Sungai Petani (federal constituency) explained

Sungai Petani (P015)
State:Kedah
Fed-Rep:Mohammed Taufiq Johari
Fed-Rep-Party:Pakatan Harapan
Fed-Status:active
Fed-Created:1958
Fed-Election-First:1959
Fed-Election-Last:2022
Demo-Census-Date:2020
Demo-Pop:275439
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Electors:170,352
Demo-Electors-Date:2023
Demo-Electors-Ref:[2]
Demo-Area:261
Demo-Area-Ref:[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

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 constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Pantai Merdeka (N27）Bukit Kechik015/27/01SK Bukit Kechik
Bukit Meriam015/27/02Maktab Mahmud Kuala Muda
Sintok Bugis015/27/03Maktab Mahmud Kuala Muda
Padang Salim015/27/04SK Seri Kuala
Kuala Muda015/27/05Dewan KEDA Kampung Tepi Sungai
Haji Kudong015/27/06SK Haji Sulaiman
Kota Kuala Muda015/27/07SK Kota Kuala Muda
Sungai Mas015/27/08SMK Kota Kuala Muda
Rantau Panjang015/27/09SK Rantau Panjang
Pekan Tikam Batu015/27/10SJK (C) Peng Min
Kampung Simpor015/27/11SK Simpor
Batu Lintang015/27/12SMK Teluk Bayu
Simpor Timor015/27/13SK Darulaman
Telok Wang015/27/14SMK Sungai Pasir
Kampung Berapit015/27/15SK Berapit
Kampung Tikam Batu015/27/16SK Tikam Batu
Pekula015/27/17SMK Pekula Jaya
Padang Temusu015/27/18SJK (C) Tai Tong
Pinang Tunggal015/27/19SMK Pinang Tunggal
Bakar Arang (N28）Taman Dahlia015/28/01Pusat Bimbingan Islam Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (PUSBA)
Jalan Pengkalan015/28/02SMK Khir Johari
Kolam Air015/28/03SK St. Theresa
Bandar015/28/04SK Khir Johari
Simpang Tiga Pekan Lama015/28/05Dewan Annasamy Pillai, Pekan Lama
Peteri015/28/06SMK Convent Father Barre
Kampung Bahru015/28/07SK Petani Jaya
Taman Sentosa015/28/08SJK (C) Sin Kwang
Taman Delima015/28/09SMK Tunku Ismail
Taman Intan015/28/10SK Tunku Ismail
Bakar Arang015/28/11SMK Bakar Arang
Taman Arked015/28/12SK Bakar Arang
Taman Makmur015/28/13SMK Che Tom
Sungai Pasir015/28/14SK Sungai Pasir
Taman Nilam015/28/15SK Taman Intan
Taman Sejati Indah015/28/16
  • SK Seri Gedong
  • SJK (T) Kalaimagal
Taman Sri Wang016/28/17SK Taman Sri Wang
Taman Keladi015/28/18
  • SMJK Sin Min (P)
  • SJK (T) Taman Keladi
Sidam（N29）Taman Ria Jaya015/29/01
  • SMK Taman Ria Jaya
  • SK Bukit Kiara
Taman Mutiara015/29/02SK Sungai Petani
Pekan Lama015/29/03SJK (C) Pekan Lama
Padang Buloh015/29/04SK Sidam Kiri
Kampung Sidam015/29/05SK Sidam Kiri
Kampung Raja015/29/06SMK Dato' Bijaya Setia
Scarboro015/29/07SJK (T) Ladang Scarboro Bahagian 2
Pengkalan Lebai Man015/29/08SMK Pengkalan Lebai Man
Taman Sutera015/29/09SMK Sungai Pasir Kechil
Seri Impian015/29/10SJK (C) Min Terk
Puteri Jaya015/29/11
  • SK Bandar Puteri Jaya
  • SMK Bandar Puteri Jaya
Kampung Sarukam015/29/12SK Seri Pinang
Pantai Prai015/29/13SK Pantai Prai

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Sungai Petani
Parliament NoYears Member Party
Constituency created from Sungei Muda
Sungei Patani
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
P0121959–1963 Abdul Samad Osman
(عبدالصمد عثمان)
Parliament of Malaysia
P0121963–1964 Abdul Samad Osman
(عبدالصمد عثمان)
1964–1969 Mohamed Zahir Ismail
(محمد ظاهير إسماعيل)
1969–1971 Parliament was suspended[5] [6]
P0121971–1973 Azahari Md. Taib
(أزهري مد طائب)
1973–1974
P0131974–1978 Wan Zainab M. A. Bakar
(وان زينب م. أ. بكر)
1978–1982
1982–1986
Sungai Petani
P0141986–1990 Abdul Manaf Ahmad
(عبدالمناف أحمد)
1990–1995 Che Ibrahim Mustafa
(چي إبراهيم مصطفى)
P0151995–1999
1999–2004 Mahadzir Mohd Khir
(محاضر محمّد خير)
2004–2008
2008–2013 Johari Abdul
(جوهري عبدول)
2013–2018
2018–2022
2022–present Mohammed Taufiq Johari
(محمّد توفيق جوهري)

State constituency

ParliamentaryconstituencyState constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
Sungai PetaniBakar Arang
Pantai Merdeka
Sidam
Tikam Batu
Sungei PataniKuala Ketil
Pekan Sungei Patani
Sungei Patani Luar
Tikam Batu

Current state assembly members

No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)
N27 Pantai MerdekaSharir Long
N28 Bakar ArangAdam Loh Wei Chai
N29 SidamBau Wong Bau Ek

Local governments & postcodes

!No.!State Constituency!Local Government!Postcode
N27Pantai MerdekaSungai Petani Municipal Council
  • 08000, 08600 Sungai Petani
N28Bakar Arang
N29Sidam

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kawasanku. Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. 2023-09-24. en.
  2. 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. 4. ms. 2018-04-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180425183951/http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/HargaDPIST42017_PRU14.pdf. dead.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. News: Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang . Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa . Utusan Online . 2012-03-12 . 2016-05-16 . 2016-06-04 . 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 . dead .
  6. Web site: www.parlimen.gov.my . 2016-05-16 . 2016-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160809020900/http://www.parlimen.gov.my/files/hindex/pdf/DR-20021971.pdf . dead .

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