Bukit Kayu Hitam (state constituency)

Bukit Kayu Hitam is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.[1]

Bukit Kayu Hitam
Kedah constituency
State constituency
LegislatureKedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Halimaton Shaadiah Saad
PN
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2018

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Bukit Kayu Hitam's electorate as of 2018[2]

  Malay (89.31%)
  Chinese (7.01%)
  Indian (2.09%)
  Other ethnicities (1.59%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bukit Kayu Hitam constituency has a total of 22 polling districts.[3]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Bukit Kayu Hitam (N05) Bukit Kayu Hitam 006/05/01 SK Bandar Bukit Kayu Hitam
FELDA Bukit Tangga 006/05/02 SK FELDA Bukit Tangga
Temin 006/05/03 SK Dato' Wan Kemara
FELDA Laka Selatan 006/05/04 SK FELDA Laka Selatan
FELDA Batu Lapan 006/05/05 SK Batu 8
Pekan Baru Changlun 006/05/06 SJK (C) Yit Min
Pekan Lama Changlun 006/05/07 SJK (T) Changlun
Sintok 006/05/08 SK Bandar Baru Sintok
Kampung Darat 006/05/09 SMK Changlun
Kubang Pasu 006/05/10 SMK Hosba
Guar Napai 006/05/11 SK Guar Napai
Husba 006/05/12 SK Hosba
Kampung Napoh 006/05/13 SK Hosba
Binjal 006/05/14 Pertubuhan Peladang Kawasan Asun
Kampung Bemban 006/05/15 SK Gelong
Pulau Pisang 006/05/16 SMK Pulau Nyior
Pekan Tunjang 008/05/17 SK Tunjang
Pulau Timboi 008/05/18 SK Hakim Teh
Padang Limau 008/05/19 Bangunan Persatuan Peladang (MADA) D-11 Tunjang
Pulau Nyior 006/05/20 SK Pulau Nyior
Kampung Pulau Ketam 006/05/21 SMK Pulau Nyior
Gelong Rambai 006/05/22 SJK (C) Hwa Min

Representation history

Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Bukit Kayu Hitam
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Tunjang
11th 2004 – 2008 Khalidah Adibah Ayob BN (UMNO)
12th 2008 – 2013 Ahmad Zaini Japar
13th 2013 – 2018
14th 2018 – 2020 Halimahton Shaadiah Saad PH (BERSATU)
2020 - present PN (BERSATU)

Election results

Kedah state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PHHalimaton Sadiah Saad11,58141.71Increase 7.43
BNAhmad Zaini Japar8,87433.56Decrease 32.26
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyHabshah Bakar6,53824.73Increase 24.73
Total valid votes 26,439100.00
Total rejected ballots 414
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 27,00682.80
Registered electors 32,614
Majority 2,153
PH gain from BN Swing ?
Kedah state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNAhmad Zaini Japar16,45465.72Decrease 2.27
PKRChe On Yusof8,58134.28Increase 2.27
Total valid votes 18,918100.00
Total rejected ballots 523
Unreturned ballots 66
Turnout 25,52287.50
Registered electors 29,228
Majority 6,995
BN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNAhmad Zaini Japar13,21967.99Decrease 0.44
PKRChe On Yusof6,22432.01Increase 32.01
Total valid votes 19,443100.00
Total rejected ballots 523
Unreturned ballots 71
Turnout 20,03780.17
Registered electors 24,992
Majority 6,995
BN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNKhalidah Adibah Ayob12,94568.43
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyMat Nanyan Saad5,97331.57
Total valid votes 18,918100.00
Total rejected ballots 395
Unreturned ballots 1,020
Turnout 20,83386.66
Registered electors 23,463
Majority 6,972
This was a new constituency created.

References

  1. "Kedah 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Petaling Jaya. 23 March 2019. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019. (Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)
  2. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  3. "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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