Sungai Acheh is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.

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 Sungai Acheh constituency is divided into 7 polling districts. State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocationSungai Acheh (N21)Sungai Udang047/21/01Madrasah Al-Irsyadiah Sungai AchehSungai Setar047/21/02SK Sungai SetarSungai Acheh047/21/03SK Sungai AchehSungai Bakau047/21/04SK Sungai BakauTanjong Berembang047/21/05SMK Sungai AchehPermatang To' Mahat047/21/06SK Permatang Tok MahatTamam Transkrian047/21/07SMK Saujana Indah

Demographics

+Total electors by polling district in 2016Polling districtElectorsSungai Udang2,268Sungai Setar1,414Sungai Acheh3,039Sungai Bakau1,436Tanjong Berembang987Permatang To'Mahat4,469Taman Transkrian2,588Total16,201Source: Malaysian Election Commission

History Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Sungai AchehAssemblyNoYearsMemberPartyConstituency created from Nibong Tebal and Sungei Bakap4th N151974 – 1978Ahmad Salleh 5th1978 – 19826th1982 – 19867th N181986 – 1990Ragayah Ariff8th1990 – 1995Ibrahim Yaakob9th1995 – 1999Abd. Rashid Abdullah10th 1999 – 200411thN212004 – 2008 Mohammad Foad Mat Isa12th2008 – 2013Mahmud Zakaria13th2013 – 2018 14th2018 – 2020Zulkifli Ibrahim 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 – presentRashidi Zinol

Election results

See also Constituencies of Penang

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