Bertam (state constituency)

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

Bertam

Penang constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq PN
Constituency abolished	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)^[1]	18,378
Area (km²)^[2]	24

The state constituency was first contested in 1974 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 Bertam is Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq from the Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM), which is part of the state's opposition coalition, Perikatan Nasional (PN).

Definition

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bertam constituency is divided into 9 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Bertam (N02)	Padang Benggali	041/02/01	SA Rakyat Al-Falah Padang Benggali
	Permatang Berah	041/02/02	SJK (C) Aik Keow
	Permatang Rambai	041/02/03	Al-Madrasatul Ibtidaiyah Permatang Rambai Penaga
	Permatang Sintok	041/02/04	SK Permatang Sintok
	Permatang Pak Elong	041/03/05	SJK (C) Sin Chung
	Permatang Bertam	041/02/06	SK Permatang Bertam
	Kepala Batas	041/02/07	SK Hashim Awang
	Jalan Kedah	041/02/08	SJK (C) Pei Yu
	Pongsu Seribu	041/02/09	SMK Datuk Haji Ahmad Badawi

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Bertam's electorate as of 2018^[5]

  Malay (67.98%)

  Chinese (22.81%)

  Indian (8.86%)

  East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.2%)

  Other ethnicities (0.16%)

Total electors by polling district in 2016

Polling district	Electors
Padang Benggali	752
Permatang Berah	1,421
Permatang Rambai	1,804
Permatang Sintok	979
Permatang Pak Elong	588
Permatang Bertam	2,182
Kepala Batas	886
Jalan Kedah	3,527
Pongsu Seribu	4,482
Total	16,621
Source: Malaysian Election Commission^[6]

History

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Bertam
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Kepala Batas
4th	1974 – 1977	Ahmad Abdullah	BN (UMNO)
	1977 - 1978	Abdul Rahman Abbas
5th	1978 – 1982
6th	1982 – 1986
7th	1986 – 1990
8th	1990 – 1995
9th	1995 – 1999	Hilmi Abdul Rashid
10th	1999 – 2004
11th	2004 – 2008
12th	2008 – 2013	Zabariah Abdul Wahab
13th	2013 – 2018	Shariful Azhar Othman
14th	2018 – 2020	Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq	PH (PPBM)
	2020–present		PN (PPBM)

Election results

Penang state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq	6,485	41.20	3.00
	BN	Shariful Azhar Othman	6,268	39.80	16.80
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Moktar Ramly	2,986	19.00	19.00
Total valid votes			15,739	100.0
Total rejected ballots			211
Unreturned ballots			34
Turnout			15,984	87.00
Registered electors			18,378
Majority			217
	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] (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	Shariful Azhar Othman	7,939	55.80	6.30
	PKR	Syed Mikael Rizal Aidid	6,297	44.20	6.30
Total valid votes			14,236	100.00
Total rejected ballots			235
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			14,471	89.20
Registered electors			16,221
Majority			1,642
	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.^[permanent dead link] (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	Zabariah Abdul Wahab	6,794	62.10	14.32
	PKR	Noorsiah Ashad	4,142	37.90	14.32
Total valid votes			10,936	100.00
Total rejected ballots			261
Unreturned ballots			36
Turnout			11,233	82.20
Registered electors			13,660
Majority			2,652
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) ^[7]

Penang state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hilmi Abdul Rashid	7,615	76.42	4.69
	PKR	Mahamad Rashim	2,350	23.58	4.69
Total valid votes			9,965	100.00
Total rejected ballots			193
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			10,159	81.94
Registered electors			12,398
Majority			5,265
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hilmi Abdul Rashid	6,256	71.73	12.63
	PKR	Md Ariffin Mas Nayeem	2,466	28.27	28.27
Total valid votes			8,722	100.00
Total rejected ballots			251
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			8,973	79.28
Registered electors			11,318
Majority			3,790
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hilmi Abdul Rashid	6,632	84.36	15.16
	S46	Jamilah Khaton Zainal Abidin	1,230	15.64	15.16
Total valid votes			7,860	100.00
Total rejected ballots			215
Unreturned ballots			5
Turnout			8,082	71.09
Registered electors			11,369
Majority			5,402
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Rahman Abbas	7,306	69.20	1.52
	S46	Mohd. Nor Samad	3,252	31.80	31.80
Total valid votes			10,558	100.00
Total rejected ballots			342
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			10,900	78.68
Registered electors			13,854
Majority			4,054
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Rahman Abbas	6,776	70.72	1.69
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Md Jamil Abd Rahman	2,806	29.28	16.61
Total valid votes			9,582	100.00
Total rejected ballots			301
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			9,883	73.81
Registered electors			13,390
Majority			3,970
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Rahman Abbas	5,568	69.03	7.59
	DAP	Khoo Soo Hoe	1,476	18.30	18.30
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Md Jamil Abd Rahman	1,022	12.67	25.89
Total valid votes			8,066	100.00
Total rejected ballots			178
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			8,244	79.70
Registered electors			10,344
Majority			4,092
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Rahman Abbas	3,645	61.44	61.44
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	-	2,288	38.56	38.56
Total valid votes			5,933	100.00
Total rejected ballots			430
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			6,363	75.61
Registered electors			8,415
Majority			1,357
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1974: Penaga

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On Nomination Day, Ahmad Abdullah won uncontested.
	BN	Ahmad Abdullah
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			7,076
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

See also

• Constituencies of Penang

References

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