Merbok (federal constituency)
 Kedah constituency | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1984 |
| First contested | 1986 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 215,367 |
| Electors (2023)[2] | 134,147 |
| Area (km²)[3] | 451 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 477.5 |
Merbok is a federal constituency in Kuala Muda District, Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.
The federal constituency was created in the 1984 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 Merbok's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (7.66%)
21-29 (25.06%)
30-39 (22.81%)
40-49 (16.54%)
50-59 (12.99%)
60-69 (9.63%)
70-79 (4.01%)
80-89 (1.08%)
above 90 (0.22%)
Gender breakdown of Merbok's electorate as of 2022
Male (49.68%)
Female (50.32%)
History
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Merbok constituency is divided into 40 polling districts.[4]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bukit Selambau (N25） | Kuala Sin | 014/25/01 | SK Kampung Kuala Sin |
| Kampung Sungkap | 014/25/02 | SK Bukit Selambau | |
| Bukit Lembu | 014/25/03 | SK Aman Jaya | |
| Taman Bandar Baru | 014/25/04 |
| |
| Sungai Lalang | 014/25/05 | SJK (C) Chung Hwa | |
| Taman Desa Aman | 014/25/06 | SK Sungai Lalang | |
| Bandar Laguna Merbok | 014/25/07 | SK Bandar Laguna Merbok | |
| Tasek Apong | 014/25/08 | SK Tasek Apong | |
| Air Mendidih | 014/25/09 | SJK (T) Saraswathy | |
| Jalan Badlishah | 014/25/10 | Dewan Kompleks Penyayang, Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat Derah Kuala Muda | |
| Taman Peruda | 014/25/11 | SMK Bandar Sungai Petani | |
| Taman Ria Utara | 014/25/12 | SK Taman Ria | |
| United Petani | 014/25/13 | SJK (T) Arumugam Pillai | |
| Patani Para | 014/25/14 | SK Patani Para | |
| Bukit Rusa | 014/35/15 |
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| Pekan Bukit Selambau | 014/25/16 | SJK (C) Fuh Sun | |
| Kampung Pokok Machang | 014/25/17 | SMK Bukit Selambau | |
| Batu Belachan | 014/25/18 | SK Seri Wangsa | |
| Titi Panjang | 014/25/19 | SK Dataran Muda | |
| Ambangan Height | 014/25/20 | SK Ambangan Height | |
| Taman Ria Selatan | 014/25/21 | Kolej Vokasional Sungai Petani 1 | |
| Tanjong Dawai (N26) | Bujang | 014/26/01 | MRSM Merbok |
| Pekan Sabtu Merbok | 014/26/02 | SJK (C) Sin Hwa | |
| Simpang Tiga Pasir | 014/26/03 | SK Merbok (Pusat) | |
| Pekan Merbok | 014/26/04 | SMK Merbok | |
| Kampung Pasir | 014/26/05 | SK Kampong Pasir | |
| Kampung Huma | 014/26/06 | SK Tanjong Dawai | |
| Tanjong Dawai | 014/26/07 | SJK (C) Choong Cheng | |
| Batu Hampar | 014/26/08 | SK Batu Hampar | |
| Pengkalan Bujang | 014/26/09 | SK Haji Omar Tahir | |
| Sungai Gelam | 014/26/10 | SK Sultan Mudzaffar Shah | |
| Sungai Jagong | 014/26/11 | SA Daris | |
| Sungai Layar | 014/26/12 | SK Sungai Layar | |
| Semeling Kanan | 014/26/13 | SK Semeling | |
| Semeling Kiri | 014/26/14 | SJK (C) Ching Chong | |
| Kampung Bedong | 014/16/15 | SMK Bedong | |
| Taman Orkid | 014/26/16 | SMK Sungai Layar | |
| Taman Sri Tanjong | 014/26/17 | SK Tuan Syed Jan Al-Jaffri | |
| Bunga Raya | 014/26/18 | SMK Ibrahim | |
| Sekolah Ibrahim | 014/26/19 | SK Ibrahim |
Representation history
[edit]| Members of Parliament for Merbok | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created, renamed from Kuala Muda | ||||
| 7th | P011 | 1986–1990 | Abdul Daim Zainuddin (دائم زين الدين) |
BN (UMNO) |
| 8th | 1990–1995 | |||
| 9th | P014 | 1995–1999 | ||
| 10th | 1999–2004 | |||
| 11th | 2004–2008 | Zainuddin Maidin (زين الدين بن ميدين) | ||
| 12th | 2008–2013 | Rashid Din (رشيد دين) |
PR (PKR) | |
| 13th | 2013–2018 | Ismail Daut (إسماعيل داود) |
BN (UMNO) | |
| 14th | 2018–2022 | Nor Azrina Surip (نورعصرنا بنت سوريڤ) |
PH (PKR) | |
| 15th | 2022–present | Mohd Nazri Abu Hassan (محمد نازري ابو حسن) |
PN (BERSATU) | |
State constituency
[edit]| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Merbok | Bukit Selambau | ||||||
| Gurun | |||||||
| Tanjong Dawai | |||||||
Current state assembly members
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N25 | Bukit Selambau | Azizan Hamzah | PN (PAS) |
| N26 | Tanjong Dawai | Hanif Ghazali |
Local governments & postcodes
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N25 | Bukit Selambau | Sungai Petani Municipal Council |
|
| N26 | Tanjong Dawai |
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PN | Mohd Nazri Abu Hassan | 52,573 | 51.27 |  51.27
| ||
| PH | Nor Azrina Surip | 31,554 | 30.77 |  12.54
| ||
| BN | Shaiful Hazizy Zainol Abidin | 16,691 | 16.28 | 12.91
| ||
| GTA | Mohd Mosin Abdul Razak | 1,201 | 1.17 | 1.17
| ||
| Heritage | Khairul Anuar Ahmad | 525 | 0.51 | 0.51
| ||
| Total valid votes | 102,544 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,027 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 208 | |||||
| Turnout | 103,799 | 80.51 | 2.32
| |||
| Registered electors | 132,444 | |||||
| Majority | 21,019 | 20.50 | 6.38
| |||
| PN gain from PH | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Nor Azrina Surip | 30,902 | 43.31 | 43.31
| ||
| BN | Tajul Urus Mat Zain | 20,830 | 29.19 | 23.64
| ||
| PAS | Ahmad Fauzi Ramli | 19,618 | 27.50 | 27.50
| ||
| Total valid votes | 71,350 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,108 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 250 | |||||
| Turnout | 72,708 | 82.83 | 3.91
| |||
| Registered electors | 87,782 | |||||
| Majority | 10,072 | 14.12 | 8.46
| |||
| 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. "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. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Ismail Daut | 38,538 | 52.83 | 6.06
| ||
| PKR | Nor Azrina Surip | 34,416 | 47.17 | 6.06
| ||
| Total valid votes | 72,954 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,340 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 226 | |||||
| Turnout | 74,520 | 86.74 | 9.59
| |||
| Registered electors | 85,908 | |||||
| Majority | 4,122 | 5.66 | 0.80
| |||
| BN gain from PKR | 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. Retrieved 2016-05-16. "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 2016-05-16. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKR | Rashid Din | 25,541 | 53.23 | 20.87
| |
| BN | Tajul Urus Mat Zain | 22,443 | 46.77 | 20.87
| |
| Total valid votes | 47,984 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,338 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 396 | ||||
| Turnout | 49,718 | 77.15 | 0.51
| ||
| Registered electors | 64,443 | ||||
| Majority | 3,098 | 6.46 | 28.82
| ||
| PKR gain from BN | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Zainuddin Maidin | 29,607 | 67.64 | 0.63
| |
| PKR | Saiful Izham Ramli | 14,162 | 32.36 | 0.63
| |
| Total valid votes | 43,769 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,142 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 70 | ||||
| Turnout | 44,981 | 77.66 | 4.47
| ||
| Registered electors | 57,920 | ||||
| Majority | 15,445 | 35.28 | 1.26
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Daim Zainuddin | 30,285 | 67.01 | 10.71
| |
| PKR | Mocktar Mansor | 14,909 | 32.99 | 32.99
| |
| Total valid votes | 45,194 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,353 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 52 | ||||
| Turnout | 46,599 | 73.19 | 2.63
| ||
| Registered electors | 63,668 | ||||
| Majority | 15,376 | 34.02 | 21.42
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Daim Zainuddin | 31,125 | 77.72 | 5.50
| |
| S46 | Maheran Muktar | 8,924 | 22.28 | 5.50
| |
| Total valid votes | 40,049 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,892 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 41,941 | 70.56 | 2.15
| ||
| Registered electors | 59,440 | ||||
| Majority | 22,201 | 55.44 | 11.00
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| BN hold | Swing |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Daim Zainuddin | 25,749 | 72.22 | 2.61
| |
| S46 | Mohd Johari Abidin | 9,906 | 27.78 | 27.78
| |
| Total valid votes | 35,655 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,176 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 36,831 | 72.71 | 2.59
| ||
| Registered electors | 50,657 | ||||
| Majority | 15,843 | 44.44 | 5.22
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Daim Zainuddin | 20,712 | 74.83 | |||
| PAS | Redhuan Oon | 6,967 | 25.17 | |||
| Total valid votes | 27,679 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 816 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 28,495 | 70.12 | ||||
| Registered electors | 40,636 | |||||
| Majority | 13,745 | 49.66 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
[edit]- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
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- ^ "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. 4. 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. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
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