It covers a part of the western half of Penang Island that includes the town of Balik Pulau.

Since 2023, the State Assemblyman for Pulau Betong is Mohamad Shukor Zakariah from PAS.

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Pulau Betong constituency is divided into 7 polling districts.

[3] It encompasses a significant portion of the southwestern coast of Penang Island, covering Balik Pulau, the seat of the Southwest Penang Island District, and its surrounding villages.

[4] The constituency is named after the eponymous Betong Island (under the Pulau Betong polling district), an islet off the southwestern coast of Penang Island.