Parit Buntar (federal constituency)

Parit Buntar

Perak constituency

Federal constituency

Legislature

Dewan Rakyat

Mujahid Yusof
Amanah

Constituency created

1974

First contested

1974

Last contested

2013

Parit Buntar is a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Sungai Megat Aris, Sungai Kota, Kedai Empat, Sungai Star, Kampong Perak, Tebok Haji Musa, Kampong Kedah, Parit Buntar, Jalan Kedah, Taman Kerian, Parit Tok Ngah, Titi Serong, Sungai Labu, Parit Sungai Betul, Parit Haji Wahab, Parit Haji Ali, Seri Tenggara, Tanjong Piandang, Parit Sungai Burong, Parit Haji Abd. Rahman, Parit Telok Pial, Parit Tok Hin, Sungai Baharu, Batu 14, Jalan Bawah, Parit Abas, Siakap Road, Simpang Tiga, Kuala Kurau, Coast Road, Piandang Indah, Kurau Indah.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Sungai Megat Aris, Sungai Kota, Kedai Empat, Sungai Star, Kampong Perak, Tebok Haji Musa, Kampong Kedah, Parit Buntar, Jalan Kedah, Taman Kerian, Parit Tok Ngah, Titi Serong, Sungai Labu, Parit Sungai Betul, Parit Haji Wahab, Parit Haji Ali, Seri Tenggara, Tanjong Piandang, Parit Sungai Burong, Parit Haji Abd. Rahman, Parit Telok Pial, Parit Tok Hin, Sungai Baharu, Batu 14, Jalan Bawah, Parit Abas, Siakap Road, Simpang Tiga, Kuala Kurau, Coast Road, Piandang Indah, Kurau Indah.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Parit Buntar
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
4th	1974-1978	Sulaiman Taib	BN
5th	1978-1982	Idris Abdul Rauf
6th	1982-1986	Abdul Raman Suliman
7th	1986-1990
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004	Hasan Mohamed Ali	PAS
11th	2004-2008	Abdul Hamid Zainal Abidin	BN
12th	2008-2013	Mujahid Yusof	PAS
13th	2013-2015		PAS
13th	2015-present		Amanah

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mujahid Yusof	26,015	59.73	- 1.09
	BN	Mua'amar Ghadafi Jamal Jamaludin	17,539	40.27	+ 1.09
Total valid votes			43,554	100.00
Total rejected ballots			618
Unreturned ballots			134
Turnout			44,306	86.16
Registered electors			51,422
Majority			8,476	19.46
	PAS hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 174/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-14. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 215/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-14.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mujahid Yusof	21,221	60.82	+ 17.73
	BN	Abdul Raman Suliman	13,670	39.18	- 17.73
Total valid votes			34,891	100.00
Total rejected ballots			618
Unreturned ballots			83
Turnout			35,592	78.71
Registered electors			45,219
Majority			7,551	21.64
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Hamid Ngah @ Zainal Abidin	19,312	56.91	+10.43
	PAS	Hasan Mohamed Ali	14,623	43.09	- 10.43
Total valid votes			33,935	100.00
Total rejected ballots			591
Unreturned ballots			41
Turnout			34,567	77.16
Registered electors			44,799
Majority			4,689	13.82
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Hasan Mohamed Ali	15,931	53.52	+ 12.94
	BN	Abdul Raman Suliman	13,837	46.48	- 12.94
Total valid votes			29,768	100.00
Total rejected ballots			630
Unreturned ballots			76
Turnout			30,474	71.92
Registered electors			42,372
Majority			2,094	7.04
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Raman Suliman	17,180	59.42	+ 9.33
	S46	Idris Abdul Rauf	11,731	40.58	- 9.33
Total valid votes			28,911	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,133
Unreturned ballots			79
Turnout			30,123	70.95
Registered electors			42,456
Majority			5,449	18.84
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Raman Suliman	14,113	50.09	+ 7.48
	S46	Idris Abdul Rauf	13,267	47.09	+ 47.09
	Independent	Jaafar Ali	796	2.82	+ 2.82
Total valid votes			28,176	100.00
Total rejected ballots			892
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			29,068	74.37
Registered electors			39,085
Majority			846	3.00
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Raman Suliman	11,029	42.61
	PAS	Ahmad Subki Abd. Latif @ Subky Abd. Latif	9,846	38.04
	DAP	Lim Yan Chiow	5,011	19.35
Total valid votes			25,886	100.00
Total rejected ballots			648
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			26,534	71.46
Registered electors			37,132
Majority			1,183	4.57
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Raman Suliman	16,758	59.32
	PAS	Ahmad Hassan Salahuddin Mohamed Khalil	11,492	40.68
Total valid votes			28,250	100.00
Total rejected ballots			973
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			29,223	76.46
Registered electors			38,219
Majority			5,266
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Idris Abdul Rauf	12,437	51.85
	DAP	Tan Hee Pau @ Tan Kee Pow	9,985	41.63
	Independent	Shaarani Mohamad	1,564	6.52
Total valid votes			23,986	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			34,991
Majority			2,452
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sulaiman Taib	12,134	53.79
	Independent	Zulkarnain Ahmad	10,425	46.21
Total valid votes			22,559	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,413
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			23,972	75.54
Registered electors			31,734
Majority			1,709
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-14.

↑ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

Federal constituencies represented in the Dewan Rakyat
Perlis	Padang Besar Kangar Arau
Kedah	Langkawi Jerlun Kubang Pasu Padang Terap Pokok Sena Alor Setar Kuala Kedah Pendang Jerai Sik Merbok Sungai Petani Baling Padang Serai Kulim-Bandar Baharu
Kelantan	Tumpat Pengkalan Chepa Kota Bharu Pasir Mas Rantau Panjang Kubang Kerian Bachok Ketereh Tanah Merah Pasir Puteh Machang Jeli Kuala Krai Gua Musang
Terengganu	Besut Setiu Kuala Nerus Kuala Terengganu Marang Hulu Terengganu Dungun Kemaman
Penang	Kepala Batas Tasek Gelugor Bagan Permatang Pauh Bukit Mertajam Batu Kawan Nibong Tebal Bukit Bendera Tanjong Jelutong Bukit Gelugor Bayan Baru Balik Pulau
Perak	Gerik Lenggong Larut Parit Buntar Bagan Serai Bukit Gantang Taiping Padang Rengas Sungai Siput Tambun Ipoh Timor Ipoh Barat Batu Gajah Kuala Kangsar Beruas Parit Kampar Gopeng Tapah Pasir Salak Lumut Bagan Datok Telok Intan Tanjong Malim
Pahang	Cameron Highlands Lipis Raub Jerantut Indera Mahkota Kuantan Paya Besar Pekan Maran Kuala Krau Temerloh Bentong Bera Rompin
Selangor	Sabak Bernam Sungai Besar Hulu Selangor Tanjong Karang Kuala Selangor Selayang Gombak Ampang Pandan Hulu Langat Serdang Puchong Kelana Jaya Petaling Jaya Selatan Petaling Jaya Utara Subang Shah Alam Kapar Klang Kota Raja Kuala Langat Sepang
F. T. of Kuala Lumpur	Kepong Batu Wangsa Maju Segambut Setiawangsa Titiwangsa Bukit Bintang Lembah Pantai Seputeh Cheras Bandar Tun Razak
F. T. of Putrajaya	Putrajaya
Negeri Sembilan	Jelebu Jempol Seremban Kuala Pilah Rasah Rembau Telok Kemang Tampin
Malacca	Masjid Tanah Alor Gajah Tangga Batu Bukit Katil Kota Melaka Jasin
Johor	Segamat Sekijang Labis Pagoh Ledang Bakri Muar Parit Sulong Ayer Hitam Sri Gading Batu Pahat Simpang Renggam Kluang Sembrong Mersing Tenggara Kota Tinggi Pengerang Tebrau Pasir Gudang Johor Bahru Pulai Gelang Patah Kulai Pontian Tanjong Piai
F. T. of Labuan	Labuan
Sabah	Kudat Kota Marudu Kota Belud Tuaran Sepanggar Kota Kinabalu Putatan Penampang Papar Kimanis Beaufort Sipitang Ranau Keningau Tenom Pensiangan Beluran Libaran Batu Sapi Sandakan Kinabatangan Silam Semporna Tawau Kalabakan
Sarawak	Mas Gading Santubong Petra Jaya Bandar Kuching Stampin Kota Samarahan Mambong Serian Batang Sadong Batang Lupar Sri Aman Lubok Antu Betong Saratok Tanjong Manis Igan Sarikei Julau Kanowit Lanang Sibu Mukah Selangau Kapit Hulu Rajang Bintulu Sibuti Miri Baram Limbang Lawas
See also: List of former Malaysian federal electoral districts

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