Parit (federal constituency)

Parit
Perak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Mohd Zaim Abu Hassan; BN
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2013

Parit is a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.

The federal constituency was created in the 1958 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 Buloh Akar, Chopin Kiri, Chopin Kanan, Kampong Prah, Kampong Tepus, Serapoh, Tanjong Belanja, Kampong Nyior, Kampong Tua Belanja Kiri, Belanja Kanan, Ladang Glenealy, Parit Utara, Parit Selatan, Belanja Kiri, Pasir Gajah, Tanjong Medan, Kampong Paloh, Kampong Dusun, Kampong Selboh, Kampong Kepala Pulau, Layang-Layang Kanan, Titi Gantong, Kompleks Pertanian, Kampong Aji, Padang Tenggala, Kampong Selat, Bota Kanan, Seri Iskandar, Suak Padi, Padang Changkat, Bota Kiri, Telok Kepayang, Telok Bakong, Kampong Bakong, Lambor Kiri, Kampong Tua, Lambor Kanan.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Buloh Akar, Chopin Kiri, Chopin Kanan, Kampong Prah, Kampong Tepus, Serapoh, Tanjong Belanja, Kampong Nyior, Kampong Tua Belanja Kiri, Belanja Kanan, Ladang Glenealy, Parit Utara, Parit Selatan, Belanja Kiri, Pasir Gajah, Tanjong Medan, Kampong Paloh, Kampong Dusun, Kampong Selboh, Kampong Kepala Pulau, Layang-Layang Kanan, Titi Gantong, Kompleks Pertanian, Kampong Aji, Padang Tenggala, Kampong Selat, Bota Kanan, Seri Iskandar, Suak Padi, Padang Changkat, Bota Kiri, Telok Kepayang, Telok Bakong, Kampong Bakong, Lambor Kiri, Kampong Tua, Lambor Kanan.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Parit
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	1959-1963	Hussein Mohd Noordin	Alliance
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	1963-1964	Hussein Mohd Noordin	Alliance
2nd	1964-1969	Hussein Mohd Noordin	Alliance
	1969-1971	Parliament dissolved^[2]^[3]
3rd	1971-1974	Hashim Gera	PMIP
4th	1974-1978	Mohd. Bakri Abdul Rais	BN
5th	1978-1982	Mohd. Bakri Abdul Rais
6th	1982-1986	Ahamed Hambal Yeop Majlis
7th	1986-1990	Nasruddin Alang Saidin
8th	1990-1995	Nasruddin Alang Saidin
9th	1995-1999	Ainon Khairiyah Mohd. Abas
10th	1999-2004	Mat Basir Rahmat	PAS
11th	2004-2008	Nasaruddin Hashim	BN
12th	2008-2013	Mohd Nizar Zakaria
13th	2013-present	Mohd Zaim Abu Hassan

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Mohd Zaim Abu Hassan	16,253	58.03	+ 1.48
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Muhammad Ismi Mat Taib	11,756	41.97	- 1.48
Total valid votes			28,009	100.00
Total rejected ballots			532
Unreturned ballots			72
Turnout			28,613	85.40
Registered electors			33,503
Majority			4,497	16.06
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 174/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-14. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 215/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-14.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Mohd Nizar Zakaria	12,399	56.55	- 4.67
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Najihatussalehah Ahmad	9,526	43.45	+ 4.67
Total valid votes			21,925	100.00
Total rejected ballots			628
Unreturned ballots			45
Turnout			22,598	78.30
Registered electors			28,859
Majority			2,873	13.10
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Nasaruddin Hashim	12,808	61.22	+ 14.07
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Muhammad Ismi Mat Taib	8,112	38.78	- 14.07
Total valid votes			20,920	100.00
Total rejected ballots			483
Unreturned ballots			129
Turnout			21,532	74.46
Registered electors			28,917
Majority			4,696	22.44
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|BN]]		Swing		PAS

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Mat Basir Rahmat	12,003	52.85	+ 21.02
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Megat Junid Megat Ayub	10,710	47.15	- 21.02
Total valid votes			22,713	100.00
Total rejected ballots			431
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			23,144	65.24
Registered electors			35,475
Majority			1,293	5.70
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|PAS]]		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Ainon Khairiyah Mohd. Abas	14,207	68.17	+ 5.87
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Ahmad Subki Abd. Latif @ Subky Abd. Latif	6,634	31.83	- 5.87
Total valid votes			20,841	100.00
Total rejected ballots			818
Unreturned ballots			117
Turnout			21,776	65.08
Registered electors			33,460
Majority			7,573	36.34
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Nasruddin Alang Saidin	14,853	62.30	+ 4.06
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Abdul Kader Kahar	8,987	37.70	- 4.06
Total valid votes			23,840	100.00
Total rejected ballots			952
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			24,792	67.95
Registered electors			36,485
Majority			5,866	24.60
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Nasruddin Alang Saidin	13,053	58.24
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Syeikh Mohd Nor Mansor	9,360	41.76
Total valid votes			22,413	100.00
Total rejected ballots			702
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			23,115	67.96
Registered electors			34,011
Majority			3,693	16.48
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Ahamed Hambal Yeop Majlis	16,020	64.66
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Othman Itam Karib	8,756	35.34
Total valid votes			24,776	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,137
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			25,913	71.61
Registered electors			36,187
Majority			7,264
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Mohd. Bakri Abdul Rais
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			31,667
Majority			5,610
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Mohd. Bakri Abdul Rais	11,884	54.00
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Mohamed Salleh Nakhoda Itam	6,304	28.64
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Mahmud Zainal Abidin	3,509	15.94
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PEKEMAS	Mohamed Dahan Katib	311	1.41
Total valid votes			22,008	100.00
Total rejected ballots			720
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			22,728	77.70
Registered electors			29,250
Majority
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|BN]]		Swing		PMIP

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PMIP	Hashim Gera	9,193	51.43
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	Alliance	Hussein Mohd Noordin	8,683	48.57
Total valid votes			17,876	100.00
Total rejected ballots			933
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			18,809	74.44
Registered electors			25,268
Majority			510
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|PMIP]]		Swing		Alliance

Malaysian general election, 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	Alliance	Hussein Mohd Noordin	10,571	59.74
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PMIP	Mohd Hanifah Abdul Ghani	5,066	28.63
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	UDP	Zainal Abidin Abas	1,138	6.43
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Mohamed Sulaiman	920	5.20
Total valid votes			17,695	100.00
Total rejected ballots			433
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			18,128	81.31
Registered electors			22,296
Majority			5,505
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		Alliance

Malayan general election, 1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	Alliance	Hussein Mohd Noordin	8,998	59.97
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PMIP	Osman Budin	6,007	40.03
Total valid votes			15,005	100.00
Total rejected ballots			82
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			15,087	79.64
Registered electors			18,945
Majority			2,991
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-14.

^ "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 2016-07-08.
^ Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
^ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-14.

[1] "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 2016-07-08.

[2] Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2016-05-14.

[3] "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-14.

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