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Tambun Tulang
Perlis constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePerlis State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Ismail Kassim
BN
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]10,535

Tambun Tulang is a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly.

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. Since 2020, the State Assemblyman for Tambun Tulang is Ismail Kassim from Perikatan Nasional (PN).

Definition

The Tambun Tulang constituency contains the polling districts of Kubang Gajah, Jejawi, Kampung Banat, Kampong Surau, Mengkuang Layar and Tambun Tulang.[2]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Tambun Tulang's electorate as of 2018[3]

  Malay (83.76%)
  Chinese (4.45%)
  Indian (0.68%)
  Orang Asli (0.02%)
  Other ethnicities (10.95%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Kubang Gajah 1,692
Jejawi 1,493
Kampung Banat 1,024
Kampong Surau 2,160
Mengkuang Layar 1,038
Tambun Tulang 2,344
Total 9,751
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[4]

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tambun Tulang
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
9th 1995-1999 Shahidan Kassim BN (UMNO)
10th 1999-2004
11th 2004-2008
12th 2008-2013
13th 2013-2018 Ismail Kassim
14th 2018–2019
2019-2020 PH (PPBM)
2020-present PN (UMNO)[5]

Election results

Perlis state election, 2018: Tambun Tulang
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Ismail Kassim 4,005 38.00 - 19.51
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PH (2018) Maton Din 2,825 26.80 - 2.35
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAS Abu Bakar Ali 1,910 18.10 + 21.86
Total valid votes 8,740 100.00
Total rejected ballots 148
Unreturned ballots 27
Turnout 8,915 84.62
Registered electors 10,535
Majority 2,481
Tambun Tulang hold Swing BN
Source(s)
Perlis state election, 2013: Tambun Tulang
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Ismail Kassim 5,286 65.33 + 0.40
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PKR Azhar Ameir 2,805 34.67 + 34.67
Total valid votes 8,091 100.00
Total rejected ballots 153
Unreturned ballots 16
Turnout 8,260 87.65
Registered electors 9,424
Majority 2,481
Tambun Tulang hold Swing BN
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.

"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.
Perlis state election, 2008: Tambun Tulang
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Shahidan Kassim 4,371 64.93 + 2.67
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAS Che Nordin Che Ahmad 2,361 35.07 - 2.67
Total valid votes 6,732 100.00
Total rejected ballots 138
Unreturned ballots 2
Turnout 6,872 79.14
Registered electors 8,683
Majority 2,010
Tambun Tulang hold Swing BN
Source(s)
Perlis state election, 2004: Tambun Tulang
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Shahidan Kassim 4,422 62.26 + 5.01
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAS Haron Din 2,680 37.74 - 5.01
Total valid votes 7,102 100.00
Total rejected ballots 101
Unreturned ballots 5
Turnout 7,208 85.33
Registered electors 8,447
Majority 1,742
Tambun Tulang hold Swing BN
Source(s)
Perlis state election, 1999: Tambun Tulang
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Shahidan Kassim 3,464 57.25 - 12.21
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAS Ismail Ahmad 2,587 42.75 + 42.75
Total valid votes 6,051 100.00
Total rejected ballots 124
Unreturned ballots 2
Turnout 6,177 82.72
Registered electors 7,467
Majority 877
Tambun Tulang hold Swing BN


Perlis state election, 1995: Tambun Tulang
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Shahidan Kassim 3,777 69.46
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] S46 Alias Othman 1,661 30.54
Total valid votes 5,438 100.00
Total rejected ballots 139
Unreturned ballots 2
Turnout 5,579 77.40
Registered electors 7,208
Majority 2,116
This was a new constituency created.

References