Telok Bahang


Telok Bahang is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 1974. It covers the northwestern corner of Penang Island, including the town of Teluk Bahang.
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 Telok Bahang constituency is divided into 7 polling districts.
State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Telok Bahang Telok Awak053/40/01SJK Eok Hua
Telok Bahang Telok Bahang053/40/02SK Telok Bahang
Telok Bahang Sungai Pinang053/40/03SK Sungai Pinang
Telok Bahang Pantai Acheh053/40/04SJK Chin Hwa
Telok Bahang Kuala Sungai Pinang053/40/05SJK Yu Chye
Telok Bahang Sungai Rusa053/40/06SK Sungai Rusa
Telok Bahang Jalan Bahru053/40/07SK Sungai Korok

It encompasses the entire northwestern corner of Penang Island, including the eponymous town of Teluk Bahang near the island's northwestern tip, and much of the sparsely populated rural west coast of Penang Island.

Election results

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