Parit Buntar (federal constituency)

Parit Buntar (P057)

Perak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Mohd Misbahul Munir Masduki PN
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020) [1]	73,366
Electors (2022) [2]	68,502
Area (km²) [3]	145
Pop. density (per km²)	506

Parit Buntar is a federal constituency in Kerian District, Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Parit Buntar's electorate as of 2022 ^[4]

   Malay (69.0%)

   Chinese (25.9%)

   Indian (5.0%)

  Other ethnicities (0.1%)

Age breakdown of Parit Buntar's electorate as of 2022

  18–20 (5.55%)

  21–29 (19.49%)

  30–39 (20.81%)

  40–49 (18.59%)

  50–59 (16.25%)

  60–69 (11.07%)

  70–79 (6.01%)

  80–89 (1.81%)

  above 90 (0.41%)

Gender breakdown of Parit Buntar's electorate as of 2022

  Male (50.05%)

  Female (49.95%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Parit Buntar constituency is divided into 32 polling districts. ^[5]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Titi Serong (N08）	Parit Sungai Betul	057/08/01	SK Tanjong Piandang
	Sungai Labu	057/08/02	SRA Rakyat Sungai Megat Aris Bagan Tiang
	Sungai Megat Aris	057/08/03	SK Sungai Megat Aris
	Sungai Kota	057/08/04	SK Sungai Megat Aris
	Kedai Empat	057/08/05	SK Haji Ramli
	Sungai Star	057/08/06	SK Sungai Star
	Kampong Perak	057/08/07	SK Titi Serong
	Kampong Kedah	057/08/08	SK Kampong Kedah
	Parit Buntar	057/08/09	SK Sri Kerian
	Seri Tenggara	057/08/10	SK Baru Parit Buntar
	Jalan Kedah	057/08/11	SK Wawasan
	Taman Kerian	057/08/12	SMK Sri Perak
	Titi Serong	057/08/13	SMA Al-Tahzib
	Tebok Haji Musa	057/08/14	Pusat Kecermelangan Padi Jabatan Pertanian Titi Serong
	Parit Tok Ngah	057/08/15	SMA Al Falah
Kuala Kurau (N09)	Tanjong Piandang	057/09/01	SMK Raja Lope Nor Rashid
	Piandang Indah	057/09/02	SJK (C) Nam Hua
	Parit Sungai Burong	057/09/03	SMA Shamsul Maarif Al Wataniah
	Parit Tok Hin	057/09/04	SK Telok Pial
	Sungai Baharu	057/09/05	SK Sungai Baharu
	Batu 14	057/09/06	SMK Kuala Kurau
	Coast Road	057/09/07	SK Kuala Kurau (Baru)
	Jalan Bawah	057/09/08	Taman Didekan Kanak-Kanak Yu Chai
	Parit Abas	057/09/09	SMA Al-Hidayah
	Kuala Kurau	057/09/10	SJK (C) Yu Chai
	Kurau Indah	057/09/11	SK Kuala Kurau
	Simpang Tiga	057/09/12	SK Sri Siakap
	Siakap Road	057/09/13	Pertubuhan Perladangan Kawasan Kuala Kurau
	Parit Telok Pial	057/09/14	SK Sungai Burong
	Parit Haji Wahab	057/09/15	SK Parit Hj Wahab
	Parit Haji Abd. Rahman	057/09/16	Madrasah Al-Islamiah Addiniah
	Parit Haji Ali	057/09/17	SRA Rakyat Al-Ihyaa Al-Diniyyah

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Parit Buntar
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Krian Larut
4th	P046	1974–1978	Sulaiman Taib (سليمان طائب)	BN (UMNO)
5th		1978–1982	Idris Abdul Rauf (إدريس عبدالرؤوف)
6th		1982–1986	Abdul Rahman Suliman (عبدالرحمن سليمان)
7th	P051	1986–1990
8th		1990–1995
9th	P054	1995–1999	Abdul Rahman Sulaiman (عبدالرحمٰن سليمان)
10th		1999–2004	Hasan Mohamed Ali (حسن محمد علي)	BA (PAS)
11th	P057	2004–2008	Abdul Hamid Zainal Abidin (عبدالحميد زين العابدين)	BN (UMNO)
12th		2008–2013	Mujahid Yusof Rawa (مجاهد يوسف راوا)	PR (PAS)
13th		2013–2015
		2015–2018		AMANAH
14th		2018–2022		PH (AMANAH)
15th		2022–present	Mohd Misbahul Munir Masduki (محمد مصباح المنير مصدوقي)	PN (PAS)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–1959*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Parit Buntar			Kuala Kurau
			Simpang Lima
				Titi Serong

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N8	Titi Serong	Hakimi Hamzi Mohd Hayat	PN (PAS)
N9	Kuala Kurau	Abdul Yunus Jamahri	PN (BERSATU)

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N8	Titi Serong	Kerian District Council	34200 Parit Buntar 34250 Tanjong Piandang 34300 Bagan Serai 34350 Kuala Kurau
N9	Kuala Kurau

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Mohd Misbahul Munir Masduki	23,223	43.90	43.90
	PH	Mujahid Yusof Rawa	17,828	33.70	5.52
	BN	Imran Mohd Yusof	11,593	21.91	10.05
	GTA	Rohijas Md Sharif	259	0.49	0.49
Total valid votes			52,903	100.00
Total rejected ballots			592
Unreturned ballots			101
Turnout			53,596	77.23	6.35
Registered electors			68,502
Majority			5,395	10.20	2.95
	PN gain from PH		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753277/PUB610%20PARLIMEN%20PERAK.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Mujahid Yusof Rawa	16,753	39.22	39.22
	BN	Abdul Puhat Mat Nayan	13,655	31.96	8.31
	PAS	Ahmad Azhar Sharin	12,312	28.82	30.91
Total valid votes			42,720	100.00
Total rejected ballots			536
Unreturned ballots			91
Turnout			43,347	83.58	2.58
Registered electors			51,860
Majority			3,098	7.25	12.21
	PH gain from PAS		Swing		?
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 237/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[ permanent dead link ‍] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 311/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[ permanent dead link ‍]

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mujahid Yusof Rawa	26,015	59.73	1.09
	BN	Mua'amar Ghadafi Jamal Jamaludin	17,539	40.27	1.09
Total valid votes			43,554	100.00
Total rejected ballots			618
Unreturned ballots			134
Turnout			44,306	86.16	7.45
Registered electors			51,422
Majority			8,476	19.46	2.18
	PAS hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 174/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-14. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 215/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-14.[ permanent dead link ‍]

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mujahid Yusof	21,221	60.82	17.73
	BN	Abdul Raman Suliman	13,670	39.18	17.73
Total valid votes			34,891	100.00
Total rejected ballots			618
Unreturned ballots			83
Turnout			35,592	78.71	1.55
Registered electors			45,219
Majority			7,551	21.64	7.82
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Hamid Ngah @ Zainal Abidin	19,312	56.91	10.43
	PAS	Hasan Mohamed Ali	14,623	43.09	10.43
Total valid votes			33,935	100.00
Total rejected ballots			591
Unreturned ballots			41
Turnout			34,567	77.16	5.24
Registered electors			44,799
Majority			4,689	13.82	6.78
	BN gain from National Trust Party (Malaysia)-Malaysian Islamic Party		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Hasan Mohamed Ali	15,931	53.52	12.94
	BN	Abdul Raman Suliman	13,837	46.48	12.94
Total valid votes			29,768	100.00
Total rejected ballots			630
Unreturned ballots			76
Turnout			30,474	71.92	0.97
Registered electors			42,372
Majority			2,094	7.04	11.80
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Raman Sulaiman	17,180	59.42	9.33
	S46	Idris Abdul Rauf	11,731	40.58	9.33
Total valid votes			28,911	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,133
Unreturned ballots			79
Turnout			30,123	70.95	3.42
Registered electors			42,456
Majority			5,449	18.84	15.54
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Raman Suliman	14,113	50.09	7.48
	S46	Idris Abdul Rauf	13,267	47.09	47.09
	Independent	Jaafar Ali	796	2.82	2.82
Total valid votes			28,176	100.00
Total rejected ballots			892
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			29,068	74.37	2.91
Registered electors			39,086
Majority			846	3.00	1.57
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Raman Suliman	11,029	42.61	16.71
	PAS	Ahmad Subki Abd. Latif @ Subky Abd. Latif	9,846	38.04	2.64
	DAP	Lim Yan Chiow	5,011	19.35	19.35
Total valid votes			25,886	100.00
Total rejected ballots			648
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			26,534	71.46	5.00
Registered electors			37,132
Majority			1,183	4.57	14.07
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Raman Suliman	16,758	59.32	7.47
	PAS	Ahmad Hassan Salahuddin Mohamed Khalil	11,492	40.68	40.68
Total valid votes			28,250	100.00
Total rejected ballots			973
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			29,223	76.46	0.24
Registered electors			38,219
Majority			5,266	18.64	8.42
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Idris Abdul Rauf	12,437	51.85	1.94
	DAP	Tan Hee Pau @ Tan Kee Pow	9,985	41.63	41.63
	Independent	Shaarani Mohamad	1,564	6.52	6.52
Total valid votes			23,986	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,852
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			26,838	76.70	1.16
Registered electors			34,991
Majority			2,452	10.22	2.64
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Sulaiman Taib	12,134	53.79
	Independent	Zulkarnain Ahmad	10,425	46.21
Total valid votes			22,559	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,413
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			23,972	75.54
Registered electors			31,734
Majority			1,709	7.58
This was a new constituency created.

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