Bakar Arang
Appearance
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State constituency | |||
Legislature | Kedah State Legislative Assembly | ||
MLA |
PH | ||
Constituency created | 1994 | ||
First contested | 1995 | ||
Last contested | 2023 | ||
Demographics | |||
Electors (2023) | 57,867 |
Bakar Arang (Chinese: 峇甲亚兰) is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.
Demographics
[edit]History
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bakar Arang constituency has a total of 18 polling districts.[2]
State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
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Bakar Arang (N28) | Taman Dahlia | 015/28/01 | Pusat Bimbingan Islam Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (PUSBA) |
Jalan Pengkalan | 015/28/02 | SMK Khir Johari | |
Kolam Air | 015/28/03 | SK St. Theresa | |
Bandar | 015/28/04 | SK Khir Johari | |
Simpang Tiga Pekan Lama | 015/28/05 | Dewan Annasamy Pillai, Pekan Lama | |
Peteri | 015/28/06 | SK Khir Johari | |
Kampung Bahru | 015/28/07 | SK Petani Jaya | |
Taman Sentosa | 015/28/08 | SJK (C) Sin Kwang | |
Taman Delima | 015/28/09 | SMK Tunku Ismail | |
Taman Intan | 015/28/10 | SK Tunku Ismail | |
Bakar Arang | 015/28/11 | SMK Bakar Arang | |
Taman Arked | 015/28/12 | SK Bakar Arang | |
Taman Makmur | 015/28/13 | SMK Che Tom | |
Sungai Pasir | 015/28/14 | SK Sungai Pasir | |
Taman Nilam | 015/28/15 | SK Taman Intan | |
Taman Sejati Indah | 015/28/16 | SK Seri Gedong | |
Taman Sri Wang | 016/28/17 | SK Taman Sri Wang | |
Taman Keladi | 015/28/18 | SMJK Sin Min (P) |
Representation history
[edit]Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Bakar Arang | |||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created from Tikam Batu | |||
9th | 1995–1999 | Tan Hong Eng | BN (MCA) |
10th | 1999–2004 | ||
11th | 2004–2008 | Seng Kooh Huat | |
12th | 2008–2009 | Tan Wei Shu | PR (PKR) |
2009–2013 | IND | ||
13th | 2013–2018 | Simon Ooi Tze Min | PR (PKR) |
14th | 2018–2023 | PH (PKR) | |
15th | 2023–present | Adam Loh Wei Chai |
Election results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PH | Adam Loh Wei Chai | 21,889 | 54.41 | ![]() | ||
PN | Tai Kuang Tee | 18,206 | 45.25 | ![]() | ||
Parti Rakyat Malaysia | Tan Kee Chye | 138 | 0.34 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 40,233 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 217 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 54 | |||||
Turnout | 40,504 | 69.99 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 57,867 | |||||
Majority | 3,683 | 9.16 | ![]() | |||
PH hold | Swing | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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PH | Ooi Tze Min | 18,440 | 58.20 | ![]() | |
PAS | Othman Che Mee | 7,607 | 24.01 | ![]() | |
BN | Ko Hung Weng | 5,547 | 17.51 | ![]() | |
Parti Rakyat Malaysia | Tan Kee Chye | 58 | 0.18 | ![]() | |
Independent | Tan Hock Huat | 29 | 0.10 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 31,681 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 391 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 32,072 | 82.25 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 38,991 | ||||
Majority | 10,833 | 34.19 | ![]() | ||
PH hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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PKR | Ooi Tze Min | 17,757 | 60.84 | ![]() | |
BN | Lee Yean Wang | 11,223 | 38.46 | ![]() | |
Independent | Ong Kah Soon | 204 | 0.70 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 29,184 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 366 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 69 | ||||
Turnout | 29,619 | 85.30 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 34,743 | ||||
Majority | 6,534 | 22.38 | ![]() | ||
PKR hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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PKR | Tan Wei Shu | 10,489 | 52.62 | ![]() | |
BN | Seng Kooh Huat | 9,159 | 45.94 | ![]() | |
Independent | Lim Pok Long | 287 | 1.44 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 19,935 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 490 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 71 | ||||
Turnout | 20,496 | 74.33 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 27,574 | ||||
Majority | 1,330 | 6.68 | ![]() | ||
PKR gain from BN | Swing | ?
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Seng Kooh Huat | 14,204 | 72.81 | ![]() | |
PKR | Johari Abdul | 5,304 | 27.19 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 19,509 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 269 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 19,778 | 75.13 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 26,326 | ||||
Majority | 8,899 | 45.62 | ![]() | ||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Tan Hong Eng | 11,066 | 64.17 | ![]() | |
PAS | Abdul Halim Mohd Nasir | 6,179 | 35.83 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 17,245 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 246 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 2,477 | ||||
Turnout | 19,968 | 77.71 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 25,694 | ||||
Majority | 4,887 | 28.34 | ![]() | ||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Tan Hong Eng | 9,882 | 60.77 | |||
DAP | Lee Chuan Saw | 3,276 | 20.15 | |||
PAS | Haji Azizan Haji Maghribi | 3,104 | 19.08 | |||
Total valid votes | 16,262 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 496 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 663 | |||||
Turnout | 17,421 | 76.09 | ||||
Registered electors | 22,896 | |||||
Majority | 6,606 | 40.62 | ||||
This was a new constituency created. |
References
[edit]- ^ "15th Kedah State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "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. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.[permanent dead link]