Sungai Besar (federal constituency)

Sungai Besar (P093)
Selangor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
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Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	48,739
Area (km²)[2]	639

Sungai Besar is a federal constituency in Sabak Bernam District, Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.

The federal constituency was created in the 2003 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 Sungai Besar's electorate as of 2018[3]

Malay (68.71%)

Chinese (28.77%)

Indian (2.02%)

Other ethnicities (0.5%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Parit 16 - Belia 2, Parit 13 - 15 Sungai Panjang, Parit 6 - 12 Sungai Panjang, Parit 2 - 5 Sungai Panjang, Padi Radin, Bagan Sungai Besar, Parit Satu Timur, Sungai Limau, Sungai Haji Dorani, Peket Enam Puluh, Simpang Lima, Parit 13 Sungai Nipah, Sungai Nipah, Sungai Nibong, Pasir Panjang Tengah, Pasir Panjang Selatan, Taman Berkat, Parit 6 - 12 Timur, Sungai Leman Bendang Utara, Sungai Leman Bendang Tengah, Sungai Leman Bendang Selatan, Sungai Leman Kampung Darat, Sungai Leman Kampung Laut, Sekinchan Selatan, Sekinchan Tempatan Selatan, Sekinchan Tempatan Tengah, Sekinchan Tempatan (SIDE B), Kian Sit, Sekinchan.

2016–present:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Parit 16 - Belia 2, Parit 13 - 15 Sungai Panjang, Parit 6 - 12 Sungai Panjang, Parit 2 - 5 Sungai Panjang, Pekan Sungai Besar, Bagan Sungai Besar, Parit Satu Timur, Sungai Limau, Sungai Haji Dorani, Peket Enam Puluh, Simpang Lima, Parit 13 Sungai Nipah, Sungai Nipah, Sungai Nibong, Pasir Panjang Tengah, Pasir Panjang Selatan, Taman Berkat, Parit 6 - 12 Timur, Kampung Baharu Nelayan, Sungai Leman Bendang Utara, Sungai Leman Bendang Tengah, Sungai Leman Bendang Selatan, Sungai Leman Kampung Darat, Sungai Leman Kampung Laut, Sekinchan Selatan, Sekinchan Tempatan Selatan, Sekinchan Tempatan Tengah, Sekinchan Tempatan (SITE B), Kian Sit, Sekinchan.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Sungai Besar
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Tanjong Karang and Sabak Bernam
11th	2004-2008	Noriah Kasnon	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2016
13th	2016-2018	Budiman Mohd Zohdi
14th	2018–2020	Muslimin Yahaya	PH (BERSATU)
14th	2020-present	Muslimin Yahaya	PN (BERSATU)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Sungai Besar						Sekinchan
Sungai Besar						Sungai Panjang

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Muslimin Yahaya	17,350	42.11	+42.11
	BN	Budiman Mohd Zohdi	16,636	40.37	-13.29
	PAS	Mohamed Salleh M Husin	7,220	17.52	-4.52
Total valid votes			41,206	100.00
Total rejected ballots			564
Unreturned ballots			108
Turnout			41,878	85.92
Registered electors			48,739
Majority			714	1.73
	PH gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 239/2018]" (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 Selangor [P.U. (B) 313/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general by-election, 18 June 2016
The by-election was called due to the death of incumbent, Noriah Kasnon.
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Budiman Mohd Zohdi	16,800	53.66	3.12
	Amanah	Azhar Abdul Shukur	7,609	24.30	N/A
	PAS	Abdul Rani Osman	6,902	22.04	27.42
Total valid votes			31,311	100.00
Total rejected ballots			379
Unreturned ballots			31
Turnout			31,721	74.37
Registered electors			42,655
Majority			9,191	29.36
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Pilihan Raya Kecil P.093 Sungai Besar". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-09-19. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election - By-election of the Dewan Rakyat of P.093 Sungai Besar for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 270/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 2018-09-19. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statement of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes for the By-election of P.093 Sungai Besar [P. U. (B) 299/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-27.

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Noriah Kasnon	18,695	50.54	8.69
	PAS	Salleh Husin	18,296	49.46	8.69
Total valid votes			36,991	100.00
Total rejected ballots			690
Unreturned ballots			129
Turnout			37,810	88.26
Registered electors			42,837
Majority			399	1.08
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 176/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-06. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 217/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-06.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Noriah Kasnon	16,069	59.23	6.52
	PAS	Osman Sabran	11,060	40.77	6.52
Total valid votes			27,129	100.00
Total rejected ballots			656
Unreturned ballots			142
Turnout			27,927	81.96
Registered electors			34,073
Majority			5,009	18.46
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Noriah Kasnon	15,337	65.75
	PAS	Sallehen Mukhyi	7,988	34.25
Total valid votes			23,325	100.00
Total rejected ballots			795
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			24,120	77.80
Registered electors			31,002
Majority			7,349	31.50
This was a new constituency created out of Tanjong Karang and Sabak Bernam which went to BN in the previous election.

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. 10 April 2018. p. 21. 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. 10 April 2018. p. 21. 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.