Jerlun (federal constituency)
 Kedah constituency | |
|---|---|
| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1994 |
| First contested | 1995 |
| Last contested | 2013 |
Jerlun is a federal constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1995.
The federal constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
History
2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampung Bahagia, Kampung Pering, Kampung Kandis, Pekan Kodiang, Kampung Kodiang, Kampung Siputeh, Megat Dewa, Bukit Hantu, Mesjid Paya, Batu 4 Jalan Sanglang, Manggol, Tok Kepak, Sungai Korok, Batas Bengkok, Kampung Sanglang, Kerpan, Kuala Sanglang, Padang Sera, Kampung Melele, Kampung Putat, Kampung Imam, Telaga Batu, Padang Perahu, Kampung Pida, Kampung Gurindam, Alor Biak, Kubang Sepat, Lana Bulu, Permatang Paku, Matang Bonglai, Jerlun, Lubok Pinang, Pekan Ayer Hitam, Kampung Gandai, Kubang Nipah.
2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampung Bahagia, Kampung Pering, Kampung Kandis, Pekan Kodiang, Kampung Kodiang, Kampung Siputeh, Megat Dewa, Bukit Hantu, Mesjid Paya, Batu 4 Jalan Sanglang, Manggol, Tok Kepak, Sungai Korok, Batas Bengkok, Kampung Sanglang, Kerpan, Kuala Sanglang, Padang Sera, Kampung Melele, Kampung Putat, Kampung Imam, Telaga Batu, Padang Perahu, Kampung Pida, Kampung Gurindam, Alor Biak, Kubang Sepat, Lana Bulu, Permatang Paku, Matang Bonglai, Jerlun, Lubok Pinang, Pekan Ayer Hitam, Kampung Gandai, Kubang Nipah.
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Jerlun | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
| Constituency created | ||||
| 9th | 1995-1999 | Hanafi Ramli | BN | |
| 10th | 1999-2004 | Abu Bakar Othman | PAS | |
| 11th | 2004-2008 | Abdul Rahman Ariffin | BN | |
| 12th | 2008-2013 | Mukhriz Mahathir | ||
| 13th | 2013-present | Othman Aziz | ||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Othman Aziz | 24,161 | 53.63 | + 0.62 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Ismail Salleh | 20,891 | 46.37 | - 0.62 | |
| Total valid votes | 45,052 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 730 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 117 | |||||
| Turnout | 45,899 | 87.62 | ||||
| Registered electors | 52,383 | |||||
| Majority | 3,270 | 7.26 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN | ||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Kedah [P.U. (B) 170/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Kedah [P.U. (B) 211/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Mukhriz Mahathir | 19,424 | 53.01 | + 0.04 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Idris Ahmad | 17,219 | 46.99 | - 0.04 | |
| Total valid votes | 36,643 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 599 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 55 | |||||
| Turnout | 37,297 | 81.95 | ||||
| Registered electors | 45,513 | |||||
| Majority | 2,205 | 6.02 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
| ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Abdul Rahman Ariffin | 19,123 | 52.97 | + 3.53 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Idris Ahmad | 16,981 | 47.03 | - 3.53 | |
| Total valid votes | 36,104 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 718 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 36,822 | 83.41 | ||||
| Registered electors | 44,145 | |||||
| Majority | 2,142 | 5.94 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|BN]] | Swing | PAS
| ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Abu Bakar Othman | 17,104 | 50.56 | - 4.95 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Ismail Taib | 16,724 | 49.44 | + 4.95 | |
| Total valid votes | 33,828 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 595 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 13 | |||||
| Turnout | 34,436 | 78.26 | ||||
| Registered electors | 44,002 | |||||
| Majority | 380 | 1.12 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|PAS]] | Swing | BN
| ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Hanafi Ramli | 18,012 | 55.51 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Halim Arshat | 14,436 | 44.49 | ||
| Total valid votes | 32,448 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 975 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 28 | |||||
| Turnout | 33,451 | 76.24 | ||||
| Registered electors | 43,875 | |||||
| Majority | 3,576 | 11.02 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- ^ "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.
