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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)[1]	132,344
Electors (2023)[2]	81,519
Area (km²)[3]	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[edit]

History[edit]

Polling districts[edit]

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

Representation history[edit]

State constituency[edit]

Current state assembly members[edit]

Local governments[edit]

Election results[edit]

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

References[edit]

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