Sungai Petani (federal constituency)

Sungai Petani is a federal constituency in Kuala Muda District, Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.

Sungai Petani (P015)

Kedah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Johari Abdul PH
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	112,577
Area (km²)[2]	261

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 Sungai Petani's electorate as of 2018[3]

  Malay (60.71%)

  Chinese (26.83%)

  Indian (11.95%)

  Other ethnicities (0.52%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Bukit Kechik, Bukit Meriam, Sintok Bugis, Padang Salim, Kuala Muda, Haji Kudong, Kota Kuala Muda, Sungai Mas, Rantau Panjang, Pekan Tikam Batu, Kampung Simpor, Batu Lintang, Simpor Timor, Telok Wang, Kampung Berapit, Kampung Tikam Batu, Pekula, Padang Temusu, Pinang Tunggal, Taman Dahlia, Jalan Pengkalan, Kolam Air, Bandar, Simpang Tiga Pekan Lama, Peteri, Kampung Bahru, Taman Sentosa, Taman Delima, Taman Intan, Bakar Arang, Taman Arked, Taman Makmur, Sungai Pasir, Taman Nilam, Taman Sejati Indah, Taman Sri Wang, Taman Keladi, Taman Mutiara, Pekan Lama, Padang Buloh, Kampung Sidam, Kampung Raja, Scarboro, Pengkalan Lebai Man, Taman Sutera, Seri Impian, Puteri Jaya, Kampung Sarukam, Pantai Prai.

2016–2018:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Bukit Kechik, Bukit Meriam, Sintok Bugis, Padang Salim, Kuala Muda, Haji Kudong, Kota Kuala Muda, Sungai Mas, Rantau Panjang, Pekan Tikam Batu, Kampung Simpor, Batu Lintang, Simpor Timor, Telok Wang, Kampung Berapit, Kampung Tikam Batu, Pekula, Padang Temusu, Pinang Tunggal, Taman Dahlia, Jalan Pengkalan, Kolam Air, Bandar, Simpang Tiga Pekan Lama, Peteri, Kampung Bahru, Taman Sentosa, Taman Delima, Taman Intan, Bakar Arang, Taman Arked, Taman Makmur, Sungai Pasir, Taman Nilam, Taman Sejati Indah, Taman Sri Wang, Taman Keladi, Taman Mutiara, Pekan Lama, Padang Buloh, Kampung Sidam, Kampung Raja, Scarboro, Pengkalan Lebai Man, Taman Sutera, Seri Impian, Puteri Jaya, Kampung Sarukam, Pantai Prai.

2018–present:[5] The constituency contains the polling districts of Bukit Kechik, Bukit Meriam, Sintok Bugis, Padang Salim, Kuala Muda, Haji Kudong, Kota Kuala Muda, Sungai Mas, Rantau Panjang, Pekan Tikam Batu, Kampung Simpor, Batu Lintang, Simpor Timor, Telok Wang, Kampung Berapit, Kampung Tikam Batu, Pekula, Padang Temusu, Pinang Tunggal, Taman Dahlia, Jalan Pengkalan, Kolam Air, Bandar, Simpang Tiga Pekan Lama, Peteri, Kampung Bahru, Taman Sentosa, Taman Delima, Taman Intan, Bakar Arang, Taman Arked, Taman Makmur, Sungai Pasir, Taman Nilam, Taman Sejati Indah, Taman Sri Wang, Taman Keladi, Taman Ria Jaya, Taman Mutiara, Pekan Lama, Padang Buloh, Kampung Sidam, Kampung Raja, Scarboro, Pengkalan Lebai Man, Taman Sutera, Seri Impian, Puteri Jaya, Kampung Sarukam, Pantai Prai.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Sungai Petani
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Sungei Patani
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	1959–1963	Abdul Samad Osman	Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	1963–1964	Abdul Samad Osman	Alliance (UMNO)
2nd	1964–1969	Mohamed Zahir Ismail
	1969–1971	Parliament was suspended[6][7]
3rd	1971–1973	Azahari Md. Taib	Alliance (UMNO)
	1973–1974		BN (UMNO)
4th	1974–1978	Wan Zainab M. A. Bakar
5th	1978–1982
6th	1982–1986
Sungai Petani
7th	1986–1990	Abdul Manaf Ahmad	BN (UMNO)
8th	1990–1995	Che Ibrahim Mustafa
9th	1995–1999
10th	1999–2004	Mahadzir Mohd Khir
11th	2004–2008
12th	2008–2013	Johari Abdul	PKR
13th	2013–2018
14th	2018–present		PH (PKR)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Sungai Petani					Bakar Arang
				Pantai Merdeka
					Sidam
				Tikam Batu
Sungei Patani			Kuala Ketil
		Pekan Sungei Patani
		Sungei Patani Luar
			Tikam Batu

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Johari Abdul	45,532	49.21	+49.21
	BN	Shahanim Mohamad Yusoff	23,963	25.90	-17.51
	PAS	Sharir Long	22,760	24.60	+24.60
	PRM	Sritharan Pichathu	279	0.30	+0.30
Total valid votes			92,534	100.00
Total rejected ballots			889
Unreturned ballots			424
Turnout			93,847	83.36
Registered electors			112,577
Majority			21,569	23.31
	PH hold		Swing		+5.68
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	%	∆%
	PKR	Johari Abdul	44,194	55.37	-2.68
	BN	Syamsul Anuar Che Mey @ Ismail	34,646	43.41	+1.46
	Independent	Ong Wei Sin	772	0.97	+ 0.97
	KITA	Suhaimi Hashim	200	0.25	+ 0.25
Total valid votes			79,812	100.00
Total rejected ballots			959
Unreturned ballots			253
Turnout			81,024	86.96
Registered electors			93,176
Majority			9,548	11.96
	PKR hold		Swing		-2.07
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. 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	%	∆%
	PKR	Johari Abdul	33,822	58.05	+24.07
	BN	Zainuddin Maidin	24,441	41.95	-24.07
Total valid votes			58,263	100.00
Total rejected ballots			986
Unreturned ballots			129
Turnout			59,378	77.84
Registered electors			76,284
Majority			9,381	16.10
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		+24.07

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mahadzir Mohd Khir	36,067	66.02	+4.27
	KEADILAN	Zamri Yusuf	18,565	33.98	-4.27
Total valid votes			54,632	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,007
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			55,639	78.45
Registered electors			70,922
Majority			17,502	32.04
	BN hold		Swing		+4.27

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mahadzir Mohd Khir	31,875	61.75	-16.99
	KEADILAN	Johari Abdul	19,742	38.25	+38.25
Total valid votes			51,617	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,151
Unreturned ballots			2,689
Turnout			55,457	76.54
Registered electors			72,454
Majority			12,133	23.50
	BN hold		Swing		-27.62

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Che Ibrahim Mustafa	35,918	78.74	+16.33
	S46	Syed Mansor Syed Salim	9,697	21.26	-16.33
Total valid votes			45,615	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,785
Unreturned ballots			678
Turnout			48,078	73.91
Registered electors			65,049
Majority			26,221	57.48
	BN hold		Swing		+16.33

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Che Ibrahim Mustafa	23,333	62.41	+8.73
	S46	Abdullah Hashim	14,052	37.59	+37.59
Total valid votes			37,385	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,077
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			38,462	72.87
Registered electors			52,781
Majority			9,281	24.82
	BN hold		Swing		-14.43

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Manaf Ahmad	18,269	53.68	-15.92
	DAP	R. Karuppaiah	8,380	24.62	+0.54
	PAS	Razak Daud	7,386	21.70	+16.42
Total valid votes			34,035	100.00
Total rejected ballots			840
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			34,875	71.94
Registered electors			48,478
Majority			9,889	29.06
	BN hold		Swing		-8.23

Malaysian general election, 1982: Sungei Patani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wan Zainab M. A. Bakar	24,554	69.60	-1.89
	DAP	Chong Kok Heong	8,497	24.08	+24.08
	PAS	Osman Darus	1,864	5.28	-23.23
	Independent	Ismail Abdul Rahman	365	1.03	+1.03
Total valid votes			35,280	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,041
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			36,321	64.75
Registered electors			56,093
Majority			16,057	45.52
	BN hold		Swing		-12.99

Malaysian general election, 1978: Sungei Patani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wan Zainab M. A. Bakar	24,422	71.49	-13.23
	PAS	Abdul Majid Jamaludin	9,738	28.51	+28.51
Total valid votes			34,160	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			45,855
Majority			14,684	42.98
	BN hold		Swing		-20.87

Malaysian general election, 1974: Sungei Patani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wan Zainab M. A. Bakar	22,266	84.72	N/A
	Independent	Osman Abu Bakar	4,016	15.28	+15.28
Total valid votes			26,282	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,489
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			27,771	75.67
Registered electors			36,700
Majority			18,250	69.44
	BN gain from Alliance		Swing		+12.89

Malaysian general election, 1969: Sungei Patani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Azahari Md. Taib	8,931	43.67	-26.56
	Gerakan	Ong Boon Seong	6,859	33.54	+33.54
	PMIP	Mohamed Daud Abdullah	4,661	22.79	+16.96
Total valid votes			20,451	100.00
Total rejected ballots			493
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			20,944	73.24
Registered electors			28,595
Majority			2,072	10.13
	Alliance hold		Swing		-30.05

Malaysian general election, 1964: Sungei Patani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Mohamed Zahir Ismail	14,177	70.23	+8.41
	Socialist Front	Teh Pek Choon	3,680	18.22	-19.96
	PMIP	Syed Jan Aljeffri	1,176	5.83	+5.83
	UDP	Ong Boon Seong	1,154	5.72	+5.72
Total valid votes			20,187	100.00
Total rejected ballots			527
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			20,714	76.28
Registered electors			27,156
Majority			10,497	52.01
	Alliance hold		Swing		+14.19

Malayan general election, 1959: Sungei Patani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Abdul Samad Osman	9,186	61.82
	Socialist Front	Mansor Tobeng	5,673	38.18
Total valid votes			14,859	100.00
Total rejected ballots			170
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			15,029	75.03
Registered electors			20,031
Majority			3,513	23.64
This was a new constituency created.

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