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Pantai Merdeka
Kedah constituency
State constituency
LegislatureKedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Shahrir Long
PN
Constituency created1984
First contested1986
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)51,502

Pantai Merdeka is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Pantai Merdeka's electorate as of 2023[1]

  Malay (91.11%)
  Chinese (6.05%)
  Indian (2.36%)
  Other ethnicities (0.49%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Pantai Merdeka constituency has a total of 19 polling districts.[2]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Pantai Merdeka (N27） Bukit Kechik 015/27/01 SK Bukit Kechik
Bukit Meriam 015/27/02 SK Bukit Meriam
Sintok Bugis 015/27/03 Maktab Mahmud Kuala Muda
Padang Salim 015/27/04 SK Seri Kuala
Kuala Muda 015/27/05 Dewan KEDA Kampung Tepi Sungai
Haji Kudong 015/27/06 SK Haji Sulaiman
Kota Kuala Muda 015/27/07 SK Kota Kuala Muda
Sungai Mas 015/27/08 SMK Kota Kuala Muda
Rantau Panjang 015/27/09 SK Rantau Panjang
Pekan Tikam Batu 015/27/10 SJK (C) Peng Min
Kampung Simpor 015/27/11 SK Simpor
Batu Lintang 015/27/12 SK Simpor
Simpor Timor 015/27/13 SK Darulaman
Telok Wang 015/27/14 SMK Sungai Pasir
Kampung Berapit 015/27/15 SK Berapit
Kampung Tikam Batu 015/27/16 SK Tikam Batu
Pekula 015/27/17 SMK Pekula Jaya
Padang Temusu 015/27/18 SJK (C) Tai Tong
Pinang Tunggal 015/27/19 SMK Pinang Tunggal

Representation history

Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Pantai Merdeka
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Tikam Batu
7th 1986–1990 Ghazali Haji Bakar BN (UMNO)
8th 1990–1995 Haji Abd. Manaf Haji Ahmad
9th 1995–1999 Jamaludin Yusof
10th 1999–2004 Mohd Muslim Othman
11th 2004–2008 Shahabudin Jaafar
12th 2008–2013 Abdullah Jusof PAS
13th 2013–2018 Ali Yahaya BN (UMNO)
14th 2018–2020 Ahmad Fadzli Hashim PAS
2020–2023 PN (PAS)
15th 2023–present Shahrir Long

Election results

Kedah state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PN Shahrir Long 32,225 79.06 Increase 79.06
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Wan Mohalina Wan Mohamad 8,534 20.94 Decrease 9.94
Total valid votes 40,759 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 51,502
Majority 23,691
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing PN
Kedah state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAS Ahmad Fadzli Hashim 14,133 45.62 Decrease 0.84
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Ali Yahaya 9,567 30.88 Decrease 21.49
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PH (2018) Rosli Yusof 7,281 23.50 Increase 23.50
Total valid votes 30,981 100.00
Total rejected ballots 347
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 31,523 85.60
Registered electors 36,810
Majority 4,566
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|PAS]] Swing BN


Kedah state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Ali Yahaya 15,393 52.37 Increase 3.47
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAS Abdullah Jusof 13,686 46.46 Decrease 4.64
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] IND Mohd Yusof Lazim 316 1.17 Increase 1.17
Total valid votes 29,395 100.00
Total rejected ballots 314
Unreturned ballots 54
Turnout 29,763 89.40
Registered electors 33,282
Majority 1,707
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|BN]] Swing PAS


Kedah state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAS Abdullah Jusof 11,654 51.10 Increase 7.48
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Shuib Saedin 11,151 48.90 Decrease 7.48
Total valid votes 22,805 100.00
Total rejected ballots 296
Unreturned ballots 38
Turnout 23,139 83.28
Registered electors 27,784
Majority 503
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|PAS]] Swing BN


Kedah state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Shahabudin Jaafar 11,742 56.38 Increase 4.96
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAS Shuib Saedin 9,081 43.62 Decrease 4.96
Total valid votes 20,803 100.00
Total rejected ballots 249
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 21,072 85.15
Registered electors 24,746
Majority 2,661
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing BN


Kedah state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Mohd Muslim Othman 9,102 51.42 Decrease 11.69
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAS Mat Akhair Shafie 8,598 48.58 Increase 13.87
Total valid votes 17,700 100.00
Total rejected ballots 391
Unreturned ballots 141
Turnout 18,232 79.45
Registered electors 22,949
Majority 504
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing BN


Kedah state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Jamaludin Yusof 9,857 63.11 Decrease 1.96
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAS Mohamad Isa Mahamud 5,421 34.71 Decrease 0.22
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] DAP Lim Pok Long 341 2.18 Increase 2.18
Total valid votes 15,641 100.00
Total rejected ballots 330
Unreturned ballots 1
Turnout 15,950 76.34
Registered electors 20,893
Majority 4,436
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing BN



Kedah state election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Haji Abd. Manaf Haji Ahmad 12,984 65.07 Increase 0.52
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAS Azizan Hj. Maghribi 6,969 34.93 Decrease 0.52
Total valid votes 19,953 100.00
Total rejected ballots 522
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 20,475 74.85
Registered electors 27,353
Majority 6,015
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing BN


Kedah state election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Ghazali Haji Bakar 11,458 64.55
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAS Shuib Talib 6,292 35.45
Total valid votes 17,750 100.00
Total rejected ballots 463
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 18,213 73.42
Registered electors 24,808
Majority 5,166
This was a new constituency created.

References

  • "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  1. ^ "15th Kedah State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  2. ^ "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.[permanent dead link‍]


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