Bukit Lada

Bukit Lada

Kedah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Kedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Salim Mahmood Al-Hafiz PN
Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	40,729

Bukit Lada is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly. ^[1]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Bukit Lada's electorate as of 2023 ^[2]

   Malay (89.99%)

   Chinese (7.09%)

   Indian (1.87%)

  Other ethnicities (1.05%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bukit Lada constituency has a total of 22 polling districts. ^[3]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Bukit Lada (N09）	Kedundong	008/09/01	Taman Bimbingan Kanak-Kanak Kg. Kedundong
	Derang	008/09/02	SK Bukit Hijau
	Kampung Kejal	008/09/03	SK Bukit Tampoi
	Gajah Mati	008/09/04	SK Bukit Pak Kiau
	Bukit Larek	008/09/05	SM Sains Pokok Sena
	Pekan Bharu Pokok Sena	008/09/06	SK Pokok Sena
	Pekan Lama Pokok Sena	008/09/07	SMK Pokok Sena
	Kampung Kolon	008/09/08	SJK (T) Ladang Jabi
	Jabi	008/09/09	SK Jabi
	Telaga Mas	008/09/10	SK Telaga Mas
	Tanjong Musang	008/09/11	SMK Jabi
	Kebun 500	008/09/12	SJK (C) Chung Hwa
	Kepala Bendang	008/09/13	Tabika KEMAS Kampung Kolam
	Kampung Menerong	008/09/14	SK Wan Abdul Samad
	Kampung Padang	008/09/15	Tabika KEMAS Kampung Padang
	Kampung Paya	008/09/16	SK Kg Paya
	Kampung Nawa	008/09/17	SK Nawa
	Bukit Payong	008/09/18	SK Bukit Payong
	Kubang Leret	008/09/19	SK Kubang Leret
	Kampung Bukit	008/09/20	SK Kampong Bukit
	Kuala Lanjut	008/09/21	SK Kuala Lanjut
	Kampung Panchor	008/09/22	Taman Bimbingan Kanak-Kanak Kg. Panchor

Representation history

Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Bukit Lada
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Langgar
9th	1995–1999	Ahmad Sudin	BN (UMNO)
10th	1999–2004	Sheikh Ismail Kamis	PAS
11th	2004–2008	Ariffin Man	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008–2013	Ahmad Izzat Mohamad Shauki	PR (PAS)
13th	2013–2018	Ahmad Sudin	BN (UMNO)
14th	2018–2020	Salim Mahmood Al-Hafiz	PAS
	2020–2023		PN (PAS)
15th	2023–present

Election results

Kedah state election, 2023 : Bukit Lada

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Salim Mahmood Al-Hafiz	24,183	78.12	78.12
	BN	Syed Ali Syed Rastan	6,772	21.88	11.75
Total valid votes			30,955	100.00
Total rejected ballots			196
Unreturned ballots			33
Turnout			31,184	76.56	7.34
Registered electors			40,729
Majority			17,411	56.24	51.02
	PN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 2018 : Bukit Lada

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Salim Mahmood Al-Hafiz	9,573	38.85	8.39
	BN	Ariffin Man	8,288	33.63	19.13
	PH	Mohd Aizad Roslan	6,337	25.72	25.72
	Independent	Mohd Ismail Othman	444	1.80	1.80
Total valid votes			24,642	100.00
Total rejected ballots			446
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			25,165	83.90	5.00
Registered electors			30,002
Majority			1,285	5.22	0.30
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party gain from BN		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 2013 : Bukit Lada

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Sudin	12,664	52.76	3.31
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Ahmad Izzat Mohamad Shauki	11,340	47.24	3.31
Total valid votes			24,004	100.00
Total rejected ballots			459
Unreturned ballots			58
Turnout			24,521	88.90	5.72
Registered electors			27,593
Majority			1,324	5.52	4.42
	BN gain from Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 2008 : Bukit Lada

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Ahmad Izzat Mohamad Shauki	9,600	50.55	8.02
	BN	Ariffin Man	9,392	49.45	8.02
Total valid votes			18,992	100.00
Total rejected ballots			395
Unreturned ballots			47
Turnout			19,434	83.18	1.72
Registered electors			23,365
Majority			208	1.10	13.84
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party gain from BN		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 2004 : Bukit Lada

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ariffin Man	10,656	57.47	9.85
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Sheikh Ismail Kamis	7,887	42.53	9.85
Total valid votes			18,453	100.00
Total rejected ballots			305
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			18,848	84.90	5.93
Registered electors			22,201
Majority			2,769	14.94	10.18
	BN gain from Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 1999 : Bukit Lada

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Sheikh Ismail Kamis	9,368	52.38	8.55
	BN	Ahmad Sudin	8,516	47.62	8.44
Total valid votes			17,884	100.00
Total rejected ballots			407
Unreturned ballots			19
Turnout			18,310	78.97	2.55
Registered electors			23,187
Majority			852	4.76	7.36
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party gain from BN		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 1995 : Bukit Lada

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Sudin	9,189	56.06
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Mahmud @ Mohamood Che Mat @ Hj Ahmad	7,201	43.94
Total valid votes			16,390	100.00
Total rejected ballots			388
Unreturned ballots			31
Turnout			16,808	76.42
Registered electors			21,995
Majority			1,988	12.12
This was a new constituency created.

References

1. "Kedah 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star . Petaling Jaya. 23 March 2019. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019.(Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)
2. "15th Kedah State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
3. "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 ]}