Sungai Bakap (state constituency)

{{Infobox Malaysia electoral district

|name =Sungai Bakap

|state =Penang

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|state-rep =Abidin Ismail

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|state-rep-party =Perikatan Nasional

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|state-status =active

|state-created =1959

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|state-election-first =1959 (as Sungei Bakap)

|state-election-last =2024

|demo-census-date =2020

|demo-pop =56,802

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|demo-electors=39,279

|demo-electors-date=2024

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Sungai Bakap is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.{{cite web |url=http://www.spr.gov.my/index.php/component/content/article?layout=edit&id=74= |title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya |work=Election Commission of Malaysia |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424120924/http://www.spr.gov.my/index.php/component/content/article?layout=edit&id=74= |archive-date=2016-04-24 }}

The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. The seat has been represented by Abidin Ismail of Perikatan Nasional (PN) since 2024.

Definition

= Polling districts =

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Sungai Bakap constituency is divided into 8 polling districts.{{cite web |date=15 July 2023 |title=Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A) Polling Hours For the General Election of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Penang |url=https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1837473/PUB%20269%20(2023)%20-%20PULAU%20PINANG.pdf |website=Attorney General's Chambers}}

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!State constituency

!Polling districts

!Code

!Location

rowspan="8" |Sungai Bakap (N20)

|Padang Lalang

|047/20/01

|SMK Tasek

Puteri Gunong

|047/20/02

SJK (C) Boon Beng
SK Bandar Tasek Mutiara

Tasek Junjong

|047/20/03

|SK Seri Tasek

Sungai Duri

|047/20/04

|SK Sungai Duri

Sungai Bakap

|047/20/05

SMK Tun Syed Sheh Barakbah
SK Sungai Bakap

Ladang Sempah

|047/20/06

|SK Jawi

Sungai Kechil

|047/20/07

|SK Sungai Kechil

Kampung Besar

|047/20/08

|SK Sungai Kechil

Demographics

{{Pie chart|thumb=left|caption=Ethnic breakdown of Sungai Bakap's electorate as of 2023{{Cite web|title=15th Penang State Election - Results Overview|url=https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/2023election/Penang|access-date=2023-08-13|website=live.chinapress.com}}|label1=Malay|value1=59.36|color1=green|label2=Chinese|value2=22.54|color2=red|label3=Indian|value3=17.39|color3=orange|label4=Other ethnicities|value4=0.71|color4=yellow}}

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|+Total electors by polling district in 2016

!Polling district

!Electors

Padang Lalang

| align="right" |2,465

Puteri Gunong

| align="right" |5,804

Tasek Junjong

| align="right" |1,637

Sungai Duri

| align="right" |2,498

Sungai Bakap

| align="right" |4,694

Ladang Sempah

| align="right" |498

Sungai Kechil

| align="right" |1,484

Kampung Besar

| align="right" |1,059

style="background: #f2f2f2" |Total

| style="background: #f2f2f2" align="right" |20,139

colspan="2" align="right" |Source: Malaysian Election Commission{{Cite journal|date=2018|title=Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018|url=http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/Jilid%201%20Kajian%20Semula%20Persempadanan%20V2.pdf|journal=Election Commission of Malaysia|volume=1}}

History

class="wikitable" ! colspan="4" \|Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Sungai Bakap
Assembly !Years !Member !Party
colspan="4" align="center" \|Constituency created
colspan="4" \|Sungei Bakap
1st \|1959–1964 \| rowspan="2" \|Kee Yong Chin \| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color\|Alliance Party (Malaysia)\|Alliance}}" \| {{Font color\|white\| Alliance (MCA)}}
2nd \|1964–1969
\|1969–1971 \| colspan="2" \|Assembly was dissolved
3rd \|1971–1974 \| Veerappen Veerathan \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia\|Gerakan}}" \| {{Font color\|white\| GERAKAN}}
colspan="4" \|Sungai Bakap
4th \|1974–1978 \| S. P. Chelliah \| rowspan="8" bgcolor="{{party color\|Barisan Nasional\|BN}}" \| {{Font color\|white\| BN (GERAKAN)}}
5th \|1978–1982 \|rowspan="2" \|Teoh Kooi Sneah
6th \|1982–1986
7th \|1986–1990 \|Lim Boon Sho
8th \|1990–1995 \|Goh Cheng Teik
rowspan="2" \|9th \|1995–1997 \|Ooi Theng Bok
1997–1999 \|rowspan="2" \|Lai Chew Hock
10th \|1999–2004
11th \|2004–2008 \|Abd. Rashid Abdullah \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Barisan Nasional\|BN}}" \| {{Font color\|white\| BN (UMNO)}}
12th \|2008–2013 \|rowspan=3\|Maktar Shapee \|rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color\|Pakatan Rakyat\|PR}}" \| {{Font color\|white\| PR (PKR)}}
rowspan=2\|13th \|2013–2015
2015–2018 \| rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color\|Pakatan Harapan\|PH}}" \| {{Font color\|white\| PH (PKR)}}
14th \|2018–2023 \|Amar Pritpal Abdullah
rowspan="2" \|15th \|2023–2024 \|Nor Zamri Latiff \|rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color\|Perikatan Nasional\|PN}}" \| {{Font color\|white\| PN (PAS)}}
2024–present \|Abidin Ismail

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! colspan="4" |Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Sungai Bakap

Assembly

!Years

!Member

!Party

colspan="4" align="center" |Constituency created

colspan="4" |Sungei Bakap

1st

|1959–1964

| rowspan="2" |Kee Yong Chin

| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Alliance Party (Malaysia)|Alliance}}" | {{Font color|white| Alliance (MCA)}}

2nd

|1964–1969

|1969–1971

| colspan="2" |Assembly was dissolved

3rd

|1971–1974

| Veerappen Veerathan

| bgcolor="{{party color|Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia|Gerakan}}" | {{Font color|white| GERAKAN}}

colspan="4" |Sungai Bakap

4th

|1974–1978

| S. P. Chelliah

| rowspan="8" bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| BN (GERAKAN)}}

5th

|1978–1982

|rowspan="2" |Teoh Kooi Sneah

6th

|1982–1986

7th

|1986–1990

|Lim Boon Sho

8th

|1990–1995

|Goh Cheng Teik

rowspan="2" |9th

|1995–1997

|Ooi Theng Bok

1997–1999

|rowspan="2" |Lai Chew Hock

10th

|1999–2004

11th

|2004–2008

|Abd. Rashid Abdullah

| bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| BN (UMNO)}}

12th

|2008–2013

|rowspan=3|Maktar Shapee

|rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Rakyat|PR}}" | {{Font color|white| PR (PKR)}}

rowspan=2|13th

|2013–2015

2015–2018

| rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Harapan|PH}}" | {{Font color|white| PH (PKR)}}

14th

|2018–2023

|Amar Pritpal Abdullah

rowspan="2" |15th

|2023–2024

|Nor Zamri Latiff

|rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Perikatan Nasional|PN}}" | {{Font color|white| PN (PAS)}}

2024–present

|Abidin Ismail

Election results

The electoral results for the Sungai Bakap state constituency are as follows.

{{MASelec/top|Penang|6 July 2024|Sungai Bakap (state constituency)|Sungai Bakap|by=yes|percent=yes|change=yes|reason= Upon the death of incumbent, Nor Zamri Latiff}}

{{MASelec|Perikatan Nasional|Abidin Ismail|14,489|58.63|{{increase}} 5.94}}

{{MASelec|Pakatan Harapan|Joohari Ariffin|10,222|41.37|{{decrease}} 5.94}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|24,923|63.45|{{decrease}} 13.03}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|4,267|17.26|{{increase}} 11.18}}

{{MASelec/top|Penang|2023|Sungai Bakap (state constituency)|Sungai Bakap|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Perikatan Nasional|Nor Zamri Latiff|15,433|52.69|{{increase}} 52.69}}

{{MASelec|Pakatan Harapan|Nurhidayah Che Rus|13,870|47.31|{{increase}} 1.71}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|29,530|76.88|{{decrease}} 10.22}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|1,563|5.38|{{decrease}} 4.92}}

{{MASelec/source|||hide={{cite web | url=https://undi.info/seat/PN.N.SUNGAI_BAKAP | title=Undi.info }}}}

{{MASelec/top|Penang|2018|Sungai Bakap (state constituency)|Sungai Bakap|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Pakatan Harapan|Amar Pritpal Abdullah|10,386|45.60|{{increase}} 45.60}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Mohamed Sani Bakar|8,038|35.30|{{decrease}} 9.30}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Osman Jaafar|4,316|18.90|{{increase}} 18.90}}

{{MASelec|Parti Rakyat Malaysia|Tan Chow Kang|55|0.20|{{increase}} 0.20}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|23,217|87.10|{{decrease}} 2.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|2,348|10.30|{{decrease}} 0.50}}

{{MASelec/source|hide={{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20180504_P.U.%20(B)%20252%20-%20PULAU%20PINANG.pdf|title=His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 252/2018]|date=3 May 2018|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2018-08-01}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20180601_P.U.(B)326.pdf|title=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]|date=28 May 2018|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2018-08-01}}}}

{{MASelec/top|Penang|2013|Sungai Bakap (state constituency)|Sungai Bakap|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|Maktar Shapee|9,258|55.40|{{decrease}} 3.30}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Mohammad Foad Haji Mat Isa|7,453|44.60|{{increase}} 3.30}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|16,967|89.10|{{increase}} 8.70}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|1,805|10.80|{{decrease}} 6.60}}

{{MASelec/source|||hide={{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130426_P%20U%20%20(B)%20189-Borang%208%20-%20DUN%20Pulau%20Pinang-SPR-final.pdf |title=Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 189/2013]|date=26 April 2013|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2016-05-21}} {{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130522_P.U.%20(B)%20230-Borang%2016%20DUN%20PENANG.pdf |title=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]|date=22 May 2013|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2016-05-21}}}}

{{MASelec/top|Penang|2008|Sungai Bakap (state constituency)|Sungai Bakap|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|Maktar Shapee|6,976|58.70|{{increase}} 19.33}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Abdul Rashid Abdullah|4,909|41.30|{{decrease}} 19.33}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|12,087|80.40|{{increase}} 2.09}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|2,067|17.40|{{decrease}} 3.86}}

{{MASelec/gain|People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|Barisan Nasional|?}}

{{MASelec/source|||hide={{cite web | url=https://undi.info/seat/PN.N.SUNGAI_BAKAP | title=Undi.info }}}}

{{MASelec/top|Penang|2004|Sungai Bakap (state constituency)|Sungai Bakap|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Abdul Rashid Abdullah|5,693|60.63|{{increase}} 0.72}}

{{MASelec|People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|Maktar Shapee|3,697|39.37|{{decrease}} 0.72}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|9,602|78.31|{{decrease}} 0.33}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|2,067|21.26|{{increase}} 1.44}}

{{MASelec/source|||hide={{cite web | url=https://undi.info/seat/PN.N.SUNGAI_BAKAP | title=Undi.info }}}}

{{MASelec/top|Penang|1999|Sungai Bakap (state constituency)|Sungai Bakap|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Lai Chew Hock|8,315|59.91|{{increase}} 11.57}}

{{MASelec|People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|Maktar Shapee|5,564|40.09|{{increase}} 40.09}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|14,222|78.64|{{increase}} 14.77}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|2,751|19.82|{{increase}} 5.93}}

{{MASelec/top|Penang|8 November 1997|Sungai Bakap (state constituency)|Sungai Bakap|by=yes|percent=yes|change=yes|reason=Upon the death of incumbent, Ooi Theng Bok}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Lai Chew Hock|5,010|48.34|{{decrease}} 24.01}}

{{MASelec|Democratic Action Party|Goh Kheng Huat|3,570|34.45|{{increase}} 6.80}}

{{MASelec|Independent politician|Abu Harith Ahmad|1,758|16.96|{{increase}} 16.96}}

{{MASelec|Independent politician|K. Ganesh|26|0.25|{{increase}} 0.25}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|10,594|63.87|{{decrease}} 10.66}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|1,440|13.89|{{decrease}} 30.81}}

{{MASelec/top|Penang|1995|Sungai Bakap (state constituency)|Sungai Bakap|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Ooi Theng Bok|8,621|72.35|{{increase}} 7.97}}

{{MASelec|Democratic Action Party|Abdul Razal Abdul Hamid|3,294|27.65|{{increase}} 27.65}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|12,350|74.53|{{decrease}} 3.24}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|5,327|44.70|{{increase}} 15.94}}

{{MASelec/top|Penang|1990|Sungai Bakap (state constituency)|Sungai Bakap|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Goh Cheng Teik|6,564|64.38|{{increase}} 18.43}}

{{MASelec|Parti Melayu Semangat 46|Abu Harith Ahmad|3,632|35.62|{{increase}} 35.62}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|10,562|77.77|{{increase}} 3.81}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|2,935|28.76|{{increase}} 21.24}}

{{MASelec/top|Penang|1986|Sungai Bakap (state constituency)|Sungai Bakap|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Lim Boon Sho|4,157|45.95|{{decrease}} 15.18}}

{{MASelec|Independent politician|Teoh Kooi Sneah|3,477|38.43|{{increase}} 38.43}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Mangshor Md. Rejab|1,413|15.62|{{decrease}} 6.31}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|9,389|73.96|{{decrease}} 3.36}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|680|7.52|{{decrease}} 31.68}}

{{MASelec/top|Penang|1982|Sungai Bakap (state constituency)|Sungai Bakap|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Teoh Kooi Sneah|5,499|61.13|{{increase}} 26.45}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Ab. Hamid Darus|1,973|21.93|{{increase}} 15.04}}

{{MASelec|Democratic Action Party|Lee Hee Seng|1,524|16.94|{{increase}} 12.16}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|9,311|77.32|{{decrease}} 1.84}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|3,526|39.20|{{increase}} 34.92}}

{{MASelec/top|Penang|1978|Sungai Bakap (state constituency)|Sungai Bakap|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Teoh Kooi Sneah|2,583|34.68|{{decrease}} 18.09}}

{{MASelec|Independent politician|Khoo Soo Kheng|2,264|30.40|{{increase}} 30.40}}

{{MASelec|Independent politician|Yusoff Sulaiman|1,633|21.93|{{increase}} 21.93}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Shaik Adam|513|6.89|{{increase}} 6.89}}

{{MASelec|Democratic Action Party|Teow Sang Seng|356|4.78|{{decrease}} 18.17}}

{{MASelec|Social Democratic Party (Malaysia)|Khor Ewe Tien|99|1.33|{{increase}} 1.33}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|7,900|79.16|{{decrease}} 1.84}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|319|4.28|{{decrease}} 25.54}}

{{MASelec/top|Penang|1974|Sungai Bakap (state constituency)|Sungai Bakap|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|S.P. Chelliah|3,350|52.77|{{increase}} 23.50}}

{{MASelec|Democratic Action Party|Khaw Teik Hock|1,457|22.95|{{increase}} 22.95}}

{{MASelec|Parti Rakyat Malaysia|Tan Cheng Teng|846|13.33|{{increase}} 13.33}}

{{MASelec|Malaysian Social Justice Party|Noor Shaari|695|10.95|{{increase}} 10.95}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|6,741|81.00|{{increase}} 0.40}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|1,893|29.82|{{increase}} 7.23}}

{{MASelec/gain|Barisan Nasional|Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia|?}}

{{MASelec/top|Penang|1969|Sungai Bakap (state constituency)|Sungai Bakap|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia|V. Veerappen|5,519|51.86|{{increase}} 51.86}}

{{MASelec|Alliance Party (Malaysia)|Kee Yong Chin|3,115|29.27|{{decrease}} 34.39}}

{{MASelec|Independent politician|Md. Noor Mahmood|2,008|18.87|{{increase}} 18.87}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|11,355|80.60|{{decrease}} 5.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|2,484|22.59|{{decrease}} 4.93}}

{{MASelec/gain|Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia|Alliance Party (Malaysia)|?}}

{{MASelec/top|Penang|1964|Sungai Bakap (state constituency)|Sungai Bakap|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Alliance Party (Malaysia)|Kee Yong Chin|6,303|63.76|{{increase}} 16.66}}

{{MASelec|Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front|Shahadat Hussain|3,583|36.24|{{increase}} 1.44}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|10,289|85.60|{{increase}} 8.30}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|2,720|27.52|{{increase}} 15.22}}

{{MASelec/top|Penang|1959|Sungai Bakap (state constituency)|Sungai Bakap|percent=yes}}

{{MASelec|Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front|V. Veerappen|2,413|34.80}}

References

Category:Penang state constituencies

Sungai Bakap (state constituency)

Definition

= Polling districts =

Demographics

History

Election results

See also

References