Kuala Kurau (state constituency)

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Kuala Kurau
Flag of Perak.svg Perak constituency
State constituency
Legislature Perak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Abdul Yunus Jamahri
PN
Constituency created1959
First contested1959
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)32,602

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

Contents

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Kuala Kurau's electorate as of 2022

   Malay (63.25%)
   Chinese (35.13%)
   Indian (1.38%)
  Other ethnicities (0.24%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kuala Kurau constituency is divided into 17 polling districts. [1]

State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Kuala Kurau (N09)Tanjong Piandang057/09/01SMK Raja Lope Nor Rashid
Piandang Indah057/09/02SJK (C) Nam Hua
Parit Sungai Burong057/09/03SMA Shamsul Maarif Al Wataniah
Parit Tok Hin057/09/04SK Telok Pial
Sungai Baharu057/09/05SK Sungai Baharu
Batu 14057/09/06SMK Kuala Kurau
Coast Road057/09/07SK Kuala Kurau (Baru)
Jalan Bawah057/09/08Taman Didekan Kanak-Kanak Yu Chai
Parit Abas057/09/09SMA Al-Hidayah
Kuala Kurau057/09/10SJK (C) Yu Chai
Kurau Indah057/09/11SK Kuala Kurau
Simpang Tiga057/09/12SK Sri Siakap
Siakap Road057/09/13Pertubuhan Perladangan Kawasan Kuala Kurau
Parit Telok Pial057/09/14SK Sungai Burong
Parit Haji Wahab057/09/15SK Parit Hj Wahab
Parit Haji Abd. Rahman057/09/16Madrasah Al-Islamiah Addiniah
Parit Haji Ali057/09/17SRA Rakyat Al-Ihyaa Al-Diniyyah

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kuala Kurau
AssemblyYearsNameParty
Constituency created
1st1959-1964Samsudin AhmadAlliance (UMNO)
2nd1964-1969
1969-1971Assembly dissolved
3rd1969-1974Ismail DaudAlliance (UMNO)
4th1974-1978Zakaria Johor AliBN (UMNO)
5th1978-1982Abdul Rahman MokhtarPAS
6th1982-1986Shaarani MohamedBN (UMNO)
7th1986-1990Ahmad Shariffudin A Aziz
8th1990-1995
9th1995-1999
10th1999-2004
11th2004-2008Mohd Salleh Mat Disa
12th2008-2013 Abdul Yunus Jamahri PR (PKR)
13th2013-2018
14th2018-2020PH (PKR)
2020-2022PN (BERSATU)
15th2022–present

Election Results

Perak state election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PN Abdul Yunus Jamahri 10,30941.97Increase2.svg 41.97
PH Anuar Ahmad8,96236.49Decrease2.svg 5.39
BN Mohd Jamil Jahaya5,29221.54Decrease2.svg 7.55
Total valid votes24,872 100.00
Total rejected ballots259
Unreturned ballots50
Turnout25,18176.29Decrease2.svg 7.17
Registered electors32,602
Majority1,3475.48Decrease2.svg 7.31
PN gain from PH Swing ?
Perak state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Abdul Yunus Jamahri 8,65541.88Increase2.svg 41.26
BN Shahrul Nizam Razali6,01229.09Decrease2.svg 8.16
PAS Abdul Baharin Mat Desa5,99729.02Increase2.svg 29.02
Total valid votes20,66498.51
Total rejected ballots2731.30
Unreturned ballots390.19
Turnout20,97683.46Decrease2.svg 2.24
Registered electors25,134
Majority2,64312.79Decrease2.svg 12.71
Kuala Kurau hold Swing PH (2018)
Source(s)
"RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".
Perak state election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PKR Abdul Yunus Jamahri 12,33662.75Increase2.svg 11.29
BN Mohd Salleh Mat Disa7,32237.25Decrease2.svg 11.29
Total valid votes19,65898.36
Total rejected ballots2821.41
Unreturned ballots450.23
Turnout19,98585.70Increase2.svg 7.83
Registered electors23,315
Majority5,01425.50Increase2.svg 22.58
Kuala Kurau hold Swing PKR
Perak state election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PKR Abdul Yunus Jamahri 8,22451.46Increase2.svg 51.46
BN Mohd Salleh Mat Disa7,75748.54Decrease2.svg 4.03
Total valid votes15,98197.68
Total rejected ballots3782.31
Unreturned ballots10.01
Turnout16,36077.87Increase2.svg 1.48
Registered electors21,009
Majority4672.92Decrease2.svg 12.73
PKR gain from BN Swing ?
Perak state election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohd Salleh Mat Disa8,32852.57Increase2.svg 3.74
PAS Khalil Idham Lim Abdullah5,84936.92Increase2.svg 30.97
DAP Tan Ah An1,66410.50Increase2.svg 10.50
Total valid votes15,84197.75
Total rejected ballots3432.12
Unreturned ballots220.14
Turnout16,20676.39Increase2.svg 5.53
Registered electors21,216
Majority2,47915.65Increase2.svg 12.04
Kuala Kurau hold Swing BN
Perak state election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Ahmad Shariffudin A Aziz6,94148.83Decrease2.svg 5.28
PKR Zainuddin Abdul Rashid6,42745.22Increase2.svg 45.22
PAS Aswan Ismail8465.95Decrease2.svg 20.31
Total valid votes14,21495.90
Total rejected ballots5803.91
Unreturned ballots270.18
Turnout14,82170.86Decrease2.svg 0.45
Registered electors20,916
Majority5143.61Decrease2.svg 24.24
Kuala Kurau hold Swing BN
Perak state election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Ahmad Shariffudin A Aziz7,75454.11Increase2.svg 12.05
PAS Kadir Idris3,76326.26Increase2.svg 0.34
DAP Abdul Hamid Salleh2,81319.63Decrease2.svg 12.39
Total valid votes14,33097.15
Total rejected ballots3952.68
Unreturned ballots250.17
Turnout14,75071.31Decrease2.svg 3.58
Registered electors20,684
Majority3,99127.85Increase2.svg 17.81
Kuala Kurau hold Swing BN
Perak state election, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Ahmad Shariffudin A Aziz5,90242.06Increase2.svg 5.82
DAP Clement De Brito4,49332.02Decrease2.svg 1.57
PAS Hashim Walad3,63625.92Decrease2.svg 4.25
Total valid votes14,03196.53
Total rejected ballots5043.47
Unreturned ballots00
Turnout14,53574.89Increase2.svg 1.86
Registered electors19,409
Majority1,40910.04Increase2.svg 7.36
Kuala Kurau hold Swing BN
Perak state election, 1986
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Ahmad Shariffudin A Aziz4,92436.24
DAP Lim Yan Chiow4,56433.59
PAS Ghazalli Ahmad4,10030.17
Total valid votes13,58897.34
Total rejected ballots3722.66
Unreturned ballots00
Turnout13,96073.03
Registered electors19,116
Majority3602.68
Kuala Kurau hold Swing BN

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