Bandar Baharu (state constituency)

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Bandar Baharu
Flag of Kedah.svg Kedah constituency
State constituency
Legislature Kedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Muhammad Suffian Yusoff
PN
Constituency created1959
Constituency abolished1974
Constituency re-created1986
First contested1959
Last contested 2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)36,164

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

Contents

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

Demographics

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

Polling districts

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

State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Bandar Baharu (N36)Sungai Batu018/36/01SK Sungai Batu
Sungai Taka018/36/02SK Sungai Taka
Sungai Tengas018/36/03SMK Selama
Selama018/36/04SK Selama
Batu Lintang018/36/05SK Sungai Salleh
Kampung Ee Guan018/36/06SMK Serdang
Pekan Serdang018/36/07SK Jalan Selama
Batu 16018/36/08SK Dato' Hj Zainuddin
Relau018/36/09SK Relau
Sungai Kechil Illir018/36/10SK Sungai Kechil Ilir
Ayer Puteh018/36/11SK Ayer Puteh
Telok Sera018/36/12SK Lubok Buntar
Pekan Lubok Buntar018/36/13SJK (C) Poay Chai
Kerat Telunjok018/36/14SK Permatang Kerat Telunjuk
Sungai Kechil Ulu018/36/15SK Sungai Kechil Ulu
Parit Nibong018/36/16Pusat Sumber KEMAS Kegiatan Desa Parit Nibong
Permatang Pasir018/36/17SK Permatang Pasir
Bandar Baharu018/36/18SK Bandar Baharu

Representation history

Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Bandar Baharu
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Kulim-Bandar Bahru
Bandar Bahru
1st1959–1964Zainuddin Haji DinAlliance (UMNO)
2nd1964–1969
1969–1971State assembly was suspended
3rd1971–1974Zainuddin Haji DinBN (UMNO)
Constituency renamed to Serdang
Constituency created from Serdang
Bandar Baharu
7th1986–1990Abdul Majid ItamBN (UMNO)
8th1990–1995Husain Abd. Rahman
9th1995–1999Muhamad Fishol Said
10th1999–2004Osman Md Aji
11th2004–2008 Azimi Daim
12th2008–2013Yaakub HussinPR (PAS)
13th2013–2018 Norsabrina Mohd. Noor BN (UMNO)
14th2018–2023
15th2023–presentMuhammad Suffian YusoffPN (PAS)

Election results

Kedah state election, 2023
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PN Mohd Suffian Yusoff19,32771.38Increase2.svg 71.38
BN Nuraini Yusoff7,75028.62Decrease2.svg 5.81
Total valid votes27,077 100.00
Total rejected ballots169
Unreturned ballots24
Turnout27,27075.41Decrease2.svg 8.39
Registered electors36,164
Majority11,57742.76Increase2.svg 41.12
PN gain from BN Swing ?
Kedah state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Norsabrina Mohd. Noor 7,88434.43Decrease2.svg 20.14
PH Azimi Daim 7,50732.79Increase2.svg 32.79
PAS Rohaizat Jaafar7,50632.78Decrease2.svg 12.65
Total valid votes22,897 100.00
Total rejected ballots406
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout23,47383.80Decrease2.svg 3.40
Registered electors28,015
Majority3771.64Decrease2.svg 7.50
BN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Norsabrina Mohd. Noor 12,36154.57Increase2.svg 10.77
PAS Mohd Khairi Mohd Salleh10,29245.43Decrease2.svg 8.67
Total valid votes22,653 100.00
Total rejected ballots359
Unreturned ballots122
Turnout23,13487.20Increase2.svg 8.42
Registered electors26,506
Majority2,0699.14Decrease2.svg 1.16
BN gain from PAS Swing ?
Kedah state election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Yaakub Hussin9,70954.10Increase2.svg 15.10
BN Azimi Daim 7,86043.80Decrease2.svg 17.20
Independent Abdul Aziz Majid3772.10Increase2.svg 2.10
Total valid votes17,946 100.00
Total rejected ballots456
Unreturned ballots29
Turnout18,43178.78Decrease2.svg 0.16
Registered electors23,397
Majority1,84910.30Decrease2.svg 11.70
PAS gain from BN Swing ?
Kedah state election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Azimi Daim 10,75261.00Increase2.svg 5.24
PAS Yaakub Hussin6,87439.00Decrease2.svg 5.24
Total valid votes16,626 100.00
Total rejected ballots410
Unreturned ballots24
Turnout18,06078.94Increase2.svg 3.49
Registered electors22,877
Majority3,87822.00Increase2.svg 10.48
BN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Osman Md Aji8,92355.76Decrease2.svg 16.48
PAS Yaakub Hussin7,07944.24Increase2.svg 16.48
Total valid votes16,002 100.00
Total rejected ballots430
Unreturned ballots28
Turnout16,46075.45Increase2.svg 3.73
Registered electors21,817
Majority1,84411.52Decrease2.svg 32.96
BN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Muhamad Fishol Said10,65272.24Increase2.svg 1.58
PAS Abdul Raman Abdul Razak @ Hasan Abdul Razak4,09327.76Decrease2.svg 1.58
Total valid votes14,745 100.00
Total rejected ballots557
Unreturned ballots34
Turnout15,33671.72Decrease2.svg 5.15
Registered electors21,382
Majority6,55944.48Increase2.svg 3.16
BN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Husain Abd. Rahman9,94070.66Increase2.svg 4.73
PAS Hassan Abd. Razak4,12729.34Decrease2.svg 4.73
Total valid votes14,067 100.00
Total rejected ballots539
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout14,60676.87Increase2.svg 5.01
Registered electors19,002
Majority5,81341.32Increase2.svg 9.46
BN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 1986
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Abdul Majid Itam8,34865.93Decrease2.svg 1.09
PAS Othman Razak4,36134.07Increase2.svg 1.09
Total valid votes12,799 100.00
Total rejected ballots517
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout13,22671.86Decrease2.svg 7.34
Registered electors18,404
Majority3,98731.86Increase2.svg 2.18
BN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 1969 : Bandar Bahru
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Alliance Zainuddin Haji Din6,50364.84Decrease2.svg 3.03
PMIP Md Rejab Awang Kechik3,52635.16Increase2.svg 16.78
Total valid votes10,029 100.00
Total rejected ballots886
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout10.91579.20Decrease2.svg 1.20
Registered electors13,780
Majority2,97729.68Decrease2.svg 19.41
Alliance hold Swing
Kedah state election, 1964 : Bandar Bahru
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Alliance Zainuddin Haji Din7,10167.47Decrease2.svg 10.01
PMIP Ghazali Haji Mohamad1,93418.38Decrease2.svg 4.14
Socialist Front Tan Boon Song1,49014.16Increase2.svg 14.16
Total valid votes10,525 100.00
Total rejected ballots454
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout10.97980.40Decrease2.svg 1.70
Registered electors13,657
Majority5,16749.09Decrease2.svg 5.87
Alliance hold Swing
Kedah state election, 1959 : Bandar Bahru
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Alliance Zainuddin Haji Din6,78077.48
PMIP Ghazali Haji Mohamad1,97122.52
Total valid votes8,751 100.00
Total rejected ballots194
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout8,94582.10
Registered electors10,901
Majority4,80854.96
This was a new constituency created.

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References

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  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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