Tasek Gelugor (federal constituency)

Tasek Gelugor (P042)
Penang constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Shabudin Yahaya; PN
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	60,850
Area (km²)[2]	109

Tasek Gelugor is a federal constituency in North Seberang Perai District, Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Tasek Gelugor's electorate as of 2018[3]

Malay (78.23%)

Chinese (14.71%)

Indian (6.59%)

Other ethnicities (0.48%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Tasek Gelugor constituency is divided into 27 polling districts.[4]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Permatang Berangan (N04)	Ara Rendang	042/04/01	SK Ara Rendang
	Pokok Machang	042/04/02	SMK Pokok Sena
	Pokok Tampang	042/04/03	SK Pengkalan Jaya
	Permatang Berangan	042/04/04	SMK Bakti
	Simpang Tiga	042/04/05	SJK (T) Ldg Mayfield
	Tasek Gelugor	042/04/06	SJK (C) Lee Chee
	Jarak	042/04/07	SK Padang Menora
	Padang Chempedak	042/04/08	SR Islam Al-Rahman Padang Chempedak
	Ara Kuda	042/04/09	Dewan Petempatan Banjir Ara Kuda
	Permatang Kerai	042/04/10	Madrasah Al-Tahzib Al-Diniah Permatang Kerai Besar
Sungai Dua (N05)	Pajak Song	042/05/01	Maahad Al-Taqaddun Al-Watani Pajak Song
	Simpang Ampat	042/05/02	Dewan JKK Simpang Empat Permatang Buluh
	Permatang To'Jaya	042/05/03	SMK Permatang Tok Jaya
	Alor Merah	042/05/04	Al-Irsyad Nurul Hidayah SA Rakyat Sungai Lokan
	Kampong Telok	042/05/05	SK Sungai Dua
	Taman Desa Murni	042/05/06	SJK (C) Kai Chee
	Sungai Dua	042/05/07	SK Desa Murni
	Kampong Setol	042/05/08	SK Permatang Buloh
	Lahar Yooi	042/05/09	SK Lahar Yooi
Telok Ayer Tawar (N06)	Telok Ayer Tawar	042/06/01	SK Telok Ayer Tawar
	Permatang Binjai	042/06/02	SK Permatang Binjai
	Pekan Darat	042/06/03	SK Permatang To'Jaya
	Taman Senangan	042/06/04	SK Taman Senangan
	Mata Kuching	042/06/05	SMK Datuk Onn
	Jalan Masjid	042/06/06	SMK St Mark
	Taman Wira	042/06/07	SMK Telok Air Tawar
	Taman Perkasa	042/06/08	SJK (C) Li Hwa

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Tasek Gelugor
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Kepala Batas
7th	1986-1990	Mohammed Yusoff Abdul Latib	BN (UMNO)
8th	1990-1995	Mohd Shariff Omar
9th	1995-1999	Ibrahim Saad
10th	1999-2004	Mohd. Shariff Omar
11th	2004-2008	Mohd. Shariff Omar
12th	2008-2013	Nor Mohamed Yakcop
13th	2013-2018	Shabudin Yahaya
14th	2018
	2018-2019		Independent
	2019-2020		PH (BERSATU)
	2020-present		PN (BERSATU)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Tasek Gelugor				Ara Rendang
					Permatang Berangan
				Sungai Dua
				Telok Ayer Tawar

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N4	Permatang Berangan	Nor Hafizah Othman	BN (UMNO)
N5	Sungai Dua	Muhamad Yusoff Mohd. Noor	BN (UMNO)
N6	Telok Ayer Tawar	Mustafa Kamal Ahmad	PH (PKR)

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shabudin Yahaya	18,547	35.73	-15.80
	PH	Marzuki Yahya	18,466	35.58	+35.58
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Rizal Hafiz Ruslan	14,891	28.69	-16.42
Total valid votes			51,904	100.00
Total rejected ballots			689
Unreturned ballots			297
Turnout			52,890	86.92
Registered electors			60,850
Majority			81	0.15
	BN hold		Swing		-25.69
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 236/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 310/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Damansara parliamentary seat records biggest majority - Nation". The Star Online. 10 May 2018.

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shabudin Yahaya	24,393	51.53	-4.72
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Abdul Rahman Maidin	21,351	45.11	+1.36
	Independent	Mohd. Shariff Omar	1,590	3.36	+3.36
Total valid votes			47,334	100.00
Total rejected ballots			675
Unreturned ballots			112
Turnout			48,121	89.04
Registered electors			54,042
Majority			3,042	6.42
	BN hold		Swing		-3.04
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 173/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-10. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 214/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-10.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nor Mohamed Yakcop	20,448	56.25	-8.80
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Ismail Salleh	15,901	43.75	+8.80
Total valid votes			36,349	100.00
Total rejected ballots			600
Unreturned ballots			359
Turnout			37,308	83.90
Registered electors			44,466
Majority			4,547	12.50
	BN hold		Swing		-8.80

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd. Shariff Omar	22,011	65.05	+7.90
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Mujahid Yusof	11,828	34.95	+34.95
Total valid votes			33,839	100.00
Total rejected ballots			620
Unreturned ballots			92
Turnout			34,551	83.03
Registered electors			41,612
Majority			10,183	30.10
	BN hold		Swing		+7.90

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd. Shariff Omar	16,936	57.15	-15.88
	PKR	Ahmad Rosli Ayob	12,700	42.85	+42.85
Total valid votes			29,636	100.00
Total rejected ballots			587
Unreturned ballots			745
Turnout			30,968	80.02
Registered electors			38,700
Majority			4,236	14.30
	BN hold		Swing		-15.88

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ibrahim Saad	20,061	73.03	-2.29
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Mohd Salleh Man	7,410	26.97	+2.29
Total valid votes			27,471	100.00
Total rejected ballots			951
Unreturned ballots			116
Turnout			28,538	77.02
Registered electors			37,052
Majority			12,651	46.06
	BN hold		Swing		-2.29

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Shariff Omar	20,379	75.32	+5.25
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Shuaib Jaafar	6,679	24.68	-5.25
Total valid votes			27,058	100.00
Total rejected ballots			823
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			27,881	79.15
Registered electors			35,225
Majority			13,700	50.64
	BN hold		Swing		+5.25

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Mohammed Yusoff Abdul Latib	15,911	70.07
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Yusof Abdullah	6,796	29.93
Total valid votes			22,707	100.00
Total rejected ballots			562
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			23,269	75.01
Registered electors			31,021
Majority			9,115	40.14
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

"Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
"14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
"Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.

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[1] "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[2] Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[3] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.

[4] "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.