Yan (federal constituency)

Last updated
Yan
Flag of Kedah.svg Kedah constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1994
Constituency abolished2004
First contested 1995
Last contested 1999

Yan was a federal constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1995 to 2004.

Contents

The federal constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 2004 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Yan
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created, renamed from Jerai
9th P0121995–1999 Badruddin Amiruldin
(بدرالدين أميرالدين)
BN (UMNO)
10th 1999–2004 Nasharudin Mat Isa
(نصرالدين مت عيسى)
BA (PAS)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Jerai

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–1959*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
YanGuar Chempedak
Sala

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Nasharudin Mat Isa 16,04150.29Increase2.svg 7.74
BN Badruddin Amiruldin 15,85949.71Decrease2.svg 7.74
Total valid votes31,900 100.00
Total rejected ballots513
Unreturned ballots15
Turnout32,42876.70Increase2.svg 2.03
Registered electors
Majority1820.58Decrease2.svg 14.32
PAS gain from BN Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes %
BN Badruddin Amiruldin 16,75557.45
PAS Mohd Najib Fahami Yahaya12,41242.55
Total valid votes29,167 100.00
Total rejected ballots874
Unreturned ballots74
Turnout30,11574.07
Registered electors
Majority4,34314.90
This was a new constituency created.

References