Sik (federal constituency)

Sik (P013)
Kedah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
;
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	50,385
Area (km²)[2]	1,645

Sik is a federal constituency in Sik District, Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 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 Sik's electorate as of 2018[3]

Malay (92.98%)

Other ethnicities (5.4%)

Chinese (1.46%)

Indian (0.17%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kota Aur, Belantek, Kampung Gulau, Kubang Kesom, Chepir, Kampung Chong, Bendang Man, Durian Burong, Charok Kit, Kampung Dusun, Pekan Sik, Kampung Sadu, Kampung Namek, Kampung Kemelong, Padang Chichak, Kampung Betong, Kota Bukit, Kuala Jeneri, Kampung Kalai, Kampung Kuala Bigia, Kampung Chemara, Kampung Bigia, Kampung Telui, Batu Lima, Charok Padang, Hujong Bandar, Kampung Bandar, Tupai, FELDA Telui Timor, Beris Jaya.

2016–present:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Kota Aur, Belantek, Kampung Gulau, Kubang Kesom, Chepir, Kampung Chong, Bendang Man, Durian Burong, Charok Kit, Kampung Dusun, Pekan Sik, Kampung Sadu, Kampung Namek, Kampung Kemelong, Padang Chichak, Kampung Betong, Kota Bukit, Kuala Jeneri, Kampung Kalai, Kampung Kuala Bigia, Kampung Chemara, Kampung Bigia, Kampung Telui, Batu Lima, Charok Padang, Hujong Bandar, Kampung Bandar, Tupai, FELDA Telui Timor, Beris Jaya.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Sik
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Baling
7th	1986–1990	Zainol Abidin Johari	BN (UMNO)
8th	1990–1995	Abdul Hamid Othman
9th	1995–1999	Abdul Hamid Othman
10th	1999–2004	Shahnon Ahmad	PAS
11th	2004–2008	Wan Azmi Wan Ariffin	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008–2013	Che Uda Che Nik	PAS
13th	2013–2018	Mansor Abd Rahman	BN (UMNO)
14th	2018–2020	Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman	PAS
14th	2020–present	Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman	PN (PAS)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Sik					Belantek
				Bukit Selambau
				Jeneri

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman	20,088	47.91	+1.30
	BN	Mansor Abd Rahman	14,870	35.47	-17.92
	PH	Azli Che Uda	6,970	16.62	+16.62
Total valid votes			41,928	100.00
Total rejected ballots			729
Unreturned ballots			115
Turnout			42,772	84.89
Registered electors			50,385
Majority			5,218	12.44
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		+9.61
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	Mansor Abd Rahman	22,084	53.39	+4.11
	PAS	Che Uda Che Nik	19,277	46.61	-4.11
Total valid votes			41,361	100.00
Total rejected ballots			631
Unreturned ballots			85
Turnout			42,077	89.94
Registered electors			46,786
Majority			2,807	6.78
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		+4.11
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 2016-05-16. "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	Che Uda Che Nik	16,864	50.72	+1.24
	BN	Othman Desa	16,383	49.28	-1.24
Total valid votes			33,247	100.00
Total rejected ballots			505
Unreturned ballots			107
Turnout			33,859	83.94
Registered electors			40,339
Majority			481	1.44
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		+1.24

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wan Azmi Wan Ariffin	15,357	50.52	+1.15
	PAS	Azizan Abdul Razak	15,038	49.48	-1.15
Total valid votes			30,395	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,287
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			31,682	85.54
Registered electors			37,037
Majority			319	1.04
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		+1.15

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Shahnon Ahmad	13,546	50.63	+5.19
	BN	Abdul Hamid Othman	13,211	49.37	-5.19
Total valid votes			26,757	100.00
Total rejected ballots			452
Unreturned ballots			14
Turnout			27,223	82.31
Registered electors			33,073
Majority			335	1.26
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		+5.19

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Hamid Othman	12,756	54.56	-6.80
	PAS	Ali Taib	10,622	45.44	+45.44
Total valid votes			23,378	100.00
Total rejected ballots			789
Unreturned ballots			24
Turnout			24,191	78.54
Registered electors			30,800
Majority			2,134	9.12
	BN hold		Swing		-26.12

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Hamid Othman	21,048	61.36	-1.00
	S46	Zainol Abidin Johari	12,719	37.08	+37.08
	Independent	Ab. Razak Ag. Long	537	1.57	+1.57
Total valid votes			34,304	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,126
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			35,430	77.58
Registered electors			45,668
Majority			8,329	24.28
	BN hold		Swing		-19.04

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Zainol Abidin Johari	18,741	62.36
	PAS	Ramli Hassan	11,310	37.64
Total valid votes			30,051	100.00
Total rejected ballots			823
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			30,874	75.66
Registered electors			40,806
Majority			7,431	24.72
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

"Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
"14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

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[1] "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[2] Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[3] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.

[4] "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.