Jerai (federal constituency) explained

Jerai (P012)
State:	Kedah
Fed-Rep:	Sabri Azit
Fed-Rep-Party:	Perikatan Nasional
Fed-Status:	active
Fed-Created:	1958
Fed-Abolished:	1995
Fed-Created2:	2003
Fed-Election-First:	1959
Fed-Election-Last:	2022
Demo-Census-Date:	2020
Demo-Pop:	126200
Demo-Pop-Ref:	^[1]
Demo-Electors:	105,309
Demo-Electors-Date:	2023
Demo-Electors-Ref:	^[2]
Demo-Area:	458
Demo-Area-Ref:	^[3]

Jerai is a federal constituency in Yan District and Kuala Muda District, Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since from 1959 to 1995, from 2004 to present.

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

History

It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2003.

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Jerai constituency is divided into 53 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Sungai Limau (N20）	Matang Buloh	012/20/01	SK Permatang Buloh
	Sungai Dedap	012/20/02	SK Sungai Dedap
	Gelam Tiga	012/20/03	SMA Nahdzah
	Bukit Choras	012/20/04	SMA Nahdzah
	Bukit Besar	012/20/05	SK Bukit Besar
	Simpang Tiga Luar	012/20/06	SK Simpang Tiga Sungai Daun
	Simpang Tiga	012/20/07	SJK (C) Aik Min
	Selengkoh	012/20/08	SK Haji Kassim Jasin
	Sungai Daun	012/20/09	SK Sungai Daun Tengah
	Sungai Limau	012/20/10	SK Sungai Limau
	Kabu Sepuloh	012/20/11	SMK Sungai Limau
	Sungai Kering	012/20/12	SK Sungai Kering
	Sedaka	012/20/13	SK Ulu Sedaka
	Ulu Sedaka	012/20/14	SK Ulu Sedaka
	Padang Lumat	012/20/15	SMK Batu 17
	Batu Enam Belas	012/20/16	SK Padang Lumat
	Kampung Titi Batu	012/20/17	SJK (C) Pei Hwa
	Dulang Kechil	012/20/18	SK Dulang
	Dulang Besar	012/20/19	SMK Dulang
Guar Chempedak (N21）	Pondok Haji Majid	012/21/01	SK Haji Hussin Dol
	Taman Sri Wangsa	012/21/02	SMK Guar Chempedak
	Pondok Haji Hussein	012/21/03	SK Guar Chempedak
	Titi Teras	012/21/04	SJK (C) Pei Eng
	Teroi	012/21/05	SK Teroi
	Titi Serong	012/21/06	SJK (C) Chung Hwa
	Kuala Yan Kechil	012/21/07	SMA Fauzi
	Pekan Sungai Yan	012/21/08	SK Yan Kechil
	Sungai Udang	012/21/09	SK Kampung Pauh
	Singkir Darat	012/21/10	SK Singkir
	Kampung Acheh	012/21/11	Maktab Mahmud Yan
	Lubok Buoy	012/21/12	SK Haji Nyak Gam
	Pekan Yan	012/21/13	SK Langkasuka
	Sungai Raga	012/21/14	SJK (C) York Khoon
	Ruat	012/21/15	SK Tok Mat Salleh
	Singkir Laut	012/21/16	SK Singkir
Gurun（N22）	Pekan Jeniang	012/22/01	SMK Tunku Sulong
	Kampung Jeniang	012/22/02	SK Jeniang (Pusat)
	Batu Sepuloh	012/22/03	SJK (C) Jeniang
	Batu 9	012/22/04	SK Jeniang (Pusat)
	Padang Lembu	012/22/05	SJK (C) Mah Wah Padang Lembu
	Sungai Rotan	012/22/06	SJK (C) Yang Kao
	Gurun	012/22/07	SK Gurun (Pusat)
	Pulau Chengai	012/22/08	SK Gurun (Pusat)
	Bongkok Gurun	012/22/09	SK Batu Empat
	Pekan Gurun	012/22/10	SJK (C) Choong Hwa
	Pekan Baru Gurun	012/22/11	SK Sri Jerai
	Kampung Gurun	012/22/12	SMA Pekan Gurun
	Taman Seri Jerai	012/22/13	SMK Gurun
	Ladang Jerai	012/22/14	SJK (T) Ladang Harvard Bahagian I
	Sungai Puntar	012/22/15	SJK (T) Ladang Sungai Puntar
	Sungai Tok Pawang	012/22/16	SK Sungai Tok Pawang
	Kampung Mesjid	012/22/17	SK Bedong SK Seri Aman
	Pekan Bahru Bedong	012/22/18	SMK Bedong

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Jerai
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Kedah Tengah
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
	P010	1959–1963	Mohamed Ismail Mohd Yusof (محمد اسماعيل محمد يوسف)
Parliament of Malaysia
	P010	1963–1964	Mohamed Ismail Mohd Yusof (محمد اسماعيل محمد يوسف)
	P010	1964–1969	Hanafiah Hussain (حنفيه هوسساءين)
		1969–1971	Parliament was suspended^[5] ^[6]
	P010	1971–1973	Hanafiah Hussain (حنفيه هوسساءين)
	P010	1973–1974	Hanafiah Hussain (حنفيه هوسساءين)
	P011	1974–1978	Sanusi Junid (سنسي جنيد)
		1978–1982	Ismail Arshad (اسماعيل ارشد)
		1982–1986	Ismail Arshad (اسماعيل ارشد)
	P010	1986–1990	Ghazali Ahmad (غزالي احمد)
		1990–1992	Ghazali Ahmad (غزالي احمد)
		1992–1995	Badruddin Amiruldin (بدرالدين أميرالدين)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Yan
Constituency re-created from Merbok and Yan
	P012	2004–2008	Badruddin Amiruldin (بدرالدين أميرالدين)
		2008–2013	Mohd Firdaus Jaafar (محمد فردوس جعفر)
		2013–2018	Jamil Khir Baharom (جميل خير بن بهرام)
		2018–2020	Sabri Azit (صبري ازيت)
		2020–2022
		2022–present

State constituency

Parliamentaryconstituency	State constituency
Parliamentaryconstituency	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Jerai						Guar Chempedak
						Gurun
		Sala
						Sungai Limau
			Yan
		Yan-Merbok

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member
N20	Sungai Limau	Mohd Azam Abd Samat
N21	Guar Chempedak	Abdul Ghafar Saad
N22	Gurun	Baddrol Bakhtiar

Local governments & postcodes

!No.!State Constituency!Local Government!Postcode
N20	Sungai Limau	Yan District Council	06800 Kota Sarang Semut 06900, 06910 Yan 08000 Sungai Petani 08100, 08110 Bedong 08300, 08880 Gurun
N21	Guar Chempedak	Yan District Council
N22	Gurun	Sungai Petani Municipal Council

References

Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (Election Commission of Malaysia)

Notes and References

Web site: Kawasanku. Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. 2023-09-24. en.
Web site: Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018. Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. 2020-01-29. 3. ms. 2018-04-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180425183951/http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/HargaDPIST42017_PRU14.pdf. dead.
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. Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. 2020-01-29. ms. 2018-04-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180412212213/http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/Jilid%201%20Kajian%20Semula%20Persempadanan%20V2.pdf. dead.
Web site: 15 July 2023 . Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A) Polling Hours For the General Election of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Kedah . Attorney General's Chambers.
News: Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang . Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa . Utusan Online . 2012-03-12 . 2016-05-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160604045153/http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2012&dt=0312&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Rencana&pg=re_05.htm . 2016-06-04 .
Web site: www.parlimen.gov.my . 2016-05-12 . 2016-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160809020900/http://www.parlimen.gov.my/files/hindex/pdf/DR-20021971.pdf . dead .