Pinang Tunggal (state constituency)

Pinang Tunggal
Penang constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Bukhori Ghazali; PN
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Constituency created	1986
First contested	1986
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	34,723
Area (km²)	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

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

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Pinang Tunggal (N03)	Bumbung Lima	041/03/01	SK Bumbong Lima
	Paya Keladi	041/03/02	SK Paya Keladi
	Bertam Indah	041/03/03	SMK Bertam Indah
	Ladang Malakoff	041/03/04	SJK (T) Ladang Malakoff
	Kampong To'Bedu	041/03/05	SK Kampong To' Bedor
	Permatang Langsat	041/03/06	SMK Dato' Kailan
	Pinang Tunggal	041/03/07	SK Pinang Tunggal
	Kampong Baharu	041/03/08	SK Mohd Shah
	Kampong Selamat Utara	041/03/09	SJK (C) Mah Hua
	Kubang Menerong	041/03/10	Madrasah Al-Yatumiah Al-Islamiah Kubang Menerong
	Kampong Selamat Selatan	041/03/11	SK Kampung Selamat

Ethnic breakdown of Pinang Tunggal's electorate as of 2023^[5]

Malay (78.79%)

Chinese (17.13%)

Indian (3.65%)

Other ethnicities (0.43%)

Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district	Electors
Bumbung Lima	1,674
Paya Keladi	3,626
Bertam Indah	1,614
Ladang Malakoff	263
Kampong To’Bedu	2,115
Permatang Langsat	1,273
Pinang Tunggal	2,687
Kampong Baharu	874
Kampong Selamat Utara	2,432
Kubang Menerong	995
Kampong Selamat Selatan	1,887
Total	19,440
Source: Malaysian Election Commission^[6]

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Pinang Tunggal
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency split from Penaga and Bertam
7th	1986–1990	Yahaya Abdul Hamid	BN (UMNO)
8th	1990–1995
9th	1995–1999
10th	1999–2004
11th	2004–2008	Roslan Saidin
12th	2008–2013
13th	2013–2018
14th	2018–2023	Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman	PH (PKR)
15th	2023–present	Bukhori Ghazali	PN (PAS)

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

Penang state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman	7,754	38.76	38.76
	BN	Roslan Saidin	7,627	38.13	16.60
	PAS	Bukhori Ghazali	4,622	23.11	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	0.35	9.14
	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	53.81	8.30
	PKR	Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman	7,568	44.48	8.30
Total valid votes			16,723	100.00
Total rejected ballots			261
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			16,984	90.67	6.00
Registered electors			18,733
Majority			1,587	9.49	16.47
	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, 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	33.50	9.95
	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	43.45	25.04
	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	68.49	40.29
	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	28.20	1.28
	Pinang Tunggal hold		Swing		BN

Penang state election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Yahaya Abdul Hamid	3,697	60.63
	PAS	Ahmad Hasan Salahuddin	2,043	33.51
	DAP	Ahmad Othman	358	5.87
Total valid votes			6,098	100.00
Total rejected ballots			186
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			6,284	79.35
Registered electors			7,919
Majority			1,654	27.12
This was a new constituency created.