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Bukit Selambau (state constituency)

Bukit Selambau is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly since 1986.

Bukit Selambau
Kedah constituency
State constituency
LegislatureKedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Azizan Hamzah
PN
Constituency created1984
First contested1986
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)79,518

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.[1]

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Bukit Selambau's electorate as of 2023[2]

  Malay (61.33%)
  Indian (20.08%)
  Chinese (17.42%)
  Other ethnicities (1.17%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bukit Selambau constituency has a total of 21 polling districts.[3]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Bukit Selambau (N25） Kuala Sin 014/25/01 SK Kuala Sin
Kampung Sungkap 014/25/02 SK Bukit Selambau
Bukit Lembu 014/25/03 SK Aman Jaya
Taman Bandar Baru 014/25/04 SK Bandar Baru Sungai Lalang
Sungai Lalang 014/25/05 SJK (C) Chung Hwa
Taman Desa Aman 014/25/06 SK Sungai Lalang
Bandar Laguna Merbok 014/25/07 Kolej Vokesional Sungai Petani 2
Tasek Apong 014/25/08 SK Tasek Apong
Air Menideh 014/25/09 SJK (T) Saraswathy
Jalan Badlishah 014/25/10 SMK Bandar Sungai Petani
Taman Peruda 014/25/11 Institut Kemahiran MARA Sungai Petani
Taman Ria Utara 014/25/12 SK Taman Ria
United Petani 014/25/13 SJK (T) Arumugam Pillai
Petani Rara 014/25/14 SK Patani Rara
Bukit Rusa 014/35/15 SJK (T) Palanisamy Kumaran
Pekan Bukit Selambau 014/25/16 SJK (C) Fuh Sun
Kampung Pokok Machang 014/25/17 SMK Bukit Selambau
Bati Belachan 014/25/18 SMK Seri Wangsa
Titi Panjang 014/25/19 SK Dataran Muda
Ambangan Height 014/25/20 SMK Aman Jaya
Taman Ria Selatan 014/25/21 SM Sains Sultan Mohamad Jiwa

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Selambau
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Merbok
7th 1986–1990 Badri Yunus BN (UMNO)
8th 1990–1995
9th 1995–1999 Saravanan Velia Udayar BN (MIC)
10th 1999–2004
11th 2004–2008
12th 2008 Arumugam Vengatarakoo IND
2008–2009 PR (PKR)
2009–2013 Manikumar Subramanian
13th 2013–2018 Krishnamoorthy Rajannaidu
14th 2018–2023 Summugam Rengasamy PH (PKR)
15th 2023–present Azizan Hamzah PN (PAS)

Election results

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Kedah state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PN Azizan Hamzah 33,508 60.13   60.13
PH Summugam Rengasamy 21,843 39.20   5.91
Independent Dinesh Muniandy 375 0.67   0.67
Total valid votes 55,726 100.00
Total rejected ballots 313
Unreturned ballots 61
Turnout 56,100 70.55   11.30
Registered electors 79,518
Majority 11,665 20.93   6.47
PN gain from PH Swing ?
Kedah state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Summugam Rengasamy 17,573 45.11   45.11
PAS Mohd Ali Sulaiman 11,938 30.64   30.64
BN Jaspal Singh Gurbakhes Singh 9,449 24.25   23.39
Total valid votes 38,960 100.00
Total rejected ballots 488
Unreturned ballots 141
Turnout 39,589 81.85   3.76
Registered electors 48,367
Majority 5,635 14.46   13.17
PH hold Swing


Kedah state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PKR Krishnamoorthy Rajannaidu 20,091 48.93   3.30
BN Maran Mutaya 19,561 47.64   5.33
Independent Syed Omar Syed Mahamud 936 2.28   2.28
KITA Kamal Nasser Thow Beek 388 0.94   0.94
Independent 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   15.57
Registered electors 49,087
Majority 530 1.29   8.73
PKR hold Swing
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.

Kedah state by-election, 2009 Bukit Selambau by-election 7 April 2009
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Arumugam Vengatarakoo
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PKR Manikumar Subramanian 12,632 52.23   52.23
BN Ganesan Subramaniam 10,229 42.31   2.79
Independent Anuar Abdul Hamid 528 2.18   2.18
Independent Husaini Yaacob 257 1.06   1.06
Independent Mohd Fazil Abdul Wahab 83 0.34   0.34
Independent Tan Hock Huat 78 0.32   0.32
Independent T Chandrarajan Thanasagaran 73 0.30   0.30
Independent Abdul Rahim Abu 60 0.25   0.25
Independent Sarala Loganathan 49 0.20   0.20
Independent Moganakumar Subramaniam 46 0.19   0.19
Independent Jayagopal Adaikkalam 35 0.14   0.14
Independent Venason Micheal 32 0.13   0.13
Independent Loganathan Ramachandran 31 0.13   0.13
Independent Khamis Awang 29 0.12   0.12
Independent 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   3.72
Registered electors 35,140
Majority 2,403 10.02   0.22
PKR gain from Independent Swing ?
Source(s)
"Pilihan Raya Kecil N.25 Bukit Selambau". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
Kedah state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Independent Arumugam Vengatarakoo 13,225 54.90   54.90
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   3.36
Registered electors 34,977
Majority 2,362 9.80   23.93
Independent gain from BN Swing ?


Kedah state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Saravanan Velia Udayar 14,196 62.22   4.15
PKR Mustafa Khalid Hanafi 6,501 28.49   28.49
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   3.40
Registered electors 30,322
Majority 7,695 33.73   0.54
BN hold Swing


Kedah state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Saravanan Velia Udayar 11,416 66.37   2.98
PAS Hamdan Mohamed Khalib 5,522 32.10   12.99
Independent 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   2.72
Registered electors 24,023
Majority 5,894 34.27   15.97
BN hold Swing


Kedah state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Saravanan Velia Udayar 10,165 69.35   2.94
PAS Harun Mat Isa 2,800 19.11   19.11
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   3.68
Registered electors 21,169
Majority 7,365 50.24   17.42
BN hold Swing


Kedah state election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Badri Yunus 8,819 66.41   5.31
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   2.99
Registered electors 18,412
Majority 4,359 32.82   10.62
BN hold Swing


Kedah state election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Badri Yunus 8,575 71.72
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 43.44
This was a new constituency created.

References

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  1. ^ "Record 15 candidates in Bukit Selambau". 29 March 2009.
  2. ^ "15th Kedah State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  3. ^ "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.[permanent dead link]


   

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