Baling (federal constituency)

Baling is a federal constituency in Baling District , Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.

Baling (P016)

Kedah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim BN
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	107,213
Area (km²)[2]	1,540

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.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Baling's electorate as of 2018[3]

  Malay (88.87%)

  Indian (5.14%)

  Chinese (4.38%)

  Other ethnicities (1.61%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampung Batu Lapan, Tanjong Pari, Kampung Weng, Kampung Surau, Kampung Legong, Kampung Lalang, Kampung Luar, Kampung Bandar, Tandop, Bongor Mesjid, Bongor Sekolah, Kampung Haji Abbas, Rambong Baling, Batu 7 Jalan Kroh, Simpang Empat, Pekan Baling, Bukit Baling, Sebrang Baling, Dalam Wang, Pekan Pulai, Pokok Sena, Telok Teduri, Sera Mesjid, Telok Sera, Kampung Tiak, Bendang Padang, Kuala Kuang, Kampung Iboi, Charok Salang, Kampung Asam Jawa, Charok Kelian, Sungai Limau, Charok Bemban, Gua Reban, Kampung Padang, Lanai, Mengkuang, Lubok Kabu, Kuala Pegang, Kampung Raja, Kampung Landak, Pekan Kupang, Kuala Chenerai, Ketemba, Kampung Sadek, Bukit Terabak, Simpang Jerai, Kampung Tanjong, Ladang Sungai Tawar, Badenoch, Ulu Bakai, Pekan Malau, Badang, Kampung Sidim, FELDA Teloi Kanan, Kampung Guar Chempedak, Padang Kulim, Pekan Baru Kuala Ketil, Pekan Lama Kuala Ketil, Taman Batu Pekaka, Batu Pekaka, Kampung Thye Seng, Kuala Kuli, Kampung Jawa, Padang Geh, Kuala Merah, Parit Panjang, Kampung Tembak, Paya Besar, Kuala Samak, Binjol Dalam, Kampung Tawar, Pekan Tawar, Binjal Luar, Ladang Malakoff, Kejai, Kampung Bakai, Pelam.

2016–present:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampung Batu Lapan, Tanjong Pari, Kampung Weng, Kampung Surau, Kampung Legong, Kampung Lalang, Kampung Luar, Kampung Bandar, Tandop, Bongor Mesjid, Bongor Sekolah, Kampung Haji Abbas, Rambong Baling, Batu 7 Jalan Kroh, Simpang Empat, Pekan Baling, Bukit Baling, Sebrang Baling, Dalam Wang, Pekan Pulai, Pokok Sena, Telok Teduri, Sera Mesjid, Telok Sera, Kampung Tiak, Bendang Padang, Kuala Kuang, Kampung Iboi, Charok Salang, Kampung Asam Jawa, Charok Kelian, Sungai Limau, Charok Bemban, Gua Reban, Kampung Padang, Lanai, Mengkuang, Lubok Kabu, Kuala Pegang, Kampung Raja, Kampung Landak, Pekan Kupang, Kuala Chenerai, Ketemba, Kampung Sadek, Bukit Terabak, Simpang Jerai, Kampung Tanjong, Ladang Sungai Tawar, Badenoch, Ulu Bakai, Pekan Malau, Badang, Kampung Sidim, FELDA Teloi Kanan, Kampung Guar Chempedak, Padang Kulim, Pekan Baru Kuala Ketil, Pekan Lama Kuala Ketil, Taman Batu Pekaka, Batu Pekaka, Kampung Thye Seng, Kuala Kuli, Kampung Jawa, Padang Geh, Kuala Merah, Parit Panjang, Kampung Tembak, Paya Besar, Kuala Samak, Binjol Dalam, Kampung Tawar, Pekan Tawar, Binjal Luar, Ladang Malakoff, Kejai, Kampung Bakai, Pelam.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Baling
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	1959–1963	Harun Abdullah	Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	1963–1964	Harun Abdullah	Alliance (UMNO)
2nd	1964–1969
	1969–1971	Parliament was suspended[5][6]
3rd	1971–1973	Shafie Abdullah	Alliance (UMNO)
	1973–1974		BN (UMNO)
4th	1974–1978
5th	1978–1982	Mohd. Nakhaie Ahmad	PAS
6th	1982–1986	Seroji Haron	BN (UMNO)
7th	1986–1990	Raja Ariffin Raja Sulaiman
8th	1990–1995
9th	1995–1999
10th	1999–2004	Taib Azamudden Md Taib	PAS
11th	2004–2008	Mashitah Ibrahim	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008–2013	Taib Azamudden Md Taib	PAS
13th	2013–2018	Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim	BN (UMNO)
14th	2018–present

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Baling		Baling Barat
		Baling Timor
			Bayu
						Kuala Ketil
			Kupang

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim	38,557	42.60	-10.57
	PAS	Hassan Saad	37,483	41.41	-5.42
	PH	Mohd Taufik Yaacob	14,472	15.99	+15.99
Total valid votes			90,512	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,388
Unreturned ballots			228
Turnout			92,128	85.93
Registered electors			107,213
Majority			1,074	1.19
	BN hold		Swing		-2.58
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. "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.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim	43,504	53.17	+9.07
	PAS	Najmi Ahmad	38,319	46.83	-9.07
Total valid votes			81,823	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,091
Unreturned ballots			195
Turnout			83,109	89.20
Registered electors			93,168
Majority			5,185	6.34
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		+9.07
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 29 December 2019. 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.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Taib Azamudden Md Taib	36,074	55.90	+9.36
	BN	Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim	28,461	44.10	-9.36
Total valid votes			64,535	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,154
Unreturned ballots			75
Turnout			65,764	83.47
Registered electors			78,784
Majority			7,613	11.80
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		+9.36

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mashitah Ibrahim	32,661	53.46	+5.14
	PAS	Taib Azamudden Md Taib	28,432	46.54	-5.14
Total valid votes			61,093	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,109
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			62,202	83.27
Registered electors			74,699
Majority			4,229	6.92
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		+5.14

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Taib Azamudden Md Taib	21,468	51.68	-9.33
	BN	Bahador Shah Md. Isa	20,074	48.32	+9.33
Total valid votes			41,542	100.00
Total rejected ballots			664
Unreturned ballots			328
Turnout			42,534	78.93
Registered electors			53,888
Majority			1,394	3.36
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		-9.33

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Raja Ariffin Raja Sulaiman	21,448	57.65	-5.22
	PAS	Mohamad @ Md. Yusoff Ismail	15,755	42.35	+5.22
Total valid votes			37,203	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,153
Unreturned ballots			60
Turnout			38,416	75.93
Registered electors			50,593
Majority			5,693	15.30
	BN hold		Swing		-5.22

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Raja Ariffin Raja Sulaiman	20,590	62.87	+2.28
	PAS	Yusof Husin	12,161	37.13	-2.28
Total valid votes			32,751	100.00
Total rejected ballots			720
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			33,471	77.94
Registered electors			42,944
Majority			8,429	25.74
	BN hold		Swing		+2.28

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Raja Ariffin Raja Sulaiman	17,995	60.59	+0.39
	PAS	Haron Othman	11,706	39.41	-0.39
Total valid votes			29,701	100.00
Total rejected ballots			754
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			30,455	76.12
Registered electors			40,008
Majority			6,289	21.18
	BN hold		Swing		+0.39

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Seroji Haron	18,743	60.20	+12.78
	PAS	Mohd. Nakhaie Ahmad	12,394	39.80	-8.65
Total valid votes			31,137	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,178
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			32,315	77.63
Registered electors			41,626
Majority			6,349
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		+10.72

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohd. Nakhaie Ahmad	13,623	48.45	+48.45
	BN	Shafie Abdullah	13,332	47.42	N/A
	Independent	Abu Bakar Sarda	1,161	4.13	+4.13
Total valid votes			28,116	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			37,072
Majority			291
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		N/A

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Shafie Abdullah won uncontested.
	BN	Shafie Abdullah
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			32,738
Majority
	BN gain from Alliance		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Shafie Abdullah	16,247	59.78	-8.39
	PMIP	Mohamed Romli Abdullah	10,932	40.22	+16.50
Total valid votes			27,179	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,160
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			28,339	78.26
Registered electors			36,210
Majority			5,315	19.56
	Alliance hold		Swing		-12.45

Malaysian general election, 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Harun Abdullah	14,970	68.17	-2.10
	PMIP	Ya'acob Shafie	5,208	23.72	+3.30
	Socialist Front	Abdullah Mohd Hashim	1,782	8.11	+8.11
Total valid votes			21,960	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,255
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			23,215	72.96
Registered electors			31,820
Majority			9,762	44.45
	Alliance hold		Swing		-2.70

Malayan general election, 1959

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Harun Abdullah	12,118	70.27
	PMIP	Syed Jan Aljeffri	3,521	20.42
	Independent	Wan Basor Ali Wan Salim	1,605	9.31
Total valid votes			17,244	100.00
Total rejected ballots			132
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			17,376	75.41
Registered electors			23,043
Majority			8,597	49.85
This was a new constituency created.

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