Abdul Halim Hussain
عبدالحليم بن حسين
8th Speaker of Penang State Legislative Assembly
In office
8 March 2008  27 June 2013
GovernorAbdul Rahman Abbas
Chief MinisterLim Guan Eng
Preceded byYahaya Abdul Hamid
Succeeded byLaw Choo Kiang
Exco roles (Penang)
2018–2023Chairman of the International Trade, Domestic Trade, Consumer Affairs and Entrepreneur Development
Faction represented in Penang State Legislative Assembly
2018–2023Pakatan Harapan
Personal details
BornPenang, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyPeople's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
OccupationPolitician

Dato' Seri Haji Abdul Halim bin Hussain is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Batu Maung from May 2018 to August 2023 as well as Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly from March 2008 to June 2013. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions.

Election results

Penang State Legislative Assembly[1][2]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout%
2008 N40 Telok Bahang Abdul Halim Hussain (PKR) 3,969 47.23% Hilmi Yahaya (UMNO) 4,434 52.77% 8,565 465 78.82%
2013 Abdul Halim Hussain (PKR) 5,233 46.45% Shah Haedan Ayoob Hussain Shah (UMNO) 6,034 53.55% 11,453 801 87.63%
2018 N37 Batu Maung Abdul Halim Hussain (PKR) 17,380 58.73% Liakat Ali Mohamed Ali (UMNO) 9,063 30.62% 30,046 8,317 85.30%
Saiful Lizan Md Yusoff (PAS) 3,153 10.65%

Honours

References

  1. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  2. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  3. "Zulkapli dahului senarai penerima Darjah Kebesaran Pulau Pinang". www.sinarharian.com.my (in Malay). 13 October 2023.


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