Belanja (state constituency)

Belanja

Perak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Perak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Khairudin Abu Hanipah BN
Constituency created	1959 (as Blanja)
First contested	1959
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)	17,767

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

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Belanja's electorate as of 2022

   Malay (85.83%)

   Indian (5.98%)

   Chinese (4.83%)

  Other ethnicities (3.37%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Belanja constituency is divided into 21 polling districts. ^[1]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Belanja (N39)	Buloh Akar	069/39/01	SK Simpang Tiga
	Chopin Kiri	069/39/02	SK Telok Perang
	Chopin Kanan	069/39/03	SK Chopin
	Kampong Prah	069/39/04	SK Sungai Perah
	Kampong Tepus	069/39/05	SK Tepus
	Tanjong Belanja	069/39/06	SK Tanjong Belanja
	Serapoh	069/39/07	SJK (T) Ladang Serapoh
	Kampong Nyior	069/39/08	Dewan Orang Ramai Kampong Nyior, Tanjung Belanja
	Kampong Tua Belanja Kiri	069/39/09	Dewan Serbaguna Kg Tua Mukim Blanja Parit
	Belanja Kanan	069/39/10	Dewan Orang Ramai Kg Blanja Kanan
	Ladang Glenealy	069/39/11	SJK (T) Ladang Glenealy
	Parit Utara	069/39/12	SJK (C) Chung Hwa
	Parit Selatan	069/39/13	SK Iskandar Shah
	Belanja Kiri	069/39/14	SK Belanja
	Pasir Gajah	069/39/15	SK Pasir Gajah
	Tanjong Medan	069/39/16	SA Rakyat Nadwah Al Tullab
	Kampong Paloh	069/39/17	SMK Layang-Layang Kiri
	Kampong Dusun	069/39/18	SMK Layang-Layang Kiri
	Kampong Selboh	069/39/19	SK Bukit Chupak
	Kampong Kepala Pulau	069/39/20	SK Layang-Layang Kanan
	Layang-Layang Kanan	069/39/21	SK Layang-Layang Kanan

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Belanja
Assembly	Years	Name	Party
Constituency created
Blanja
1st	1959-1964	Mohamed Haron Kulup Seman	Alliance (UMNO)
2nd	1964-1969	Ahmad Alias Md Alias
	1969-1971	Assembly dissolved
3rd	1969-1974	Hisan Ibrahim	Alliance (UMNO)
Belanja
4th	1974-1978	Hisan Ibrahim	BN (UMNO)
5th	1978-1982	Ahmad Aziziuddin Zainal Abidin
6th	1982-1986
7th	1986-1990	Zainab Ibrahim
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999	Mohamad Zaim Abu Hassan
10th	1999-2004	Faizol Fazli Mohamed	PAS
11th	2004-2008	Mohamad Zaim Abu Hassan	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2018	Mohd Nizar Zakaria
14th	2018-2022	Khairudin Abu Hanipah
15th	2022–present

Election results

Perak state election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Khairudin Abu Hanipah	6,374	47.03	2.37
	PN	Wan Meor Safwat Naqiuddin Shamsudin	5,151	38.01	38.01
	PH	Ahmad Hishamuddin Abdullah	1,881	13.88	10.25
	GTA	Shaharuzzaman Bistaman	146	1.08	1.08
Total valid votes			13,552	100.00
Total rejected ballots			228
Unreturned ballots			40
Turnout			13,820	77.78	3.45
Registered electors			17,767
Majority			1,223	9.02	13.91
	BN hold		Swing

Perak state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Khairudin Abu Hanipah	5,879	49.40	11.43
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Mohd Zahid Abu Bakar	3,150	26.47	12.70
	Pakatan Harapan (2018)	Yahanis Yahya	2,871	24.13	24.13
Total valid votes			11,900	98.02
Total rejected ballots			187	1.54
Unreturned ballots			53	0.44
Turnout			12,140	81.23	3.17
Registered electors			14,946
Majority			2,729	22.93	1.27
	Belanja 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	Mohd Nizar Zakaria	7,691	60.83	0.22
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Najihatussalehah Ahmad	4,728	39.17	0.22
Total valid votes			12,643	99.78
Total rejected ballots			224	1.77
Unreturned ballots			28	0.22
Turnout			12,671	84.40	7.32
Registered electors			15,010
Majority			2,963	21.66	0.44
	Belanja hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".

Perak state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamad Zaim Abu Hassan	6,596	60.61	4.09
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Muhammad Ismi Mat Taib	4,286	39.39	4.09
Total valid votes			10,882	97.56
Total rejected ballots			206	1.85
Unreturned ballots			66	0.59
Turnout			11,154	77.08	3.49
Registered electors			14,470
Majority			2,310	21.22	8.18
	Belanja hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Perak state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamad Zaim Abu Hassan	6,916	64.70	14.20
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Faizol Fadzli Mohamed	3,773	35.30	14.20
Total valid votes			10,689	97.98
Total rejected ballots			169	1.55
Unreturned ballots			51	0.47
Turnout			10,909	73.59	6.70
Registered electors			14,824
Majority			3,143	29.40	28.40
	BN gain from Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party		Swing		?
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2004".

Perak state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Faizol Fadzli Mohamed	5,971	50.50	22.96
	BN	Mohamad Zaim Abu Hassan	5,852	49.50	22.96
Total valid votes			11,823	97.83
Total rejected ballots			262	2.17
Unreturned ballots			0	0
Turnout			12,085	66.89	0.63
Registered electors			18,066
Majority			119	1.00	43.92
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1999".

Perak state election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamad Zaim Abu Hassan	7,765	72.46	11.32
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Abu Hassan Johor	2,951	27.54	27.54
Total valid votes			10,716	96.93
Total rejected ballots			310	2.80
Unreturned ballots			29	0.26
Turnout			11,055	66.26	2.71
Registered electors			16,684
Majority			4,814	44.92	22.64
	Belanja hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1995".

Perak state election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zainab Ibrahim	7,086	61.14	6.14
	S46	Hisan Ibrahim	4,503	38.86	38.86
Total valid votes			11,589	96.19
Total rejected ballots			458	3.80
Unreturned ballots			0	0
Turnout			12,047	68.97	0.18
Registered electors			17,466
Majority			2,583	22.28	12.28
	Belanja hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1990".

Perak state election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zainab Ibrahim	5,950	55.00
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Syeikh Mohd Nor Mansor Al-Hafiz	4,868	45.00
Total valid votes			10,818	96.67
Total rejected ballots			373	3.33
Unreturned ballots			0	0
Turnout			11,191	69.15
Registered electors			16,183
Majority			1,082	10.00
This was a new constituency created.
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.</ref>