Pantai Jerejak (state constituency)

Pantai Jerejak
Penang constituency

Pantai Jerejak (white) on Penang Island
State constituency
Legislature Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 

Mohd Rashid Hasnon
PKR

Constituency created 2004
First contested 2004
Last contested 2013
Demographics
Electors (2016)[1] 22,321

Pantai Jerejak is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 2004. It covers a portion of southeastern Penang Island, including Bayan Baru and the northern half of the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone.

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 2013, the State Assemblyman for Pantai Jerejak is Mohd Rashid Hasnon from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan. Rashid has also been the incumbent Deputy Chief Minister 1 of Penang since 2013.

Definition

The Pantai Jerejak constituency contains the polling districts of Bandar Bayan Baru, Jalan Mahsuri, Jalan Tengah, Taman Melati, Pantai Jerejak, Pintasan Bahagia and Taman Sri Nibong.[2] According to a proposed redelineation exercise in 2016, Taman Melati is to be renamed as Lebuh Mahsuri.[3]

This state constituency encompasses all of the neighbourhood of Bayan Baru, as well as the northern half of the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone.[4] Among the landmarks within the state seat are SPICE Arena and Queensbay Mall.

In addition, the Pantai Jerejak constituency contains Jerejak Island, a large uninhabited islet just off the southeastern coast of Penang Island.

2004 – 2016: The constituency contained the polling districts of Bandar Bayan Baru, Jalan Mahsuri, Jalan Tengah, Taman Melati, Pantai Jerejak, Pintasan Bahagia and Taman Sri Nibong

2016 – : According to the proposed redelineation exercise, the constituency will contain the polling districts of Bandar Bayan Baru, Jalan Mahsuri, Jalan Tengah, Lebuh Mahsuri, Pantai Jerejak, Pintasan Bahagia and Taman Sri Nibong.

History

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Pantai Jerejak
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
11th 2004 – 2008 Wong Mun Hoe BN (Gerakan)
12th 2008 – 2013 Sim Tze Tzin PKR
13th 2013 –  Mohd Rashid Hasnon

Election results 

The electoral results for the Pantai Jerejak state constituency in 2008 and 2013 are as follows.

Penang state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%
PKRMohd Rashid Hasnon 11,805 64.7
BNWong Mun Hoe 6,451 35.3
Total valid votes 18,256 100.00
Total rejected ballots 161
Unreturned ballots 47
Turnout 18,46485.6
Registered electors 21,560
Majority 5,354
PKR hold Swing
Penang state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%
PKRSim Tze Tzin 6,982 55
BNWong Mun Hoe 5,724 45
Total valid votes 12,706 100.00
Total rejected ballots 192
Turnout 12,89873.9
Registered electors 17,445
Majority 1,258
PKR gain from BN Swing ?

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-21. 

  1. ↑ "Story Map Journal". Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Story Map Journal". Retrieved 2017-04-22.
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