Bukit Gantang (federal constituency)
 Perak constituency | |
|---|---|
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| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1984 |
| First contested | 1986 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 107,813 |
| Electors (2022)[2] | 94,253 |
| Area (km²)[3] | 833 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 129.4 |
Bukit Gantang is a federal constituency in Larut, Matang and Selama District, Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.
The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
Age breakdown of Bukit Gantang's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (5.71%)
21-29 (21.22%)
30-39 (23.35%)
40-49 (17.11%)
50-59 (13.98%)
60-69 (11.41%)
70-79 (5.32%)
80-89 (1.58%)
above 90 (0.32%)
Gender breakdown of Bukit Gantang's electorate as of 2022
Male (49.41%)
Female (50.59%)
History
Polling districts
According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Bukit Gantang constituency is divided into 37 polling districts.[5]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Sepetang (N13) | Kurina Jaya | 059/13/01 | SRA Rakyat Nurul Hidayah |
| Palma | 059/13/02 |
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| Ayer Puteh | 059/13/03 | SK Ayer Puteh | |
| Jebong | 059/13/04 | SK Ngah Ibrahim | |
| Kuala Sepetang | 059/13/05 | SJK (C) Poay Eng | |
| Kampong Menteri | 059/13/06 | SK Laksamana | |
| Jalan Mangala | 059/13/07 | SJK (C) Khea Wah | |
| Simpang Halt | 059/13/08 | SJK (T) Kampung Jebong Lama | |
| Sungai Mati | 059/13/09 | SMK Matang | |
| Sungai Limau | 059/13/10 | SK Matang Gelugor | |
| Matang Gelugor | 059/13/11 | SK Matang Gelugor | |
| Kampong Jaha | 059/13/12 | Dewan J.K.K.K Kg. Jaha/Kg. Perak | |
| Bendang Siam | 059/13/13 | SMK Dato' Wan Ahmad Rasdi | |
| Changkat Ibol | 059/13/14 | SK Changkat Ibol | |
| Changkat Jering (N14) | Larut Tin | 059/14/01 |
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| Kawasan J.K.R | 059/14/02 |
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| Jalan Simpang | 059/14/03 |
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| Simpang Lama | 059/14/04 |
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| Ayer Kuning | 059/14/05 |
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| Changkat Jering | 059/14/06 | SK Changkat Jering | |
| Jelutong | 059/14/07 | SK Jelutong | |
| Bukit Gantang | 059/14/08 | SK Dato Panglima Bukit Gantang | |
| Kampong Cheh | 059/14/09 | SK Sultan Abdullah | |
| Trong (N15) | Kuala Trong | 059/15/01 | SJK (C) Siu Sin |
| Trong Barat | 059/15/02 | SK Toh Johan | |
| Kampong Telok Trong | 059/15/03 | SK Temelok | |
| Temelok | 059/15/04 | SK Temelok | |
| Pasir Hitam Trong | 059/15/05 | SJK (C) Aik Hua | |
| Sungai Tinggi | 059/15/06 | SK Sungai Tinggi | |
| Sungai Che Rahmat | 059/15/07 | SK Permatang Raja | |
| Permatang Raja | 059/15/08 | SK Permatang Raja | |
| Batu Hampar | 059/15/09 | SK Batu Hampar | |
| Sungai Rotan | 059/15/10 | SJK (C) Sungai Rotan | |
| Padang Gajah | 059/15/11 | SK Padang Gajah | |
| Ayer Terjun | 059/15/12 | SJK (C) Ngai Seng | |
| Trong | 059/15/13 | SK Toh Johan | |
| Bukit Gantang Selatan | 059/15/14 | SK Toh Johan |
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Bukit Gantang | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created, renamed from Matang | ||||
| 7th | P053 | 1986–1990 | Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan (عبدالله فاذل چي وان) |
BN (UMNO) |
| 8th | 1990–1995 | |||
| 9th | P056 | 1995–1999 | ||
| 10th | 1999–2004 | |||
| 11th | P059 | 2004–2008 | Tan Lian Hoe (陈莲花) |
BN (GERAKAN) |
| 12th | 2008–2009 | Roslan Shaharum (روسلن شاهروم) |
PR (PAS) | |
| 2009–2013 | Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin (نزار جمال الدين) | |||
| 13th | 2013–2018 | Idris Ahmad (إدريس أحمد) | ||
| 14th | 2018 | Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Syed Abdul Fasal (سيد أبو حسين بن حفيظ سيد عبدالفصل) |
BN (UMNO) | |
| 2018–2020 | Independent | |||
| 2020–2022 | PN (BERSATU) | |||
| 15th | 2022–2024 | |||
| 2024–present | Independent | |||
State constituency
| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Bukit Gantang | Changkat Jering | ||||||
| Kuala Sapetang | |||||||
| Kuala Sepetang | |||||||
| Sapetang | |||||||
| Trong | |||||||
Current state assembly members
| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N13 | Kuala Sepetang | Ahmad Man | PN (BERSATU) |
| N14 | Changkat Jering | Rahim Ismail | PN (PAS) |
| N15 | Trong | Faisal Abdul Rahman |
Local governments & postcodes
| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N13 | Kuala Sepetang | Taiping Municipal Council |
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| N14 | Changkat Jering | ||
| N15 | Trong |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PN | Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Syed Abdul Fasal | 32,625 | 45.59 |  45.59
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| BN | Mohammad Sollehin Mohamad Tajie | 19,869 | 27.76 |  11.72
| ||
| PH | Fakhruldin Mohd Hashim | 18,565 | 25.94 | 6.35
| ||
| GTA | Mohd Shukri Mohd Yusoff | 508 | 0.71 | 0.71
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| Total valid votes | 71,567 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,033 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 135 | |||||
| Turnout | 72,735 | 75.93 | 6.89
| |||
| Registered electors | 94,253 | |||||
| Majority | 12,756 | 17.83 | 10.64
| |||
| PN gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Syed Abdul Fasal | 22,450 | 39.48 | 9.70
| ||
| PH | Khadri Khalid | 18,361 | 32.29 | 32.29
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| PAS | Idris Ahmad | 16,052 | 28.23 | 22.59
| ||
| Total valid votes | 56,863 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 761 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 243 | |||||
| Turnout | 57,867 | 82.82 | 3.35
| |||
| Registered electors | 69,873 | |||||
| Majority | 4,089 | 7.19 | 5.55
| |||
| BN gain from PAS | Swing | ? | ||||
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 237/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 311/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Idris Ahmad | 30,563 | 50.82 | 2.51
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| BN | Ismail Saffian | 29,577 | 49.18 | 2.66
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| Total valid votes | 60,140 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 748 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 130 | |||||
| Turnout | 61,018 | 85.63 | 11.00
| |||
| Registered electors | 71,257 | |||||
| Majority | 986 | 1.64 | 5.17
| |||
| PAS hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 174/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-14. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 215/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-14.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin | 21,860 | 53.33 | 2.45
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| BN | Ismail Saffian | 19,071 | 46.52 | 0.38
| ||
| Independent | Kamarul Ramizu Idris | 62 | 0.15 | 0.15
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| Total valid votes | 40,993 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 456 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 18 | |||||
| Turnout | 41,467 | 74.63 | 1.98
| |||
| Registered electors | 55,562 | |||||
| Majority | 2,789 | 6.81 | 2.83
| |||
| PAS hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Roslan Shaharum | 20,015 | 50.88 | 12.67
| |
| BN | Abdul Azim Mohd Zabidi | 18,449 | 46.90 | 14.89
| |
| Independent | Mohganan P. Manikam | 872 | 2.22 | 2.22
| |
| Total valid votes | 39,336 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 851 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 114 | ||||
| Turnout | 40,301 | 72.65 | 0.93
| ||
| Registered electors | 55,471 | ||||
| Majority | 1,566 | 3.98 | 19.60
| ||
| PAS gain from BN | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Tan Lian Hoe | 23,294 | 61.79 | 4.95
| |
| PAS | Lo' Lo' Mohamad Ghazali | 14,406 | 38.21 | 4.95
| |
| Total valid votes | 37,700 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 886 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 56 | ||||
| Turnout | 38,642 | 71.72 | 4.01
| ||
| Registered electors | 53,627 | ||||
| Majority | 8,888 | 23.58 | 9.90
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| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan | 21,184 | 56.84 | 15.43
| |
| PAS | Roslan Shaharum | 16,083 | 43.16 | 43.16
| |
| Total valid votes | 37,267 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 838 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 68 | ||||
| Turnout | 38,173 | 67.71 | 0.64
| ||
| Registered electors | 56,377 | ||||
| Majority | 5,101 | 13.68 | 30.86
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| BN hold | Swing |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan | 24,590 | 72.27 | 9.92
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| S46 | Abdullah Hudi Abdul Latif | 9,436 | 27.73 | 27.73
| |
| Total valid votes | 34,026 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,635 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 406 | ||||
| Turnout | 36,067 | 68.35 | 3.70
| ||
| Registered electors | 52,768 | ||||
| Majority | 15,154 | 44.54 | 19.84
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| BN hold | Swing |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan | 18,210 | 62.35 | 0.91
| |
| PAS | Azizan Mohamed Desa | 10,997 | 37.65 | 0.91
| |
| Total valid votes | 29,207 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 893 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 30,100 | 72.05 | 4.11
| ||
| Registered electors | 41,775 | ||||
| Majority | 7,213 | 24.70 | 1.82
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan | 16,579 | 63.26 | |||
| PAS | Baharuddin Abdul Latif | 9,628 | 36.74 | |||
| Total valid votes | 26,207 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,060 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 27,267 | 67.94 | ||||
| Registered electors | 40,131 | |||||
| Majority | 6,951 | 26.52 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
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