Abdul Halim Hussain | |
Native Name: | عبدالحليم بن حسين |
Birth Name: | Abdul Halim bin Hussain |
Birth Place: | Penang, Malaysia |
Office: | Member of the Penang State Executive Council |
Term Start: | 16 May 2018 |
Term End: | 13 August 2023 |
Governor: | Abdul Rahman Abbas Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak |
1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata: | Chow Kon Yeow |
Predecessor: | Mohd Rashid Hasnon Abdul Malik Abul Kassim |
Successor: | Rashidi Zinol Portfolio abolished |
Constituency: | Batu Maung |
Order1: | 8th |
Office1: | Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly |
Term Start1: | 8 March 2008 |
Term End1: | 27 June 2013 |
Governor1: | Abdul Rahman Abbas |
1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
2Blankname1: | Deputy |
2Namedata1: | Tan Hock Leong |
Predecessor1: | Yahaya Abdul Hamid |
Successor1: | Law Choo Kiang |
Constituency1: | Non-MLA |
Constituency Am3: | Batu Maung |
Assembly3: | Penang State Legislative |
Term Start3: | 9 May 2018 |
Term End3: | 12 August 2023 |
Predecessor3: | Abdul Malik Abdul Kassim (PR–PKR) |
Successor3: | Mohamad Abdul Hamid (PH–PKR) |
Majority3: | 8,317 (2018) |
Citizenship: | Malaysian |
Nationality: | Malaysia |
Party: | People's Justice Party (PKR) |
Otherparty: | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) Pakatan Harapan (PH) |
Occupation: | Politician |
Dato' Seri Haji Abdul Halim bin Hussain is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Batu Maung from May 2018 to August 2023 as well as 8th 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.
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout% | |||||
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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% | (UMNO) | 6,034 | 53.55% | 11,453 | 801 | 87.63% | |||||
2018 | N37 Batu Maung | (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% |