Bandar Baharu (state constituency)

Bandar Baharu
Kedah constituency
State constituency
LegislatureKedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Muhammad Suffian Yusoff
PN
Constituency created1959
Constituency abolished1974
Constituency re-created1986
First contested1959
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)36,164

Bandar Baharu is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.[1]

The ethnic demographics of this state constituency is 79.15% Malay, 13.74% Chinese, 6.92% Indian and 0.18% Others[2]

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Bandar Baharu's electorate as of 2023[3]

  Malay (79.97%)
  Chinese (13.30%)
  Indian (6.36%)
  Other ethnicities (0.37%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bandar Baharu constituency has a total of 18 polling districts.[4]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Bandar Baharu (N36) Sungai Batu 018/36/01 SK Sungai Batu
Sungai Taka 018/36/02 SK Sungai Taka
Sungai Tengas 018/36/03 SMK Selama
Selama 018/36/04 SK Selama
Batu Lintang 018/36/05 SK Sungai Salleh
Kampung Ee Guan 018/36/06 SMK Serdang
Pekan Serdang 018/36/07 SK Jalan Selama
Batu 16 018/36/08 SK Dato' Hj Zainuddin
Relau 018/36/09 SK Relau
Sungai Kechil Illir 018/36/10 SK Sungai Kechil Ilir
Ayer Puteh 018/36/11 SK Ayer Puteh
Telok Sera 018/36/12 SK Lubok Buntar
Pekan Lubok Buntar 018/36/13 SJK (C) Poay Chai
Kerat Telunjok 018/36/14 SK Permatang Kerat Telunjuk
Sungai Kechil Ulu 018/36/15 SK Sungai Kechil Ulu
Parit Nibong 018/36/16 Pusat Sumber KEMAS Kegiatan Desa Parit Nibong
Permatang Pasir 018/36/17 SK Permatang Pasir
Bandar Baharu 018/36/18 SK Bandar Baharu

Representation history

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Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Bandar Baharu
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Kulim-Bandar Bahru
Bandar Bahru
1st 1959–1964 Zainuddin Haji Din Alliance (UMNO)
2nd 1964–1969
1969–1971 State assembly was suspended
3rd 1971–1974 Zainuddin Haji Din BN (UMNO)
Constituency renamed to Serdang
Constituency created from Serdang
Bandar Baharu
7th 1986–1990 Abdul Majid Itam BN (UMNO)
8th 1990–1995 Husain Abd. Rahman
9th 1995–1999 Muhamad Fishol Said
10th 1999–2004 Osman Md Aji
11th 2004–2008 Azimi Daim
12th 2008–2013 Yaakub Hussin PR (PAS)
13th 2013–2018 Norsabrina Mohd. Noor BN (UMNO)
14th 2018–2023
15th 2023–present Muhammad Suffian Yusoff PN (PAS)

Election results

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Kedah state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PN Mohd Suffian Yusoff 19,327 71.38 Increase 71.38
BN Nuraini Yusoff 7,750 28.62 Decrease 5.81
Total valid votes 27,077 100.00
Total rejected ballots 169
Unreturned ballots 24
Turnout 27,270 75.41 Decrease 8.39
Registered electors 36,164
Majority 11,577 42.76 Increase 41.12
PN gain from BN Swing ?
Kedah state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Norsabrina Mohd. Noor 7,884 34.43 Decrease 20.14
PH Azimi Daim 7,507 32.79 Increase 32.79
PAS Rohaizat Jaafar 7,506 32.78 Decrease 12.65
Total valid votes 22,897 100.00
Total rejected ballots 406
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 23,473 83.80 Decrease 3.40
Registered electors 28,015
Majority 377 1.64 Decrease 7.50
BN hold Swing


Kedah state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Norsabrina Mohd. Noor 12,361 54.57 Increase 10.77
PAS Mohd Khairi Mohd Salleh 10,292 45.43 Decrease 8.67
Total valid votes 22,653 100.00
Total rejected ballots 359
Unreturned ballots 122
Turnout 23,134 87.20 Increase 8.42
Registered electors 26,506
Majority 2,069 9.14 Decrease 1.16
BN gain from PAS Swing ?


Kedah state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Yaakub Hussin 9,709 54.10 Increase 15.10
BN Azimi Daim 7,860 43.80 Decrease 17.20
Independent Abdul Aziz Majid 377 2.10 Increase 2.10
Total valid votes 17,946 100.00
Total rejected ballots 456
Unreturned ballots 29
Turnout 18,431 78.78 Decrease 0.16
Registered electors 23,397
Majority 1,849 10.30 Decrease 11.70
PAS gain from BN Swing ?


Kedah state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Azimi Daim 10,752 61.00 Increase 5.24
PAS Yaakub Hussin 6,874 39.00 Decrease 5.24
Total valid votes 16,626 100.00
Total rejected ballots 410
Unreturned ballots 24
Turnout 18,060 78.94 Increase 3.49
Registered electors 22,877
Majority 3,878 22.00 Increase 10.48
BN hold Swing


Kedah state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Osman Md Aji 8,923 55.76 Decrease 16.48
PAS Yaakub Hussin 7,079 44.24 Increase 16.48
Total valid votes 16,002 100.00
Total rejected ballots 430
Unreturned ballots 28
Turnout 16,460 75.45 Increase 3.73
Registered electors 21,817
Majority 1,844 11.52 Decrease 32.96
BN hold Swing


Kedah state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Muhamad Fishol Said 10,652 72.24 Increase 1.58
PAS Abdul Raman Abdul Razak @ Hasan Abdul Razak 4,093 27.76 Decrease 1.58
Total valid votes 14,745 100.00
Total rejected ballots 557
Unreturned ballots 34
Turnout 15,336 71.72 Decrease 5.15
Registered electors 21,382
Majority 6,559 44.48 Increase 3.16
BN hold Swing


Kedah state election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Husain Abd. Rahman 9,940 70.66 Increase 4.73
PAS Hassan Abd. Razak 4,127 29.34 Decrease 4.73
Total valid votes 14,067 100.00
Total rejected ballots 539
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 14,606 76.87 Increase 5.01
Registered electors 19,002
Majority 5,813 41.32 Increase 9.46
BN hold Swing


Kedah state election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Abdul Majid Itam 8,348 65.93 Decrease 1.09
PAS Othman Razak 4,361 34.07 Increase 1.09
Total valid votes 12,799 100.00
Total rejected ballots 517
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 13,226 71.86 Decrease 7.34
Registered electors 18,404
Majority 3,987 31.86 Increase 2.18
BN hold Swing


Kedah state election, 1969: Bandar Bahru
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Zainuddin Haji Din 6,503 64.84 Decrease 3.03
PMIP Md Rejab Awang Kechik 3,526 35.16 Increase 16.78
Total valid votes 10,029 100.00
Total rejected ballots 886
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 10.915 79.20 Decrease 1.20
Registered electors 13,780
Majority 2,977 29.68 Decrease 19.41
Alliance hold Swing


Kedah state election, 1964: Bandar Bahru
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Zainuddin Haji Din 7,101 67.47 Decrease 10.01
PMIP Ghazali Haji Mohamad 1,934 18.38 Decrease 4.14
Socialist Front Tan Boon Song 1,490 14.16 Increase 14.16
Total valid votes 10,525 100.00
Total rejected ballots 454
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 10.979 80.40 Decrease 1.70
Registered electors 13,657
Majority 5,167 49.09 Decrease 5.87
Alliance hold Swing


Kedah state election, 1959: Bandar Bahru
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Zainuddin Haji Din 6,780 77.48
PMIP Ghazali Haji Mohamad 1,971 22.52
Total valid votes 8,751 100.00
Total rejected ballots 194
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 8,945 82.10
Registered electors 10,901
Majority 4,808 54.96
This was a new constituency created.

References

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  1. ^ "Kedah 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Petaling Jaya. 23 March 2019. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019. (Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)
  2. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Kedah". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  3. ^ "15th Kedah State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  4. ^ "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.[permanent dead link]


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