Sungai Bakap is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.
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. The seat has been represented by Abidin Ismail of Perikatan Nasional (PN) since 2024.
Definition
Polling districts According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Sungai Bakap constituency is divided into 8 polling districts. State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocationSungai Bakap (N20)Padang Lalang047/20/01SMK TasekPuteri Gunong047/20/02 SJK (C) Boon Beng SK Bandar Tasek MutiaraTasek Junjong047/20/03SK Seri TasekSungai Duri047/20/04SK Sungai DuriSungai Bakap047/20/05 SMK Tun Syed Sheh Barakbah SK Sungai BakapLadang Sempah047/20/06SK JawiSungai Kechil047/20/07SK Sungai KechilKampung Besar047/20/08SK Sungai Kechil
Demographics
+Total electors by polling district in 2016Polling districtElectorsPadang Lalang2,465Puteri Gunong5,804Tasek Junjong1,637Sungai Duri2,498Sungai Bakap4,694Ladang Sempah498Sungai Kechil1,484Kampung Besar1,059Total20,139Source: Malaysian Election Commission
History Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Sungai BakapAssemblyNoYearsMemberPartyConstituency createdSungei Bakap1stN061959–1964Kee Yong Chin (纪永进) 2nd1964–19691969–1971Assembly was dissolved3rdN061971 - 1973Veerappen Veerathan GERAKAN1973 - 1974 Sungai Bakap4thN141974–1978 S. P. Chelliah 5th1978–1982Teoh Kooi Sneah (张桂城)6th1982–19867thN161986–1990Lim Boon Sho (林文初)8th1990–1995Goh Cheng Teik (吴清德)9th1995–1997Ooi Theng Bok (黄腾睦)1997–1999Lai Chew Hock (赖秋福)10th1999–200411thN202004–2008Abd. Rashid Abdullah 12th2008–2013Maktar Shapee 13th2013–20152015–2018 14th2018–2023Amar Pritpal Abdullah15th2023–2024Nor Zamri Latiff 2024–presentAbidin Ismail
Election results The electoral results for the Sungai Bakap state constituency are as follows.
See also Constituencies of Penang
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