

40-49 (18.3%)

50-59 (15.4%)

60-69 (12.45%)

70-79 (6.01%)

80-89 (1.63%)

above 90 (0.24%)

Gender breakdown of Balik Pulau's electorate as of 2022

Male (48.57%)

Female (51.43%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Balik Pulau constituency is divided into 22 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Bayan Lepas (N38)	Taman Sungai Ara	053/38/01	SJK (C) Chong Cheng
	Bayan Lepas	053/38/02	SK Bayan Lepas SMJK Heng Ee Cawangan
	Kampong Seronok	053/38/03	SK Bayan Lepas 2
	Sungai Batu	053/38/04	SMK Telok Kumbar
	Telok Kumbar	053/38/05	SK Telok Kumbar
	Pasir Belanda	053/38/06	SMK Seri Bayu
	Gertak Sanggul	053/38/07	SJK (C) Poi Eng
	Kampung Masjid	053/38/08	SK Seri Bayu
Pulau Betong (N39)	Sungai Kongsi	053/39/01	SK Kongsi
	Pondok Upeh	053/39/02	SJK (C) Chong Teik
	Balik Pulau	053/39/03	SMJK Sacred Heart
	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
Telok Bahang (N40)	Telok Awak	053/40/01	SJK (C) Eok Hua
	Telok Bahang	053/40/02	SK Telok Bahang SMK Telok Bahang
	Sungai Pinang	053/40/03	SK Sungai Pinang
	Pantai Acheh	053/40/04	SJK (C) Chin Hwa (Pantai Acheh)
	Kuala Sungai Pinang	053/40/05	SJK (C) Yu Chye
	Sungai Rusa	053/40/06	SK Sungai Rusa
	Jalan Bahru	053/40/07	SK Sungai Korok

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Balik Pulau
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Penang Selatan
4th	P040	1974–1978	Shamsuri Md. Salleh (شمسوري مد صالح)	BN (UMNO)
5th		1978–1982
6th		1982–1986
7th	P048	1986–1990	Mohamad Subky Abdul Raof (محمد سوبقي عبدالرااوف)
8th	P048	1990–1995	Mohamed Farid Ariffin (محمد فريد عريفين)
9th	P051	1995–1999	Nungsari Ahmad Radhi (نوڠساري احمد ردهي)
10th	P051	1999–2004	Mohd. Zain Omar (محمد زاين عمر)
11th	P053	2004–2008	Hilmi Yahaya (حلمي يحي)
12th		2008–2013	Mohd Yusmadi Mohd Yusoff (محمد يسمدي بن محمد يوسف)	PR (PKR)
13th		2013–2018	Hilmi Yahaya (حلمي يحي)	BN (UMNO)
14th		2018–2022	Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik (محمد بختيار بن وان چيق)	PH (PKR)
15th		2022–present	Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik (محمد بختيار بن وان چيق)	PH (PKR)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Balik Pulau			Bayan Lepas
						Pulau Betong
			Sungai Nibong
			Telok Bahang
				Telok Kumbar

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N38	Bayan Lepas	Azrul Mahathir Aziz	PH (AMANAH)
N39	Pulau Betong	Mohamad Shukor Zakariah	PN (PAS)
N40	Telok Bahang	Muhamad Kasim	PN (BERSATU)

Local governments & postcodes


No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N38	Bayan Lepas	Penang Island City Council	11050 Penang 11000, 11010, 11020 Balik Pulau 11900, 11910, 11920, 11950 Bayan Lepas
N39	Pulau Betong
N40	Telok Bahang

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik	24,564	38.43	12.74
	PN	Muhammad Harris Idaham Abdul Rashid	22,982	35.96	35.96
	BN	Shah Headan Ayoob Hussain Shah	15,478	24.22	13.96
	Independent	Sabaruddin Ahmad	366	0.57	0.57
	GTA	Fazli Mohammad	341	0.53	0.53
	Independent	Johny Ch'ng Ewe Gee	180	0.28	0.28
Total valid votes			63,911	100.00
Total rejected ballots			863
Unreturned ballots			163
Turnout			64,937	75.98	9.60
Registered electors			80,264
Majority			1,582	2.47	10.52
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753273/PUB609%20(2022).pdf https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/PENANG

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	2.60
Registered electors			59,086
Majority			6,464	12.99	9.41
	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.^{[permanent dead link‍]} "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.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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	9.24
Registered electors			49,641
Majority			1,539	3.58	1.28
	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.^{[permanent dead link‍]} "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			0
Turnout			31,391	78.94	1.54
Registered electors			39,765
Majority			708	2.30	41.86
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hilmi Yahaya	21,114	72.08	11.91
	PKR	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	0.56
Registered electors			38,611
Majority			12,937	44.16	23.82
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd. Zain Omar	27,901	60.17	24.46
	PKR	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	0.75
Registered electors			62,078
Majority			9,434	20.34	48.92
	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	0.38
Registered electors			59,045
Majority			30,046	69.26	41.44
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Farid Ariffin	24,118	63.91	8.33
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Sanusi Osman	13,620	36.09	8.33
Total valid votes			37,738	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,043
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			38,781	76.47	5.42
Registered electors			50,680
Majority			10,498	27.82	16.66
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamad Subky Abdul Raof	17,393	55.58	2.27
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Mohideen Abdul Kader	13,901	44.42	2.27
Total valid votes			31,294	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,061
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			32,355	71.05	3.29
Registered electors			45,541
Majority			3,492	11.16	4.54
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shamsuri Md. Salleh	21,879	57.85	4.26
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Kassim @ Osman Ahmad	15,944	42.15	9.93
Total valid votes			37,823	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,193
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			39,016	74.34	1.74
Registered electors			52,485
Majority			5,935	15.70	14.19
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shamsuri Md. Salleh	19,362	62.11	0.87
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Mohideen Abdul Kader	10,044	32.22	14.27
	PAS	Hussein Derani	1,766	5.67	5.67
Total valid votes			31,172	100.00
Total rejected ballots			914
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			32,086	76.08	5.29
Registered electors			42,176
Majority			9,318	29.89	13.40
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Shamsuri Md. Salleh	14,686	61.24
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	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			0
Turnout			25,052	81.37
Registered electors			30,787
Majority			10,380	43.29
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

^ "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A) Polling Hours For the General Eelection of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Penang" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 15 July 2023.

[1] "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.

[2] "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[3] 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[4] "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A) Polling Hours For the General Eelection of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Penang" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 15 July 2023.

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