Suka Menanti

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Suka Menanti
Flag of Kedah.svg Kedah constituency
State constituency
Legislature Kedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Dzowahir Ab Ghani
PN
Constituency created2018
First contested 2018
Last contested 2023
Demographics
Population (2020)56,156
Electors (2023)41,957

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

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Demographics

As of 2020, N.12 Suka Menanti has a population of 56,156 people. [1]

Ethnic breakdown of Suka Menanti's electorate as of 2023 [2]
  1. Malay (72.2%)
  2. Chinese (23.2%)
  3. Indian (4.00%)
  4. Other ethnicities (0.60%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Suka Menanti constituency has a total of 15 polling districts. [3]

State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Suka Menanti (N12）Taman Malaysia009/12/01SK Seri Amar Diraja
Taman Golf009/12/02Jabatan Kebudayaan Dan Kesenian Negara Kedah
Taman Uda009/12/03SK Taman Uda
Jalan Sultanah009/12/04SMK Sultanah Bahiyah
Alor Semadom009/12/05SK Hj Mohd Shariff
Seberang Pumpong009/12/06SJK (C) Pumpong
Suka Menanti009/12/07SK Suka Menanti
Taman Wira009/12/08SMK Mergong
Gunong Sali009/12/09SK Seri Perdana
Kampung Berjaya009/12/10SJK (C) Long Chuan
Telok Yan009/12/11SJK (C) Long Chuan
Kampung Seberang Terus009/12/12SMK Tuanku Abdul Rahman
Taman Rakyat Mergong009/12/13SMK Tuanku Abdul Rahman
Kampung Batin009/12/14SK Mergong
Alor Merah009/12/15SMK Alor Merah

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Suka Menanti
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Bakar Bata, Anak Bukit and Bukit Pinang
14th 2018–2023 Zamri Yusuf PH (PKR)
15th 2023–present Dzowahir Ab Ghani PN (BERSATU)

Election results

Kedah state election, 2023 : Suka Menanti
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
PN Dzowahir Ab Ghani 18,39664.44Increase2.svg 64.44
PH Zamri Yusuf 10,15135.56Decrease2.svg 17.79
Total valid votes28,547 100.00
Total rejected ballots155
Unreturned ballots53
Turnout28,75568.53
Registered electors41,957
Majority8,245
PN gain from PH Swing ?
Kedah state election, 2018 : Suka Menanti
PartyCandidateVotes%
PH Zamri Yusuf 13,30153.35
BN Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah 7,05028.28
PAS Mohd Sabri Omar4,58018.37
Total valid votes24,931 100.00
Total rejected ballots303
Unreturned ballots137
Turnout25,37181.04
Registered electors31,305
Majority6,25125.07
This was a new constituency created.

References

  1. ↑ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.12 Suka Menanti Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  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 ]


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