Lunas (state constituency)

Lunas

Kedah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Kedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Khairul Anuar Ramli PN
Constituency created	1959
First contested	1959
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2023)	82,212

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

Demographics

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

   Malay (53.68%)

   Chinese (24.29%)

   Indian (21.29%)

  Other ethnicities (0.73%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Lunas constituency has a total of 22 polling districts. ^[2]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Lunas (N34)	Pekan Padang Serai	017/34/01	SJK (C) Shang Cheng
	Jalan Baling	017/34/02	SMK Padang Serai
	Jalan Lunas	017/34/03	SMK Kulim
	Henrietta	017/34/04	SJK (T) Ladang Henrietta
	Victoria	017/34/05	SJK (T) Ladang Victoria
	Naga Lilit	017/34/06	SK Permatang Tok Dik
	Sungai Seluang	017/34/07	SK Sungai Seluang
	Batu Enam	017/34/08	SMK Lunas
	Kampung Baru Lunas	017/34/09	SK Lunas Jaya
	Pekan Lunas	017/34/10	SJK (C) Hwa Min
	Taman Sejahtera	017/34/11	SK Sri Limau
	Paya Besar	017/34/12	SK Jalan Paya Besar
	Taman Lobak	017/34/13	SMK Tunku Panglima Besar
	Sungai Limau	017/34/14	SK Sri Limau
	Kampung Keladi	017/34/15	SK Keladi
	Taman Selasih	017/34/16	SMK Taman Selasih
	Simpang Tiga Keladi	017/34/17	SMK Keladi
	Kampung Dusun	017/34/18	SMK Keladi
	Kelang Sago	017/34/19	SJK (C) Chio Min (A) SJK (C) Chio Min (B)
	Bandar Putra	017/34/20	SK Air Merah
	Taman Angsana	017/34/21	SK Taman Selasih
	Taman Semarak	017/34/22	SK Taman Selasih

Representation history

Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Lunas
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1959–1964	Soon Cheng Leong	Alliance (MCA)
2nd	1964–1969
	1969–1971	State assembly was suspended
3rd	1971–1974	Soon Cheng Leong	Alliance (MCA)
4th	1974–1978		BN (MCA)
5th	1978–1982	Fang Chok Seong
6th	1982–1986
7th	1986–1990	S. Subramaniam	BN (MIC)
8th	1990–1995
9th	1995–1999	Joseph Fernandez
10th	1999–2000
	2000–2004	Saifuddin Nasution Ismail	KeADILan
11th	2004–2008	Ganesan Subamaniam	BN (MIC)
12th	2008–2009	Mohammad Radzhi Salleh	PR (PKR)
	2009–2013		Independent
13th	2013–2018	Azman Nasrudin	PR (PKR)
14th	2018–2020		PH (PKR)
	2020–2023		PN (BERSATU)
15th	2023–present	Khairul Anuar Ramli

Election results

Kedah state election, 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Khairul Anuar Ramli	31,537	52.99	52.99
	PH	Shamsul Anuar Abdullah	27,054	45.45	11.98
	Independent	Arichindarem Sinappayen	417	0.70	0.70
	Independent	Rajendaran Nadajaran	364	0.61	0.61
	Independent	Pannir Selvam Suppiah	148	0.25	0.25
Total valid votes			59,520	100.00
Total rejected ballots			310
Unreturned ballots			97
Turnout			59,927	72.89	10.61
Registered electors			82,212
Majority			4,483	7.54	25.65
	PN gain from PH		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Azman Nasrudin	23,904	57.43	57.43
	PAS	Ahmad Taufiq Baharom	10,091	24.24	24.24
	BN	Thuraisingam Muthu	7,489	17.99	18.25
Total valid votes			41,625	100.00
Total rejected ballots			418
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			42,043	83.50	3.50
Registered electors			50,336
Majority			13,813	33.19	7.04
	PH hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Azman Nasrudin	21,670	62.39	7.97
	BN	Ananthan Somasundaram	12,586	36.24	6.60
	Independent	Vasanthi Ramalingam	406	1.17	1.17
	KITA	Prebakarran Nair	71	0.20	0.20
Total valid votes			34,733	100.00
Total rejected ballots			392
Unreturned ballots			110
Turnout			35,235	87.00	7.71
Registered electors			50,336
Majority			9,084	26.15	14.57
	PKR hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Mohammad Radzhi Salleh	17,836	70.36	29.91
	BN	Ananthan Somasundaram	7,513	29.64	29.91
Total valid votes			25,349	100.00
Total rejected ballots			360
Unreturned ballots			2
Turnout			25,711	79.29	1.57
Registered electors			32,386
Majority			10,323	40.72	21.62
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ganesan Subramaniam	13,218	59.55	10.96
	PKR	Chua Tian Chang	8,979	40.45	10.96
Total valid votes			27,967	100.00
Total rejected ballots			418
Unreturned ballots			2
Turnout			22,615	80.86	3.29
Registered electors			32,386
Majority			4,239	19.10	16.52
	BN gain from PKR		Swing		?

Kedah state by-election, 29 November 2000
Upon the death of incumbent, Joseph Fernandez

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Saifuddin Nasution Ismail	10,511	51.17	51.17
	BN	S. Anthonysamy	9,981	48.59	8.60
	Independent	N. Letchumanan	50	0.24	0.24
Total valid votes			20,542	100.00
Total rejected ballots			204
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			20,746	77.57	5.01
Registered electors			26,746
Majority			530	2.58	24.96
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Joseph Fernandez	9,760	57.19	17.20
	DAP	M. Kathiravelo	5,060	29.65	29.65
	Independent	Hj. Ibrahim Hj. Mohd. Rashidi	2,158	12.65	12.65
	Independent	N. Letchumanan (Katu Rajah)	87	0.51	0.51
Total valid votes			17,065	100.00
Total rejected ballots			685
Unreturned ballots			13
Turnout			17,763	72.56	1.60
Registered electors			24,481
Majority			4,700	27.54	21.24
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Joseph Fernandez	11,034	74.39	23.05
	S46	Majid @ ZinudinArop @ Arof	3,798	25.61	4.90
Total valid votes			14,832	100.00
Total rejected ballots			420
Unreturned ballots			1,060
Turnout			16,312	74.16	0.07
Registered electors			24,481
Majority			7,236	48.78	27.95
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	S. Subramaniam	9,258	51.34	14.02
	S46	K. Murugaih	5,502	30.51	30.51
	Independent	Hj. Mustapa Md. Taib	3,272	18.15	18.15
Total valid votes			18,032	100.00
Total rejected ballots			830
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			18,862	74.09	0.98
Registered electors			25,458
Majority			3,756	20.83	9.89
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	S. Subramaniam	10,020	65.36	9.42
	PAS	Haji Ismail Mohamed	5,310	34.64	12.74
Total valid votes			15,330	100.00
Total rejected ballots			544
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			15,874	73.11	4.65
Registered electors			21,713
Majority			4,710	30.72	22.16
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Fang Chok Seong	12,193	74.78	11.71
	PAS	Khatib Shorbaini Haji Hassan	3,571	21.90	11.48
	Independent	Ramley Ismail	541	3.32	3.32
Total valid votes			16,305	100.00
Total rejected ballots			423
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			16,728	77.76	2.42
Registered electors			21,513
Majority			8,622	52.88	23.19
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Fang Chok Seong	8,910	63.07	63.07
	PAS	Haji Arifin Haji Kechik	4,717	33.38	33.38
	Kesatuan Insaf Tanah Air	Kana Kujambu	503	3.56	3.56
Total valid votes			14,130	100.00
Total rejected ballots			757
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			14,887	80.18
Registered electors			18,565
Majority			4,193	29.69
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On Nomination Day, Soon Cheng Leong won uncontested.
	BN	Soon Cheng Leong
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			14,803
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1969

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Soon Cheng Leong	6,197	67.80	11.30
	PMIP	Haji Ishak Haji Taib	2,943	32.20	11.30
Total valid votes			9,140	100.00
Total rejected ballots			963
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			10,103	71.30	4.10
Registered electors			14,173
Majority			3,254	35.60	22.60
	Alliance hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Soon Cheng Leong	7,106	79.10	1.11
	PMIP	Mohd Ramli Abdullah	1,877	20.90	1.11
Total valid votes			8,983	100.00
Total rejected ballots			614
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			9,597	75.40	3.90
Registered electors			12,726
Majority			5,229	58.20	2.22
	Alliance hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1959

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Soon Cheng Leong	5,872	80.21
	PMIP	Mohd Ramli Abdullah	1,449	19.79
Total valid votes			7,321	100.00
Total rejected ballots			306
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			7,627	79.30
Registered electors			9,623
Majority			4,432	60.42
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.

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