Seberang Jaya 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.
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]
- Malay (68.5%)
- Chinese (18.2%)
- Indian (12.1%)
- 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
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 |  | 
|  | 
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 | ? | 
|  | 
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 |  | 
|  | 
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
Notes
- ^ 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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