Bukit Pinang (state constituency)

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Bukit Pinang
Flag of Kedah.svg Kedah constituency
State constituency
Legislature Kedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Wan Romani Wan Salim
PN
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested 2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)36,791

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

Contents

Demographics

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

   Malay (93.12%)
   Chinese (5.33%)
   Indian (0.94%)
  Other ethnicities (0.61%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bukit Pinang constituency has a total of 16 polling districts. [3]

State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Bukit Pinang (N10)Paya Lengkuas008/10/01SK Lengkuas
Bukit Pinang008/10/02SJK (C) Soon Cheng
Titi Baru008/10/03SMK Kepala Batas
Kubang Lintah008/10/04SK Haji Abu Bakar
Hutan Kampung008/10/05SMK Hutan Kampung
Taman Bayu008/10/06SMK Dato' Syed Omar
Kampung Bohor008/10/07SK Bohor
Lepai008/10/08SK Haji Abu Bakar
Kampung Sungai Mati008/10/09Maktab Mahmud Pokok Sena
Limbong008/10/10SK Taman Awana
Kampung Alor Setol008/10/11SJK (C) Tai Chong
Pondok Langgar008/10/12SK Langgar
Kampung Langgar B008/10/13SMK Langgar
Telok Jamat008/10/14SK Teluk Jamat
Alor Senibong008/10/15Pertubuhan Peladang Kawasan Gerak Maju B-III Km 14
Tualang008/10/16SK Tualang

Representation history

Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Bukit Pinang
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Langgar
11th2004–2008Md Roshidi OsmanPAS
12th2008–2013PR (PAS)
13th2013–2018 Wan Romani Wan Salim
14th 2018–2020PAS
2020–2023PN (PAS)
15th2023–present

Election results

Kedah state election, 2023
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PN Wan Romani Wan Salim 23,04182.82Increase2.svg 82.82
PH Hazir Mat Zain4,78017.18Decrease2.svg 12.98
Total valid votes27,821 100.00
Total rejected ballots156
Unreturned ballots53
Turnout28,03076.19Decrease2.svg 7.61
Registered electors36,791
Majority18,26165.64Increase2.svg 52.23
PN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Wan Romani Wan Salim10,43243.57Decrease2.svg 10.12
PH Che Mat Dzaher Ahmad7,22030.16Increase2.svg 30.16
BN Mohammad Nawar Ariffin6,28926.27Decrease2.svg 20.04
Total valid votes23,941100.00
Total rejected ballots300
Unreturned ballots96
Turnout24,33783.80Decrease2.svg 3.10
Registered electors29,041
Majority3,21213.41Increase2.svg 6.03
PAS hold Swing
Kedah state election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Wan Romani Wan Salim12,15253.69Decrease2.svg 4.99
BN Syeikh Alias Mustafa10,48046.31Increase2.svg 4.99
Total valid votes22,632100.00
Total rejected ballots258
Unreturned ballots71
Turnout22,96186.90Increase2.svg 3.84
Registered electors26,426
Majority1,6727.38Decrease2.svg 10.14
PAS hold Swing
Kedah state election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Md Roshidi Osman11,30758.68Increase2.svg 6.24
BN Che Omar Saad7,90841.16Decrease2.svg 6.24
Total valid votes19,215100.00
Total rejected ballots372
Unreturned ballots514
Turnout20,10183.06Increase2.svg 1.36
Registered electors24,202
Majority3,39917.52Increase2.svg 12.40
PAS hold Swing
Kedah state election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Md Roshidi Osman9,63652.56
BN Ahmad Sudin8,69947.44
Total valid votes18,335100.00
Total rejected ballots144
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout18,47981.70
Registered electors22,617
Majority9375.12
This was a new constituency created.

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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 ]