Telok Ayer Tawar

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

Telok Ayer Tawar

Penang constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Azmi Alang PN
Constituency created	1986
First contested	1986
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]	24,784
Area (km²)[2]	18

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 Telok Ayer Tawar constituency is divided into 8 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Telok Ayer Tawar (N06)	Telok Ayer Tawar	042/06/01	SK Telok Ayer Tawar
	Permatang Binjai	042/06/02	SK Permatang Binjai
	Pekan Darat	042/06/03	SK Permatang To'Jaya
	Taman Senangan	042/06/04	SK Taman Senangan
	Mata Kuching	042/06/05	SMK Datuk Onn
	Jalan Masjid	042/06/06	SMK St Mark
	Taman Wira	042/06/07	SMK Telok Air Tawar
	Taman Perkasa	042/06/08	SJK (C) Li Hwa

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Telok Ayer Tawar's electorate as of 2023^[5]

1. Malay (64.8%)
2. Chinese (23.8%)
3. Indian (10.1%)
4. Other ethnicities (1.25%)

Total electors by polling district in 2016

Polling district	Electors
Telok Ayer Tawar	3,544
Permatang Binjai	1,450
Pekan Darat	1,299
Taman Senangan	1,975
Mata Kuching	3,003
Jalan Masjid	4,603
Taman Wira	1,265
Taman Perkasa	793
Total	17,932
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[6]

History

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Telok Ayer Tawar
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Tasek Gelugor
7th	1986–1990	Abd Ro'ni A. Hasan	BN (UMNO)
8th	1990–1995	Rokiah Bee Hassan
9th	1995–1999	Jahara Hamid
10th	1999–2004
11th	2004–2008
12th	2008–2013
13th	2013–2018
14th	2018–2023	Mustafa Kamal Ahmad	PH (PKR)
15th	2023–present	Azmi Alang	PN (BERSATU)

Election results

Penang state election, 2023: Telok Ayer Tawar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Azmi Alang	10,223	55.26	55.26
	PH	Mohsein Md Shariff	8,276	44.74	0.34
Total valid votes			18,499	100.00
Total rejected ballots			109
Unreturned ballots			22
Turnout			18,630	75.17	9.33
Registered electors			24,784
Majority			1,947	10.52	3.28
	PN gain from PH		Swing		?

Penang state election, 2018: Telok Ayer Tawar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Mustafa Kamal Ahmad	7,072	44.40	44.40
	BN	Zamri Che Ros	4,869	30.60	22.20
	PAS	Mohamad Hanif Haron	3,900	24.50	24.50
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Lee Thian Hong	88	0.50	0.50
Total valid votes			15,929	100.00
Total rejected ballots			219
Unreturned ballots			50
Turnout			16,198	84.50	2.20
Registered electors			19,172
Majority			2,203	13.80	8.20
	PH gain from BN		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: Telok Ayer Tawar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jahara Hamid	8,040	52.80	3.80
	PKR	Norhayati Jaafar	7,200	47.20	3.80
Total valid votes			15,240	100.00
Total rejected ballots			231
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			15,471	86.70	6.90
Registered electors			17,835
Majority			840	5.60	7.20
	BN hold		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: Telok Ayer Tawar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jahara Hamid	6,478	56.40	12.91
	PKR	Norhayati Jaafar	5,008	43.60	12.91
Total valid votes			11,486	100.00
Total rejected ballots			199
Unreturned ballots			20
Turnout			11,705	93.60	15.09
Registered electors			12,509
Majority			1,470	12.80	25.82
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [7]

Penang state election, 2004: Telok Ayer Tawar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jahara Hamid	7,181	69.31	12.68
	PKR	Johari Kassim	3,179	30.69	12.68
Total valid votes			10,360	100.00
Total rejected ballots			205
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			10,583	78.51	5.08
Registered electors			13,479
Majority			3,984	38.62	25.36
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1999: Telok Ayer Tawar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jahara Hamid	5,525	56.63	25.06
	PKR	Mohd Ghazali Ibrahim	4,232	43.37	43.37
Total valid votes			9,757	100.00
Total rejected ballots			232
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			9,990	73.43	4.13
Registered electors			13,604
Majority			1,293	13.26	50.12
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1995: Telok Ayer Tawar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jahara Hamid	7,522	81.69	9.20
	S46	Md Sheriff Saad	1,686	18.31	9.20
Total valid votes			9,208	100.00
Total rejected ballots			299
Unreturned ballots			591
Turnout			10,098	77.56	1.69
Registered electors			13,019
Majority			5,836	63.38	18.40
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1990: Telok Ayer Tawar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Rokiah Bee Hassan	6,711	72.49	3.62
	S46	Naser Mohd Razi	2,547	27.51	27.51
Total valid votes			9,258	100.00
Total rejected ballots			442
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			9,700	75.87	5.36
Registered electors			12,785
Majority			4,164	44.98	7.24
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1986: Telok Ayer Tawar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abd Ro'ni A. Hasan	4,692	68.87
	PAS	Khalid Man	2,121	31.13
Total valid votes			6,813	100.00
Total rejected ballots			230
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			7,043	70.51
Registered electors			9,988
Majority			2,571	37.74
This was a new constituency created.

See also

• Constituencies of Penang