Federal constituency of Kedah, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
Merbok (P014) Kedahconstituency Federal constituency Legislature Dewan Rakyat MP Constituency created 1984 First contested 1986 Last contested 2022 Demographics Population (2020)[ 1] 215,367 Electors (2023)[ 2] 134,147 Area (km²)[ 3] 451 Pop. density (per km²) 477.5
Merbok is a federal constituency inKuala Muda District ,Kedah ,Malaysia , that has been represented in theDewan Rakyat since 1986.
The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
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Ethnic breakdown of Merbok's electorate as of 2022
Malay (69.9%)Chinese (15.3%)Indian (14.2%)Other ethnicities (0.50%) As of 2020, Merbok has a population of 216,357 people.[ 4]
Age breakdown of Merbok's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (7.66%) 21-29 (25.1%) 30-39 (22.8%) 40-49 (16.5%) 50-59 (13.0%) 60-69 (9.63%) 70-79 (4.01%) 80-89 (1.08%) above 90 (0.22%) Gender breakdown of Merbok's electorate as of 2022
Male (49.7%) Female (50.3%) According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Merbok constituency is divided into 40 polling districts.[ 5]
State constituency Polling Districts Code Location Bukit Selambau (N25) Kuala Sin 014/25/01 SK Kampung Kuala Sin Kampung Sungkap 014/25/02 SK Bukit Selambau Bukit Lembu 014/25/03 SK Aman Jaya Taman Bandar Baru 014/25/04 SMK Aman Jaya SK Bandar Baru Sungai Lalang Sungai Lalang 014/25/05 SJK (C) Chung Hwa Taman Desa Aman 014/25/06 SK Sungai Lalang Bandar Laguna Merbok 014/25/07 SK Bandar Laguna Merbok Tasek Apong 014/25/08 SK Tasek Apong Air Mendidih 014/25/09 SJK (T) Saraswathy Jalan Badlishah 014/25/10 Dewan Kompleks Penyayang, Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat Derah Kuala Muda Taman Peruda 014/25/11 SMK Bandar Sungai Petani Taman Ria Utara 014/25/12 SK Taman Ria United Petani 014/25/13 SJK (T) Arumugam Pillai Patani Para 014/25/14 SK Patani Para Bukit Rusa 014/35/15 SJK (T) Palanisamy Kumaran SMK Taman Ria Pekan Bukit Selambau 014/25/16 SJK (C) Fuh Sun Kampung Pokok Machang 014/25/17 SMK Bukit Selambau Batu Belachan 014/25/18 SK Seri Wangsa Titi Panjang 014/25/19 SK Dataran Muda Ambangan Height 014/25/20 SK Ambangan Height Taman Ria Selatan 014/25/21 Kolej Vokasional Sungai Petani 1 Tanjong Dawai (N26) Bujang 014/26/01 MRSM Merbok Pekan Sabtu Merbok 014/26/02 SJK (C) Sin Hwa Simpang Tiga Pasir 014/26/03 SK Merbok (Pusat) Pekan Merbok 014/26/04 SMK Merbok Kampung Pasir 014/26/05 SK Kampong Pasir Kampung Huma 014/26/06 SK Tanjong Dawai Tanjong Dawai 014/26/07 SJK (C) Choong Cheng Batu Hampar 014/26/08 SK Batu Hampar Pengkalan Bujang 014/26/09 SK Haji Omar Tahir Sungai Gelam 014/26/10 SK Sultan Mudzaffar Shah Sungai Jagong 014/26/11 SA Daris Sungai Layar 014/26/12 SK Sungai Layar Semeling Kanan 014/26/13 SK Semeling Semeling Kiri 014/26/14 SJK (C) Ching Chong Kampung Bedong 014/16/15 SMK Bedong Taman Orkid 014/26/16 SMK Sungai Layar Taman Sri Tanjong 014/26/17 SK Tuan Syed Jan Al-Jaffri Bunga Raya 014/26/18 SMK Ibrahim Sekolah Ibrahim 014/26/19 SK Ibrahim
Representation history [ edit ] Parliamentaryconstituency
State constituency 1955–1959* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present Merbok Bukit Selambau Gurun Tanjong Dawai
Historical boundaries [ edit ] State Constituency Area 1984 1994 2003 2018 Bukit Selambau Bukit Selambau Kuala Sin Laguna Merbok Sungai Lalang Taman Ria Jaya Ambangan Height Bukit Selambau Kuala Sin Laguna Merbok Sungai Lalang Gurun Bedong Bujang Merbok Gurun Semeling Bedong Gurun Jeniang Kampung Lombong Batu Satu Taman Desa Jaya Indah Tanjong Dawai Ambangan Heights Lagenda Heights Laguna Merbok Sungai Lalang Tanjung Dawai Bujang Kampung Huma Merbok Semeling Tanjung Dawai Bujang Merbok Semeling Sungai Layar Tanjung Dawai
Current state assembly members [ edit ] Local governments & postcodes[ edit ] No. State Constituency Local Government Postcode N25 Bukit Selambau Sungai Petani Municipal Council 08000, 08010 Sungai Petani N26 Tanjong Dawai
Malaysian general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % ∆% PN Mohd Nazri Abu Hassan 52,573 51.27 51.27PH Nor Azrina Surip 31,554 30.77 30.77BN Shaiful Hazizy Zainol Abidin 16,691 16.28 12.91PEJUANG Mohd Mosin Abdul Razak 1,201 1.17 1.17Heritage Khairul Anuar Ahmad 525 0.51 0.51Total valid votes 102,544 100.00 Total rejected ballots 1,027 Unreturned ballots 208 Turnout 103,799 80.51 2.32Registered electors 132,444 Majority 21,019 20.50 6.38PN gain fromPKR Swing ?