Pokok Sena is a federal constituency in Pokok Sena District and Kota Setar District, Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1995.
Kedah constituency | |
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Federal constituency | |
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
MP | Ahmad Saad Yahaya PN |
Constituency created | 1994 |
First contested | 1995 |
Last contested | 2022 |
Demographics | |
Population (2020)[1] | 133,057 |
Electors (2023)[2] | 115,258 |
Area (km²)[3] | 322 |
Pop. density (per km²) | 413.2 |
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
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History
editPolling districts
editAccording to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Pokok Sena constituency is divided into 52 polling districts.[4]
State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
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Bukit Lada (N09) | Kedundong | 008/09/01 | SK Bukit Hijau |
Derang | 008/09/02 | SK Bukit Hijau | |
Kampung Kejal | 008/09/03 | SK Bukit Tampoi | |
Gajah Mati | 008/09/04 | SK Bukit Pak Kiau | |
Bukit Larek | 008/09/05 | SM Sains Pokok Sena | |
Pekan Bharu Pokok Sena | 008/09/06 | SK Pokok Sena | |
Pekan Lama Pokok Sena | 008/09/07 | SK Wan Abdul Samad | |
Kampung Kolon | 008/09/08 | SMK Pokok Sena 2 | |
Jabi | 008/09/09 | SK Jabi | |
Telaga Mas | 008/09/10 | SK Telaga Mas | |
Tanjong Musang | 008/09/11 | SMK Jabi | |
Kebun 500 | 008/09/12 | SJK (C) Chung Hwa | |
Kepala Bendang | 008/09/13 |
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Kampung Menerong | 008/09/14 | SJK (C) Tong Yuh | |
Kampung Padang | 008/09/15 | SK Bukit Pak Kiau | |
Kampung Paya | 008/09/16 | SK Kg Paya | |
Kampung Nawa | 008/09/17 | SK Nawa | |
Bukit Payong | 008/09/18 | SK Bukit Payong | |
Kubang Leret | 008/09/19 | SK Kubang Leret | |
Kampung Bukit | 008/09/20 | SK Kampong Bukit | |
Kuala Lanjut | 008/09/21 | SK Kuala Lanjut | |
Kampung Panchor | 008/09/22 | SMK Pokok Sena | |
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 | Kolej Tingkatan Enam Sultan Sallehuddin | |
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 | |
Derga(N11) | Taman Pknk | 008/11/01 | SK Taman Rakyat |
Alor Malai | 008/11/02 | MADA Rice Training Centre (MRTC) | |
Kampung Telok Sena | 008/11/03 | Kolej Vokasional Alor Setar | |
Jalan Stadium | 008/11/04 | SK Tunku Abdul Halim | |
Sentosa | 008/11/05 | SMK Sultanah Asma | |
Jalan Ambar | 008/11/06 | SMK Sultanah Asma | |
Derga | 008/11/07 | SK Tunku Raudzah | |
Jalan Sheriff | 008/11/08 | SJK (C) Kee Chee | |
Alor Segamat | 008/11/09 | SMK Sultanah Asma | |
Taman Mewah | 008/11/10 | SMK Tunku Sofiah | |
Taman Nuri | 008/11/11 | SK Convent | |
Taman Intan | 008/11/12 | SK Jalan Datuk Kumbar | |
Tanjung Seri | 008/11/13 | SK Alor Setar | |
Taman Derga Jaya | 008/11/14 | SR Islam Alor Setar |
Representation history
editMembers of Parliament for Pokok Sena | ||||
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Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created from Kota Setar and Padang Terap | ||||
9th | P008 | 1995–1999 | Wan Hanafiah Wan Mat Saman (وان حنفيه وان مت سامن) |
BN (UMNO) |
10th | 1999–2004 | Mahfuz Omar (مهفوظ عمر) |
BA (PAS) | |
11th | 2004–2008 | Abdul Rahman Ibrahim (عبدالرحمن إبراهيم) |
BN (UMNO) | |
12th | 2008–2013 | Mahfuz Omar (مهفوظ عمر) |
PR (PAS) | |
13th | 2013–2018 | |||
2018 | Independent | |||
AMANAH | ||||
14th | 2018–2022 | PH (AMANAH) | ||
15th | 2022–present | Ahmad Saad Yahaya (احمد سعد يحي) |
PN (PAS) |
State constituency
editParliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
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1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
Pokok Sena | Bukit Lada | ||||||
Bukit Pinang | |||||||
Derga | |||||||
Langgar | |||||||
Tanjong Seri |
Current state assembly members
editNo. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
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N9 | Bukit Lada | Salim Mahmood | PN (PAS) |
N10 | Bukit Pinang | Romani Wan Salim | |
N11 | Derga | Muhammad Amri Wahab | PN (BERSATU) |
Local governments
editNo. | State Constituency | Local Government |
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N9 | Bukit Lada | Alor Setar City Council |
N10 | Bukit Pinang | |
N11 | Derga |
Election results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PN | Ahmad Saad@ Yahaya | 52,275 | 59.44 | 59.44 | ||
PH | Mahfuz Omar | 20,524 | 23.34 | 17.59 | ||
BN | Noran Zamini Jamaluddin | 14,523 | 16.51 | 9.48 | ||
Heritage | Noraini Md Salleh | 622 | 0.71 | 0.71 | ||
Total valid votes | 87,944 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 823 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 209 | |||||
Turnout | 88,976 | 76.58 | 6.18 | |||
Registered electors | 114,838 | |||||
Majority | 31,751 | 36.10 | 28.25 | |||
PN gain from PH | Swing | ? | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PH | Mahfuz Omar | 28,959 | 40.93 | 40.93 | ||
PAS | Muhamad Radhi Mat Din | 23,401 | 33.08 | 19.79 | ||
BN | Said Ali Syed Rastan | 18,390 | 25.99 | 21.14 | ||
Total valid votes | 70,750 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 869 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 291 | |||||
Turnout | 71,910 | 82.76 | 3.38 | |||
Registered electors | 86,892 | |||||
Majority | 5,558 | 7.85 | 2.11 | |||
PH gain from PAS | 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 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] "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 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PAS | Mahfuz Omar | 36,198 | 52.87 | 2.47 | ||
BN | Shahlan Ismail | 32,263 | 47.13 | 2.47 | ||
Total valid votes | 68,461 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 848 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 215 | |||||
Turnout | 69,524 | 86.14 | 6.70 | |||
Registered electors | 80,714 | |||||
Majority | 3,935 | 5.74 | 4.94 | |||
PAS 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-16. "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 2016-05-16.[permanent dead link] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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PAS | Mahfuz Omar | 29,687 | 55.34 | 12.34 | |
BN | Abdul Rahman Ibrahim | 23,956 | 44.66 | 12.34 | |
Total valid votes | 53,643 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 1,039 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 636 | ||||
Turnout | 55,318 | 79.44 | 0.83 | ||
Registered electors | 69,631 | ||||
Majority | 5,731 | 10.68 | 3.32 | ||
PAS gain from BN | Swing | ?
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Abdul Rahman Ibrahim | 29,740 | 57.00 | 10.55 | |
PAS | Mahfuz Omar | 22,440 | 43.00 | 10.55 | |
Total valid votes | 52,180 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 855 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 53,035 | 80.27 | 2.80 | ||
Registered electors | 66,070 | ||||
Majority | 7,300 | 14.00 | 6.90 | ||
BN gain from National Trust Party (Malaysia)-Malaysian Islamic Party | Swing | ?
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAS | Mahfuz Omar | 27,466 | 53.55 | 8.57 | |
BN | Wan Hanafiah Wan Mat Saman | 23,829 | 46.45 | 8.57 | |
Total valid votes | 51,295 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 707 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 777 | ||||
Turnout | 52,779 | 77.47 | 0.02 | ||
Registered electors | 68,128 | ||||
Majority | 3,637 | 7.10 | 2.94 | ||
PAS gain from BN | Swing | ?
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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BN | Wan Hanafiah Wan Mat Saman | 25,285 | 55.02 | |||
PAS | Mahfuz Omar | 20,667 | 44.98 | |||
Total valid votes | 45,952 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 1,747 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 1,795 | |||||
Turnout | 49,494 | 77.45 | ||||
Registered electors | 63,904 | |||||
Majority | 4,618 | 10.04 | ||||
This was a new constituency created. |
References
edit- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ^ "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ 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 2020-01-29.
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A) Polling Hours For the General Eelection of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Kedah" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 15 July 2023.