# Balik Pulau (federal constituency)

Balik Pulau is a federal constituency in Southwest Penang Island District, Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.
The federal constituency was created in the 1974 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 Balik Pulau's electorate as of 2022
Age breakdown of Balik Pulau's electorate as of 2022
Gender breakdown of Balik Pulau's electorate as of 2022

## History
### Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Balik Pulau constituency is divided into 22 polling districts.
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
| Bayan Lepas (N38) | Taman Sungai Ara | 053/38/01 | SJK (C) Chong Cheng |
| Bayan Lepas (N38) | Bayan Lepas | 053/38/02 | SK Bayan Lepas SMJK Heng Ee Cawangan |
| Bayan Lepas (N38) | Kampong Seronok | 053/38/03 | SK Bayan Lepas 2 |
| Bayan Lepas (N38) | Sungai Batu | 053/38/04 | SMK Teluk Kumbar |
| Bayan Lepas (N38) | Teluk Kumbar | 053/38/05 | SK Teluk Kumbar |
| Bayan Lepas (N38) | Pasir Belanda | 053/38/06 | SMK Seri Bayu |
| Bayan Lepas (N38) | Gertak Sanggul | 053/38/07 | SJK (C) Poi Eng |
| Bayan Lepas (N38) | Kampung Masjid | 053/38/08 | SK Seri Bayu |
| Pulau Betong (N39) | Sungai Kongsi | 053/39/01 | SK Kongsi |
| Pulau Betong (N39) | Pondok Upeh | 053/39/02 | SJK (C) Chong Teik |
| Pulau Betong (N39) | Balik Pulau | 053/39/03 | SMJK Sacred Heart |
| Pulau Betong (N39) | Titi Tras | 053/39/04 | SK Titi Tras |
| Pulau Betong (N39) | Sungai Burong | 053/39/05 | SMK Seri Balik Pulau |
| Pulau Betong (N39) | Ginting | 053/39/06 | SK Genting |
| Pulau Betong (N39) | Pulau Betong | 053/39/07 | SK Tan Sri Awang Had Salleh |
| Telok Bahang (N40) | Telok Awak | 053/40/01 | SJK (C) Eok Hua |
| Telok Bahang (N40) | Teluk Bahang | 053/40/02 | SK Teluk Bahang SMK Teluk Bahang |
| Telok Bahang (N40) | Sungai Pinang | 053/40/03 | SK Sungai Pinang |
| Telok Bahang (N40) | Pantai Acheh | 053/40/04 | SJK (C) Chin Hwa (Pantai Acheh) |
| Telok Bahang (N40) | Kuala Sungai Pinang | 053/40/05 | SJK (C) Yu Chye |
| Telok Bahang (N40) | Sungai Rusa | 053/40/06 | SK Sungai Rusa |
| Telok Bahang (N40) | Jalan Bahru | 053/40/07 | SK Sungai Korok |

### Representation history

Members of Parliament for Balik Pulau :
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created, renamed from Penang Selatan |||||
| 4th | P040 | 1974–1978 | Shamsuri Md. Salleh (شمسوري مد صالح) | BN (UMNO) |
| 5th | P040 | 1978–1982 | Shamsuri Md. Salleh (شمسوري مد صالح) | BN (UMNO) |
| 6th | P040 | 1982–1986 | Shamsuri Md. Salleh (شمسوري مد صالح) | BN (UMNO) |
| 7th | P048 | 1986–1990 | Mohamad Subky Abdul Raof (محمد سبقي عبدالرؤوف) | BN (UMNO) |
| 8th | P048 | 1990–1995 | Mohamed Farid Ariffin (محمد فريد عارفين) | BN (UMNO) |
| 9th | P051 | 1995–1999 | Nungsari Ahmad Radhi (نوڠساري أحمد راضي) | BN (UMNO) |
| 10th | P051 | 1999–2004 | Mohd. Zain Omar (محمد زين عمر) | BN (UMNO) |
| 11th | P053 | 2004–2008 | Hilmi Yahaya (حلمي يحيى) | BN (UMNO) |
| 12th | P053 | 2008–2013 | Mohd Yusmadi Mohd Yusoff (محمد يسمدي محمد يوسف) | PR (PKR) |
| 13th | P053 | 2013–2018 | Hilmi Yahaya (حلمي يحيى) | BN (UMNO) |
| 14th | P053 | 2018–2022 | Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik (محمّد بختيار وان چئ) | PH (PKR) |
| 15th | P053 | 2022–present | Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik (محمّد بختيار وان چئ) | PH (PKR) |

### State constituency

| Parliamentary constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency |
| Parliamentary constituency | 1955–1959* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present |
| Balik Pulau | | | Bayan Lepas | Bayan Lepas | Bayan Lepas | Bayan Lepas | Bayan Lepas |
| Balik Pulau | | | | | | Pulau Betong | Pulau Betong |
| Balik Pulau | | | Sungai Nibong | | | | |
| Telok Bahang |||||
| Balik Pulau | | | | Telok Kumbar | Telok Kumbar | | |

### Current state assembly members

| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
| N38 | Bayan Lepas | Azrul Mahathir Aziz | PH (AMANAH) |
| N39 | Pulau Betong | Mohamad Shukor Zakariah | PN (PAS) |
| N40 | Telok Bahang | Muhamad Kasim | PN (BERSATU) |

### Local governments & postcodes

| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
| N38 | Bayan Lepas | Penang Island City Council | 11050 Penang 11000, 11010, 11020 Balik Pulau 11900, 11910, 11920, 11950 Bayan Lepas |
| N39 | Pulau Betong | Penang Island City Council | 11050 Penang 11000, 11010, 11020 Balik Pulau 11900, 11910, 11920, 11950 Bayan Lepas |
| N40 | Telok Bahang | Penang Island City Council | 11050 Penang 11000, 11010, 11020 Balik Pulau 11900, 11910, 11920, 11950 Bayan Lepas |