State constituency in Kedah, Malaysia
Kuala Ketil is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.
Demographics[edit]
Ethnic breakdown of Kuala Ketil's electorate as of 2023[1]
Other ethnicities (0.88%)
History[edit]
Polling districts[edit]
According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kuala Ketil constituency has a total of 24 polling districts.[2]
State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
Kuala Ketil(N32) | FELDA Teloi Kanan | 016/32/01 | SK Teloi Kanan |
Kampung Guar Chempedak | 016/32/02 | SK Mohd Ariff Abdullah |
Padang Kulim | 016/32/03 | SK Kuala Ketil |
Pekan Baru Kuala Ketil | 016/32/04 | SMK Kuala Ketil |
Pekan Lama Kuala Ketil | 016/32/05 | SMK Tanjung Puteri |
Taman Batu Pekaka | 016/32/06 | SJK (C) Kuala Ketil |
Batu Pekaka | 016/32/07 | SK Batu Pekaka |
Kampung Thye Seng | 016/32/08 | SJK (T) Ladang Batu Pekaka |
Kuala Kuli | 016/32/09 | SK Seri Jemerli |
Kampung Jawa | 016/32/10 | SK Kuala Ketil |
Padang Geh | 016/32/11 | SJK (T) Ladang Kim Seng |
Kuala Merah | 016/32/12 | SK Kuala Merah |
Parit Panjang | 016/32/13 | SMK Parit Panjang |
Kampung Tembak | 016/32/14 | SK Tembak |
Paya Besar | 016/32/15 | SK Paya Besar |
Kuala Samak | 016/32/16 | SK Kuala Semak |
Binjol Dalam | 016/32/17 | SK Binjul Dalam |
Kampung Tawar | 016/32/18 | SK Tawar |
Pekan Tawar | 016/32/19 | SJK (C) Kong Min |
Binjal Luar | 016/32/20 | SK Binjul |
Ladang Malakoff | 016/32/21 | SJK (T) Ladang Malakoff |
Kejal | 016/32/22 | SK Kampung Selarong |
Kampung Bakai | 016/32/23 | SK Seri Inas |
Pelam | 016/32/24 | SJK (T) Ladang Pelam |
Representation history[edit]
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kuala Ketil |
Assembly | Years | Name | Party |
Constituency created from Sungei Patani Luar |
4th | 1974–1978 | Mohamed Muslim Othman | BN (UMNO) |
5th | 1978–1982 | Supramaniam Ahnasamy Pillai | BN (MIC) |
6th | 1982–1986 | S. Subramaniam |
Constituency split into Kupang and Merbau Pulas |
Constituency recreated from Kupang and Merbau Pulas |
9th | 1995–1999 | Mohd Hadzir Ismail | BN (UMNO) |
10th | 1999–2004 |
11th | 2004–2008 | Abdul Aziz Sheikh Fadzir |
12th | 2008–2013 | Md Zuki Yusof | PR (PAS) |
13th | 2013–2018 |
14th | 2018–2020 | Mansor Zakaria | PAS |
2020–2023 | PN (PAS) |
15th | 2023–present |
Election Results[edit]
Kedah state election, 2023 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% |
| PN | Mansor Zakaria | 24,872 | 74.96 | 74.96 |
| BN | Suriati Che Mid | 8,307 | 25.04 | 13.51 |
Total valid votes | 33,179 | 100.00 |
Total rejected ballots | 165 |
Unreturned ballots | 36 |
Turnout | 33,380 | 79.13 | 6.79 |
Registered electors | 42,184 |
Majority | 16,565 | 49.92 | 44.38 |
| PN hold | Swing | |
|
Kedah state election, 2018 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% |
| PAS | Mansor Zakaria | 12,574 | 44.09 | 19.16 |
| BN | Mohd Khairul Azhar Abdullah | 10,993 | 38.55 | 9.12 |
| PH | Mohamad Sofee Razak | 4,952 | 17.36 | 17.36 |
Total valid votes | 33,798 | 100.00 |
Total rejected ballots | 444 |
Unreturned ballots | 73 |
Turnout | 29,038 | 85.92 | 2.79 |
Registered electors | 42,184 |
Majority | 1,581 | 5.54 | 8.05 |
| PAS hold | Swing | |
|
Kedah state election, 2013 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% |
| PAS | Md Zuki Yusof | 12,769 | 52.14 | 10.48 |
| BN | Mohd Khairul Azhar Abdullah | 11,615 | 38.55 | 9.23 |
| KITA | Krishnan Ganapathy | 105 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
Total valid votes | 24,489 | 100.00 |
Total rejected ballots | 369 |
Unreturned ballots | 59 |
Turnout | 24,917 | 88.71 | 6.16 |
Registered electors | 28,087 |
Majority | 1,154 | 13.59 | 11.65 |
| PAS hold | Swing | |
|
Kedah state election, 2008 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% |
| PAS | Md Zuki Yusof | 12,105 | 62.62 | |
| BN | Firdaus Zakaria | 7,225 | 37.38 | |
Total valid votes | 19,330 | 100.00 |
Total rejected ballots | 338 |
Unreturned ballots | 9 |
Turnout | 19,697 | 82.55 |
Registered electors | 23,861 |
Majority | 4,880 | 25.24 |
| PAS hold | Swing | |
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