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Federal constituency | |
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
MP | |
Constituency created | 1994 |
First contested | 1995 |
Last contested | 2022 |
Demographics | |
Population (2020)[1] | 94,138 |
Electors (2023)[2] | 67,850 |
Area (km²)[3] | 469 |
Pop. density (per km²) | 200.7 |
Langkawi is a federal constituency in Langkawi District , Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1995.
The federal constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
[edit]Age breakdown of Langkawi's electorate as of 2022
Gender breakdown of Langkawi's electorate as of 2022
History
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Langkawi constituency is divided into 26 polling districts.[5]
State constituency | Polling District | Code | Location |
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Ayer Hangat (N01) | Kuala Teriang | 004/01/01 | SK Kuala Teriang |
Ewa | 004/01/02 | SK Ewa | |
Padang Lalang | 004/01/03 | SK Penghulu Ahmad | |
Kilim | 004/01/04 | SK Kilim | |
Ladang Sungai Raya | 004/01/05 | SK Seri Lagenda | |
Wang Tok Rendong | 004/01/06 | Dewan Homestay Desa Wang Tok Rendong | |
Ulu Melaka | 004/01/07 | SK Ulu Melaka | |
Nyior Chabang | 004/01/08 | SK Nyior Cabang | |
Padang Kandang | 004/01/09 | SMA Al-Baqiyatussolihat | |
Padang Matsirat | 004/01/10 | SK Padang Matsirat | |
Kampung Atas | 004/01/11 | SMK Tunku Putra | |
Bukit Kemboja | 004/01/12 | Maktab Mahmud Langkawi Pintu A | |
Makam Mahsuri | 004/01/13 | Maktab Mahmud Langkawi Pintu B | |
Kuah (N02) | Bendang Baru | 004/02/01 | SK Seri Negeri |
Kampung Gelam | 004/02/02 | SMK Kedawang | |
Kedawang | 004/02/03 | SK Kedawang | |
Pantai Chenang | 004/02/04 | Langkawi Tourism Academy @ Kolej Komuniti Langkawi, Jalan Pantai Chenang | |
Temonyong | 004/02/05 | SK Temonyong | |
Kampung Bayas | 004/02/06 | SK Bayas | |
Sungai Menghulu | 004/02/07 | Kolej Vokasional Pulau Langkawi | |
Kelibang | 004/02/08 | SK Kelibang | |
Dundong | 004/02/09 | SMK Mahsuri | |
Pulau Dayang Bunting | 004/02/10 | SK Selat Bagan Nyior | |
Lubok Chempedak | 004/02/11 | SMK Langkawi | |
Kampung Tuba | 004/02/12 | SK Pulau Tuba | |
Kuah | 004/02/13 | SK Langkawi | |
Kampung Bukit Malut | 004/02/14 | SK Bayas |
Representation history
[edit]Members of Parliament for Langkawi | ||||
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Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created from Jerlun-Langkawi | ||||
9th | P004 | 1995–1999 | Abu Bakar Taib (ابو بكر طائب) |
BN (UMNO) |
10th | 1999–2004 | |||
11th | 2004–2008 | |||
12th | 2008–2013 | |||
13th | 2013–2018 | Nawawi Ahmad (نووي احمد) | ||
14th | 2018–2020 | Mahathir Mohamad (محضير محمد) |
PH (BERSATU) | |
Independent | ||||
2020–2022 | PEJUANG | |||
15th | 2022–present | Mohd Suhaimi Abdullah (محمد سوهايمي عبدالله) |
PN (BERSATU) |
State constituency
[edit]Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
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1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
Langkawi | Ayer Hangat | ||||||
Kuah | |||||||
Padang Matsirat |
Current state assembly members
[edit]No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
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N1 | Ayer Hangat | Shamsilah Siru | PN (BERSATU) |
N2 | Kuah | Ahmad Pared Mahmud |
Local governments
[edit]No. | State Constituency | Local Government |
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N1 | Ayer Hangat | Langkawi Municipal Council |
N2 | Kuah |
Election results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PN | Mohd Suhaimi Abdullah | 25,463 | 53.63 | ![]() | ||
BN | Armishah Siradj | 11,945 | 25.16 | ![]() | ||
PH | Zabidi Yahya | 5,417 | 11.41 | ![]() | ||
GTA | Mahathir Mohamad | 4,566 | 9.62 | ![]() | ||
Independent | Abd Kadir Sainudin | 89 | 0.19 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 47,480 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 508 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 135 | |||||
Turnout | 48,123 | 71.1 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 66,777 | |||||
Majority | 13,518 | 28.47 | ![]() | |||
PN gain from PH | Swing | ? | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PH | Mahathir Mohamad | 18,954 | 54.90 | ![]() | ||
BN | Nawawi Ahmad | 10,061 | 29.14 | ![]() | ||
PAS | Zubir Ahmad | 5,512 | 15.96 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 34,527 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 604 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 119 | |||||
Turnout | 35,250 | 82.56 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 42,697 | |||||
Majority | 8,893 | 25.76 | ![]() | |||
PH gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
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 1 August 2018. "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 1 August 2018. "Damansara parliamentary seat records biggest majority - Nation". The Star Online. 10 May 2018. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Nawawi Ahmad | 21,407 | 68.76 | ![]() | ||
PKR | Ahmad Abdullah | 9,546 | 30.66 | ![]() | ||
Independent | Marina Hussein | 180 | 0.58 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 31,133 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 744 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 219 | |||||
Turnout | 32,096 | 85.51 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 37,536 | |||||
Majority | 11,861 | 38.10 | ![]() | |||
BN hold | Swing | |||||
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 12 May 2016. "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 12 May 2016. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Abu Bakar Taib | 13,762 | 61.02 | ![]() | |
PKR | Wan Salleh Wan Isa | 8,792 | 38.98 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 22,554 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 670 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 49 | ||||
Turnout | 23,273 | 78.71 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 29,567 | ||||
Majority | 4,970 | 22.04 | ![]() | ||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Abu Bakar Taib | 16,510 | 74.21 | ![]() | |
PAS | Zubir Ahmad | 5,738 | 25.79 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 22,248 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 560 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 36 | ||||
Turnout | 22,844 | 81.64 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 27,981 | ||||
Majority | 10,772 | 48.42 | ![]() | ||
BN hold | Swing |
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BN | Abu Bakar Taib | 12,349 | 68.03 | ![]() | |
PAS | Amiruddin Hamzah | 5,802 | 31.97 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 18,151 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 351 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 64 | ||||
Turnout | 18,566 | 80.43 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 23,083 | ||||
Majority | 6,547 | 36.06 | ![]() | ||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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BN | Abu Bakar Taib | 11,977 | 77.13 | |||
S46 | Radzi Ahmad | 3,552 | 22.87 | |||
Total valid votes | 15,529 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 959 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 44 | |||||
Turnout | 16,532 | 76.12 | ||||
Registered electors | 21,718 | |||||
Majority | 8,425 | 54.26 | ||||
This was a new constituency created. |
References
[edit]- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "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. 2. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ 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 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Sin Chew Daily - 民主国运". Archived from the original on 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A) Polling Hours For the General Eelection of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Kedah" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 15 July 2023.