Jerai (federal constituency)

Jerai is a federal constituency in Yan District and Kuala Muda District , Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since from 1959 to 1995, from 2004 to present.

Jerai (P012)

Kedah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Sabri Azit[1] PAS
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[2]	79,976
Area (km²)[3]	458

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 Jerai's electorate as of 2018[4]

  Malay (80.19%)

  Chinese (13.58%)

  Indian (5.91%)

  Other ethnicities (0.32%)

History

It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2003.

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Matang Buloh, Sungai Dedap, Gelam Tiga, Bukit Choras, Bukit Besar, Simpang Tiga Luar, Simpang Tiga, Selengkoh, Sungai Daun, Sungai Limau, Kabu Sepuloh, Sungai Kering, Sedaka, Ulu Sedaka, Padang Lumat, Batu Enam Belas, Kampung Titi Batu, Dulang Kechil, Dulang Besar, Pondok Haji Majid, Taman Sri Wangsa, Pondok Haji Hussein, Titi Teras, Teroi, Titi Serong, Kuala Yan Kechil, Pekan Sungai Yan, Sungai Udang, Singkir Darat, Kampung Acheh, Lubok Buoy, Pekan Yan, Sungai Raga, Ruat, Singkir Laut, Pekan Jeniang, Kampung Jeniang, Batu Sepuloh, Batu 9, Padang Lembu, Sungai Rotan, Gurun, Pulau Chengai, Bongkok Gurun, Pekan Gurun, Pekan Baru Gurun, Kampung Gurun, Taman Seri Jerai, Ladang Jerai, Sungai Puntar, Sungai Tok Pawang, Kampung Mesjid, Pekan Bahru Bedong.

2016–present:[5] The constituency contains the polling districts of Matang Buloh, Sungai Dedap, Gelam Tiga, Bukit Choras, Bukit Besar, Simpang Tiga Luar, Simpang Tiga, Selengkoh, Sungai Daun, Sungai Limau, Kabu Sepuloh, Sungai Kering, Sedaka, Ulu Sedaka, Padang Lumat, Batu Enam Belas, Kampung Titi Batu, Dulang Kechil, Dulang Besar, Pondok Haji Majid, Taman Sri Wangsa, Pondok Haji Hussein, Titi Teras, Teroi, Titi Serong, Kuala Yan Kechil, Pekan Sungai Yan, Sungai Udang, Singkir Darat, Kampung Acheh, Lubok Buoy, Pekan Yan, Sungai Raga, Ruat, Singkir Laut, Pekan Jeniang, Kampung Jeniang, Batu Sepuloh, Batu 9, Padang Lembu, Sungai Rotan, Gurun, Pulau Chengai, Bongkok Gurun, Pekan Gurun, Pekan Baru Gurun, Kampung Gurun, Taman Seri Jerai, Ladang Jerai, Sungai Puntar, Sungai Tok Pawang, Kampung Mesjid, Pekan Bahru Bedong.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Jerai
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	1959–1963	Mohamed Ismail Mohd Yusof	Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	1963–1964	Mohamed Ismail Mohd Yusof	Alliance (UMNO)
2nd	1964–1969	Hanafiah Hussain
	1969–1971	Parliament was suspended[6][7]
3rd	1971–1973	Hanafiah Hussain	Alliance (UMNO)
	1973–1974		BN (UMNO)
4th	1974–1978	Sanusi Junid
5th	1978–1982	Ismail Arshad
6th	1982–1986
7th	1986–1990	Ghazali Ahmad
8th	1990–1992
	1992–1995	Badruddin Amiruldin
Constituency abolished, renamed to Yan
Constituency re-created, renamed from Yan
11th	2004–2008	Badruddin Amiruldin	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008–2013	Mohd Firdaus Jaafar	PAS
13th	2013–2018	Jamil Khir Baharom	BN (UMNO)
14th	2018–2020	Sabri Azit	PAS
	2020–present		PN (PAS)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Jerai						Guar Chempedak
						Gurun
		Sala
						Sungai Limau
			Yan
		Yan-Merbok

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Sabri Azit	22,312	33.94	-17.00
	BN	Jamil Khir Baharom	21,773	33.12	-15.94
	PH	Akhramsyah Muammar Ubaidah Sanusi	21,651	32.94	+32.94
Total valid votes			65,736	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,012
Unreturned ballots			172
Turnout			66,920	83.68
Registered electors			79,976
Majority			539	0.82
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		-0.53
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	Jamil Khir Baharom	32,429	50.94	+3.21
	PAS	Mohd Firdaus Jaafar	31,233	49.06	-3.21
Total valid votes			63,662	100.00
Total rejected ballots			952
Unreturned ballots			164
Turnout			64,778	87.06
Registered electors			74,410
Majority			1,196	1.88
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		+3.21
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.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohd Firdaus Jaafar	26,510	52.27	+12.70
	BN	Badruddin Amiruldin	24,211	47.73	-12.70
Total valid votes			50,721	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,070
Unreturned ballots			122
Turnout			51,913	78.97
Registered electors			65,739
Majority			2,299	4.54
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		+12.70

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Badruddin Amiruldin	30,154	60.43	+3.08
	PAS	Che Din Arshad	19,749	39.57	-3.08
Total valid votes			49,903	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,015
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			50,918	79.70
Registered electors			63,887
Majority			10,405	20.86
	BN hold		Swing		+3.08

Malaysian general by-election, 4 March 1992
Upon the death of incumbent, Ghazali Ahmad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Badruddin Amiruldin	14,538	57.35	-1.22
	PAS	Nasir Othman	10,812	42.65	+1.22
Total valid votes			25,350	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			37,171
Majority			3,726	14.70
	BN hold		Swing		-1.22

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ghazali Ahmad	15,723	58.57	+2.62
	PAS	Ahmad Subki Abd. Latif @ Subky Abd. Latif	11,121	41.43	-2.62
Total valid votes			26,844	100.00
Total rejected ballots			620
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			27,464	73.89
Registered electors			37,168
Majority			4,602	17.14
	BN hold		Swing		+2.62

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ghazali Ahmad	13,636	55.95	-5.39
	PAS	Nakhaie Ahmad	10,736	44.05	+5.39
Total valid votes			24,372	100.00
Total rejected ballots			535
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			24,907	71.69
Registered electors			34,741
Majority			2,900	11.90
	BN hold		Swing		-5.39

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ismail Arshad	17,001	61.34	+4.74
	PAS	Ahmad Yusof	10,715	38.66	-4.74
Total valid votes			27,716	100.00
Total rejected ballots			871
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			28,587	77.35
Registered electors			36,957
Majority			6,286
	BN hold		Swing		+4.74

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ismail Arshad	13,654	56.60	N/A
	PAS	Hussein Abu Bakar	10,469	43.40	+43.40
Total valid votes			24,123	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			32,536
Majority			3,185
	BN hold		Swing		N/A

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Sanusi Junid won uncontested.
	BN	Sanusi Junid
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			28,704
Majority
	BN gain from Alliance		Swing		N/A

Malaysian general election, 1969

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Hanafiah Hussain	13,182	55.87	-10.53
	PMIP	Abdul Rashid Abdul Razak	10,414	44.13	+10.53
Total valid votes			23,596	100.00
Total rejected ballots			737
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			24,333	76.45
Registered electors			31,829
Majority			2,768	11.74
	Alliance hold		Swing		-10.53

Malaysian general election, 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Hanafiah Hussain	14,002	66.40	+2.47
	PMIP	Othman Yunus	7,085	33.60	-2.47
Total valid votes			21,087	100.00
Total rejected ballots			701
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			21,788	77.07
Registered electors			28,271
Majority			6,917	32.80
	Alliance hold		Swing		+2.47

Malayan general election, 1959

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Mohamed Ismail Mohd Yusof	11,350	63.93
	PMIP	Mahmood Abdullah	6,403	36.07
Total valid votes			17,753	100.00
Total rejected ballots			126
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			17,879	72.03
Registered electors			24,820
Majority			4,947	27.86
This was a new constituency created.

References

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