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Yahaya Abdul Hamid

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Yahaya Abdul Hamid
7th Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
In office
25 April 1995 – 12 February 2008
Yang di-Pertua Negeri of PenangHamdan Sheikh Tahir (1989–2001)
Abdul Rahman Abbas (2001–2021)
Chief MinisterKoh Tsu Koon
Preceded byAbdul Rahman Abbas (BNUMNO)
Succeeded byAbdul Halim Hussain (PRPKR)
ConstituencyPinang Tunggal (1986–2004)
Non-MLA (2004–2008)
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
for Pinang Tunggal
In office
1986–2004
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byRoslan Saidin (BNUMNO)
Personal details
Born
Yahaya bin Abdul Hamid

1945 (age 78–79)
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)

Yahaya bin Abdul Hamid is a Malaysian politician. He has served as the Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for three terms from 1995 to 2008.[1]

Political career

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Yahaya Abdul Hamid made his debut by being elected as Member of State Legislative Assembly for Pinang Tunggal in 1986. After the 1990 general election, Yahaya Abdul Hamid was appointed Member of Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the state administration under Chief Minister Koh Tsu Koon.[2] In 1995, he was appointed Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly until 2008.

Election results

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Penang State Legislative Assembly[3]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1986 N03 Pinang Tunggal Yahaya Abdul Hamid (UMNO) 3,697 60.63% Ahmad Hasan Salahuddin (PAS) 2,043 33.51% 6,284 1,654 79.35%
Ahmad Othman (DAP) 358 5.87%
1990 Yahaya Abdul Hamid (UMNO) 4,080 64.10% Mohd Sani Abdullah (S46) 2,285 35.80% 6,643 1,795 82.96%
1995 Yahaya Abdul Hamid (UMNO) 8,397 84.21% ASyed Ibrahim Syed Abu Bakar (S46) 1,573 15.79% 10,294 6,824 80.48%
1999 Yahaya Abdul Hamid (UMNO) 7,224 71.72% Abdul Ghani Haroon (keADILan) 2,848 28.28% 10,416 4,376 80.78%

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Senarai Yang di-Pertua Dewan Undangan Negeri". Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  2. ^ New State Exco Reflects Continuity, Says Koh. New Straits Times. 27 October 1990.
  3. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  4. ^ "Pengurniaan Darjah Kebesaran Bergelar Bagi Tahun 1995 Mengikut Negeri" (PDF). Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2014. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Pengurniaan Darjah Kebesaran Bergelar Bagi Tahun 2007 Mengikut Negeri" (PDF). Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 29 February 2024.