Sungai Limau (state constituency)

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Sungai Limau
Flag of Kedah.svg Kedah constituency
State constituency
Legislature Kedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Mohd Azam Abd Samat
PN
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested 2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)34,283

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

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Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Sungai Limau's electorate as of 2023 [1]

   Malay (94.07%)
   Chinese (5.61%)
  Other ethnicities (0.26%)
   Indian (0.07%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Sungai Limau constituency has a total of 19 polling districts. [2]

State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Sungai Limau (N20）Matang Buloh012/20/01SK Permatang Buloh
Sungai Dedap012/20/02SK Sungai Dedap
Gelam Tiga012/20/03SMA Nahdzah
Bukit Choras012/20/04SMA Nahdzah
Bukit Besar012/20/05SK Bukit Besar
Simpang Tiga Luar012/20/06SK Simpang Tiga Sungai Daun
Simpang Tiga012/20/07SJK (C) Aik Min
Selengkoh012/20/08SK Haji Kassim Jasin
Sungai Daun012/20/09SK Sungai Daun Tengah
Sungai Limau012/20/10SK Sungai Limau
Kabu Sepuloh012/20/11SMK Sungai Limau
Sungai Kering012/20/12SK Sungai Kering
Sedaka012/20/13SK Ulu Sedaka
Ulu Sedaka012/20/14SK Ulu Sedaka
Padang Lumat012/20/15SMK Batu 17
Batu Enam Belas012/20/16SK Padang Lumat
Kampung Titi Batu012/20/17SJK (C) Pei Hwa
Dulang Kechil012/20/18SK Dulang
Dulang Besar012/20/19SMK Dulang

Representation history

Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Sungai Limau
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Sala
11th2004–2008 Azizan Abdul Razak PAS
12th2008–2013PR (PAS)
13th2013
2013–2018 Mohd Azam Abd Samat
14th2018–2020GS (PAS)
2020–2023PN (PAS)
15th2023–present

Election results

Kedah state election, 2023
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PN Mohd Azam Abd Samat23,00084.88Increase2.svg 84.88
PH Siti Balqis Husain4,09615.21Decrease2.svg 3.04
Total valid votes27,096 100.00
Total rejected ballots130
Unreturned ballots18
Turnout27,24479.47Decrease2.svg 7.13
Registered electors34,283
Majority18,90469.67Increase2.svg 45.40
PN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Mohd Azam Abd Samat13,04853.01Increase2.svg 0.66
BN Norma Awang7,07528.74Decrease2.svg 18.91
PH Zahran Abdullah4,49318.25Increase2.svg 18.25
Total valid votes31,813100.00
Total rejected ballots279
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout24,61686.60Increase2.svg 1.36
Registered electors28,800
Majority5,97324.27Increase2.svg 19.57
PAS hold Swing
Kedah state by-election, 4 November 2013
Upon the death of incumbent, Azizan Abdul Razak.
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Mohd Azam Samat12,06952.35Decrease2.svg 3.05
BN Sohaimi Lazim10,98547.65Increase2.svg 3.81
Total valid votes23,054 100.00
Total rejected ballots145
Unreturned ballots6
Turnout23,20585.24Decrease2.svg 4.16
Registered electors27,222
Majority1,0844.70Decrease2.svg 6.86
PAS hold Swing
Kedah state election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Azizan Abdul Razak13,29455.40Decrease2.svg 2.30
BN Mohd Fadzillah Mohd Ali10,52043.84Decrease2.svg 1.54
Independent Sobri Ahmad1000.42Increase2.svg 0.42
Independent Abdullah Hashim840.35Increase2.svg 0.35
Total valid votes23,998100.00
Total rejected ballots351
Unreturned ballots57
Turnout24,40689.40Increase2.svg 5.35
Registered electors27,287
Majority2,77411.56Decrease2.svg 3.84
PAS hold Swing
Kedah state election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Azizan Abdul Razak12,02857.70Increase2.svg 5.09
BN Basorri Abu Hassan8,81642.30Decrease2.svg 5.09
Total valid votes20,884100.00
Total rejected ballots284
Unreturned ballots43
Turnout21,17184.05Decrease2.svg 0.37
Registered electors25,189
Majority3,21215.40Increase2.svg 10.18
PAS hold Swing
Kedah state election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Azizan Abdul Razak10,88252.61
BN Mohd Suhaimi Abdullah9,80247.39
Total valid votes20,684100.00
Total rejected ballots268
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout20,95284.42
Registered electors24,820
Majority1,0805.22
This was a new constituency created.

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References

  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 ]

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