Kangar (federal constituency)

Kangar is a federal constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

Kangar (P002)

Perlis constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Noor Amin Ahmad PH
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	55,938
Area (km²)[2]	141

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 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 Kangar's electorate as of 2018[3]

  Malay (81.71%)

  Chinese (15.23%)

  Indian (1.68%)

  Other ethnicities (1.38%)

History

2004–16: The constituency contains the polling districts of Nesam, Abi, Kechor, Hutan Melintang, Telok Kachang, Wang Bintong, Kampong Salang, Repoh, Alor Lanchang, Taman Indera, Tok Peduka, Padang Bohor, Padang Petani, Padang Katong, Derma, Pekan Lama Kangar, Pengkalan Assam, Pekan Baru Kangar, Seberang Bakau, Behor Gandin, Seberang Alor, Hujong Tanjong, Kepala Batas, Seberang Tok Pi, Padang Besar Selatan, Titi Tok Bandar, Bangsal Lebah, Temak, Seriab, Gunong Utan Aji, Hujung Batu.

2016–present:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Nesam, Abi, Kechor, Hutan Melintang, Telok Kachang, Wang Bintong, Kampong Salang, Repoh, Alor Lanchang, Taman Indera, Tok Peduka, Padang Bohor, Padang Petani, Padang Katong, Derma, Pekan Lama Kangar, Pengkalan Assam, Pekan Baru Kangar, Seberang Bakau, Behor Gandin, Seberang Alor, Hujong Tanjong, Kepala Batas, Seberang Tok Pi, Padang Besar Selatan, Titi Tok Bandar, Bangsal Lebah, Temak, Seriab, Gunong Utan Aji, Hujung Batu.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kangar
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Perlis Utara
4th	1974–1978	Shaari Jusoh	BN (UMNO)
5th	1978–1982
6th	1982–1986	Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad
7th	1986–1990
8th	1990–1995	Ishak Arshad
9th	1995–1999	Md Isa Sabu
10th	1999–2003	Abdul Hamid Pawanteh
	2003-2004	Vacant	VAC
11th	2004–2008	Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008–2013
13th	2013–2018	Shaharuddin Ismail
14th	2018–present	Noor Amin Ahmad	PH (PKR)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Kangar			Bandar Kangar
				Beseri
			Bintong
			Chuping
				Indera Kayangan
					Kayang
					Kuala Perlis
			Oran
				Padang Pauh
			Paya
				Sena
			Titi Tinggi

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Noor Amin Ahmad	20,909	46.80	+46.80
	BN	Ramli Shariff	15,306	34.26	−20.47
	PAS	Zahid Ibrahim	8,465	18.95	−26.32
Total valid votes			44,680
Total rejected ballots			806
Unreturned ballots			217
Turnout			45,703	81.70
Registered electors			55,938
Majority			5,603	12.54
	PH gain from BN		Swing		+33.64
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perlis [P.U. (B) 232/2018]" (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 Perlis [P.U. (B) 306/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shaharuddin Ismail	23,343	54.73	−15.39
	PAS	Baharuddin Ahmad	19,306	45.27	+45.27
Total valid votes			42,649	100.00
Total rejected ballots			660
Unreturned ballots			122
Turnout			43,431	84.81
Registered electors			51,207
Majority			4,037	9.46
	BN hold		Swing		-30.33
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perlis [P.U. (B) 169/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-10. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Perlis [P.U. (B) 210/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-10.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad	23,821	70.12	+0.78
	PKR	Tunku Abdul Rahman Tunku Ismail	10,150	29.88	+29.88
Total valid votes			33,971	100.00
Total rejected ballots			808
Unreturned ballots			167
Turnout			34,946	80.17
Registered electors			43,591
Majority			13,671	40.94
	BN hold		Swing		-14.55

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad	22,498	69.34	+12.36
	PAS	Ishar Saad	9,950	30.66	−12.36
Total valid votes			32,448	100.00
Total rejected ballots			548
Unreturned ballots			99
Turnout			33,095	81.68
Registered electors			40,517
Majority			12,548	38.68
	BN hold		Swing		+12.36

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Hamid Pawanteh	16,529	56.98	+1.42
	PAS	Zainul Abidin Yahaya	12,480	43.02	−1.42
Total valid votes			29,009	100.00
Total rejected ballots			482
Unreturned ballots			73
Turnout			29,564	79.42
Registered electors			37,224
Majority			4,049	13.96
	BN hold		Swing		+1.42

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Md Isa Sabu	20,000	55.56	−13.43
	PAS	Aziz Shariff	16,000	44.44	+44.44
Total valid votes			36,000	100.00
Total rejected ballots			23
Unreturned ballots			177
Turnout			36,200
Registered electors
Majority			4,000	11.12
	BN hold		Swing		-28.94

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ishak Arshad	26,819	68.99	−1.52
	S46	Rosnah Darus	12,056	31.01	+31.01
Total valid votes			38,875	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,450
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			40,325	75.19
Registered electors			53,630
Majority			14,763	37.98
	BN hold		Swing		-16.27

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad	22,463	70.51	-1.00
	PAS	Shuib Mohamad	9,397	29.49	+1.00
Total valid votes			31,860	100.00
Total rejected ballots			730
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			32,590	72.29
Registered electors			45,082
Majority			13,066	41.02
	BN hold		Swing		-1.00

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad	22,251	71.51	+4.70
	PAS	Musa Mohamed	8,866	28.49	-4.70
Total valid votes			31,117	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,279
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			32,396	77.16
Registered electors			41,983
Majority			13,385	43.02
	BN hold		Swing		+4.70

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shaari Jusoh	17,612	66.81	+3.18
	PAS	Ahmad Long	8,750	33.19	+33.19
Total valid votes			26,362	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			35,625
Majority			8,862	33.62
	BN hold		Swing		-15.01

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Shaari Jusoh	14,250	63.63
	Independent	Raja Mokhtaruddin Raja Mohamed Din	5,349	23.88
	PSRM	Saad Man	2,796	12.48
Total valid votes			22,395	100.00
Total rejected ballots			931
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			23,326	80.65
Registered electors			28,924
Majority			8,901	39.75
This was a new constituency created.

References

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