Bertam

Bertam
Penang constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Reezal Merican Naina Merican; BN
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Constituency abolished	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	23,999
Area (km²)	24

Bertam 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 1974 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 Bertam constituency is divided into 9 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Bertam (N02)	Padang Benggali	041/02/01	SA Rakyat Al-Falah Padang Benggali
	Permatang Berah	041/02/02	SJK (C) Aik Keow
	Permatang Rambai	041/02/03	Al-Madrasatul Ibtidaiyah Permatang Rambai Penaga
	Permatang Sintok	041/02/04	SK Permatang Sintok
	Permatang Pak Elong	041/03/05	SJK (C) Sin Chung
	Permatang Bertam	041/02/06	SK Permatang Bertam
	Kepala Batas	041/02/07	SK Hashim Awang
	Jalan Kedah	041/02/08	SJK (C) Pei Yu
	Pongsu Seribu	041/02/09	SMK Datuk Haji Ahmad Badawi

Demographics

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

Malay (68.87%)

Chinese (21.83%)

Indian (8.70%)

Other ethnicities (0.60%)

Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district	Electors
Padang Benggali	752
Permatang Berah	1,421
Permatang Rambai	1,804
Permatang Sintok	979
Permatang Pak Elong	588
Permatang Bertam	2,182
Kepala Batas	886
Jalan Kedah	3,527
Pongsu Seribu	4,482
Total	16,621
Source: Malaysian Election Commission^[6]

History

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Bertam
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Kepala Batas
4th	1974–1977	Ahmad Abdullah	BN (UMNO)
4th	1977–1978	Abdul Rahman Abbas
5th	1978–1982
6th	1982–1986
7th	1986–1990
8th	1990–1995
9th	1995–1999	Hilmi Abdul Rashid
10th	1999–2004
11th	2004–2008
12th	2008–2013	Zabariah Abdul Wahab
13th	2013–2018	Shariful Azhar Othman
14th	2018–2020	Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq	PH (BERSATU)
	2020–2023	Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq	PN (BERSATU)
	2023	Vacant^{[N 1]}
15th	2023–present	Reezal Merican Naina Merican	BN (UMNO)

Election results

Penang state election, 2023: Bertam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Reezal Merican Naina Merican	10,453	56.24	16.44
	PN	Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq	8,132	43.76	43.76
Total valid votes			18,585	100.00
Total rejected ballots			126
Unreturned ballots			28
Turnout			18,739	78.08	8.92
Registered electors			23,999
Majority			2,321	12.48	11.08
	BN gain from PH		Swing		?

Penang state election, 2018: Bertam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq	6,485	41.20	3.00
	BN	Shariful Azhar Othman	6,268	39.80	16.80
	PAS	Moktar Ramly	2,986	19.00	19.00
Total valid votes			15,739	100.00
Total rejected ballots			211
Unreturned ballots			34
Turnout			15,984	87.00	2.20
Registered electors			18,378
Majority			217	1.40	10.20
	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: Bertam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shariful Azhar Othman	7,939	55.80	6.30
	PKR	Syed Mikael Rizal Aidid	6,297	44.20	6.30
Total valid votes			14,236	100.00
Total rejected ballots			235
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			14,471	89.20	7.00
Registered electors			16,221
Majority			1,642	11.60	12.60
	BN hold		Swing
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, 2008: Bertam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zabariah Abdul Wahab	6,794	62.10	14.32
	PKR	Noorsiah Ashad	4,142	37.90	14.32
Total valid votes			10,936	100.00
Total rejected ballots			261
Unreturned ballots			36
Turnout			11,233	82.20	0.26
Registered electors			13,660
Majority			2,652	24.20	28.64
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) ^[7]

Penang state election, 2004: Bertam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hilmi Abdul Rashid	7,615	76.42	4.69
	PKR	Mahamad Rashim	2,350	23.58	4.69
Total valid votes			9,965	100.00
Total rejected ballots			193
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			10,159	81.94	2.66
Registered electors			12,398
Majority			5,265	52.84	9.38
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1999: Bertam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hilmi Abdul Rashid	6,256	71.73	12.63
	PKR	Md Ariffin Mas Nayeem	2,466	28.27	28.27
Total valid votes			8,722	100.00
Total rejected ballots			251
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			8,973	79.28	8.19
Registered electors			11,318
Majority			3,790	43.46	25.26
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1995: Bertam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hilmi Abdul Rashid	6,632	84.36	15.16
	S46	Jamilah Khaton Zainal Abidin	1,230	15.64	15.16
Total valid votes			7,860	100.00
Total rejected ballots			215
Unreturned ballots			5
Turnout			8,082	71.09	7.59
Registered electors			11,369
Majority			5,402	68.72	31.32
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1990: Bertam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Rahman Abbas	7,306	69.20	1.52
	S46	Mohd. Nor Samad	3,252	31.80	31.80
Total valid votes			10,558	100.00
Total rejected ballots			342
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			10,900	78.68	4.87
Registered electors			13,854
Majority			4,054	37.40	4.04
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1986: Bertam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Rahman Abbas	6,776	70.72	1.69
	PAS	Md Jamil Abd Rahman	2,806	29.28	16.61
Total valid votes			9,582	100.00
Total rejected ballots			301
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			9,883	73.81	5.89
Registered electors			13,390
Majority			3,970	41.44	9.29
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1982: Bertam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Rahman Abbas	5,568	69.03	7.59
	DAP	Khoo Soo Hoe	1,476	18.30	18.30
	PAS	Md Jamil Abd Rahman	1,022	12.67	25.89
Total valid votes			8,066	100.00
Total rejected ballots			178
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			8,244	79.70	4.09
Registered electors			10,344
Majority			4,092	50.73	27.85
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1978: Bertam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Rahman Abbas	3,645	61.44	61.44
	PAS	-	2,288	38.56	38.56
Total valid votes			5,933	100.00
Total rejected ballots			430
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			6,363	75.61
Registered electors			8,415
Majority			1,357	22.88
	BN hold		Swing

Penang state election, 1974: Bertam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
On Nomination Day, Ahmad Abdullah won uncontested.
	BN	Ahmad Abdullah
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			7,076
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

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.

References

^ "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. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24.
^ "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.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "15th Penang State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
^ "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
^ https://undi.info/penang/r18/n2 ^{[dead link]}

[7] 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.

[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. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.

[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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-15.

[3] "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24.

[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.^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] "15th Penang State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.

[2018report-6] "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-05-13.

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