Sungai Besar (federal constituency)
 Selangor constituency | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 2003 |
| First contested | 2004 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 58,955 |
| Electors (2023)[2] | 64,722 |
| Area (km²)[3] | 639 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 92.3 |
Sungai Besar is a federal constituency in Sabak Bernam District, Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.
The federal constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
[edit]Age breakdown of Sungai Besar's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (5.95%)
21-29 (22.25%)
30-39 (24.14%)
40-49 (16.94%)
50-59 (14.62%)
60-69 (9.42%)
70-79 (4.92%)
80-89 (1.48%)
above 90 (0.28%)
Gender breakdown of Sungai Besar's electorate as of 2022
Male (50.51%)
Female (49.49%)
History
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Sungai Besar constituency is divided into 30 polling districts.[5]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sungai Panjang（N03） | Parit 16-Belia 2 | 093/03/01 | SK Binjai Jaya |
| Parit 13-15 Sungai Panjang | 093/03/02 | SK Tok Khalifah Sungai Besar | |
| Parit 6-12 Sungai Panjang | 093/03/03 | KAFA Integrasi Kampung Desa Permai Parit 8 Sungai Panjang | |
| Parit 2-5 Sungai Panjang | 093/03/04 | SRA Parit Empat Sungai Haji Dorani | |
| Pekan Sungai Besar | 093/03/05 | SK Seri Utama Sungai Besar | |
| Bagan Sungai Besar | 093/03/06 | Balai Raya Bagan Sungai Besar | |
| Parit Satu Timur | 093/03/07 | SMK Sungai Besar | |
| Sungai Limau | 093/03/08 | SK Sungai Limau Sungai Besar | |
| Sungai Haji Dorani | 093/03/09 | SK Sungai Haji Dorani | |
| Peket Enam Puluh | 093/03/10 | SK Parit Empat, Sungai Besar | |
| Simpang Lima | 093/03/11 | SK Simpang Lima Sungai Besar | |
| Parit 13 Sungai Nipah | 093/03/12 | SK Parit 13 Sungai Nipah | |
| Sungai Nipah | 093/03/13 | SMA Tun Rahah | |
| Sungai Nibong | 093/03/14 | SK Sungai Nibong | |
| Pasir Panjang Tengah | 093/03/15 | Dewan Dato' Muhd. Fauzi Pasir Panjang | |
| Pasir Panjang Selatan | 093/03/16 | SK Pasir Panjang | |
| Taman Berkat | 093/03/17 | Mini Stadium Sungai Besar | |
| Parit 6-12 Timur | 093/03/18 | SRA Parit 11 Timur | |
| Kampung Baharu Nelayan | 093/03/19 | SMA Tengku Ampuan Jemaah Sungai Besar | |
| Sekinchan（N04） | Sungai Leman Bendang Utara | 093/04/01 | SK Parit 9 Sungai Leman Sekinchan |
| Sungai Leman Bendang Tengah | 093/04/02 | SK Parit 9 Sungai Leman Sekinchan | |
| Sungai Leman Bendang Selatan | 093/04/03 | SRA Parit 7 Ban 2 Sungai Leman | |
| Sungai Leman Kampung Darat | 093/04/04 | SK Sungai Leman | |
| Sungai Leman Kampung Laut | 093/04/05 | SRA Parit 9 Sungai Leman Sekinchan | |
| Sekinchan Selatan | 093/04/06 | SJK (C) Yoke Kuan Sekinchan | |
| Sekinchan Tempatan Selatan | 093/04/07 | SRA Harmoni Taman Ria | |
| Sekinchan Tempatan Tengah | 093/04/08 | SMJK Yoke Kuan Sekinchan | |
| Sekinchan Tempatan (Site B) | 093/04/09 | SMJK Yoke Kuan Sekinchan | |
| Kian Sit | 093/04/10 | SJK (C) Kian Sit | |
| Sekinchan | 093/04/11 | SK Seri Sekinchan |
Representation history
[edit]| Members of Parliament for Sungai Besar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Tanjong Karang and Sabak Bernam | ||||
| 11th | P093 | 2004–2008 | Noriah Kasnon (نوريه كسنون) |
BN (UMNO) |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | |||
| 13th | 2013–2016 | |||
| 2016–2018 | Budiman Mohd Zohdi (بوديمن محمد زهدي) | |||
| 14th | 2018–2020 | Muslimin Yahaya (مسلمين يحيى) |
PH (BERSATU) | |
| 2020–2022 | PN (BERSATU) | |||
| 15th | 2022–present | |||
State constituency
[edit]| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Sungai Besar | Sekinchan | ||||||
| Sungai Panjang | |||||||
Current state assembly members
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N3 | Sungai Panjang | Mohamad Razali Saari | PN (PAS) |
| N4 | Sekinchan | Ng Suee Lim | PH (DAP) |
Local governments & postcodes
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N3 | Sungai Panjang | Sabak Bernam District Council |
|
| N4 | Sekinchan |
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PN | Muslimin Yahaya | 19,791 | 38.75 |  38.75
| ||
| PH | Saipolyazan Mat Yusop | 17,070 | 33.42 |  8.69
| ||
| BN | Jamal Yunos | 13,984 | 27.38 | 12.99
| ||
| GTA | Asmawar Samat @ Samad | 225 | 0.44 | 0.44
| ||
| Total valid votes | 51,070 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 441 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 83 | |||||
| Turnout | 51,594 | 79.32 | 6.60
| |||
| Registered electors | 64,382 | |||||
| Majority | 2,721 | 5.33 | 3.60
| |||
| PN gain from PH | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Muslimin Yahaya | 17,350 | 42.11 | 42.11
| ||
| BN | Budiman Mohd Zohdi | 16,636 | 40.37 | 13.29
| ||
| PAS | Mohamed Salleh M Husin | 7,220 | 17.52 | 4.52
| ||
| Total valid votes | 41,206 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 564 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 108 | |||||
| Turnout | 41,878 | 85.92 | 10.92
| |||
| Registered electors | 48,739 | |||||
| Majority | 714 | 1.73 | 27.63
| |||
| PH gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 239/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-19. 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 Selangor [P.U. (B) 313/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2018-08-01. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Budiman Mohd Zohdi | 16,800 | 53.66 | 3.12
| ||
| Amanah | Azhar Abdul Shukur | 7,609 | 24.30 | 24.30
| ||
| PAS | Abdul Rani Osman | 6,902 | 22.04 | 27.42
| ||
| Total valid votes | 31,311 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 379 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 31 | |||||
| Turnout | 31,721 | 74.37 | 13.89
| |||
| Registered electors | 42,655 | |||||
| Majority | 9,191 | 29.36 | 28.28
| |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Pilihan Raya Kecil P.093 Sungai Besar". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-09-19. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election - By-election of the Dewan Rakyat of P.093 Sungai Besar for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 270/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 2018-09-19. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statement of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes for the By-election of P.093 Sungai Besar [P. U. (B) 299/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-27. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Noriah Kasnon | 18,695 | 50.54 | 8.69
| ||
| PAS | Salleh Husin | 18,296 | 49.46 | 8.69
| ||
| Total valid votes | 36,991 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 690 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 129 | |||||
| Turnout | 37,810 | 88.26 | 6.30
| |||
| Registered electors | 42,837 | |||||
| Majority | 399 | 1.08 | 17.38
| |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 176/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-06. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 217/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-06. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Noriah Kasnon | 16,069 | 59.23 | 6.52
| |
| PAS | Osman Sabran | 11,060 | 40.77 | 6.52
| |
| Total valid votes | 27,129 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 656 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 142 | ||||
| Turnout | 27,927 | 81.96 | 4.16
| ||
| Registered electors | 34,073 | ||||
| Majority | 5,009 | 18.46 | 13.04
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Noriah Kasnon | 15,337 | 65.75 | |||
| PAS | Sallehen Mukhyi | 7,988 | 34.25 | |||
| Total valid votes | 23,325 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 795 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 24,120 | 77.80 | ||||
| Registered electors | 31,002 | |||||
| Majority | 7,349 | 31.50 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created out of Tanjong Karang and Sabak Bernam which went to BN in the previous election. | ||||||
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. 10 April 2018. p. 21. 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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