Pinang Tunggal

Penang constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Bukhori Ghazali PN
Constituency created	1986
First contested	1986
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023) [1]	34,723
Area (km²) [2]	75

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

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. Since 2018 ^[update], the State Assemblyman for Pinang Tunggal is Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman from the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Definition

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Pinang Tunggal constituency is divided into 11 polling districts. ^[4]

Demographics

History

Election results

The electoral results for the Pinang Tunggal state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.

Penang state election, 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Bukhori Ghazali	17,060	62.74	39.64
	PH	Zainuddin Mohamad	10,132	37.26	1.54
Total valid votes			27,192	100.00
Total rejected ballots			196
Unreturned ballots			30
Turnout			27,418	78.96	9.54
Registered electors			34,723
Majority			6,928	25.48	24.78
	PN gain from PH		Swing		?

Penang state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman	7,754	38.80	6.50
	BN	Roslan Saidin	7,627	38.10	16.60
	PAS	Bukhori Ghazali	4,622	23.10	23.10
Total valid votes			20,003	100.00
Total rejected ballots			296
Unreturned ballots			97
Turnout			20,396	88.50	2.20
Registered electors			23,056
Majority			127	0.70	8.70
	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.[ permanent dead link] "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Penang state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Roslan Saidin	9,155	54.70	8.30
	PKR	Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman	7,568	45.30	8.30
Total valid votes			16,723	100.00
Total rejected ballots			261
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			16,984	90.70	6.00
Registered electors			18,733
Majority			1,587	9.40	16.60
	Pinang Tunggal hold		Swing		BN
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.[ permanent dead link] "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

Penang state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Roslan Saidin	7,848	63.00	5.85
	PKR	Mohammad Hashim	4,613	37.00	37.00
Total valid votes			12,461	100.00
Total rejected ballots			318
Unreturned ballots			3
Turnout			12,782	84.70	0.27
Registered electors			15,091
Majority			3,235	26.00	11.70
	Pinang Tunggal hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) [7]

Penang state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Roslan Saidin	7,791	57.15	14.57
	PAS	Mohd Salleh Man	3,881	42.85	42.85
Total valid votes			11,672	100.00
Total rejected ballots			189
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			11,862	84.43	3.65
Registered electors			14,049
Majority			3,910	14.30	29.14
	Pinang Tunggal hold		Swing		BN

Penang state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yahaya Abdul Hamid	7,224	71.72	12.49
	PKR	Abdul Ghani Haroon	2,848	28.28	28.28
Total valid votes			10,072	100.00
Total rejected ballots			342
Unreturned ballots			2
Turnout			10,416	80.78	0.30
Registered electors			12,894
Majority			4,376	43.44	24.98
	Pinang Tunggal hold		Swing		BN

Penang state election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yahaya Abdul Hamid	8,397	84.21	20.11
	S46	ASyed Ibrahim Syed Abu Bakar	1,573	15.79	20.10
Total valid votes			9,964	100.00
Total rejected ballots			313
Unreturned ballots			11
Turnout			10,294	80.48	2.48
Registered electors			12,791
Majority			6,824	68.42	40.12
	Pinang Tunggal hold		Swing		BN

Penang state election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yahaya Abdul Hamid	4,080	64.10	3.47
	S46	Mohd Sani Abdullah	2,285	35.80	35.80
Total valid votes			6,365	100.00
Total rejected ballots			278
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			6,643	82.96	3.61
Registered electors			8,007
Majority			1,795	28.30	1.18
	Pinang Tunggal hold		Swing		BN

See also

• Constituencies of Penang

References