Bukit Pinang (state constituency)

Bukit Pinang
Kedah constituency
State constituency
LegislatureKedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Wan Romani Wan Salim
PN
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)36,791

Bukit Pinang is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.[1]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Bukit Pinang's electorate as of 2023[2]
  1. Malay (93.1%)
  2. Chinese (5.33%)
  3. Indian (0.94%)
  4. Other ethnicities (0.61%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bukit Pinang constituency has a total of 16 polling districts.[3]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Bukit Pinang (N10） Paya Lengkuas 008/10/01 SK Lengkuas
Bukit Pinang 008/10/02 SJK (C) Soon Cheng
Titi Baru 008/10/03 SMK Kepala Batas
Kubang Lintah 008/10/04 SK Haji Abu Bakar
Hutan Kampung 008/10/05 SMK Hutan Kampung
Taman Bayu 008/10/06 SMK Dato' Syed Omar
Kampung Bohor 008/10/07 SK Bohor
Lepai 008/10/08 SK Haji Abu Bakar
Kampung Sungai Mati 008/10/09 Maktab Mahmud Pokok Sena
Limbong 008/10/10 SK Taman Awana
Kampung Alor Setol 008/10/11 SJK (C) Tai Chong
Pondok Langgar 008/10/12 SK Langgar
Kampung Langgar B 008/10/13 SMK Langgar
Telok Jamat 008/10/14 SK Teluk Jamat
Alor Senibong 008/10/15 Pertubuhan Peladang Kawasan Gerak Maju B-III Km 14
Tualang 008/10/16 SK Tualang

Representation history

Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Bukit Pinang
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Langgar
11th 2004–2008 Md Roshidi Osman PAS
12th 2008–2013 PR (PAS)
13th 2013–2018 Wan Romani Wan Salim
14th 2018–2020 PAS
2020–2023 PN (PAS)
15th 2023–present

Election results

Kedah state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PN Wan Romani Wan Salim 23,041 82.82 Increase 82.82
PH Hazir Mat Zain 4,780 17.18 Decrease 12.98
Total valid votes 27,821 100.00
Total rejected ballots 156
Unreturned ballots 53
Turnout 28,030 76.19 Decrease 7.61
Registered electors 36,791
Majority 18,261 65.64 Increase 52.23
PN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Wan Romani Wan Salim 10,432 43.57 Decrease 10.12
PH Che Mat Dzaher Ahmad 7,220 30.16 Increase 30.16
BN Mohammad Nawar Ariffin 6,289 26.27 Decrease 20.04
Total valid votes 23,941 100.00
Total rejected ballots 300
Unreturned ballots 96
Turnout 24,337 83.80 Decrease 3.10
Registered electors 29,041
Majority 3,212 13.41 Increase 6.03
PAS hold Swing


Kedah state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Wan Romani Wan Salim 12,152 53.69 Decrease 4.99
BN Zaki Syeikh Alias 10,480 46.31 Increase 4.99
Total valid votes 22,632 100.00
Total rejected ballots 258
Unreturned ballots 71
Turnout 22,961 86.90 Increase 3.84
Registered electors 26,426
Majority 1,672 7.38 Decrease 10.14
PAS hold Swing


Kedah state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Md Roshidi Osman 11,307 58.68 Increase 6.24
BN Che Omar Saad 7,908 41.16 Decrease 6.24
Total valid votes 19,215 100.00
Total rejected ballots 372
Unreturned ballots 514
Turnout 20,101 83.06 Increase 1.36
Registered electors 24,202
Majority 3,399 17.52 Increase 12.40
PAS hold Swing


Kedah state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Md Roshidi Osman 9,636 52.56
BN Ahmad Sudin 8,699 47.44
Total valid votes 18,335 100.00
Total rejected ballots 144
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 18,479 81.70
Registered electors 22,617
Majority 937 5.12
This was a new constituency created.

References

  1. ^ "Kedah 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Petaling Jaya. 23 March 2019. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019. (Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)
  2. ^ "15th Kedah State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  3. ^ "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.


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