Merbau Pulas

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

Merbau Pulas
Kedah constituency
State constituency
LegislatureKedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Siti Ashah Ghazali
PN
Constituency created1974
First contested1974
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)53,323

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Merbau Pulas's electorate as of 2023[1]

  Malay (76.68%)
  Indian (15.87%)
  Chinese (6.74%)
  Other ethnicities (0.71%)


History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Merbau Pulas constituency has a total of 21 polling districts.[2]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Merbau Pulas (N33） Guar Lobak 017/33/01 SK Guar Lobak
Sidam Kanan 017/33/02 Maktab Mahmud Kulim
Kuala Sedim 017/33/03 SMK Sungai Karangan
Pekan Merbau Pulas 017/33/04 SJK (C) Aik Chee
Kampung Jemerli 017/33/05 SK Merbau Pulas
Bagan Sena 017/33/06 SK Labu Besar
Sungai Karangan 017/33/07 SJK (C) Hua Min
Padang Meiha 017/33/08 SK Bukit Selarong
Ladang Padang Meiha 017/33/09 SK Sungai Karangan
Batu Puteh 017/33/10 SK Pagar Museh
Bukit Sedim 017/33/11 SK Ladang Bukit Sidim
Kampung Bikan 017/33/12 SMK Labu Besar
Kampung Jangkang 017/33/13 SMA Madrasah Ihsaniah
Sungai Kob 017/33/14 SK Sungai Kob
Kampung Sungai Ular 017/33/15 SK Sungai Ular
Kulim High Tech 017/33/16
  • SJK (T) Ladang Bukit Mertajam
  • SK Taman Hi-Tech
Padang China 017/33/17 Dewan Orang Ramai Kampong Padang China
Taman Perak 017/33/18 Tabika Perpaduan Taman Perak
Taman Senangin 017/33/19 SMK Sultan Bandlishah
Kampung Baru 017/33/20 SK Tunku Abdul Malik
Jalan Sedang 017/33/21 SJK (C) Kelang Lama

Representation history
Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Merbau Pulas
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Lunas
4th 1974–1978 Mustapha Kassim BN (UMNO)
5th 1978–1982
6th 1982–1986 Mahmud Md Zain
7th 1986–1990
8th 1990–1995
9th 1995–1999 Che Pora Omar
10th 1999–2004 Marlia Abd. Latiff
11th 2004–2008 Mohd Hadzir Ismail
12th 2008–2013 Siti Ashah Ghazali PAS
13th 2013–2018
14th 2018–2020
2020–2023 PN (PAS)
15th 2023–present

Election results
Kedah state election, 2023: Merbau Pulas
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PNSiti Ashah Ghazali29,91973.78Increase 73.78
BNAsmadi Abu Talib10,63426.22Decrease 6.82
Total valid votes 40,553 100.00
Total rejected ballots 241
Unreturned ballots 54
Turnout 40,84876.60Decrease 7.90
Registered electors 53,323
Majority 19,28547.56Increase 46.13
PN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 2018: Merbau Pulas
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartySiti Ashah Ghazali9,89234.47Decrease 16.63
BNAsmadi Abu Talib9,45433.04Decrease 15.86
PHAbd Razak Salleh9,26732.49Increase 32.49
Total valid votes 28,613 100.00
Total rejected ballots 429
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 29,13784.50Decrease 2.90
Registered electors 34,498
Majority 4381.43Decrease 0.77
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party hold Swing
Kedah state election, 2013: Merbau Pulas
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartySiti Ashah Ghazali14,70551.10Decrease 7.77
BNMarlia Abd Latiff14,07248.90Increase 7.77
Total valid votes 28,777 100.00
Total rejected ballots 503
Unreturned ballots 69
Turnout 29,34987.40Increase 7.81
Registered electors 33,597
Majority 6332.20Decrease 14.94
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party hold Swing
Kedah state election, 2008: Merbau Pulas
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartySiti Ashah Ghazali12,22458.57Increase 26.89
BNMohd Hadzir Ismail8,64841.43Decrease 26.89
Total valid votes 20,872 100.00
Total rejected ballots 483
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 21,35579.59Decrease 0.10
Registered electors 26,832
Majority 3,57617.14Decrease 19.50
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party gain from BN Swing ?
Kedah state election, 2004: Merbau Pulas
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNMohd Hadzir Ismail13,82568.32Increase 5.24
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartySiti Aishah Ghazali6,41031.68Decrease 5.24
Total valid votes 20,235 100.00
Total rejected ballots 452
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 20,68779.69Increase 6.29
Registered electors 25,958
Majority 7,41536.64Increase 10.48
BN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 1999: Merbau Pulas
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNMarlia Abd. Latiff9,71863.08Decrease 14.22
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAbdul Talib Yaacob5,68736.92Increase 14.22
Total valid votes 15,405 100.00
Total rejected ballots 495
Unreturned ballots 15
Turnout 15,91573.40Increase 2.28
Registered electors 21,684
Majority 4,03126.16Decrease 28.44
BN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 1995: Merbau Pulas
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNChe Pora Omar10,90677.30Increase 3.32
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAhmad Jalani Ahmad3,20322.70Increase 22.70
Total valid votes 14,109 100.00
Total rejected ballots 498
Unreturned ballots 8
Turnout 14,61571.12Decrease 2.00
Registered electors 20,549
Majority 7,70354.60Increase 6.64
BN hold Swing


Kedah state election, 1990: Merbau Pulas
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNMahmud Md Zain9,63573.98Increase 1.47
S46Ab Salim Idris3,38926.02Increase 26.02
Total valid votes 13,024 100.00
Total rejected ballots 609
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 13,63373.12Increase 1.13
Registered electors 18,644
Majority 6,24647.96Increase 3.94
BN hold Swing


Kedah state election, 1986: Merbau Pulas
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNMahmud Md Zain8,57772.51Increase 0.99
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAbdul Wahab Awang Junus3,25128.49Decrease 0.99
Total valid votes 11,828 100.00
Total rejected ballots 709
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 12,53771.99Decrease 4.06
Registered electors 17,415
Majority 5,32644.02Increase 0.92
BN hold Swing


Kedah state election, 1982: Merbau Pulas
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNMahmud Md Zain6,53371.52Increase 6.83
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAbdul Mutalib @ Abd. Talib Ali2,60228.42Decrease 6.83
Total valid votes 9,135 100.00
Total rejected ballots 219
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 9,35476.05Decrease 0.66
Registered electors 12,299
Majority 3,93143.10Increase 10.77
BN hold Swing


Kedah state election, 1978: Merbau Pulas
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNMustapha Kassim5,08464.69Decrease 1.16
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyUstaz Khatib2,54332.36Increase 32.36
Kesatuan Insaf Tanah AirAnnamaly Vadappah2322.95Increase 2.95
Total valid votes 7,859 100.00
Total rejected ballots 487
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 8,34676.71Increase 3.51
Registered electors 10,879
Majority 2,54132.33Increase 1.63
BN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 1974: Merbau Pulas
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNMustapha Kassim4,23665.85
IndependentHaji Ishak Haji Taib2,19735.15
Total valid votes 6,433 100.00
Total rejected ballots 379
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 6,81273.20
Registered electors 9,433
Majority 2,03930.70
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.


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