Bayan Lepas is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 1959. It covers the southwestern corner of Penang Island, including the old quarter of the town of Bayan Lepas and fishing villages along the island's southern coast.
The state constituency was first contested in 1959 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. , the State Assemblyman for Bayan Lepas is Azrul Mahathir Aziz from the National Trust Party (Amanah), 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 Bayan Lepas constituency is divided into 8 polling districts. State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocationBayan Lepas (N38)Taman Sungai Ara053/38/01SJK (C) Chong ChengBayan Lepas053/38/02SK Bayan LepasKampong Seronok053/38/03SK Bayan Lepas 2Sungai Batu053/38/04SMK Telok KumbarTelok Kumbar053/38/05SK Telok KumbarPasir Belanda053/38/06SMK Telok Kumbar IIGertak Sanggul053/38/07SJK (C) Poi EngKampung Masjid053/38/08SK Seri Bayu It encompasses the southwestern tip of Penang Island and much of the island's southern coastline, covering the old town centre of Bayan Lepas immediately west of the Penang International Airport. The fishing villages along the southern coastline of Penang Island, such as Teluk Kumbar and Gertak Sanggul, also fall under this constituency.
In addition, the state seat also contains Kendi Island, a rocky uninhabited islet south of Penang Island.
Demographics
+Total electors by polling district in 2016Polling districtElectorsBayan Lepas4,634Gertak Sanggul952Kampung Masjid2,219Kampung Seronok3,323Pasir Belanda1,555Sungai Batu2,124Taman Sungai Ara3,866Telok Kumbar4,049Total22,722Source: Malaysian Election Commission
History Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Bayan LepasAssemblyNoYearsMemberPartyConstituency created1stN151959 – 1964Rifaie Salleh 2nd1964 – 1969Ismail Hashim1969 - 1971Assembly dissolved3rdN151971 – 1973Ismail Hashim 1973 – 1974 4thN181974 – 1978Khalid Ahmad Suleiman5th1978 – 19826th1982 – 1986Mohd Zain Omar7thN331986 – 1990Boey Weng Keat (梅荣杰) 8th1990 – 1995Lim Chien Aun (林建安)9thN311995 – 199910th1999 – 2004 11thN382004 – 2008Syed Amerruddin Syed Ahmad 12th2008 – 201313th2013 – 2018 Nordin Ahmad14th2018 – 2023 Azrul Mahathir Aziz 15th2023–present
Election results The electoral results for the Bayan Lepas state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.
See also Constituencies of Penang
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