Bukit Pinang (state constituency)

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

Bukit Pinang
Kedah constituency
State constituency
LegislatureKedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Wan Romani Wan Salim
PN
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2018

Demographics

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

  Malay (93.28%)
  Chinese (5.25%)
  Indian (0.94%)
  Other ethnicities (0.35%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bukit Pinang constituency has a total of 16 polling districts.[3]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Bukit Pinang (N10） Paya Lengkuas 008/10/01 SK Lengkuas
Bukit Pinang 008/10/02 SJK (C) Soon Cheng
Titi Baru 008/10/03 SMK Kepala Batas
Kubang Lintah 008/10/04 SK Haji Abu Bakar
Hutan Kampung 008/10/05 SMK Hutan Kampung
Taman Bayu 008/10/06 SMK Dato' Syed Omar
Kampung Bohor 008/10/07 SK Bohor
Lepai 008/10/08 SK Haji Abu Bakar
Kampung Sungai Mati 008/10/09 Maktab Mahmud Pokok Sena
Limbong 008/10/10 SK Taman Awana
Kampung Alor Setol 008/10/11 SJK (C) Tai Chong
Pondok Langgar 008/10/12 SK Langgar
Kampung Langgar B 008/10/13 SMK Langgar
Telok Jamat 008/10/14 SK Teluk Jamat
Alor Senibong 008/10/15 Pertubuhan Peladang Kawasan Gerak Maju B-III Km 14
Tualang 008/10/16 SK Tualang

Representation history
Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Bukit Pinang
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Langgar and Tanjong Seri
11th 2004 – 2008 Md Roshidi Osman PAS
12th 2008 – 2013
13th 2013 – 2018 Wan Romani Wan Salim
14th 2018 – 2020
2020 – present PN (PAS)

Election results
Kedah state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyWan Romani Wan Salim10,43243.57Decrease 10.12
PHChe Mat Dzaher Ahmad7,22030.16Decrease 16.15
BNMohammad Nawar Ariffin6,28926.27Increase 26.27
Total valid votes 23,941100.00
Total rejected ballots 300
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 24,33783.80
Registered electors 29,041
Majority 3,212
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party hold Swing ?
Kedah state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyWan Romani Wan Salim12,15253.69Decrease 4.99
BNChe Mat Dzaher Ahmad10,48046.31Increase 4.99
Total valid votes 22,632100.00
Total rejected ballots 258
Unreturned ballots 71
Turnout 22,96186.90
Registered electors 26,426
Majority 1,672
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party hold Swing ?
Kedah state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyMd Roshidi Osman11,30758.68Increase 6.24
BNChe Omar Saad7,90841.16Decrease 6.24
Total valid votes 19,215100.00
Total rejected ballots 372
Unreturned ballots 514
Turnout 20,10183.06
Registered electors 24,202
Majority 3,399
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party hold Swing ?
Kedah state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyMd Roshidi Osman9,63652.56
BNAhmad Sudin8,69947.44
Total valid votes 18,335100.00
Total rejected ballots 144
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 18,47981.70
Registered electors 22,617
Majority 937
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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