Tambun Tulang

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Tambun Tulang
Flag of Perlis.svg Perlis constituency
State constituency
Legislature Perlis State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Wan Zikri Afthar Ishak
PN
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Electors (2022) [1] 13,451

Tambun Tulang is a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly. It has been represented by Member of the State Executive Council (EXCO) Wan Zikri Afthar Ishak since 2022.

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The state constituency was created in 1994. It was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Perlis State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Definition

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Tambun Tulang constituency is divided into 6 polling districts. [2]

State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Tambun Tulang (N12)Kubang Gajah003/12/01SK Kubang Gajah
Jejawi003/12/02SMK Syed Sirajuddin
Kampong Banat003/12/03SMK Arau
Kampong Surau003/12/04SK Utan Aji
Mengkuang Layar003/12/05SK Long Boh
Tambun Tulang003/12/06SK Tambun Tulang

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Tambun Tulang's electorate as of 2022 [3]
  1. Malays (82.7%)
  2. Other Ethnicities (11.3%)
  3. Chinese (5.22%)
  4. Indians (0.69%)

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tambun Tulang
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Utan Aji and Kota Raja
9th1995–1999 Shahidan Kassim BN (UMNO)
10th1999–2004
11th2004–2008
12th2008–2013
13th2013–2018 Ismail Kassim
14th2018–2019
2019–2020PH (BERSATU)
2020–2022BN (UMNO) [5]
15th2022–present Wan Zikri Afthar Ishak PN (BERSATU)

Election results

Perlis state election, 2022 : Tambun Tulang
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
PN Wan Zikri Afthar Ishak 5,45653.68Increase2.svg 53.68
BN Ismail Kasim 2,97129.23Decrease2.svg 8.77
PH Syahmi Suhaimi1,55415.29Decrease2.svg 11.51
GTA Maton Din1821.79Increase2.svg 1.79
Total valid votes10,163 100.00
Total rejected ballots225
Unreturned ballots122
Turnout10,51078.10Decrease2.svg 6.52
Registered electors13,451
Majority2,48524.45Increase2.svg 13.25
PN gain from BN Swing ?
Perlis state election, 2018 : Tambun Tulang
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Ismail Kassim 4,00538.00Decrease2.svg 27.33
PH Maton Din2,82526.80Increase2.svg 26.80
PAS Abu Bakar Ali1,91018.10Increase2.svg 18.10
Total valid votes8,740 100.00
Total rejected ballots148
Unreturned ballots27
Turnout8,91584.62Decrease2.svg 3.03
Registered electors10,535
Majority1,18011.20Decrease2.svg 19.46
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
Perlis state election, 2013 : Tambun Tulang
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Ismail Kassim5,28665.33Increase2.svg 0.40
PKR Azhar Ameir2,80534.67Increase2.svg 34.67
Total valid votes8,091 100.00
Total rejected ballots153
Unreturned ballots16
Turnout8,26087.65Increase2.svg 8.51
Registered electors9,424
Majority2,48130.66Increase2.svg 0.80
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Perlis [P.U. (B) 185/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-10.[ permanent dead link ]

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Perlis [P.U. (B) 226/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-10.[ permanent dead link ]
Perlis state election, 2008 : Tambun Tulang
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Shahidan Kassim 4,37164.93Increase2.svg 2.67
PAS Che Nordin Che Ahmad2,36135.07Decrease2.svg 2.67
Total valid votes6,732 100.00
Total rejected ballots138
Unreturned ballots2
Turnout6,87279.14Decrease2.svg 6.19
Registered electors8,683
Majority2,01029.86Increase2.svg 5.34
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[6]
Perlis state election, 2004 : Tambun Tulang
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Shahidan Kassim4,42262.26Increase2.svg 5.01
PAS Haron Din 2,68037.74Decrease2.svg 5.01
Total valid votes7,102 100.00
Total rejected ballots101
Unreturned ballots5
Turnout7,20885.33Increase2.svg 2.61
Registered electors8,447
Majority1,74224.52Increase2.svg 10.02
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[6]
Perlis state election, 1999 : Tambun Tulang
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Shahidan Kassim3,46457.25Decrease2.svg 12.21
PAS Ismail Ahmad2,58742.75Increase2.svg 42.75
Total valid votes6,051 100.00
Total rejected ballots124
Unreturned ballots2
Turnout6,17782.72Increase2.svg 5.32
Registered electors7,467
Majority87714.50Decrease2.svg 24.42
BN hold Swing
Perlis state election, 1995 : Tambun Tulang
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Shahidan Kassim3,77769.46
S46 Alias Othman1,66130.54
Total valid votes5,438 100.00
Total rejected ballots139
Unreturned ballots2
Turnout5,57977.40
Registered electors7,208
Majority2,11638.92
This was a new constituency created.

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