Telok Bahang is a state constituency in
Penang
Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia along the Strait of Malacca. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay Peninsula. Th ...
,
Malaysia
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, that has been represented in the
Penang State Legislative Assembly
The Penang State Legislative Assembly is the legislature of the Malaysian state of Penang. It is a unicameral institution, consisting of a total of 40 elected lawmakers representing single-member constituencies throughout Penang. The state legis ...
since 1974. It covers the northwestern corner of
Penang Island
Penang Island is the main constituent island of the Malaysian state of Penang. It is located off the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Malacca Strait, with the Penang Strait separating the island from Seberang Perai on the mainla ...
, including the town of
Teluk Bahang
Teluk Bahang is a suburb of George Town, Penang, George Town within the States and federal territories of Malaysia, Malaysian state of Penang. It is located west of the Central George Town, Penang, city centre near the northwestern tip of Penang ...
.
The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the
Penang State Legislative Assembly
The Penang State Legislative Assembly is the legislature of the Malaysian state of Penang. It is a unicameral institution, consisting of a total of 40 elected lawmakers representing single-member constituencies throughout Penang. The state legis ...
under the
first-past-the-post voting system
First-past-the-post (FPTP)—also called choose-one, first-preference plurality (FPP), or simply plurality—is a single-winner voting rule. Voters mark one candidate as their favorite, or first-preference, and the candidate with more first- ...
.
Definition
Polling districts
According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Telok Bahang constituency is divided into 7 polling districts.
It encompasses the entire northwestern corner of
Penang Island
Penang Island is the main constituent island of the Malaysian state of Penang. It is located off the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Malacca Strait, with the Penang Strait separating the island from Seberang Perai on the mainla ...
, including the eponymous town of
Teluk Bahang
Teluk Bahang is a suburb of George Town, Penang, George Town within the States and federal territories of Malaysia, Malaysian state of Penang. It is located west of the Central George Town, Penang, city centre near the northwestern tip of Penang ...
near the island's northwestern tip, and much of the sparsely populated rural west coast of
Penang Island
Penang Island is the main constituent island of the Malaysian state of Penang. It is located off the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Malacca Strait, with the Penang Strait separating the island from Seberang Perai on the mainla ...
.
Demographics
History
Election results
The electoral results for the Telok Bahang state constituency in
2008
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,
2013
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Events
January
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and
2018
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are as follows.
See also
*
Constituencies of Penang
This is a list of federal and state electoral districts within the States and federal territories of Malaysia, Malaysian state of Penang. The state sends 13 representatives to the Parliament of Malaysia, Malaysian federal Parliament and is divided ...
Notes
References
{{Malaysian state constituencies
Penang state constituencies