Sungai Petani (federal constituency)

Sungai Petani (P015)

Kedah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Mohammed Taufiq Johari PH
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	275,439
Electors (2023)[2]	170,352
Area (km²)[3]	261
Pop. density (per km²)	1,055.3

Sungai Petani is a federal constituency in Kuala Muda District, Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.

The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/KEDAH

Ethnic breakdown of Sungai Petani's electorate as of 2022

1. Malay (61.7%)
2. Chinese (25.8%)
3. Indian (12.2%)
4. Other ethnicities (0.3%)

Age breakdown of Sungai Petani's electorate as of 2022

1. 18-20 (7.43%)
2. 21-29 (24.36%)
3. 30-39 (20.75%)
4. 40-49 (16.02%)
5. 50-59 (14.41%)
6. 60-69 (10.54%)
7. 70-79 (4.72%)
8. 80-89 (1.45%)
9. above 90 (0.32%)

Gender breakdown of Sungai Petani's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (48.96%)
2. Female (51.04%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Sungai Petani constituency is divided into 50 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Pantai Merdeka (N27）	Bukit Kechik	015/27/01	SK Bukit Kechik
	Bukit Meriam	015/27/02	Maktab Mahmud Kuala Muda
	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	SMK Teluk Bayu
	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
Bakar Arang (N28）	Taman Dahlia	015/28/01	Pusat Bimbingan Islam Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (PUSBA)
	Jalan Pengkalan	015/28/02	SMK Khir Johari
	Kolam Air	015/28/03	SK St. Theresa
	Bandar	015/28/04	SK Khir Johari
	Simpang Tiga Pekan Lama	015/28/05	Dewan Annasamy Pillai, Pekan Lama
	Peteri	015/28/06	SMK Convent Father Barre
	Kampung Bahru	015/28/07	SK Petani Jaya
	Taman Sentosa	015/28/08	SJK (C) Sin Kwang
	Taman Delima	015/28/09	SMK Tunku Ismail
	Taman Intan	015/28/10	SK Tunku Ismail
	Bakar Arang	015/28/11	SMK Bakar Arang
	Taman Arked	015/28/12	SK Bakar Arang
	Taman Makmur	015/28/13	SMK Che Tom
	Sungai Pasir	015/28/14	SK Sungai Pasir
	Taman Nilam	015/28/15	SK Taman Intan
	Taman Sejati Indah	015/28/16	SK Seri Gedong SJK (T) Kalaimagal
	Taman Sri Wang	016/28/17	SK Taman Sri Wang
	Taman Keladi	015/28/18	SMJK Sin Min SJK (T) Taman Keladi
Sidam（N29）	Taman Ria Jaya	015/29/01	SMK Taman Ria Jaya SK Bukit Kiara
	Taman Mutiara	015/29/02	SK Sungai Petani
	Pekan Lama	015/29/03	SJK (C) Pekan Lama
	Padang Buloh	015/29/04	SK Sidam Kiri
	Kampung Sidam	015/29/05	SK Sidam Kiri
	Kampung Raja	015/29/06	SMK Dato' Bijaya Setia
	Scarboro	015/29/07	SJK (T) Ladang Scarboro Bahagian 2
	Pengkalan Lebai Man	015/29/08	SMK Pengkalan Lebai Man
	Taman Sutera	015/29/09	SMK Sungai Pasir Kechil
	Seri Impian	015/29/10	SJK (C) Min Terk
	Puteri Jaya	015/29/11	SK Bandar Puteri Jaya SMK Bandar Puteri Jaya
	Kampung Sarukam	015/29/12	SK Seri Pinang
	Pantai Prai	015/29/13	SK Pantai Prai

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Sungai Petani
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Sungei Muda
Sungei Patani
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	P012	1959–1963	Abdul Samad Osman (عبدالصمد عثمان)	Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	P012	1963–1964	Abdul Samad Osman (عبدالصمد عثمان)	Alliance (UMNO)
2nd		1964–1969	Mohamed Zahir Ismail (محمد ظاهير إسماعيل)
		1969–1971	Parliament was suspended[5][6]
3rd	P012	1971–1973	Azahari Md. Taib (أزهري مد طائب)	Alliance (UMNO)
		1973–1974		BN (UMNO)
4th	P013	1974–1978	Wan Zainab M. A. Bakar (وان زينب م. أ. بكر)
5th		1978–1982
6th		1982–1986
Sungai Petani
7th	P014	1986–1990	Abdul Manaf Ahmad (عبدالمناف أحمد)	BN (UMNO)
8th		1990–1995	Che Ibrahim Mustafa (چي إبراهيم مصطفى)
9th	P015	1995–1999
10th		1999–2004	Mahadzir Mohd Khir (محاضر محمّد خير)
11th		2004–2008
12th		2008–2013	Johari Abdul (جوهري عبدول)	PR (PKR)
13th		2013–2015
		2015–2018		PH (PKR)
14th		2018–2022
15th		2022–present	Mohammed Taufiq Johari (محمّد توفيق جوهري)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–1959*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Sungai Petani					Bakar Arang
				Pantai Merdeka
					Sidam
				Tikam Batu
Sungei Patani			Kuala Ketil
		Pekan Sungei Patani
		Sungei Patani Luar
			Tikam Batu

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N27	Pantai Merdeka	Sharir Long	PN (PAS)
N28	Bakar Arang	Adam Loh Wei Chai	PH (PKR)
N29	Sidam	Bau Wong Bau Ek

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N27	Pantai Merdeka	Sungai Petani Municipal Council	08000, 08600 Sungai Petani
N28	Bakar Arang
N29	Sidam

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Mohammed Taufiq Johari	50,580	38.91	10.30
	PN	Robert Ling Kui Ee	49,465	38.05	38.05
	BN	Shahanim Mohamad Yusoff	27,391	21.07	4.83
	GTA	Marzuki Yahya	2,342	1.80	1.80
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Tan Chow Kang	226	0.17	0.17
Total valid votes			130,004	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,187
Unreturned ballots			256
Turnout			131,447	77.85	5.51
Registered electors			168,847
Majority			1,115	0.86	22.45
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753260/PUB%20606%20(2022).pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Johari Abdul	45,532	49.21	49.21
	BN	Shahanim Mohamad Yusoff	23,963	25.90	17.51
	PAS	Sharir Long	22,760	24.60	24.60
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Sritharan Pichathu	279	0.30	0.30
Total valid votes			92,534	100.00
Total rejected ballots			889
Unreturned ballots			424
Turnout			93,847	83.36	3.60
Registered electors			112,577
Majority			21,569	23.31	11.35
	PH hold		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]

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Johari Abdul	44,194	55.37	2.68
	BN	Syamsul Anuar Che Mey @ Ismail	34,646	43.41	1.46
	Independent	Ong Wei Sin	772	0.97	0.97
	KITA	Suhaimi Hashim	200	0.25	0.25
Total valid votes			79,812	100.00
Total rejected ballots			959
Unreturned ballots			253
Turnout			81,024	86.96	9.12
Registered electors			93,176
Majority			9,548	11.96	4.14
	PKR 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 2019-12-29. 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]

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Johari Abdul	33,822	58.05	24.07
	BN	Zainuddin Maidin	24,441	41.95	24.07
Total valid votes			58,263	100.00
Total rejected ballots			986
Unreturned ballots			129
Turnout			59,378	77.84	0.61
Registered electors			76,284
Majority			9,381	16.10	15.94
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mahadzir Mohd Khir	36,067	66.02	4.27
	PKR	Zamri Yusuf	18,565	33.98	4.27
Total valid votes			54,632	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,007
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			55,639	78.45	1.91
Registered electors			70,922
Majority			17,502	32.04	8.54
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mahadzir Mohd Khir	31,875	61.75	16.99
	PKR	Johari Abdul	19,742	38.25	38.25
Total valid votes			51,617	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,151
Unreturned ballots			2,689
Turnout			55,457	76.54	2.63
Registered electors			72,454
Majority			12,133	23.50	33.98
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Che Ibrahim Mustafa	35,918	78.74	16.33
	S46	Syed Mansor Syed Salim	9,697	21.26	16.33
Total valid votes			45,615	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,785
Unreturned ballots			678
Turnout			48,078	73.91	1.04
Registered electors			65,049
Majority			26,221	57.48	32.66
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Che Ibrahim Mustafa	23,333	62.41	8.73
	S46	Abdullah Hashim	14,052	37.59	37.59
Total valid votes			37,385	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,077
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			38,462	72.87	0.93
Registered electors			52,783
Majority			9,281	24.82	4.24
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Manaf Ahmad	18,269	53.68	15.92
	DAP	R. Karuppaiah	8,380	24.62	0.54
	PAS	Razak Daud	7,386	21.70	16.42
Total valid votes			34,035	100.00
Total rejected ballots			840
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			34,875	71.94	7.19
Registered electors			48,478
Majority			9,889	29.06	16.46
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982: Sungei Patani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wan Zainab M. A. Bakar	24,554	69.60	1.89
	DAP	Chong Kok Heong	8,497	24.08	24.08
	PAS	Osman Darus	1,864	5.28	23.23
	Independent	Ismail Abdul Rahman	365	1.03	1.03
Total valid votes			35,280	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,041
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			36,321	64.75	12.49
Registered electors			56,093
Majority			16,057	45.52	2.54
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978: Sungei Patani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wan Zainab M. A. Bakar	24,422	71.49	13.23
	PAS	Abdul Majid Jamaludin	9,738	28.51	28.51
Total valid votes			34,160	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,260
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			35,420	77.24	1.57
Registered electors			45,855
Majority			14,684	42.98	26.46
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974: Sungei Patani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wan Zainab M. A. Bakar	22,266	84.72	84.72
	Independent	Osman Abu Bakar	4,016	15.28	15.28
Total valid votes			26,282	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,489
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			27,771	75.67	2.43
Registered electors			36,700
Majority			18,250	69.44	59.31
	BN gain from Alliance Party (Malaysia) Party (Malaysia)		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969: Sungei Patani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Azahari Md. Taib	8,931	43.67	26.56
	GERAKAN	Ong Boon Seong	6,859	33.54	33.54
	PMIP	Mohamed Daud Abdullah	4,661	22.79	16.96
Total valid votes			20,451	100.00
Total rejected ballots			493
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			20,944	73.24	3.04
Registered electors			28,595
Majority			2,072	10.13	41.88
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1964: Sungei Patani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Mohamed Zahir Ismail	14,177	70.23	8.41
	Socialist Front	Teh Pek Choon	3,680	18.22	19.96
	PMIP	Syed Jan Aljeffri	1,176	5.83	5.83
	UDP	Ong Boon Seong	1,154	5.72	5.72
Total valid votes			20,187	100.00
Total rejected ballots			527
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			20,714	76.28	1.25
Registered electors			27,156
Majority			10,497	52.01	28.37
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1959: Sungei Patani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Abdul Samad Osman	9,186	61.82
	Socialist Front	Mansor Tobeng	5,673	38.18
Total valid votes			14,859	100.00
Total rejected ballots			170
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			15,029	75.03
Registered electors			20,031
Majority			3,513	23.64
This was a new constituency created.

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