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 PR (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 %∆%
PNShahrir Long32,22579.06Increase 79.06
BNWan Mohalina Wan Mohamad8,53420.94Decrease 9.94
Total valid votes 40,759 100.00
Total rejected ballots 200
Unreturned ballots 35
Turnout 40,99479.60Decrease 6.00
Registered electors 51,502
Majority 23,69158.12Increase 43.38
PN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAhmad Fadzli Hashim14,13345.62Decrease 0.84
BNAli Yahaya9,56730.88Decrease 21.49
PHRosli Yusof7,28123.50Increase 23.50
Total valid votes 30,981 100.00
Total rejected ballots 347
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 31,52385.60Decrease 3.80
Registered electors 36,810
Majority 4,56614.74Increase 8.83
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party gain from BN Swing ?
Kedah state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNAli Yahaya15,39352.37Increase 3.47
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAbdullah Jusof13,68646.46Decrease 4.64
IndependentMohd Yusof Lazim3161.17Increase 1.17
Total valid votes 29,395 100.00
Total rejected ballots 314
Unreturned ballots 54
Turnout 29,76389.40Increase 6.12
Registered electors 33,282
Majority 1,7075.91Increase 3.71
BN gain from Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Swing ?
Kedah state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAbdullah Jusof11,65451.10Increase 7.48
BNShuib Saedin11,15148.90Decrease 7.48
Total valid votes 22,805 100.00
Total rejected ballots 296
Unreturned ballots 38
Turnout 23,13983.28Decrease 1.87
Registered electors 27,784
Majority 5032.20Decrease 10.56
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party gain from BN Swing ?
Kedah state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNShahabudin Jaafar11,74256.38Increase 4.96
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyShuib Saedin9,08143.62Decrease 4.96
Total valid votes 20,803 100.00
Total rejected ballots 249
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 21,07285.15Increase 5.70
Registered electors 24,746
Majority 2,66112.76Increase 9.92
BN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNMohd Muslim Othman9,10251.42Decrease 11.69
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyMat Akhair Shafie8,59848.58Increase 13.87
Total valid votes 17,700 100.00
Total rejected ballots 391
Unreturned ballots 141
Turnout 18,23279.45Increase 3.11
Registered electors 22,949
Majority 5042.84Decrease 25.56
BN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNJamaludin Yusof9,85763.11Decrease 1.96
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyMohamad Isa Mahamud5,42134.71Decrease 0.22
DAPLim Pok Long3412.18Increase 2.18
Total valid votes 15,641 100.00
Total rejected ballots 330
Unreturned ballots 1
Turnout 15,95076.34Increase 1.49
Registered electors 20,893
Majority 4,43628.40Decrease 1.74
BN hold Swing


Kedah state election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNHaji Abd. Manaf Haji Ahmad12,98465.07Increase 0.52
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAzizan Hj. Maghribi6,96934.93Decrease 0.52
Total valid votes 19,953 100.00
Total rejected ballots 522
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 20,47574.85Increase 1.43
Registered electors 27,353
Majority 6,01530.14Increase 1.04
BN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNGhazali Haji Bakar11,45864.55
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyShuib Talib6,29235.45
Total valid votes 17,750 100.00
Total rejected ballots 463
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 18,21373.42
Registered electors 24,808
Majority 5,16629.10
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.


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