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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.
Districts (Malay: Daerah; Jajahan in Kelantan) are a type of subdivision below the state level in Malaysia. An administrative district is administered by a lands and district office (Malay: pejabat daerah dan tanah) which is headed by district officer (Malay: pegawai daerah).
In 1888, a District and Land Office was established at Balik Pulau at the southwest of the island. [2] [3] Thus, the Southwest District was created, effectively dividing the island into two districts. Both districts first appeared in official maps dating back to the 1890s. [4]
Balik Pulau is a suburb of George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. Located 12.7 km (7.9 mi) southwest of the city centre , it lies near the southwestern corner of Penang Island and is also the administrative seat of the island's Southwest district .
This article is part of a series on the Politics of Malaysia Head of State Yang di-Pertuan Agong Ibrahim Iskandar Conference of Rulers Legislature Parliament of Malaysia 15th Parliament Senate (Dewan Negara) President Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah House of Representatives (Dewan Rakyat) Speaker Johari Abdul Leader of the Government Anwar Ibrahim Leader of the Opposition Hamzah Zainudin Executive ...
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The Marang District is a coastal district in Terengganu, Malaysia.The district seat is the town of Marang.The districts that border Marang are Kuala Terengganu and Kuala Nerus to the north, Hulu Terengganu in the west, while Dungun is in the south.
View of Dindings, taken from a hill in Pulau Pangkor, 1874. Prior to 1873, the district was called Dindings and was part of the Straits Settlements , then under the administration of Penang . Dindings district became part of the Pangkor Treaty signed by Britain, and the British appointed Sultan of Perak Sultan Abdullah , in January 1874.