Merbau Pulas

Merbau Pulas

Kedah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Kedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Siti Ashah Ghazali PN
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	53,323

Merbau Pulas is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Merbau Pulas's electorate as of 2023^[1]

  Malay (76.68%)

  Indian (15.87%)

  Chinese (6.74%)

  Other ethnicities (0.71%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Merbau Pulas constituency has a total of 21 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Merbau Pulas (N33）	Guar Lobak	017/33/01	SK Guar Lobak
	Sidam Kanan	017/33/02	Maktab Mahmud Kulim
	Kuala Sedim	017/33/03	SMK Sungai Karangan
	Pekan Merbau Pulas	017/33/04	SJK (C) Aik Chee
	Kampung Jemerli	017/33/05	SK Merbau Pulas
	Bagan Sena	017/33/06	SK Labu Besar
	Sungai Karangan	017/33/07	SJK (C) Hua Min
	Padang Meiha	017/33/08	SK Bukit Selarong
	Ladang Padang Meiha	017/33/09	SK Sungai Karangan
	Batu Puteh	017/33/10	SK Pagar Museh
	Bukit Sedim	017/33/11	SK Ladang Bukit Sidim
	Kampung Bikan	017/33/12	SMK Labu Besar
	Kampung Jangkang	017/33/13	SMA Madrasah Ihsaniah
	Sungai Kob	017/33/14	SK Sungai Kob
	Kampung Sungai Ular	017/33/15	SK Sungai Ular
	Kulim High Tech	017/33/16	SJK (T) Ladang Bukit Mertajam SK Taman Hi-Tech
	Padang China	017/33/17	Dewan Orang Ramai Kampong Padang China
	Taman Perak	017/33/18	Tabika Perpaduan Taman Perak
	Taman Senangin	017/33/19	SMK Sultan Bandlishah
	Kampung Baru	017/33/20	SK Tunku Abdul Malik
	Jalan Sedang	017/33/21	SJK (C) Kelang Lama

Representation history

Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Merbau Pulas
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Lunas
4th	1974–1978	Mustapha Kassim	BN (UMNO)
5th	1978–1982
6th	1982–1986	Mahmud Md Zain
7th	1986–1990
8th	1990–1995
9th	1995–1999	Che Pora Omar
10th	1999–2004	Marlia Abd. Latiff
11th	2004–2008	Mohd Hadzir Ismail
12th	2008–2013	Siti Ashah Ghazali	PR (PAS)
13th	2013–2018
14th	2018–2020		PAS
	2020–2023		PN (PAS)
15th	2023–present

Election results

Kedah state election, 2023: Merbau Pulas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Siti Ashah Ghazali	29,919	73.78	73.78
	BN	Asmadi Abu Talib	10,634	26.22	6.82
Total valid votes			40,553	100.00
Total rejected ballots			241
Unreturned ballots			54
Turnout			40,848	76.60	7.90
Registered electors			53,323
Majority			19,285	47.56	46.13
	PN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 2018: Merbau Pulas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Siti Ashah Ghazali	9,892	34.47	16.63
	BN	Asmadi Abu Talib	9,454	33.04	15.86
	PH	Abd Razak Salleh	9,267	32.49	32.49
Total valid votes			28,613	100.00
Total rejected ballots			429
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			29,137	84.50	2.90
Registered electors			34,498
Majority			438	1.43	0.77
	PAS hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 2013: Merbau Pulas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Siti Ashah Ghazali	14,705	51.10	7.77
	BN	Marlia Abd Latiff	14,072	48.90	7.77
Total valid votes			28,777	100.00
Total rejected ballots			503
Unreturned ballots			69
Turnout			29,349	87.40	7.81
Registered electors			33,597
Majority			633	2.20	14.94
	PAS hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 2008: Merbau Pulas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Siti Ashah Ghazali	12,224	58.57	26.89
	BN	Mohd Hadzir Ismail	8,648	41.43	26.89
Total valid votes			20,872	100.00
Total rejected ballots			483
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			21,355	79.59	0.10
Registered electors			26,832
Majority			3,576	17.14	19.50
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 2004: Merbau Pulas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Hadzir Ismail	13,825	68.32	5.24
	PAS	Siti Aishah Ghazali	6,410	31.68	5.24
Total valid votes			20,235	100.00
Total rejected ballots			452
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			20,687	79.69	6.29
Registered electors			25,958
Majority			7,415	36.64	10.48
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1999: Merbau Pulas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Marlia Abd. Latiff	9,718	63.08	14.22
	PAS	Abdul Talib Yaacob	5,687	36.92	14.22
Total valid votes			15,405	100.00
Total rejected ballots			495
Unreturned ballots			15
Turnout			15,915	73.40	2.28
Registered electors			21,684
Majority			4,031	26.16	28.44
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1995: Merbau Pulas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Che Pora Omar	10,906	77.30	3.32
	PAS	Ahmad Jalani Ahmad	3,203	22.70	22.70
Total valid votes			14,109	100.00
Total rejected ballots			498
Unreturned ballots			8
Turnout			14,615	71.12	2.00
Registered electors			20,549
Majority			7,703	54.60	6.64
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1990: Merbau Pulas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mahmud Md Zain	9,635	73.98	1.47
	S46	Ab Salim Idris	3,389	26.02	26.02
Total valid votes			13,024	100.00
Total rejected ballots			609
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			13,633	73.12	1.13
Registered electors			18,644
Majority			6,246	47.96	3.94
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1986: Merbau Pulas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mahmud Md Zain	8,577	72.51	0.99
	PAS	Abdul Wahab Awang Junus	3,251	28.49	0.99
Total valid votes			11,828	100.00
Total rejected ballots			709
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			12,537	71.99	4.06
Registered electors			17,415
Majority			5,326	44.02	0.92
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1982: Merbau Pulas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mahmud Md Zain	6,533	71.52	6.83
	PAS	Abdul Mutalib @ Abd. Talib Ali	2,602	28.42	6.83
Total valid votes			9,135	100.00
Total rejected ballots			219
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			9,354	76.05	0.66
Registered electors			12,299
Majority			3,931	43.10	10.77
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1978: Merbau Pulas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mustapha Kassim	5,084	64.69	1.16
	PAS	Ustaz Khatib	2,543	32.36	32.36
	Kesatuan Insaf Tanah Air	Annamaly Vadappah	232	2.95	2.95
Total valid votes			7,859	100.00
Total rejected ballots			487
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			8,346	76.71	3.51
Registered electors			10,879
Majority			2,541	32.33	1.63
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1974: Merbau Pulas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mustapha Kassim	4,236	65.85
	Independent	Haji Ishak Haji Taib	2,197	35.15
Total valid votes			6,433	100.00
Total rejected ballots			379
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			6,812	73.20
Registered electors			9,433
Majority			2,039	30.70
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.

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