Jerlun (federal constituency)
 Kedah constituency | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1994 |
| First contested | 1995 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 66,086 |
| Electors (2023)[2] | 67,596 |
| Area (km²)[3] | 316 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 209.1 |
Jerlun is a federal constituency in Kubang Pasu District, Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1995.
The federal constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
[edit]https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/KEDAH
Age breakdown of Jerlun's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (5.66%)
21-29 (19.39%)
30-39 (21.58%)
40-49 (17.45%)
50-59 (15.46%)
60-69 (11.64%)
70-79 (6.38%)
80-89 (2.13%)
above 90 (0.31%)
Gender breakdown of Jerlun's electorate as of 2022
Male (49.27%)
Female (50.73%)
History
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Jerlun constituency is divided into 35 polling districts.[4]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Siputeh (N03） | Kampung Bahagia | 005/03/01 | SMK Tunku Bendahara |
| Kampung Pering | 005/03/02 | SK Siputeh | |
| Kampung Kandis | 005/03/03 | SK Kodiang (Baru) | |
| Pekan Kodiang | 005/03/04 | SJK (C) Choong Hwa | |
| Kampung Kodiang | 005/03/05 | SK Tunku Bendahara | |
| Kampung Siputeh | 005/03/06 | SMA Jerlun | |
| Megat Dewa | 005/03/07 | SK Megat Dewa | |
| Bukit Hantu | 005/03/08 | SK Dato' Syed Nahar | |
| Mesjid Paya | 005/03/09 | SK Dato' Syed Nahar | |
| Batu 4 Jalan Sanglang | 005/03/10 | Pertubuhan Peladang Kawasan B-2 Sanglang Batu 4, Jalan Sanglang | |
| Manggol | 005/03/11 | SK Manggol Bongor | |
| Tok Kepak | 005/03/12 | SK Tok Kepak | |
| Sg Korok 2 Mk Sanglang | 005/03/13 | SK Haji Wan Yahya, Jalan Sanglang | |
| Sg Korok | 005/03/14 | SK Haji Wan Yahya, Jalan Sanglang | |
| Kampung Sanglang | 005/03/15 | SK Sanglang | |
| Kerpan | 005/03/16 | SJK (C) Lam Min | |
| Kuala Sanglang | 005/03/17 | SMK Sanglang | |
| Ayer Hitam (N04) | Padang Sera | 005/04/01 | SJK (C) Pei Min |
| Kampung Melele | 005/04/02 | SMA Nahdhah Hasanah Melele, Padang Sera | |
| Kampung Putat | 005/04/03 | SK Putat | |
| Kampung Imam | 005/04/04 | SMK Megat Dewa | |
| Telaga Batu | 005/04/05 | SMK Tuanku Seri Indera Putera | |
| Padang Perahu | 005/04/06 | SK Padang Perahu | |
| Kampung Pida | 005/04/07 | SK Pida Tiga | |
| Kampung Gurindam | 005/04/08 | SK Pulau Chapa | |
| Alor Biak | 005/04/09 | SJK (C) Yuh Min | |
| Kubang Sepat | 005/04/10 | SMA Hidayah Islamiah | |
| Lana Bulu | 005/04/11 | SK Dato' Sri Syed Ahmad | |
| Permatang Paku | 005/04/12 | SK Matang Paku | |
| Matang Bonglai | 005/04/13 | SK Tunku Laksamana | |
| Jerlun | 005/04/14 | SMK Jerlun | |
| Lubok Pinang | 005/04/15 | SMK Ayer Hitam | |
| Pekan Ayer Hitam | 005/04/16 | SJK (C) Yuh Min | |
| Kampung Gandai | 005/04/17 | SMK Ayer Hitam | |
| Kubang Nipah | 005/04/18 | SK Jerlun |
Representation history
[edit]| Members of Parliament for Jerlun | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Jerlun-Langkawi | ||||
| 9th | P005 | 1995–1999 | Hanafi Ramli (حنفي راملي) |
BN (UMNO) |
| 10th | 1999–2004 | Abu Bakar Othman (ابو بكر عثمان) |
BA (PAS) | |
| 11th | 2004–2008 | Abdul Rahman Ariffin (عبدالرحمن عريفين) |
BN (UMNO) | |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | Mukhriz Mahathir (مخرج محاضر) | ||
| 13th | 2013–2018 | Othman Aziz (عثمان عزيز) | ||
| 14th | 2018–2020 | Mukhriz Mahathir (مخرج محاضر) |
PH (BERSATU) | |
| 2020 | BERSATU | |||
| Independent | ||||
| 2020–2022 | PEJUANG | |||
| 15th | 2022–present | Abdul Ghani Ahmad (عبدالغني احمد) |
PN (PAS) | |
State constituency
[edit]| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Jerlun | Ayer Hitam | ||||||
| Kota Siputeh | |||||||
Current state assembly members
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N3 | Kota Siputeh | Mohd Ashraf Mustaqim Badrul Munir | PN (BERSATU) |
| N4 | Ayer Hitam | Azhar Ibrahim | PN (PAS) |
Local governments & postcodes
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N3 | Kota Siputeh | Kubang Pasu Municipal Council |
|
| N4 | Ayer Hitam |
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PN | Abdul Ghani Ahmad | 31,685 | 60.69 |  60.69
| ||
| BN | Othman Aziz | 11,229 | 21.51 |  6.74
| ||
| PH | Mohamed Fadzli Mohd Ali | 6,149 | 11.78 | 30.77
| ||
| GTA | Mukhriz Mahathir | 3,144 | 6.02 | 6.02
| ||
| Total valid votes | 52,207 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 617 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 18 | |||||
| Turnout | 52,909 | 77.23 | 5.57
| |||
| Registered electors | 67,601 | |||||
| Majority | 20,456 | 39.18 | 25.83
| |||
| PN gain from PH | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Mukhriz Mahathir | 18,695 | 42.55 | 42.55
| ||
| PAS | Abdul Ghani Ahmad | 12,829 | 29.20 | 17.17
| ||
| BN | Othman Aziz | 12,413 | 28.25 | 25.38
| ||
| Total valid votes | 43,937 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 723 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 162 | |||||
| Turnout | 44,822 | 82.80 | 4.82
| |||
| Registered electors | 54,132 | |||||
| Majority | 5,866 | 13.35 | 6.09
| |||
| PH gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Kedah [P.U. (B) 233/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Kedah [P.U. (B) 307/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Othman Aziz | 24,161 | 53.63 | 0.62
| ||
| PAS | Ismail Salleh | 20,891 | 46.37 | 0.62
| ||
| Total valid votes | 45,052 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 730 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 117 | |||||
| Turnout | 45,899 | 87.62 | 5.67
| |||
| Registered electors | 52,383 | |||||
| Majority | 3,270 | 7.26 | 1.24
| |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Kedah [P.U. (B) 170/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2016-05-12. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Kedah [P.U. (B) 211/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mukhriz Mahathir | 19,424 | 53.01 | 0.04
| |
| PAS | Idris Ahmad | 17,219 | 46.99 | 0.04
| |
| Total valid votes | 36,643 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 599 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 55 | ||||
| Turnout | 37,297 | 81.95 | 1.46
| ||
| Registered electors | 45,513 | ||||
| Majority | 2,205 | 6.02 | 0.08
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Rahman Ariffin | 19,123 | 52.97 | 3.53
| |
| PAS | Idris Ahmad | 16,981 | 47.03 | 3.53
| |
| Total valid votes | 36,104 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 718 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 36,822 | 83.41 | 5.15
| ||
| Registered electors | 44,145 | ||||
| Majority | 2,142 | 5.94 | 4.82
| ||
| BN gain | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Abu Bakar Othman | 17,104 | 50.56 | 4.95
| |
| BN | Ismail Taib | 16,724 | 49.44 | 4.95
| |
| Total valid votes | 33,828 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 595 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 13 | ||||
| Turnout | 34,436 | 78.26 | 2.02
| ||
| Registered electors | 44,002 | ||||
| Majority | 380 | 1.12 | 9.90
| ||
| PAS gain from BN | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Hanafi Ramli | 18,012 | 55.51 | |||
| PAS | Halim Arshat | 14,436 | 44.49 | |||
| Total valid votes | 32,448 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 975 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 28 | |||||
| Turnout | 33,451 | 76.24 | ||||
| Registered electors | 43,875 | |||||
| Majority | 3,576 | 11.02 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
[edit]- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ^ "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A) Polling Hours For the General Election of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Kedah" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 15 July 2023.
