Gurun (state constituency)
Gurun is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.
 Kedah constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Kedah State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA | |||
| Constituency created | 1984 | ||
| First contested | 1986 | ||
| Last contested | 2018 | ||
Demographics
History
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Gurun constituency has a total of 18 polling districts.[2]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gurun（N22） | Pekan Jeniang | 012/22/01 | SMK Tunku Sulong |
| Kampung Jeniang | 012/22/02 | SK Jeniang (Pusat) | |
| Batu Sepuloh | 012/22/03 | SJK (C) Jeniang | |
| Batu 9 | 012/22/04 | SK Jeniang (Pusat) | |
| Padang Lembu | 012/22/05 | SJK (C) Mah Wah Padang Lembu | |
| Sungai Rotan | 012/22/06 | SJK (C) Yang Kao | |
| Gurun | 012/22/07 | SK Gurun (Pusat) | |
| Pulau Chengai | 012/22/08 | SK Gurun (Pusat) | |
| Bongkok Gurun | 012/22/09 | SK Batu Empat | |
| Pekan Gurun | 012/22/10 | SJK (C) Choong Hwa | |
| Pekan Baru Gurun | 012/22/11 | SK Sri Jerai | |
| Kampung Gurun | 012/22/12 | SMA Pekan Gurun | |
| Taman Seri Jerai | 012/22/13 | SMK Gurun | |
| Ladang Jerai | 012/22/14 | SJK (T) Ladang Harvard Bahagian I | |
| Sungai Puntar | 012/22/15 | SJK (T) Ladang Sungai Puntar | |
| Sungai Tok Pawang | 012/22/16 | SK Sungai Tok Pawang | |
| Kampung Mesjid | 012/22/17 | SK Bedong | |
| Pekan Bahru Bedong | 012/22/18 | SMK Bedong |
Representation history
| Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Gurun | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Jeniang | |||
| 7th | 1986–1990 | Cheah Soon Hai | BN (MCA) |
| 8th | 1990–1995 | Beh Heng Seong | |
| 9th | 1995–1999 | ||
| 10th | 1999–2004 | ||
| 11th | 2004–2008 | ||
| 12th | 2008–2013 | Leong Yong Kong | |
| 13th | 2013–2018 | ||
| 14th | 2018–2022 | Johari Abdul | PH (PKR) |
| 2022–present | Vacant | VAC | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Johari Abdul | 10,732 | 47.67 |  0.68 | |
| BN | Boey Chin Gan | 6,525 | 28.98 |  24.03 | |
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | Muzaini Azizan | 5,257 | 22.70 | 22.70 | |
| Independent | Palaniappan Marimuthu | 167 | 0.72 | 0.72 | |
| Total valid votes | 22,514 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 414 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 23,155 | 81.20 | |||
| Registered electors | 28,530 | ||||
| Majority | 4,207 | ||||
| PH gain from BN | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Leong Yong Kong | 11,411 | 53.01 | 1.96 | |
| PKR | Salma Ismail | 10,115 | 46.99 | 1.96 | |
| Total valid votes | 21,526 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 492 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 59 | ||||
| Turnout | 22,077 | 84.80 | |||
| Registered electors | 28,530 | ||||
| Majority | 1,296 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Leong Yong Kong | 8,589 | 54.97 | 16.10 | |
| PKR | Kalai Vanan Bala Sundram | 7,035 | 45.03 | 20.72 | |
| Total valid votes | 15,624 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 798 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 42 | ||||
| Turnout | 16,464 | 73.70 | |||
| Registered electors | 22,339 | ||||
| Majority | 1,554 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Beh Heng Seong | 10,748 | 71.07 | 1.32 | |
| PKR | Kalai Vanan Bala Sundram | 3,677 | 24.31 | 24.31 | |
| DAP | Tan Choy | 698 | 4.62 | 4.62 | |
| Total valid votes | 15,123 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 685 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 15,808 | 74.99 | |||
| Registered electors | 21,081 | ||||
| Majority | 7,071 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Beh Heng Seong | 9,240 | 69.75 | 6.85 | |
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | Ahmad Rashid | 4,007 | 31.25 | 31.25 | |
| Total valid votes | 13,247 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 477 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 16 | ||||
| Turnout | 13,740 | 70.36 | |||
| Registered electors | 19,529 | ||||
| Majority | 5,233 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Beh Heng Seong | 9,741 | 76.60 | 7.58 | |
| S46 | Abdul Majid Mat Isa | 2,976 | 24.40 | 7.58 | |
| Total valid votes | 12,717 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 485 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 13,202 | 68.92 | |||
| Registered electors | 19,156 | ||||
| Majority | 6,765 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Beh Heng Seong | 10,219 | 69.02 | 3.22 | |
| S46 | Abdul Majid Mat Isa | 4,587 | 31.98 | 31.98 | |
| Total valid votes | 14,806 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 597 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 15,403 | 71.44 | |||
| Registered electors | 21,562 | ||||
| Majority | 5,632 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Sang Cheok Seong | 8,656 | 65.86 | |||
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | Abdullah Yamman | 2,228 | 16.95 | |||
| DAP | Lee Chuan Sun | 2,200 | 16.89 | |||
| Total valid votes | 13,144 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 571 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 13,655 | 71.62 | ||||
| Registered electors | 19,066 | |||||
| Majority | 6,428 | |||||
| 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.
- "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
- "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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