Batu Kurau (state constituency)

Batu Kurau

Perak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Perak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mohd Najmuddin Elias Al-Hafiz PN
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)	22,022

Batu Kurau is a state constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Batu Kurau's electorate as of 2022

   Malay (88.93%)

   Indian (7.82%)

   Chinese (2.59%)

  Other ethnicities (0.66%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Batu Kurau constituency is divided into 14 polling districts. ^[1]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Batu Kurau（N07）	Ulu Sepetang	056/07/01	SK Ulu Sepetang
	Sungai Pulau	056/07/02	SK Toh Sajak
	Batu Kurau	056/07/03	SMK Dato Kamaruddin
	Changkat Perah	056/07/04	SMK Dato Kamaruddin
	Kampong Repoh	056/07/05	SK Kampung Repoh
	Sungai Akar	056/07/06	SK Batu Kurau
	Kampong Titi Kasai	056/07/07	SMK Kampong Perak
	Changkat Lobak	056/07/08	Madrasah Diniah SA Rakyat Nurul Khairiah
	Bukit Bertan	056/07/09	SMK Kampong Perak
	Kampong Perak Tengah	056/07/10	SK Kampong Perak
	Kampong Sempeneh	056/07/11	SK Kampong Perak
	Kampong Anak Kurau	056/07/12	SK Sri Kurau
	Kampong Anak Kurau	056/07/13	SK Ulu Sepetang
	Taman Rakyat	056/07/14	SRA Rakyat Nurul Khairiah Tabika KEMAS, Taman Rakyat dan Dewan Orang Ramai, Taman Rakyat

Representation history

Member of Perak State Legislative Assembly for Batu Kurau
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Larut
4th	1974 – 1978	Tajudin Ali	BN (UMNO)
5th	1978 – 1982	Abdul Manan Mohd Ali
6th	1982 – 1986
7th	1986 – 1990
8th	1990 – 1995	Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar
9th	1995 – 1999
10th	1999 – 2004	Mohd Jafri Mohd Yunus
11th	2004 – 2008	Mohd Najmuddin Elias
12th	2008 – 2013
13th	2013 – 2018	Muhammad Amin Zakaria
14th	2018 – 2022
15th	2022–present	Mohd Najmuddin Elias Al-Hafiz	PN (BERSATU)

Election result

Perak state election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Mohd Najmuddin Elias Al-Hafiz	8,806	50.67	50.67
	BN	Saliza Ahmad	5,588	32.15	13.86
	PH	Muhamad Aiman Aizuddin Md Husin	2,669	15.36	7.40
	GTA	Zulkifli Yahya	317	1.82	1.82
Total valid votes			17,689	100.00
Total rejected ballots			248
Unreturned ballots			61
Turnout			17,998	80.32	4.61
Registered electors			22,022
Majority			3,218	18.52	1.30
	PN gain from BN		Swing		?

Perak state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhammad Amin Zakaria	6,168	46.01	16.16
	PAS	Shahir Hassan	3,860	28.79	28.79
	Pakatan Harapan (2018)	Muhamad Aiman Aizuddin	3,051	22.76	14.45
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front	Zainal Abidin Abdul Rahman	42	0.31	0.31
Total valid votes			13,121	97.87
Total rejected ballots			269	2.01
Unreturned ballots			19	0.14
Turnout			13,406	84.93	1.27
Registered electors			16,355
Majority			2,308	17.22	7.12
	Batu Kurau hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Perak state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhammad Amin Zakaria	9,789	62.17	1.67
	PKR	Mohammad Fadzil Alias	5,955	37.83	1.67
Total valid votes			15,744	98.38
Total rejected ballots			222	1.39
Unreturned ballots			37	0.23
Turnout			16,003	86.20	9.08
Registered electors			18,563
Majority			3,834	24.34	3.34
	Batu Kurau hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI". Archived from the original on 2022-10-10. Retrieved 2022-05-21.

Perak state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Najmuddin Elias	7,023	60.50	4.88
	PKR	Abdul Hamid Ali	4,584	39.50	4.88
Total valid votes			11,607	97.52
Total rejected ballots			295	2.48
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			11,902	77.12	0.93
Registered electors			15,433
Majority			2,439	21.00	12.65
	Batu Kurau hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Perak state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Najmuddin Elias	7,629	65.38	9.96
	PKR	Mohamed Adly Kamarun	3,702	34.62	34.62
Total valid votes			11,331	97.11
Total rejected ballots			298	2.55
Unreturned ballots			39	0.33
Turnout			11,668	76.19	4.17
Registered electors			15,315
Majority			3,927	33.65	20.01
	Batu Kurau hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2004".

Perak state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Jafri Mohd Yunus	7,202	55.42	11.46
	PAS	Saari Osman	5,429	41.78	13.90
Total valid votes			12,631	97.20
Total rejected ballots			345	2.65
Unreturned ballots			19	0.15
Turnout			12,995	72.02	4.05
Registered electors			18,043
Majority			1,773	13.64	26.29
	Batu Kurau hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1995".

Perak state election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar	8,245	68.48	2.34
	PAS	Kamarudin Awang Basir	3,437	28.55	0.63
	Independent	Mohamed Shohor Mohd Nasir	357	2.97	2.97
Total valid votes			12,039	97.66
Total rejected ballots			239	1.94
Unreturned ballots			50	0.41
Turnout			12,328	67.97	4.77
Registered electors			18,138
Majority			4,808	39.93	1.71
	Batu Kurau hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1990".

Perak state election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar	8,307	70.82	1.88
	PAS	Kamarudin Awang Basir	3,422	29.18	1.88
Total valid votes			11,729	96.20
Total rejected ballots			463	3.80
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			12,192	72.74	5.54
Registered electors			16,762
Majority			4,885	41.64	3.76
	Batu Kurau hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1990".

Perak state election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Manan Mohd Ali	7,737	72.70
	PAS	Kamarudin Awang Basir	2,906	27.30
Total valid votes			10,643	96.33
Total rejected ballots			406	3.67
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			11,049	67.20
Registered electors			16,441
Majority			4,831	45.40
	Batu Kurau hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1986".

References

1. "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.

• "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Perak". election.thestar.com.my.