Bayan Lepas

Penang constituency
Bayan Lepas (olive) on Penang
State constituency
Legislature	Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Azrul Mahathir Aziz PH
Constituency created	1959
First contested	1959
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]	39,754
Area (km²)[2]	38

Bayan Lepas is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 1959. It covers the southwestern corner of Penang Island, including the old quarter of the town of Bayan Lepas and fishing villages along the island's southern coast.

The state constituency was first contested in 1959 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 Bayan Lepas is Azrul Mahathir Aziz from the National Trust Party (Amanah), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Definition

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bayan Lepas constituency is divided into 8 polling districts.^[3]

It encompasses the southwestern tip of Penang Island and much of the island's southern coastline, covering the old town centre of Bayan Lepas immediately west of the Penang International Airport.^[4] The fishing villages along the southern coastline of Penang Island, such as Teluk Kumbar and Gertak Sanggul, also fall under this constituency.

In addition, the state seat also contains Kendi Island, a rocky uninhabited islet 3.5 km (2.2 mi) south of Penang Island.^[5]

Demographics

History

Election results

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

Penang state election, 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Azrul Mahathir Aziz	15,462	53.25	2.95
	PN	Dominic Lau Hoe Chai	13,573	46.75	46.75
Total valid votes			29,035	73.04
Total rejected ballots			180
Unreturned ballots			54
Turnout			29,269	73.63	11.47
Registered electors			39,754
Majority			1,889	6.50	17.10
	PH hold		Swing

Penang state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Pakatan Harapan (2018)	Azrul Mahathir Aziz	12,504	56.20	56.20
	BN	Rusli Hashim	7,259	32.60	18.30
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Zarina Shinta Madar	2,497	11.20	37.20
Total valid votes			22,260	73.04
Total rejected ballots			275
Unreturned ballots			83
Turnout			22,618	85.10	3.20
Registered electors			26,570
Majority			5,245	23.60	21.10
	Bayan Lepas gain from Pakatan Harapan (2018)		Swing		BN
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	Haji Nordin Ahmad	9,408	50.90	0.70
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Asnah Hashim	8,950	48.40
	Independent	Ooi Ah Loo @ Vellautham	126	0.70	0.70
Total valid votes			18,484	100.00
Total rejected ballots			281
Unreturned ballots			23
Turnout			18,788	88.30	8.40
Registered electors			21,277
Majority			458	2.50	0.70
	Bayan Lepas 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.