Pantai Merdeka (state constituency)

Pantai Merdeka

Kedah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Kedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Shahrir Long PN
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	51,502

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

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Pantai Merdeka's electorate as of 2023^[1]

1. Malay (91.11%)
2. Chinese (6.05%)
3. Indian (2.36%)
4. Other ethnicities (0.49%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Pantai Merdeka constituency has a total of 19 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Pantai Merdeka (N27）	Bukit Kechik	015/27/01	SK Bukit Kechik
	Bukit Meriam	015/27/02	SK Bukit Meriam
	Sintok Bugis	015/27/03	Maktab Mahmud Kuala Muda
	Padang Salim	015/27/04	SK Seri Kuala
	Kuala Muda	015/27/05	Dewan KEDA Kampung Tepi Sungai
	Haji Kudong	015/27/06	SK Haji Sulaiman
	Kota Kuala Muda	015/27/07	SK Kota Kuala Muda
	Sungai Mas	015/27/08	SMK Kota Kuala Muda
	Rantau Panjang	015/27/09	SK Rantau Panjang
	Pekan Tikam Batu	015/27/10	SJK (C) Peng Min
	Kampung Simpor	015/27/11	SK Simpor
	Batu Lintang	015/27/12	SK Simpor
	Simpor Timor	015/27/13	SK Darulaman
	Telok Wang	015/27/14	SMK Sungai Pasir
	Kampung Berapit	015/27/15	SK Berapit
	Kampung Tikam Batu	015/27/16	SK Tikam Batu
	Pekula	015/27/17	SMK Pekula Jaya
	Padang Temusu	015/27/18	SJK (C) Tai Tong
	Pinang Tunggal	015/27/19	SMK Pinang Tunggal

Representation history

Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Pantai Merdeka
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Tikam Batu
7th	1986–1990	Ghazali Haji Bakar	BN (UMNO)
8th	1990–1995	Haji Abd. Manaf Haji Ahmad
9th	1995–1999	Jamaludin Yusof
10th	1999–2004	Mohd Akhair Shafie
11th	2004–2008	Shuib Saedin
12th	2008–2013	Abdullah Jusof	PR (PAS)
13th	2013–2018	Ali Yahaya	BN (UMNO)
14th	2018–2020	Ahmad Fadzli Hashim	PAS
	2020–2023		PN (PAS)
15th	2023–present	Shahrir Long

Election results

Kedah state election, 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Shahrir Long	32,225	79.06	79.06
	BN	Wan Mohalina Wan Mohamad	8,534	20.94	9.94
Total valid votes			40,759	100.00
Total rejected ballots			200
Unreturned ballots			35
Turnout			40,994	79.60	6.00
Registered electors			51,502
Majority			23,691	58.12	43.38
	PN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Ahmad Fadzli Hashim	14,133	45.62	0.84
	BN	Ali Yahaya	9,567	30.88	21.49
	PH	Rosli Yusof	7,281	23.50	23.50
Total valid votes			30,981	100.00
Total rejected ballots			347
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			31,523	85.60	3.80
Registered electors			36,810
Majority			4,566	14.74	8.83
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ali Yahaya	15,393	52.37	3.47
	PAS	Abdullah Jusof	13,686	46.46	4.64
	Independent	Mohd Yusof Lazim	316	1.17	1.17
Total valid votes			29,395	100.00
Total rejected ballots			314
Unreturned ballots			54
Turnout			29,763	89.40	6.12
Registered electors			33,282
Majority			1,707	5.91	3.71
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Abdullah Jusof	11,654	51.10	7.48
	BN	Shuib Saedin	11,151	48.90	7.48
Total valid votes			22,805	100.00
Total rejected ballots			296
Unreturned ballots			38
Turnout			23,139	83.28	1.87
Registered electors			27,784
Majority			503	2.20	10.56
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shuib Saedin	11,742	56.38	4.96
	PAS	Mat Akhair Shafie	9,081	43.62	4.96
Total valid votes			20,803	100.00
Total rejected ballots			249
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			21,072	85.15	5.70
Registered electors			24,746
Majority			2,661	12.76	9.92
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mat Akhair Shafie	9,102	51.42	11.69
	PAS	Ustaz Md. Muslim	8,598	48.58	13.87
Total valid votes			17,700	100.00
Total rejected ballots			391
Unreturned ballots			141
Turnout			18,232	79.45	3.11
Registered electors			22,949
Majority			504	2.84	25.56
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jamaludin Yusof	9,857	63.11	1.96
	PAS	Mohamad Isa Mahamud	5,421	34.71	0.22
	DAP	Lim Pok Long	341	2.18	2.18
Total valid votes			15,641	100.00
Total rejected ballots			330
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			15,950	76.34	1.49
Registered electors			20,893
Majority			4,436	28.40	1.74
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Haji Abd. Manaf Haji Ahmad	12,984	65.07	0.52
	PAS	Azizan Hj. Maghribi	6,969	34.93	0.52
Total valid votes			19,953	100.00
Total rejected ballots			522
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			20,475	74.85	1.43
Registered electors			27,353
Majority			6,015	30.14	1.04
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ghazali Haji Bakar	11,458	64.55
	PAS	Shuib Talib	6,292	35.45
Total valid votes			17,750	100.00
Total rejected ballots			463
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			18,213	73.42
Registered electors			24,808
Majority			5,166	29.10
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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