Bukit Gantang (federal constituency)

Bukit Gantang (P059)

Perak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Syed Abu Fasal Independent
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020) [1]	107,813
Electors (2022) [2]	94,253
Area (km²) [3]	833
Pop. density (per km²)	129.4

Bukit Gantang is a federal constituency in Larut, Matang and Selama District, Perak, 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

Ethnic breakdown of Bukit Gantang's electorate as of 2022 ^[4]

   Malay (72.0%)

   Chinese (19.1%)

   Indian (8.7%)

  Other ethnicities (0.2%)

Age breakdown of Bukit Gantang's electorate as of 2022

  18-20 (5.71%)

  21-29 (21.22%)

  30-39 (23.35%)

  40-49 (17.11%)

  50-59 (13.98%)

  60-69 (11.41%)

  70-79 (5.32%)

  80-89 (1.58%)

  above 90 (0.32%)

Gender breakdown of Bukit Gantang's electorate as of 2022

  Male (49.41%)

  Female (50.59%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Bukit Gantang constituency is divided into 37 polling districts. ^[5]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Kuala Sepetang (N13)	Kurina Jaya	059/13/01	SRA Rakyat Nurul Hidayah
	Palma	059/13/02	SK Taman Palma Madrasah Al-Zilahiyah
	Ayer Puteh	059/13/03	SK Ayer Puteh
	Jebong	059/13/04	SK Ngah Ibrahim
	Kuala Sepetang	059/13/05	SJK (C) Poay Eng
	Kampong Menteri	059/13/06	SK Laksamana
	Jalan Mangala	059/13/07	SJK (C) Khea Wah
	Simpang Halt	059/13/08	SJK (T) Kampung Jebong Lama
	Sungai Mati	059/13/09	SMK Matang
	Sungai Limau	059/13/10	SK Matang Gelugor
	Matang Gelugor	059/13/11	SK Matang Gelugor
	Kampong Jaha	059/13/12	Dewan J.K.K.K Kg. Jaha/Kg. Perak
	Bendang Siam	059/13/13	SMK Dato' Wan Ahmad Rasdi
	Changkat Ibol	059/13/14	SK Changkat Ibol
Changkat Jering (N14)	Larut Tin	059/14/01	SRA Rakyat Madrasah Al Khairiah Addinah Dewan Orang Ramai Kg Larut Tin
	Kawasan J.K.R	059/14/02	SJK (T) Ladang Holyrood SRA Rakyat Al Hashimiah Pengkalan Aur
	Jalan Simpang	059/14/03	SA Rakyat Al-Irshadiah SK Pengkalan Aur
	Simpang Lama	059/14/04	SRA Rakyat An-Nur SMK Simpang
	Ayer Kuning	059/14/05	SK Changkat Larut SMK Pengkalan Aur
	Changkat Jering	059/14/06	SK Changkat Jering
	Jelutong	059/14/07	SK Jelutong
	Bukit Gantang	059/14/08	SK Dato Panglima Bukit Gantang
	Kampong Cheh	059/14/09	SK Sultan Abdullah
Trong (N15)	Kuala Trong	059/15/01	SJK (C) Siu Sin
	Trong Barat	059/15/02	SK Toh Johan
	Kampong Telok Trong	059/15/03	SK Temelok
	Temelok	059/15/04	SK Temelok
	Pasir Hitam Trong	059/15/05	SJK (C) Aik Hua
	Sungai Tinggi	059/15/06	SK Sungai Tinggi
	Sungai Che Rahmat	059/15/07	SK Permatang Raja
	Permatang Raja	059/15/08	SK Permatang Raja
	Batu Hampar	059/15/09	SK Batu Hampar
	Sungai Rotan	059/15/10	SJK (C) Sungai Rotan
	Padang Gajah	059/15/11	SK Padang Gajah
	Ayer Terjun	059/15/12	SJK (C) Ngai Seng
	Trong	059/15/13	SK Toh Johan
	Bukit Gantang Selatan	059/15/14	SK Toh Johan

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Bukit Gantang
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Matang
7th	P053	1986–1990	Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan (عبدالله فاذل چي وان)	BN (UMNO)
8th		1990–1995
9th	P056	1995–1999
10th		1999–2004
11th	P059	2004–2008	Tan Lian Hoe (陈莲花)	BN (GERAKAN)
12th		2008–2009	Roslan Shaharum (روسلن شاهروم)	PR (PAS)
		2009–2013	Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin (نزار جمال الدين)
13th		2013–2018	Idris Ahmad (إدريس أحمد)
14th		2018	Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Syed Abdul Fasal (سيد أبو حسين بن حفيظ سيد عبدالفصل)	BN (UMNO)
		2018–2020		Independent
		2020–2022		PN (BERSATU)
15th		2022–2024
		2024–present		Independent

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Bukit Gantang				Changkat Jering
					Kuala Sapetang
							Kuala Sepetang
				Sapetang
					Trong

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N13	Kuala Sepetang	Ahmad Man	PN (BERSATU)
N14	Changkat Jering	Rahim Ismail	PN (PAS)
N15	Trong	Faisal Abdul Rahman

Local governments

No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N13	Kuala Sepetang	Taiping Municipal Council
N14	Changkat Jering
N15	Trong

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Syed Abdul Fasal	32,625	45.59	45.59
	BN	Mohammad Sollehin Mohamad Tajie	19,869	27.76	11.72
	PH	Fakhruldin Mohd Hashim	18,565	25.94	6.35
	GTA	Mohd Shukri Mohd Yusoff	508	0.71	0.71
Total valid votes			71,567	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,033
Unreturned ballots			135
Turnout			72,735	75.93	6.89
Registered electors			94,253
Majority			12,756	17.83	10.64
	PN gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753277/PUB610%20PARLIMEN%20PERAK.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Syed Abdul Fasal	22,450	39.48	9.70
	PH	Khadri Khalid	18,361	32.29	32.29
	PAS	Idris Ahmad	16,052	28.23	22.59
Total valid votes			56,863	100.00
Total rejected ballots			761
Unreturned ballots			243
Turnout			57,867	82.82	3.35
Registered electors			69,873
Majority			4,089	7.19	5.55
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 237/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[ permanent dead link ] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 311/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[ permanent dead link ]

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Idris Ahmad	30,563	50.82	2.51
	BN	Ismail Saffian	29,577	49.18	2.66
Total valid votes			60,140	100.00
Total rejected ballots			748
Unreturned ballots			130
Turnout			61,018	85.63	11.00
Registered electors			71,257
Majority			986	1.64	5.17
	PAS hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 174/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-14. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 215/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-14.[ permanent dead link ]

Malaysian general by-election, 7 April 2009
Upon the death of incumbent, Roslan Shaharum

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin	21,860	53.33	2.45
	BN	Ismail Saffian	19,071	46.52	0.38
	Independent	Kamarul Ramizu Idris	62	0.15	0.15
Total valid votes			40,993	100.00
Total rejected ballots			456
Unreturned ballots			18
Turnout			41,467	74.63	1.98
Registered electors			55,562
Majority			2,789	6.81	2.83
	PAS hold		Swing
Source(s) "Pilihan Raya Kecil P.059 Bukit Gantang". Election Commission of Malaysia . Retrieved 2018-09-19.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Roslan Shaharum	20,015	50.88	12.67
	BN	Abdul Azim Mohd Zabidi	18,449	46.90	14.89
	Independent	Mohganan P. Manikam	872	2.22	2.22
Total valid votes			39,336	100.00
Total rejected ballots			851
Unreturned ballots			114
Turnout			40,301	72.65	0.93
Registered electors			55,471
Majority			1,566	3.98	19.60
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Lian Hoe	23,294	61.79	4.95
	PAS	Lo' Lo' Mohamad Ghazali	14,406	38.21	4.95
Total valid votes			37,700	100.00
Total rejected ballots			886
Unreturned ballots			56
Turnout			38,642	71.72	4.01
Registered electors			53,627
Majority			8,888	23.58	9.90
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan	21,184	56.84	15.43
	PAS	Roslan Shaharum	16,083	43.16	43.16
Total valid votes			37,267	100.00
Total rejected ballots			838
Unreturned ballots			68
Turnout			38,173	67.71	0.64
Registered electors			56,377
Majority			5,101	13.68	30.86
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan	24,590	72.27	9.92
	S46	Abdullah Hudi Abdul Latif	9,436	27.73	27.73
Total valid votes			34,026	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,635
Unreturned ballots			406
Turnout			36,067	68.35	3.70
Registered electors			52,768
Majority			15,154	44.54	19.84
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan	18,210	62.35	0.91
	PAS	Azizan Mohamed Desa	10,997	37.65	0.91
Total valid votes			29,207	100.00
Total rejected ballots			893
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			30,100	72.05	4.11
Registered electors			41,775
Majority			7,213	24.70	1.82
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan	16,579	63.26
	PAS	Baharuddin Abdul Latif	9,628	36.74
Total valid votes			26,207	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,060
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			27,267	67.94
Registered electors			40,131
Majority			6,951	26.52
This was a new constituency created.

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