Kota Siputeh

Kota Siputeh

Kedah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Kedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Ashraf Mustaqim PN
Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	29,777

Kota Siputeh is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Kota Siputeh's electorate as of 2023 ^[1]

   Malay (91.56%)

   Chinese (6.85%)

  Other ethnicities (1.47%)

   Indian (0.12%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kota Siputeh constituency has a total of 17 polling districts. ^[2]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Kota Seputeh (N03）	Kampung Bahagia	005/03/01	SMK Tunku Bendahara
	Kampung Pering	005/03/02	SJK (C) Pei Min
	Kampung Kandis	005/03/03	SK Kodiang (Baru)
	Pekan Kodiang	005/03/04	SK Kodiang (Lama)
	Kampung Kodiang	005/03/05	SK Tunku Bendahara
	Kampung Siputeh	005/03/06	SJK (C) Pei Min
	Megat Dewa	005/03/07	SK Megat Dewa
	Bukit Hantu	005/03/08	SK Dato' Syed Nahar
	Mesjid Paya	005/03/09	SK Dato' Syed Nahar
	Batu 4 Jalan Sanglang	005/03/10	Pertubuhan Peladang Kawasan B-2 Sanglang Batu 4, Jalan Sanglang
	Manggol	005/03/11	SK Manggol Bongor
	Tok Kepak	005/03/12	SK Tok Kepak
	Sg Korok 2 Mk Sanglang	005/03/13	SK Haji Wan Yahya, Jalan Sanglang
	Sg Korok	005/03/14	SK Haji Wan Yahya, Jalan Sanglang
	Kampung Sanglang	005/03/15	SK Sanglang
	Kerpan	005/03/16	SJK (C) Lam Min
	Kuala Sanglang	005/03/17	SMK Sanglang

Representation history

Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Kota Siputeh
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Jerlun
9th	1995–1999	Abu Hassan Sarif	BN (UMNO)
10th	1999–2004
11th	2004–2008
12th	2008–2013
13th	2013–2018
14th	2018–2023	Salmee Said	PH (AMANAH)
15th	2023–present	Mohd Ashraf Mustaqim Badrul Munir	PN (BERSATU)

Election results

Kedah state election, 2023 : Kota Siputeh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Mohd Ashraf Mustaqim Badrul Munir	17,180	79.60	79.60
	PH	Salmee Said	4,090	18.95	19.57
	Independent	Abdul Latif Ramli	312	1.45	1.45
Total valid votes			21,582	100.00
Total rejected ballots			108
Unreturned ballots			13
Turnout			21,703	72.89	8.81
Registered electors			29,777
Majority			13,090	60.65	52.88
	PN gain from PH		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 2018 : Kota Siputeh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Salmee Said	7,265	38.52	38.52
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Mat Rejab Md Akhir	5,798	30.75	13.46
	BN	Ahmad Azhar Abdullah	5,795	30.73	25.06
Total valid votes			18,858	100.00
Total rejected ballots			319
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			19,225	81.70	4.60
Registered electors			23,544
Majority			1,467	7.77	3.81
	PH gain from BN		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 2013 : Kota Siputeh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abu Hassan Sarif	10,777	55.79	4.23
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Ismail bin W.Teh @ Jaziz	8,539	44.21	4.23
Total valid votes			19,316	100.00
Total rejected ballots			366
Unreturned ballots			17
Turnout			19,699	86.30	4.74
Registered electors			22,816
Majority			2,238	11.58	8.46
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 2008 : Kota Siputeh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abu Hassan Sarif	8,160	51.56	3.46
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Ismail bin W.Teh @ Jaziz	7,665	48.44	3.46
Total valid votes			15,825	100.00
Total rejected ballots			278
Unreturned ballots			23
Turnout			16,126	81.56	1.13
Registered electors			19,771
Majority			495	3.12	6.92
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 2004 : Kota Siputeh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abu Hassan Sarif	8,614	55.02	4.24
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Abdul Wahab Abdul Rahman	7,041	44.98	4.24
Total valid votes			15,655	100.00
Total rejected ballots			229
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			15,884	82.69	4.46
Registered electors			19,209
Majority			1,573	10.04	8.48
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1999 : Kota Siputeh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abu Hassan Sarif	8,477	50.78	6.99
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Abdul Wahab Abdul Rahman	8,216	49.22	6.99
Total valid votes			16,693	100.00
Total rejected ballots			389
Unreturned ballots			8
Turnout			17,090	78.23	1.58
Registered electors			21,847
Majority			261	1.56	13.98
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1995 : Kota Siputeh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abu Hassan Sarif	9,483	57.77
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Abu Kassim bin Abdullah	6,933	42.23
Total valid votes			16,416	100.00
Total rejected ballots			300
Unreturned ballots			11
Turnout			16,727	76.65
Registered electors			21,822
Majority			2,550	15.54
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia . Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
• Anzagain Sdn. Bhd. (2004). Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999) (1st ed.). Shah Alam, Malaysia: Anzagain Sdn. Bhd. ISBN   983-037-152-2.

1. "15th Kedah State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
2. "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 ]}