Bertam 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 Bertam constituency is divided into 9 polling districts. State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocationBertam (N02)Padang Benggali041/02/01SA Rakyat Al-Falah Padang BenggaliPermatang Berah041/02/02SJK (C) Aik KeowPermatang Rambai041/02/03Al-Madrasatul Ibtidaiyah Permatang Rambai PenagaPermatang Sintok041/02/04SK Permatang SintokPermatang Pak Elong041/03/05SJK (C) Sin ChungPermatang Bertam041/02/06SK Permatang BertamKepala Batas041/02/07SK Hashim AwangJalan Kedah041/02/08SJK (C) Pei YuPongsu Seribu041/02/09SMK Datuk Haji Ahmad Badawi
Demographics
+Total electors by polling district in 2016Polling districtElectorsPadang Benggali752Permatang Berah1,421Permatang Rambai1,804Permatang Sintok979Permatang Pak Elong588Permatang Bertam2,182Kepala Batas886Jalan Kedah3,527Pongsu Seribu4,482Total16,621Source: Malaysian Election Commission
History Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for BertamAssemblyNoYearsMemberPartyConstituency created from Muda, Tasek Glugor and Kepala Batas4th N021974–1977Ahmad Abdullah 1977–1978Abdul Rahman Abbas5th 1978–19826th1982–19867th 1986–19908th 1990–19959th1995–1999Hilmi Abdul Rashid10th 1999–200411th 2004–200812th2008–2013Zabariah Abdul Wahab13th2013–2018 Shariful Azhar Othman14th2018–2020Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq 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–presentReezal Merican Naina Merican
Election results
See also Constituencies of Penang
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