Hulu Bernam (state constituency)

Hulu Bernam
Selangor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Selangor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Rosni Sohar; BN
;
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)	22,857

Hulu Bernam is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly since 1959.

The state constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system. Since 2013^[update], the State Assemblyman for Hulu Bernam is Rosni Sohar from Barisan Nasional (BN).^[2]

History

It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed. It was re-created in 1995.

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kawasan S.K.C., Ladang Lima Belas, Gedangsa, Sungai Selisik, Kampung Gesir, Kampung Sungai Dusun, Kampung Desa Maju, Kampung Sungai Tengi Selatan, Changkat Asa, Kampung Hulu Bernam, Ladang Escot, Kampung Gumut, Bandar Kalumpang, Kampung Baharu Kalumpang, Kuala Kalumpang.

2016–present:^[3] The constituency contains the polling districts of Kawasan S.K.C., Ladang Lima Belas, Gedangsa, Sungai Selisik, Kampung Gesir, Kampung Sungai Dusun, Kampung Desa Maju, Kampung Sungai Tengi Selatan, Changkat Asa, Kampung Hulu Bernam, Ladang Escot, Kampung Gumut, Bandar Kalumpang, Kampung Baharu Kalumpang, Kuala Kalumpang.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Hulu Bernam
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Ulu Bernam
1st	1959-1964	Noor Yusof	Alliance
2nd	1964-1969	Shoib Ahmad	Alliance
	1969-1971	Assembly dissolved
3rd	1971-1973	Shoib Ahmad	Alliance
3rd	1973-1974	Shoib Ahmad	BN (UMNO)
Constituency abolished
Constituency re-created
Hulu Bernam
9th	1995-1999	Zainal Abidin Sakom	BN (UMNO)
10th	1999-2004	Mohamed Idris Abu Bakar
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2018t	Rosni Sohar
14th	2018-present	Rosni Sohar

Election results

Selangor state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Rosni Sohar	8,164	43.28	- 15.26
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PH	Mohd Amran Sakir	8,144	43.18	+ 43.18
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Mohammed Salleh Ri	2,554	13.54	- 27.92
Total valid votes			18,862	100.00
Total rejected ballots			323
Unreturned ballots			58
Turnout			19,243	84.19
Registered electors			22,857
Majority			20
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) ^[4]^[5]

Selangor state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Rosni Sohar	10,397	58.54	- 5.75
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Muhamad Idris Ahmad	7,365	41.46	+ 5.75
Total valid votes			17,762	100.00
Total rejected ballots			261
Unreturned ballots			26
Turnout			18,124	86.58
Registered electors			20,933
Majority			3,032
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 192/2013]" (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 Selangor [P.U. (B) 233/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

Selangor state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Mohamed Idris Abu Bakar	7,985	64.29	- 13.06
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Abdul Sukor Ali	4,436	35.71	+ 13.06
Total valid votes			12,421	100.00
Total rejected ballots			318
Unreturned ballots			193
Turnout			12,932	73.69
Registered electors			17,549
Majority			3,549
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) ^[5]

Selangor state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Mohamed Idris Abu Bakar	9,264	77.35	+ 8.39
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Abdul Sukor Ali	2,713	22.65	- 8.39
Total valid votes			11,977	100.00
Total rejected ballots			310
Unreturned ballots			16
Turnout			12,303	70.38
Registered electors			17,482
Majority			6,551
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) ^[5]

Selangor state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Mohamed Idris Abu Bakar	7,856	68.96	- 23.82
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Mazalan Hussin	3,536	31.04	+ 23.82
Total valid votes			11,392	100.00
Total rejected ballots			417
Unreturned ballots			20
Turnout			11,829	69.56
Registered electors			17,006
Majority			4,320
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Selangor state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Zainal Abidin Sakom	10,579	92.78
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Abdul Majid Hasan	823	7.22
Total valid votes			11,402	100.00
Total rejected ballots			351
Unreturned ballots			3
Turnout			11,756	68.72
Registered electors			17,106
Majority			9,756
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|BN]]		Swing		Alliance

Selangor state election, 1969: Ulu Bernam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	Alliance	Shoib Ahmad	4,569	59.35
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Lamsah Azhari	3,130	40.65
Total valid votes			7,699	100.00
Total rejected ballots			666
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			8,365	74.64
Registered electors			11,207
Majority			1,439
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		Alliance

Selangor state election, 1964: Ulu Bernam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	Alliance	Shoib Ahmad	4,753	71.51
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	Socialist Front	Mohamed Nazar Nong	1,894	28.49
Total valid votes			6,647	100.00
Total rejected ballots			483
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			7,130	78.37
Registered electors			9,098
Majority			2,859
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		Alliance

Selangor state election, 1959: Ulu Bernam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	Alliance	Noor Yusof	3,392	65.90
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	Socialist Front	Abdullah Zainal	1,755	34.10
Total valid votes			5,147	100.00
Total rejected ballots			196
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			5,343	78.34
Registered electors			6,820
Majority			1,637
This was a new constituency created.

References

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

^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
^ http://dewan.selangor.gov.my/adun/profile/31
^ "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.
^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Selangor". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
^ ^a ^b ^c https://undi.info/selangor/r18/n5

[1] "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.

[2] ttp://dewan.selangor.gov.my/adun/profile/31

[3] "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.

[star-4] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Selangor". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.

[undi-5] ttps://undi.info/selangor/r18/n5

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