State constituency in Penang, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
Sungai Acheh is a state constituency inPenang ,Malaysia , that has been represented in thePenang State Legislative Assembly .[ 3]
The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to thePenang State Legislative Assembly under thefirst-past-the-post voting system .
According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Sungai Acheh constituency is divided into 7 polling districts.[ 4]
State constituency Polling districts Code Location Sungai Acheh (N21) Sungai Udang 047/21/01 Madrasah Al-Irsyadiah Sungai Acheh Sungai Setar 047/21/02 SK Sungai Setar Sungai Acheh 047/21/03 SK Sungai Acheh Sungai Bakau 047/21/04 SK Sungai Bakau Tanjong Berembang 047/21/05 SMK Sungai Acheh Permatang To' Mahat 047/21/06 SK Permatang Tok Mahat Tamam Transkrian 047/21/07 SMK Saujana Indah
Ethnic breakdown of Sungai Acheh's electorate as of
2023 [ 5] Malay (63.8%)Chinese (27.7%)Indian (7.58%)Other ethnicities (0.90%) Total electors by polling district in 2016 Polling district Electors Sungai Udang 2,268 Sungai Setar 1,414 Sungai Acheh 3,039 Sungai Bakau 1,436 Tanjong Berembang 987 Permatang To'Mahat 4,469 Taman Transkrian 2,588 Total 16,201 Source:Malaysian Election Commission [ 6]
Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Sungai AchehAssembly Years Member Party Constituency created from Nibong Tebal and Sungei Bakap 4th 1974 – 1978 Ahmad Salleh BN (UMNO )5th 1978 – 1982 6th 1982 – 1986 7th 1986 – 1990 Ragayah Ariff 8th 1990 – 1995 Ibrahim Yaakob 9th 1995 – 1999 Abd. Rashid Abdullah 10th 1999 – 2004 11th 2004 – 2008 Mohammad Foad Mat Isa 12th 2008 – 2013 Mahmud Zakaria 13th 2013 – 2018 14th 2018 – 2020 Zulkifli Ibrahim PH (PKR )2020 – 2023 PN (BERSATU )2023 Vacant[ N 1] 15th 2023 – present Rashidi Zinol BN (UMNO )
Penang state election, 2008 :Sungai Acheh Party Candidate Votes % ∆% BN Mahmud Zakaria 5,011 50.42 PKR Azhar Ahamad 4,761 47.90 Total valid votes 9,772 98.32 Total rejected ballots 162 1.63 Unreturned ballots 5 0.05 Turnout 9,939 80.50 Registered electors 12,347 Majority 250 2.52 BN hold Swing
Penang state election, 2004 :Sungai Acheh Party Candidate Votes % ∆% BN Mohd. Foad Mat Isa 5,949 67.13 PAS Ismail Salleh 2,756 31.10 Total valid votes 8,705 98.23 Total rejected ballots 146 1.65 Unreturned ballots 11 0.12 Turnout 8,862 80.42 Registered electors 11,020 Majority 3,193 36.03 BN hold Swing
Penang state election, 1999 :Sungai Acheh Party Candidate Votes % ∆% BN Abdul Rashid Abdullah 5,979 57.33 PAS Ismail Supa 4,225 40.51 Total valid votes 10,204 97.84 Total rejected ballots 221 2.12 Unreturned ballots 4 0.04 Turnout 10,429 77.43 Registered electors 13,469 Majority 1,754 16.82 BN hold Swing
Penang state election, 1995 :Sungai Acheh Party Candidate Votes % ∆% BN Abdul Rashid Abdullah 6,787 71.55 DAP Khairul Annuar Ahmad 2,438 25.70 Total valid votes 9,225 97.25 Total rejected ballots 247 2.60 Unreturned ballots 14 0.15 Turnout 9,486 76.03 Registered electors 12,476 Majority 4,349 45.85 BN hold Swing
Penang state election, 1990 :Sungai Acheh Party Candidate Votes % ∆% BN Ibrahim Yaakob 5,528 64.52 S46 Abu Bakar Yahaya 2,804 32.73 Total valid votes 8,332 97.25 Total rejected ballots 236 2.75 Unreturned ballots 0 0.00 Turnout 8,568 77.93 Registered electors 10,994 Majority 2,724 31.79 BN hold Swing
Penang state election, 1986 :Sungai Acheh Party Candidate Votes % ∆% BN Ragayah Ariff 3,822 53.12 DAP Mohd Noor Shaari 2,355 32.73 PAS Abdul Rahman Saik Mahyiddin 860 11.95 Total valid votes 7,037 97.80 Total rejected ballots 158 2.20 Unreturned ballots 0 0.00 Turnout 7,195 71.07 Registered electors 10,124 Majority 1,467 20.39 BN hold Swing
Penang state election, 1982 :Sungai Acheh Party Candidate Votes % ∆% BN Ahmad Salleh 5,893 56.76 DAP Mohd Noor Shaari 3,586 34.54 PAS Abdul Majid @ Abdul Rahim Abdul Rahman 604 5.82 Independent Sandaman Yagappan 299 2.88 Total valid votes 10,382 97.48 Total rejected ballots 266 2.52 Unreturned ballots 2 0.00 Turnout 10,650 76.16 Registered electors 13,983 Majority 2,305 22.20 BN hold Swing
Penang state election, 1974 :Sungai Acheh Party Candidate Votes % ∆% BN Ahmad Salleh 4,619 61.35 PEKEMAS K. Kumar 2,910 38.65 Total valid votes 7,529 97.07 Total rejected ballots 228 3.03 Unreturned ballots 0 0.00 Turnout 7,757 77.80 Registered electors 9,971 Majority 1,709 22.70 This was a new constituency created.
^ 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.
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