Seberang Jaya (state constituency)

Seberang Jaya is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.^[3]

Seberang Jaya

Penang constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Izhar Shah Arif Shah PN
Constituency created	1986
First contested	1986
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Population (2020)	93,836
Electors (2023)[1]	49,215
Area (km²)[2]	22

The state constituency was first contested in 1986 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 Seberang Jaya constituency is divided into 9 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Seberang Jaya (N10)	Jalan Sembilang	044/10/01	SMK Seberang Jaya
	Seberang Jaya II	044/10/02	SK Seberang Jaya 2
	Kampong Pertama	044/10/03	SK Permatang To Kandu
	Kampong Belah Dua	044/10/04	SMK Pauh Jaya
	Seberang Jaya I	044/10/05	SK Seberang Jaya
	Jalan Bahru	044/10/06	SK Jalan Bahru Perai
	Simpang Ampat	044/10/07	SMK Permatang Rawa
	Jalan Tuna	044/10/08	SK Seberang Jaya 2
	Taman Tun Hussein Onn	044/10/09	SMK Tun Hussein Onn

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Seberang Jaya's electorate as of 2023^[5]

1. Malay (68.5%)
2. Chinese (18.2%)
3. Indian (12.1%)
4. Other ethnicities (1.11%)

Total electors by polling district in 2016

Polling district	Electors
Jalan Sembilang	4,144
Seberang Jaya II	3,749
Kampong Pertama	1,966
Kampong Belah Dua	2,931
Seberang Jaya I	3,627
Jalan Bahru	3,949
Simpang Ampat	4,183
Jalan Tuna	3,564
Taman Tun Hussien Onn	3,140
Total	31,253
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[6]

History

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Seberang Jaya
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency split from Kubang Semang
7th	1986 – 1990	Ibrahim Saad	BN (UMNO)
8th	1990 – 1995
9th	1995 – 1999	Abdul Latiff S. Mirasa
10th	1999 – 2004	Radin Muhamad Amin Radin Hadi Munir
11th	2004 – 2008	Arif Shah Omar Shah
12th	2008 – 2013
13th	2013 – 2015	Afif Bahardin	PR (PKR)
	2015 – 2018		PH (PKR)
14th	2018 – 2020
	2020 – 2023		PN (BERSATU)
	2023	Vacant[N 1]
15th	2023–present	Izhar Shah Arif Shah	PN (BERSATU)

Election results

Penang state election, 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Izhar Shah Arif Shah	20,877	56.69	56.69
	PH	Johari Kassim	15,951	43.31	9.79
Total valid votes			36,828	100.00
Total rejected ballots			173
Unreturned ballots			53
Turnout			37,054	75.29	10.51
Registered electors			49,215
Majority			4,926	13.38	11.22
	PN gain from PH		Swing		?

Penang state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Afif Bahardin	16,014	53.10	53.10
	BN	Abu Bakar Sidekh Zainul Abidin	8,593	28.50	16.30
	PAS	Ahmad Rafaei Rashid	5,540	18.40	18.40
Total valid votes			30,147	100.00
Total rejected ballots			268
Unreturned ballots			81
Turnout			30,496	85.80	2.20
Registered electors			35,541
Majority			7,421	24.60	15.20
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 252/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 326/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Penang state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Afif Bahardin	14,148	54.20	5.70
	BN	Mohammad Nasir Abdullah	11,689	44.80	6.70
	Independent	Shamsut Tabrej Ismail Maricar	251	1.00	1.00
Total valid votes			26,088	100.00
Total rejected ballots			274
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			26,362	88.00	6.46
Registered electors			29,964
Majority			2,459	9.40	6.40
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 189/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 230/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

Penang state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Arif Shah Omar Shah	9,395	51.50	12.66
	PKR	Ramli Bulat	8,862	48.50	12.66
Total valid votes			18,257	100.00
Total rejected ballots			222
Unreturned ballots			14
Turnout			18,493	81.54	2.06
Registered electors			22,171
Majority			533	3.00	25.32
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [7]

Penang state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Arif Shah Omar Shah	10,113	64.16	11.11
	PKR	Mansor Othman	5,649	35.84	11.11
Total valid votes			15,762	100.00
Total rejected ballots			178
Unreturned ballots			22
Turnout			15,962	79.48	1.75
Registered electors			20,084
Majority			4,464	28.32	22.22
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Radin Muhamad Amin Radin Hadi Munir	7,423	53.05	31.04
	PKR	Hairuddin Othman	6,570	46.95	46.95
Total valid votes			13,993	100.00
Total rejected ballots			209
Unreturned ballots			3
Turnout			14,205	77.73	0.34
Registered electors			18,275
Majority			853	6.10	62.08
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Latiff S. Mirasa	11,063	84.09	11.04
	DAP	Noor Halil Abd Ghani	2,093	15.91	11.04
Total valid votes			13,156	100.00
Total rejected ballots			372
Unreturned ballots			26
Turnout			13,554	78.07	0.40
Registered electors			17,362
Majority			8,970	68.18	22.08
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ibrahim Saad	8,757	73.05	14.67
	DAP	Yeow Yu Beng	3,230	26.95	2.42
Total valid votes			11,987	100.00
Total rejected ballots			396
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			12,383	78.47	4.22
Registered electors			15,781
Majority			5,527	46.10	17.09
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ibrahim Saad	4,939	58.38
	DAP	Yeow Yu Beng	2,485	29.37
	PAS	Koh Ah Toung @ Kamal Koh Abdullah	1,036	12.25
Total valid votes			8,460	100.00
Total rejected ballots			189
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			8,649	74.25
Registered electors			11,649
Majority			2,454	29.01
This was a new constituency created.

See also

• Constituencies of Penang

Notes

1. Vacant 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.