Bukit Selambau (state constituency)
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State constituency | |||
Legislature | Kedah State Legislative Assembly | ||
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Constituency created | 1984 | ||
First contested | 1986 | ||
Last contested | 2018 |
Bukit Selambau is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly since 1986.[1]
The state constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Kedah State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.This constituency has recorded 15 candidates to contest by-election in 2009, the most candidates ever in Malaysia election history.[2]
History
2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kuala Sin, Kampung Sungkap, Bukit Lembu, Taman Bandar Baru, Sungai Lalang, Taman Desa Aman, Bandar Laguna Merbok, Tasek Apong, Ayer Menideh, Jalan Badlishah, Taman Peruda, Taman Ria Utara, Taman Ria Jaya, United Petani, Petani Para, Bukit Rusa, Pekan Bukit Selambau, Kampung Pokok Machang, Batu Belachan, Titi Panjang, Ambangan Height, Taman Ria Selatan.
2016–present:[3] The constituency contains the polling districts of Kuala Sin, Kampung Sungkap, Bukit Lembu, Taman Bandar Baru, Sungai Lalang, Taman Desa Aman, Bandar Laguna Merbok, Tasek Apong, Ayer Menideh, Jalan Badlishah, Taman Peruda, Taman Ria Utara, Taman Ria Jaya, United Petani, Petani Para, Bukit Rusa, Pekan Bukit Selambau, Kampung Pokok Machang, Batu Belachan, Titi Panjang, Ambangan Height, Taman Ria Selatan.
Representation history
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Selambau | |||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created | |||
7th | 1986–1990 | Badri Yunus | BN |
8th | 1990–1995 | ||
9th | 1995–1999 | Saravanan Velia Udayar | |
10th | 1999–2004 | ||
11th | 2004–2008 | ||
12th Kedah State Legislative Assembly|12th | 2008 | Arumugam Vengatarakoo | Independent |
2008–2009 | PKR | ||
2009–2013 | Manikumar Subramanian | ||
13th | 2013–2018 | Krishnamoorthy Rajannaidu | |
14th | 2018–present | Summugam Rengasamy |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PKR | Summugam Rengasamy | 17,573 | 45.11 | ![]() | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Mohd Ali Sulaiman | 11,938 | 30.64 | ![]() | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Jaspal Singh Gurbakhes Singh | 9,449 | 24.25 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 38,960 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 488 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 141 | |||||
Turnout | 39,589 | 81.85 | ||||
Registered electors | 48,367 | |||||
Majority | 5,635 | 14.46 | ||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | PKR
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PKR | Krishnamoorthy Rajannaidu | 20,091 | 48.93 | - 3.30 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Maran Mutaya | 19,561 | 47.64 | + 5.33 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | Syed Omar Syed Mahamud | 936 | 2.28 | + 2.28 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | KITA | Kamal Nasser Thow Beek | 388 | 0.94 | + 0.94 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | Thivagaran Supramany | 83 | 0.20 | + 0.20 | |
Total valid votes | 41,059 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 839 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 125 | |||||
Turnout | 42,023 | 85.61 | ||||
Registered electors | 49,087 | |||||
Majority | 530 | |||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | PKR | ||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette – Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Kedah [P.U. (B) 186/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21. "Federal Government Gazette – Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Kedah [P.U. (B) 227/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PKR | Manikumar Subramanian | 12,632 | 52.23 | + 52.23 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Ganesan Subramaniam | 10,229 | 42.31 | - 2.79 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | Anuar Abdul Hamid | 528 | 2.18 | + 2.18 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | Husaini Yaacob | 257 | 1.06 | + 1.06 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | Mohd Fazil Abdul Wahab | 83 | 0.34 | + 0.34 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | Tan Hock Huat | 78 | 0.32 | + 0.32 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | T Chandrarajan Thanasagaran | 73 | 0.30 | + 0.30 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | Abdul Rahim Abu | 60 | 0.25 | + 0.25 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | Sarala Loganathan | 49 | 0.20 | + 0.20 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | Moganakumar Subramaniam | 46 | 0.19 | + 0.19 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | Jayagopal Adaikkalam | 35 | 0.14 | + 0.14 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | Venason Micheal | 32 | 0.13 | + 0.13 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | Loganathan Ramachandran | 31 | 0.13 | + 0.13 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | Khamis Awang | 29 | 0.12 | + 0.12 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | Radzi Md Lazim | 25 | 0.10 | + 0.10 | |
Total valid votes | 24,187 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 415 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 9 | |||||
Turnout | 24,611 | 70.04 | ||||
Registered electors | 35,140 | |||||
Majority | 2,403 | |||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|PKR]] | Swing | BEBAS | ||||
Source(s) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | Arumugam Vengatarakoo | 13,225 | 54.90 | + 54.90 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Krishnan Subramaniam | 10,863 | 45.10 | - 14.12 | |
Total valid votes | 24,088 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 1,694 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 16 | |||||
Turnout | 25,798 | 73.76 | ||||
Registered electors | 34,977 | |||||
Majority | 2,362 | |||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|BEBAS]] | Swing | BN
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Saravanan Velia Udayar | 14,196 | 62.22 | - 4.15 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | KEADILAN | Mustafa Khalid Hanafi | 6,501 | 28.49 | + 28.49 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Gnanaguru Ganisan | 2,120 | 9.29 | + 9.29 | |
Total valid votes | 22,817 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 496 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 70 | |||||
Turnout | 23,383 | 77.12 | ||||
Registered electors | 30,322 | |||||
Majority | 7,695 | |||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Saravanan Velia Udayar | 11,416 | 66.37 | - 2.98 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Hamdan Mohamed Khalib | 5,522 | 32.10 | + 12.99 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | Kalaichelvan | 264 | 1.53 | + 1.53 | |
Total valid votes | 17,202 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 498 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 10 | |||||
Turnout | 17,710 | 73.72 | ||||
Registered electors | 24,023 | |||||
Majority | 5,894 | |||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Saravanan Velia Udayar | 10,165 | 69.35 | + 2.94 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Harun Mat Isa | 2,800 | 19.11 | + 19.11 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Karuppaiah Ramasamy | 1,692 | 11.54 | + 11.54 | |
Total valid votes | 14,657 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 374 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 15,031 | 71.00 | ||||
Registered electors | 21,169 | |||||
Majority | 7,365 | |||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Badri Yunus | 8,819 | 66.41 | - 5.31 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | S46 | Zainol Abidin Johari | 4,460 | 33.59 | + 33.59 | |
Total valid votes | 13,279 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 472 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 13,751 | 74.68 | ||||
Registered electors | 18,412 | |||||
Majority | 4,359 | |||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Badri Yunus | 8,575 | 71.72 | ||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Ahmad Awang | 3,381 | 28.28 | ||
Total valid votes | 11,956 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 533 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 12,489 | 71.69 | ||||
Registered electors | 17,421 | |||||
Majority | 5,194 | |||||
This was a new constituency created. |
References
- ^ "Kedah 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Petaling Jaya. 23 March 2019. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019. (Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)
- ^ https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/record-15-candidates-bukit-selambau
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette – Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.