Telok Bahang is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 1974. It covers the northwestern corner of Penang Island, including the town of Teluk Bahang.

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.

Definition

Polling districts According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Telok Bahang constituency is divided into 7 polling districts. State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocationTelok Bahang (N40)Telok Awak053/40/01SJK (C) Eok HuaTelok Bahang053/40/02SK Telok BahangSungai Pinang053/40/03SK Sungai PinangPantai Acheh053/40/04SJK (C) Chin Hwa (Pantai Acheh)Kuala Sungai Pinang053/40/05SJK (C) Yu ChyeSungai Rusa053/40/06SK Sungai RusaJalan Bahru053/40/07SK Sungai Korok It encompasses the entire northwestern corner of Penang Island, including the eponymous town of Teluk Bahang near the island's northwestern tip, and much of the sparsely populated rural west coast of Penang Island.

Demographics

+Total electors by polling district in 2016Polling districtElectorsJalan Bahru1,989Kuala Sungai Pinang1,811Pantai Acheh648Sungai Pinang2,343Sungai Rusa1,943Telok Awak779Telok Bahang3,782Total13,295Source: Malaysian Election Commission

History Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Telok BahangAssemblyNoYearsMemberPartyConstituency created from Balik Pulau4thN161974 – 1978Yahaya Mohd. Yusoff 5th1978 – 1982Ahmad Radhi Pachee6th1982 – 1986Yahaya Ahmad7thN311986 – 19908th1990 – 1995Hilmi Yahaya9thN331995 – 199910th1999 – 200411thN402004 – 2008Siti Faridah Arshad12th2008 – 2013Hilmi Yahaya13th2013 – 2018 Shah Haedan Ayoob Hussain Shah14th2018 – 2020 Zolkifly Mohd Lazim 2020 - 2023 2023VacantVacant from 6 March 2023 until the 2023 state election due to the incumbent was vacated from his seat in an approved motion in the Penang State Assembly along with 3 other BERSATU assemblymen.15th2023–presentMuhamad Kasim

Election results The electoral results for the Telok Bahang state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.

See also Constituencies of Penang

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