Bandar Baharu (state constituency)

Bandar Baharu (N36)
Kedah constituency
State constituency
LegislatureKedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Mohd Suffian Yusoff
PN
Constituency created1959
Constituency abolished1974
Constituency re-created1986
First contested1959
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)36,164

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

The ethnic demographics of this state constituency is 79.15% Malay, 13.74% Chinese, 6.92% Indian and 0.18% Others[2]

Demographics

As of 2020, Bandar Baharu has a population of 44,412 people.[3]

Ethnic breakdown of Bandar Baharu's electorate as of 2023[4]
  1. Malay (80.0%)
  2. Chinese (13.3%)
  3. Indian (6.36%)
  4. Other ethnicities (0.37%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bandar Baharu constituency has a total of 18 polling districts.[5]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Bandar Baharu (N36) Sungai Batu 018/36/01 SK Sungai Batu
Sungai Taka 018/36/02 SK Sungai Taka
Sungai Tengas 018/36/03 SMK Selama
Selama 018/36/04 SK Selama
Batu Lintang 018/36/05 SK Sungai Salleh
Kampung Ee Guan 018/36/06 SMK Serdang
Pekan Serdang 018/36/07 SK Jalan Selama
Batu 16 018/36/08 SK Dato' Hj Zainuddin
Relau 018/36/09 SK Relau
Sungai Kechil Illir 018/36/10 SK Sungai Kechil Ilir
Ayer Puteh 018/36/11 SK Ayer Puteh
Telok Sera 018/36/12 SK Lubok Buntar
Pekan Lubok Buntar 018/36/13 SJK (C) Poay Chai
Kerat Telunjok 018/36/14 SK Permatang Kerat Telunjuk
Sungai Kechil Ulu 018/36/15 SK Sungai Kechil Ulu
Parit Nibong 018/36/16 Pusat Sumber KEMAS Kegiatan Desa Parit Nibong
Permatang Pasir 018/36/17 SK Permatang Pasir
Bandar Baharu 018/36/18 SK Bandar Baharu

Representation history

Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Bandar Baharu
Assembly No Years Member Party
Constituency created
Bandar Bahru
1st N24 1959–1964 Zainuddin Haji Din Alliance (UMNO)
2nd 1964–1969
1969–1971 State assembly was suspended
3rd N241971–1973Zainuddin Haji DinAlliance (UMNO)
1973–1974BN (UMNO)
Constituency renamed to Serdang
Constituency re-created from Serdang
Bandar Baharu
7th N28 1986–1990 Abdul Majid Itam BN (UMNO)
8th 1990–1995 Husain Abd. Rahman
9th N36 1995–1999 Muhamad Fishol Said
10th 1999–2004 Osman Md Aji
11th 2004–2008 Azimi Daim
12th 2008–2013 Yaakub Hussin PR (PAS)
13th 2013–2018 Norsabrina Mohd. Noor BN (UMNO)
14th 2018–2023
15th 2023–present Mohd Suffian Yusoff PN (PAS)

Election results

Kedah state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PNMohd Suffian Yusoff19,32771.38Increase 71.38
BNNuraini Yusoff7,75028.62Decrease 5.81
Total valid votes 27,077 100.00
Total rejected ballots 169
Unreturned ballots 24
Turnout 27,27075.41Decrease 8.39
Registered electors 36,164
Majority 11,57742.76Increase 41.12
PN gain from BN Swing ?
Kedah state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNNorsabrina Mohd. Noor7,88434.43Decrease 20.14
PKRAzimi Daim7,50732.79Increase 32.79
PASRohaizat Jaafar7,50632.78Decrease 12.65
Total valid votes 22,897 100.00
Total rejected ballots 406
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 23,47383.80Decrease 3.40
Registered electors 28,015
Majority 3771.64Decrease 7.50
BN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNNorsabrina Mohd. Noor12,36154.57Increase 10.77
PASMohd Khairi Mohd Salleh10,29245.43Decrease 8.67
Total valid votes 22,653 100.00
Total rejected ballots 359
Unreturned ballots 122
Turnout 23,13487.20Increase 8.42
Registered electors 26,506
Majority 2,0699.14Decrease 1.16
BN gain from PAS Swing ?
Kedah state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PASYaakub Hussin9,70954.10Increase 15.10
BNAzimi Daim7,86043.80Decrease 17.20
IndependentAbdul Aziz Majid3772.10Increase 2.10
Total valid votes 17,946 100.00
Total rejected ballots 456
Unreturned ballots 29
Turnout 18,43178.78Decrease 0.16
Registered electors 23,397
Majority 1,84910.30Decrease 11.70
PAS gain from BN Swing ?
Kedah state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNAzimi Daim10,75261.00Increase 5.24
PASYaakub Hussin6,87439.00Decrease 5.24
Total valid votes 16,626 100.00
Total rejected ballots 410
Unreturned ballots 24
Turnout 18,06078.94Increase 3.49
Registered electors 22,877
Majority 3,87822.00Increase 10.48
BN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNOsman Md Aji8,92355.76Decrease 16.48
PASYaakub Hussin7,07944.24Increase 16.48
Total valid votes 16,002 100.00
Total rejected ballots 430
Unreturned ballots 28
Turnout 16,46075.45Increase 3.73
Registered electors 21,817
Majority 1,84411.52Decrease 32.96
BN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNMuhamad Fishol Said10,65272.24Increase 1.58
PASAbdul Raman Abdul Razak @ Hasan Abdul Razak4,09327.76Decrease 1.58
Total valid votes 14,745 100.00
Total rejected ballots 557
Unreturned ballots 34
Turnout 15,33671.72Decrease 5.15
Registered electors 21,382
Majority 6,55944.48Increase 3.16
BN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNHusain Abd. Rahman9,94070.66Increase 4.73
PASHassan Abd. Razak4,12729.34Decrease 4.73
Total valid votes 14,067 100.00
Total rejected ballots 539
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 14,60676.87Increase 5.01
Registered electors 19,002
Majority 5,81341.32Increase 9.46
BN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNAbdul Majid Itam8,34865.93Decrease 1.09
PASOthman Razak4,36134.07Increase 1.09
Total valid votes 12,799 100.00
Total rejected ballots 517
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 13,22671.86Decrease 7.34
Registered electors 18,404
Majority 3,98731.86Increase 2.18
BN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 1969: Bandar Bahru
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceZainuddin Haji Din6,50364.84Decrease 3.03
PMIPMd Rejab Awang Kechik3,52635.16Increase 16.78
Total valid votes 10,029 100.00
Total rejected ballots 886
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 10.91579.20Decrease 1.20
Registered electors 13,780
Majority 2,97729.68Decrease 19.41
Alliance hold Swing
Kedah state election, 1964: Bandar Bahru
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceZainuddin Haji Din7,10167.47Decrease 10.01
PMIPGhazali Haji Mohamad1,93418.38Decrease 4.14
Socialist FrontTan Boon Song1,49014.16Increase 14.16
Total valid votes 10,525 100.00
Total rejected ballots 454
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 10.97980.40Decrease 1.70
Registered electors 13,657
Majority 5,16749.09Decrease 5.87
Alliance hold Swing
Kedah state election, 1959: Bandar Bahru
Party Candidate Votes%
AllianceZainuddin Haji Din6,78077.48
PMIPGhazali Haji Mohamad1,97122.52
Total valid votes 8,751 100.00
Total rejected ballots 194
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 8,94582.10
Registered electors 10,901
Majority 4,80854.96
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) – Kedah". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  3. ↑ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.36 Bandar Baharu Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  4. ↑ "15th Kedah State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  5. ↑ "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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