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Kuah
Kedah constituency
State constituency
LegislatureKedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Mohd Firdaus Ahmad
PN
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested2018

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

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Kuah's electorate as of 2018[1]

  Malay (85.72%)
  Chinese (11.61%)
  Indian (1.9%)
  Other ethnicities (0.77%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kuah constituency has a total of 14 polling districts.[2]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Kuah (N02) Bendang Baru 004/02/01 SK Seri Negeri
Kampung Gelam 004/02/02 SMK Kedawang
Kedawang 004/02/03 SK Kedawang
Pantai Chenang 004/02/04 Langkawi Tourism Academy @ Kolej Komuniti Langkawi, Jalan Pantai Chenang
Temonyong 004/02/05 SK Temonyong
Kampung Bayas 004/02/06 SK Bayas
Sungai Menghulu 004/02/07 Kolej Vokasional Pulau Langkawi
Kelibang 004/02/08 SK Kelibang
Dundong 004/02/09 SMK Mahsuri
Pulau Dayang Bunting 004/02/10 SK Selat Bagan Nyior
Lubok Chempedak 004/02/11 SK Lubok Chempedak
Kampung Tuba 004/02/12 SK Pulau Tuba
Kuah 004/02/13 SK Langkawi
Kampung Bukit Malut 004/02/14 SK Bayas

Representation history

Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Kuah
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Langkawi
9th 1995 – 1999 Sanusi Junid BN (UMNO)
10th 1999 – 2004
11th 2004 – 2008 Nawawi Ahmad
12th 2008 – 2013
13th 2013 – 2018 Nor Saidi Nayan
14th 2018 –2020 Mohd Firdaus Ahmad PH (BERSATU)
2020–present PN (BERSATU)

Election results

Kedah state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PH (2018) Mohd Firdaus Ahmad 8,276 49.05 Increase 49.05
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Nor Saidi Nayan 5,824 34.52 Decrease 37.39
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAS Mazlan Ahmad 2,685 15.91 Increase 15.91
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] IND Mohamad Ratu Mansor 86 0.51 Increase 0.51
Total valid votes 16,871 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 21,400
Majority 2452
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|PH]] Swing BN


Kedah state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Nor Saidi Nayan 10,263 71.91 Increase 5.28
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PKR Ahmad Kasim 3,892 27.27 Decrease 6.10
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] IND Zaflee Pakwanteh 117 0.82 Increase 0.82
Total valid votes 14,272 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 14,563 83.67
Registered electors 17,406
Majority 6,371
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing BN


Kedah state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Nawawi Ahmad 6,660 66.63 Decrease 14.38
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PKR Hasrul Muhaimin Hasbi 3,336 33.37 Increase 33.37
Total valid votes 9,996 100.00
Total rejected ballots 288
Unreturned ballots 38
Turnout 10,322 76.49
Registered electors 13,495
Majority 3,324
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing BN


Kedah state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Nawawi Ahmad 8,065 81.01 Increase 10.46
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAS Mazlan Ahmad 1,890 18.99 Decrease 10.46
Total valid votes 9,955 100.00
Total rejected ballots 197
Unreturned ballots 34
Turnout 10,186 79.78
Registered electors 12,767
Majority 6,175
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing BN


Kedah state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Sanusi Junid 5,630 70.55 Decrease 10.46
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAS Haji Che Din Arshad 2,350 29.44 Increase 29.44
Total valid votes 7,980 100.00
Total rejected ballots 193
Unreturned ballots 58
Turnout 8,231 78.18
Registered electors 10,527
Majority 3,280
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing BN


Kedah state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Sanusi Junid 5,436 81.01
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] S46 Yusof Abdullah 1,274 18.99
Total valid votes 6,710 100.00
Total rejected ballots 454
Unreturned ballots 40
Turnout 7,204 74.34
Registered electors 9,690
Majority 4,162
This was a new constituency created.

References

  • "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  1. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  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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