Langkawi (federal constituency)
 Kedah constituency | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1994 |
| First contested | 1995 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 94,138 |
| Electors (2023)[2] | 67,850 |
| Area (km²)[3] | 469 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 200.7 |
Langkawi is a federal constituency in Langkawi District, Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1995.
The federal constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
[edit]Age breakdown of Langkawi's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (8%)
21-29 (25.93%)
30-39 (22.76%)
40-49 (17.59%)
50-59 (13.22%)
60-69 (8.04%)
70-79 (3.28%)
80-89 (1%)
above 90 (0.18%)
Gender breakdown of Langkawi's electorate as of 2022
Male (50.84%)
Female (49.16%)
History
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Langkawi constituency is divided into 26 polling districts.[5]
| State constituency | Polling District | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayer Hangat (N01) | Kuala Teriang | 004/01/01 | SK Kuala Teriang |
| Ewa | 004/01/02 | SK Ewa | |
| Padang Lalang | 004/01/03 | SK Penghulu Ahmad | |
| Kilim | 004/01/04 | SK Kilim | |
| Ladang Sungai Raya | 004/01/05 | SK Seri Lagenda | |
| Wang Tok Rendong | 004/01/06 | Dewan Homestay Desa Wang Tok Rendong | |
| Ulu Melaka | 004/01/07 | SK Ulu Melaka | |
| Nyior Chabang | 004/01/08 | SK Nyior Cabang | |
| Padang Kandang | 004/01/09 | SMA Al-Baqiyatussolihat | |
| Padang Matsirat | 004/01/10 | SK Padang Matsirat | |
| Kampung Atas | 004/01/11 | SMK Tunku Putra | |
| Bukit Kemboja | 004/01/12 | Maktab Mahmud Langkawi Pintu A | |
| Makam Mahsuri | 004/01/13 | Maktab Mahmud Langkawi Pintu B | |
| Kuah (N02) | Bendang Baru | 004/02/01 | SK Seri Negeri |
| Kampung Gelam | 004/02/02 | SMK Kedawang | |
| Kedawang | 004/02/03 | SK Kedawang | |
| Pantai Chenang | 004/02/04 | Langkawi Tourism Academy @ Kolej Komuniti Langkawi, Jalan Pantai Chenang | |
| Temonyong | 004/02/05 | SK Temonyong | |
| Kampung Bayas | 004/02/06 | SK Bayas | |
| Sungai Menghulu | 004/02/07 | Kolej Vokasional Pulau Langkawi | |
| Kelibang | 004/02/08 | SK Kelibang | |
| Dundong | 004/02/09 | SMK Mahsuri | |
| Pulau Dayang Bunting | 004/02/10 | SK Selat Bagan Nyior | |
| Lubok Chempedak | 004/02/11 | SMK Langkawi | |
| Kampung Tuba | 004/02/12 | SK Pulau Tuba | |
| Kuah | 004/02/13 | SK Langkawi | |
| Kampung Bukit Malut | 004/02/14 | SK Bayas |
Representation history
[edit]| Members of Parliament for Langkawi | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Jerlun-Langkawi | ||||
| 9th | P004 | 1995–1999 | Abu Bakar Taib (ابو بكر طائب) |
BN (UMNO) |
| 10th | 1999–2004 | |||
| 11th | 2004–2008 | |||
| 12th | 2008–2013 | |||
| 13th | 2013–2018 | Nawawi Ahmad (نووي احمد) | ||
| 14th | 2018–2020 | Mahathir Mohamad (محضير محمد) |
PH (BERSATU) | |
| Independent | ||||
| 2020–2022 | PEJUANG | |||
| 15th | 2022–present | Mohd Suhaimi Abdullah (محمد سوهايمي عبدالله) |
PN (BERSATU) | |
State constituency
[edit]| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Langkawi | Ayer Hangat | ||||||
| Kuah | |||||||
| Padang Matsirat | |||||||
Current state assembly members
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N1 | Ayer Hangat | Shamsilah Siru | PN (BERSATU) |
| N2 | Kuah | Ahmad Pared Mahmud |
Local governments & postcodes
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N1 | Ayer Hangat | Langkawi Municipal Council |
|
| N2 | Kuah |
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PN | Mohd Suhaimi Abdullah | 25,463 | 53.63 |  53.63
| ||
| BN | Armishah Siradj | 11,945 | 25.16 |  3.92
| ||
| PH | Zabidi Yahya | 5,417 | 11.41 | 43.49
| ||
| GTA | Mahathir Mohamad | 4,566 | 9.62 | 9.62
| ||
| Independent | Abd Kadir Sainudin | 89 | 0.19 | 0.19
| ||
| Total valid votes | 47,480 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 508 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 135 | |||||
| Turnout | 48,123 | 71.1 | 11.46
| |||
| Registered electors | 66,777 | |||||
| Majority | 13,518 | 28.47 | 2.71
| |||
| PN gain from PH | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Mahathir Mohamad | 18,954 | 54.90 | 54.90
| ||
| BN | Nawawi Ahmad | 10,061 | 29.14 | 39.62
| ||
| PAS | Zubir Ahmad | 5,512 | 15.96 | 15.96
| ||
| Total valid votes | 34,527 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 604 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 119 | |||||
| Turnout | 35,250 | 82.56 | 2.95
| |||
| Registered electors | 42,697 | |||||
| Majority | 8,893 | 25.76 | 12.34
| |||
| PH gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Kedah [P.U. (B) 233/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Kedah [P.U. (B) 307/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018. "Damansara parliamentary seat records biggest majority - Nation". The Star Online. 10 May 2018. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Nawawi Ahmad | 21,407 | 68.76 | 7.74
| ||
| PKR | Ahmad Abdullah | 9,546 | 30.66 | 8.32
| ||
| Independent | Marina Hussein | 180 | 0.58 | 0.58
| ||
| Total valid votes | 31,133 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 744 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 219 | |||||
| Turnout | 32,096 | 85.51 | 6.80
| |||
| Registered electors | 37,536 | |||||
| Majority | 11,861 | 38.10 | 16.06
| |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Kedah [P.U. (B) 170/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2016. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Kedah [P.U. (B) 211/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2016. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abu Bakar Taib | 13,762 | 61.02 | 13.21
| |
| PKR | Wan Salleh Wan Isa | 8,792 | 38.98 | 38.98
| |
| Total valid votes | 22,554 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 670 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 49 | ||||
| Turnout | 23,273 | 78.71 | 2.93
| ||
| Registered electors | 29,567 | ||||
| Majority | 4,970 | 22.04 | 26.38
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abu Bakar Taib | 16,510 | 74.21 | 6.18
| |
| PAS | Zubir Ahmad | 5,738 | 25.79 | 6.18
| |
| Total valid votes | 22,248 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 560 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 36 | ||||
| Turnout | 22,844 | 81.64 | 1.21
| ||
| Registered electors | 27,981 | ||||
| Majority | 10,772 | 48.42 | 12.36
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abu Bakar Taib | 12,349 | 68.03 | 9.10
| |
| PAS | Amiruddin Hamzah | 5,802 | 31.97 | 31.97
| |
| Total valid votes | 18,151 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 351 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 64 | ||||
| Turnout | 18,566 | 80.43 | 4.31
| ||
| Registered electors | 23,083 | ||||
| Majority | 6,547 | 36.06 | 18.20
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abu Bakar Taib | 11,977 | 77.13 | |||
| S46 | Radzi Ahmad | 3,552 | 22.87 | |||
| Total valid votes | 15,529 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 959 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 44 | |||||
| Turnout | 16,532 | 76.12 | ||||
| Registered electors | 21,718 | |||||
| Majority | 8,425 | 54.26 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
[edit]- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 2. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Sin Chew Daily - 民主国运". Archived from the original on 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A) Polling Hours For the General Election of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Kedah" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 15 July 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2023.
