Bukit Chandan (state constituency)

Bukit Chandan

Perak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Perak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Maslin Sham Razman BN
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2013

Bukit Chandan is a state constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly since 1974.

The state constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Perak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Jalan Kangsar, Jalan Datoh, Jalan Dato Sagor, Kampong Talang, Kampong Pajak Potong, Kampong Sayong Lembah, Bukit Resident, Bukit Chandan, Bendang Kering, Menora, Senggang, Seberang Manong, Bekor.

2016–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Jalan Kangsar, Jalan Datoh, Jalan Dato Sagor, Kampong Talang, Kampong Pajak Potong, Kampong Sayong Lembah, Bukit Resident, Bukit Chandan, Bendang Kering, Menora, Senggang, Seberang Manong, Bekor.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Chandan
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
4th	1974-1978	Ahmad Zainal	BN
5th	1978-1982	Wong Yee Kao
6th	1982-1986	Shaari Mohamed Noor
7th	1986-1990	Megat Tajuddin Megat Ahmad
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999	Ahmad Jaafar
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Wan Mohammad Khair-il Anuar Wan Ahmad
13th	2013-present	Maslin Sham Razman

Election results

Perak state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[|]]	BN	Maslin Sham Razman	7,050	53.43	- 5.03
	[[|]]	PKR	Fathmawaty Salim	6,091	46.15	+ 4.61
	[[|]]	BEBAS	Jahiddin Isa	55	0.42	+ 0.42
Total valid votes			13,196	100.00
Total rejected ballots			238
Unreturned ballots			37
Turnout			13,471	84.30
Registered electors			15,979
Majority			959
	[[|]] hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 190/2013]" (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 Perak [P.U. (B) 231/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

Perak state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[|]]	BN	Wan Mohammad Khair-il Anuar Wan Ahmad	5,850	58.46	- 9.53
	[[|]]	PKR	Zulkifly Ibrahim	4,156	41.54	+ 9.53
Total valid votes			10,006	100.00
Total rejected ballots			178
Unreturned ballots			334
Turnout			10,518	74.01
Registered electors			14,211
Majority			1,694
	[[|]] hold		Swing		BN

Perak state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[|]]	BN	Ahmad Jaafar	6,826	67.99	+ 10.69
	[[|]]	KEADILAN	Mustaffa Kamil Ayub	3,213	32.01	- 10.69
Total valid votes			10,039	100.00
Total rejected ballots			227
Unreturned ballots			23
Turnout			10,289	71.19
Registered electors			14,452
Majority			3,613
	[[|]] hold		Swing		BN

Perak state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[|]]	BN	Ahmad Jaafar	6,016	57.30	- 21.10
	[[|]]	KEADILAN	Che Mat Padali	4,483	42.70	+ 42.70
Total valid votes			10,499	100.00
Total rejected ballots			256
Unreturned ballots			37
Turnout			10,792	63.81
Registered electors			16,914
Majority			1,533
	[[|]] hold		Swing		BN

Perak state election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[|]]	BN	Ahmad Jaafar	8,123	78.40	+ 18.03
	[[|]]	S46	Yahya Kamaruzzaman	2,238	21.60	- 18.03
Total valid votes			10,361	100.00
Total rejected ballots			256
Unreturned ballots			72
Turnout			10,689	64.40
Registered electors			16,599
Majority			5,885
	[[|]] hold		Swing		BN

Perak state election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[|]]	BN	Megat Tajuddin Megat Ahmad	7,844	60.37	- 9.04
	[[|]]	S46	Mohd Noor Othman	5,149	39.63	+ 39.63
Total valid votes			12,993	100.00
Total rejected ballots			490
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			13,483	66.21
Registered electors			20,364
Majority			2,695
	[[|]] hold		Swing		BN

Perak state election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[|]]	BN	Megat Tajuddin Megat Ahmad	8,337	69.41
	[[|]]	PAS	Mohd Nor @ Md Noor Abdullah	3,675	30.59
Total valid votes			12,012	100.00
Total rejected ballots			363
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			12,375	63.34
Registered electors			19,537
Majority			4,662
	[[|]] hold		Swing		BN

Perak state election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[|]]	BN	Shaari Mohamed Noor	7,268	58.79
	[[|]]	DAP	Fong Chee Wee	3,435	27.79
	[[|]]	PAS	Hashim Mat Noor	1,659	13.42
Total valid votes			12,362	100.00
Total rejected ballots			252
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			12,614	70.48
Registered electors			17,898
Majority			3,833
	[[|]] hold		Swing		BN

Perak state election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[|]]	BN	Wong Yee Kao
	[[|]]
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			16,379
Majority			2,178
	[[|]] hold		Swing		BN

Perak state election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[|]]	BN	Ahmad Zainal
	[[|]]	PEKEMAS	Abdul Jaafar Abdul Hamid
	[[|]]	DAP	Kuan Booi Ho
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots			433
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			14,469
Majority			2,316
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-21.