Kulim-Bandar Baharu
 Kedah constituency | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1958 |
| First contested | 1959 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 120,210 |
| Electors (2023)[2] | 90,033 |
| Area (km²)[3] | 690 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 174.2 |
Kulim-Bandar Baharu is a federal constituency in Kulim District and Bandar Baharu District, Kedah, 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. This is the only constituency which was named after two towns namely Kulim and Bandar Baharu and is still used today.
Demographics
[edit]Age breakdown of Kulim-Bandar Baharu's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (6.19%)
21-29 (21.96%)
30-39 (22.02%)
40-49 (17.07%)
50-59 (14.65%)
60-69 (10.82%)
70-79 (5.14%)
80-89 (1.79%)
above 90 (0.35%)
Gender breakdown of Kulim-Bandar Baharu's electorate as of 2022
Male (49.45%)
Female (50.55%)
History
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the federal gazette issued on 13 July 2023, the Kulim-Bandar Baharu constituency is divided into 41 polling districts.[5]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kulim (N35) | Kampung Tebuan | 018/35/01 | SK Seri Lindungan Raja |
| Ulu Mahang | 018/35/02 | SMK Mahang | |
| Pekan Mahang | 018/35/03 | SK Mahang | |
| Ladang Sungai Dingin | 018/35/04 | SK Ladang Dublin | |
| FELDA Gunong Bongsu | 018/35/05 | SK Gunung Bongsu | |
| Karangan | 018/35/06 | SJK (C) Khai Min | |
| Terap | 018/35/07 | SK Terap | |
| Ladang Sungai Ular | 018/35/08 | SJK (T) Ladang Sungai Ular | |
| Ladang Anak Kulim | 018/35/09 | SJK (T) Ladang Anak Kulim | |
| Jalan Tunku Bendahara | 018/35/10 | SJK (C) Chong Cheng | |
| Taman Kenari | 018/35/11 | SK Taman Kenari | |
| Taman Tunku Putra | 018/35/12 | SMK Taman Kenari | |
| Taman Seri Kulim | 018/35/13 | SK Kulim | |
| Pekan Kulim | 018/35/14 | SMA Tarbiyyah Diniah | |
| Jalan Tunku Putra | 018/35/15 | SMK St. Patrick | |
| Jalan Ibrahim | 018/35/16 | SMJK Chio Min | |
| Bukit Awi | 018/35/17 | SK Sri Kulim | |
| Taman Bersatu | 018/35/18 | SK Taman Jelutong | |
| Ayer Merah | 018/35/19 | Kolej MARA Kulim | |
| Taman Anggerik | 018/35/20 | Kolej Vokasional Kulim | |
| Junjong | 018/35/21 | SK Junjong | |
| Padang Penyangga | 018/35/22 | SJK (C) Sin Min | |
| Durian Burong | 018/35/23 | SJK (T) Ladang Somee | |
| Bandar Baharu (N36) | Sungai Batu | 018/36/01 | SK Sungai Batu |
| Sungai Taka | 018/36/02 | SK Sungai Taka | |
| Sungai Tengas | 018/36/03 | SMK Selama | |
| Selama | 018/36/04 | SK Selama | |
| Batu Lintang | 018/36/05 | SK Sungai Salleh | |
| Kampung Ee Guan | 018/36/06 | SMK Serdang Baru | |
| Pekan Serdang | 018/36/07 | SK Jalan Selama | |
| Batu 16 | 018/36/08 | SK Dato' Hj Zainuddin | |
| Relau | 018/36/09 | SK Relau | |
| Sungai Kechil Illir | 018/36/10 | SK Sungai Kechil Ilir | |
| Ayer Puteh | 018/36/11 | SK Ayer Puteh | |
| Telok Sera | 018/36/12 | SK Lubok Buntar | |
| Pekan Lubok Buntar | 018/36/13 | SJK (C) Poay Chai | |
| Kerat Telunjok | 018/36/14 | SK Permatang Kerat Telunjuk | |
| Sungai Kechil Ulu | 018/36/15 | SK Sungai Kechil Ulu | |
| Parit Nibong | 018/36/16 |
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| Permatang Pasir | 018/36/17 | SK Permatang Pasir | |
| Bandar Baharu | 018/36/18 | SK Bandar Baharu |
Representation history
[edit]| Members of the Parliament for Kulim-Bandar Baharu | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Kedah Selatan | ||||
| Kulim-Bandar Bahru | ||||
| Parliament of the Federation of Malaya | ||||
| 1st | P014 | 1959–1963 | Tan Tye Chek (陈大泽) |
Alliance (MCA) |
| Parliament of Malaysia | ||||
| 1st | P014 | 1963–1964 | Tan Tye Chek (陈大泽) |
Alliance (MCA) |
| 2nd | 1964–1969 | Tai Kuan Yang (戴观阳) | ||
| 1969–1971 | Parliament was suspended[6][7] | |||
| 3rd | P014 | 1971–1973 | Tai Kuan Yang (戴观阳) |
Alliance (MCA) |
| 1973–1974 | BN (MCA) | |||
| 4th | P015 | 1974–1978 | Azahari Md. Taib (ازاهاري مد. طائب) |
BN (UMNO) |
| 5th | 1978–1982 | Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir (عبدالقادر بن شيخ فاضل) | ||
| 6th | 1982–1986 | |||
| Kulim-Bandar Baharu | ||||
| 7th | P016 | 1986–1990 | Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir (عبدالقادر بن شيخ فاضل) |
BN (UMNO) |
| 8th | 1990–1995 | |||
| 9th | P018 | 1995–1999 | ||
| 10th | 1999–2004 | |||
| 11th | 2004–2008 | |||
| 12th | 2008–2010 | Zulkifli Noordin (ذوالکيفلي نورالدين) |
PR (PKR) | |
| 2010–2013 | Independent | |||
| 13th | 2013–2018 | Abdul Aziz Sheikh Fadzir (عبد. عزيز شيخ فاذر) |
BN (UMNO) | |
| 14th | 2018–2022 | Saifuddin Nasution Ismail ( سيف الدين ناسوتيون بن اسماعيل) |
PH (PKR) | |
| 15th | 2022–present | Roslan Hashim (روسلن هشيم) |
PN (BERSATU) | |
State constituency
[edit]| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Kulim-Bandar Baharu | Bandar Baharu | ||||||
| Kulim | |||||||
| Kulim-Bandar Bahru | Bandar Bahru | ||||||
| Kulim | |||||||
| Serdang | |||||||
Current state assembly members
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N35 | Kulim | Wong Chia Zhen | PN (GERAKAN) |
| N36 | Bandar Baharu | Mohd Suffian Yusoff | PN (PAS) |
Local governments & postcodes
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N35 | Kulim | Kulim Municipal Council |
|
| N36 | Bandar Baharu | Bandar Baharu District Council |
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PN | Roslan Hashim | 34,469 | 49.00 |  49.00
| ||
| PH | Saifuddin Nasution Ismail | 21,408 | 30.44 |  12.18
| ||
| BN | Muhar Hussain | 13,872 | 19.72 | 13.95
| ||
| GTA | Muhamad Yusrizal Yusuf | 591 | 0.84 | 0.84
| ||
| Total valid votes | 70,340 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 927 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 349 | |||||
| Turnout | 71,616 | 79.40 | 3.78
| |||
| Registered electors | 90,141 | |||||
| Majority | 13,061 | 18.56 | 9.61
| |||
| PN gain from PH | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Saifuddin Nasution Ismail | 22,159 | 42.62 | 42.62
| ||
| BN | Abdul Aziz Sheikh Fadzir | 18,299 | 33.67 | 18.14
| ||
| PAS | Abdul Raman Abdul Razak | 12,885 | 23.71 | 23.71
| ||
| Total valid votes | 54,343 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 894 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 153 | |||||
| Turnout | 55,390 | 83.18 | 3.45
| |||
| Registered electors | 66,587 | |||||
| Majority | 4,860 | 8.95 | 5.33
| |||
| PH gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Kedah [P.U. (B) 233/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] "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) 307/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Aziz Sheikh Fadzir | 26,782 | 51.81 | 8.98
| ||
| PKR | Saifuddin Nasution Ismail | 24,911 | 48.19 | 8.98
| ||
| Total valid votes | 51,693 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 839 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 234 | |||||
| Turnout | 52,766 | 86.63 | 9.35
| |||
| Registered electors | 60,910 | |||||
| Majority | 1,871 | 3.62 | 10.72
| |||
| BN gain from PKR | Swing | ? | ||||
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2016-05-16. "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 2016-05-16.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKR | Zulkifli Noordin | 22,255 | 57.17 | 17.94
| |
| BN | Abdul Aziz Sheikh Fadzir | 16,672 | 42.83 | 17.94
| |
| Total valid votes | 38,927 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,022 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 233 | ||||
| Turnout | 40,182 | 77.28 | 0.26
| ||
| Registered electors | 51,995 | ||||
| Majority | 5,583 | 14.34 | 7.20
| ||
| PKR gain from BN | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir | 22,556 | 60.77 | 1.28
| |
| PKR | Alwi Mohd Yusop | 14,558 | 39.23 | 1.28
| |
| Total valid votes | 37,114 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,181 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 494 | ||||
| Turnout | 38,789 | 77.54 | 3.69
| ||
| Registered electors | 50,024 | ||||
| Majority | 7,998 | 21.54 | 2.56
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir | 20,764 | 62.05 | 11.31
| |
| PKR | Syeikh Azmi Ahmad | 12,697 | 37.95 | 37.95
| |
| Total valid votes | 33,461 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 898 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 422 | ||||
| Turnout | 34,781 | 73.85 | 3.25
| ||
| Registered electors | 47,096 | ||||
| Majority | 8,067 | 24.10 | 22.62
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir | 22,455 | 73.36 | 2.46
| |
| S46 | Abdul Aziz Mohamed | 8,153 | 26.64 | 2.46
| |
| Total valid votes | 30,608 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,491 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 339 | ||||
| Turnout | 32,438 | 70.60 | 3.63
| ||
| Registered electors | 45,946 | ||||
| Majority | 14,302 | 46.72 | 4.92
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir | 23,149 | 70.90 | 3.01
| |
| S46 | Hashim Endut | 9,499 | 29.10 | 29.10
| |
| Total valid votes | 32,648 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,051 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 33,699 | 74.23 | 4.47
| ||
| Registered electors | 45,399 | ||||
| Majority | 13,650 | 41.80 | 6.02
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir | 21,043 | 73.91 | 9.43
| |
| PAS | Hassan Razak | 7,429 | 26.09 | 7.83
| |
| Total valid votes | 28,472 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 887 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 29,359 | 69.76 | 5.48
| ||
| Registered electors | 42,084 | ||||
| Majority | 13,614 | 47.82 | 1.60
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir | 17,097 | 64.48 | 7.56
| |
| PAS | Mohamed Salleh Mohamad | 4,843 | 18.26 | 9.70
| |
| DAP | Lee Chuan Sam @ Lee Chian Sum | 4,576 | 17.26 | 17.26
| |
| Total valid votes | 26,516 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 872 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 27,388 | 75.24 | 1.04
| ||
| Registered electors | 36,399 | ||||
| Majority | 12,254 | 46.22 | 2.14
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir | 16,360 | 72.04 | 0.72
| |
| PAS | Abdul Aziz Kassim | 6,351 | 27.96 | 27.96
| |
| Total valid votes | 22,711 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 897 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 23,608 | 74.20 | 2.39
| ||
| Registered electors | 31,816 | ||||
| Majority | 10,009 | 44.08 | 1.44
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Azahari Md. Taib | 13,888 | 72.76 | 72.76
| |
| Independent | Abdul Aziz Kassim | 5,200 | 27.24 | 27.24
| |
| Total valid votes | 19,088 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 975 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 20,063 | 71.81 | 1.75
| ||
| Registered electors | 27,940 | ||||
| Majority | 8,688 | 45.52 | 6.96
| ||
| BN gain from Alliance Party (Malaysia) Party (Malaysia) | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Tai Kuan Yang | 14,381 | 69.28 | 0.51
| |
| PMIP | Khatib Shorbaini Hassan | 6,378 | 30.72 | 20.41
| |
| Total valid votes | 20,759 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,512 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 22,271 | 73.56 | 1.64
| ||
| Registered electors | 30,274 | ||||
| Majority | 8,003 | 38.56 | 9.30
| ||
| Alliance hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Tai Kuan Yang | 15,077 | 68.77 | 0.82
| |
| Socialist Front | A. K. Veeman Kanusamy | 4,585 | 20.91 | 9.50
| |
| PMIP | Mohamed Amin Che Mat | 2,261 | 10.31 | 10.31
| |
| Total valid votes | 21,923 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 887 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 22,810 | 75.20 | 3.82
| ||
| Registered electors | 30,332 | ||||
| Majority | 10,492 | 47.86 | 8.68
| ||
| Alliance hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Tan Tye Chek | 11,317 | 69.59 | |||
| Socialist Front | Choong Ah Fong | 4,946 | 30.41 | |||
| Total valid votes | 16,263 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 344 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 16,607 | 71.38 | ||||
| Registered electors | 23,264 | |||||
| Majority | 6,371 | 39.18 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
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