Sungai Dua (state constituency)

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Constituency created1974
First contested1974
Sungai Dua
Penang constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePenang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Muhammad Fauzi Yusoff
PN
Constituency created1974
First contested1974
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]28,100
Area (km²)[2]35

Sungai Dua 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. Since 2013, the State Assemblyman for Sungai Dua is Muhamad Yusoff Mohd Noor from Barisan Nasional (BN).

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Sungai Dua constituency is divided into 9 polling districts.[4]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
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

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Sungai Dua's electorate as of 2023[5]
  1. Malay (81.1%)
  2. Chinese (16.0%)
  3. Indian (2.39%)
  4. Other ethnicities (0.46%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Pajak Song 3,544
Simpang Ampat 1,450
Permatang To’Jaya 1,299
Alor Merah 1,975
Kampong Telok 3,003
Taman Desa Murni 4,603
Sungai Dua 1,265
Kampong Setol 793
Lahar Yooi 793
Total 17,932
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[6]

History

Election results

References

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