Federal constituency of Kedah, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
Jerai (P012) constituency Federal constituency Legislature Dewan Rakyat MP Constituency created 1958 Constituency abolished 1995 Constituency re-created 2003 First contested 1959 Last contested 2022 Demographics Population (2020)[ 1] 126,200 Electors (2023)[ 2] 105,309 Area (km²)[ 3] 458 Pop. density (per km²) 275.5
Jerai is a federal constituency inYan District andKuala Muda District ,Kedah ,Malaysia , that has been represented in theDewan 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.
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Ethnic breakdown of Jerai's electorate as of 2022
Malay (80.8%)Chinese (13.0%)Indian (5.90%)Other ethnicities (0.20%) As of 2020, Jerai has a population of 126,200 people.[ 4]
Age breakdown of Jerai's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (6.11%) 21-29 (21.4%) 30-39 (20.9%) 40-49 (17.6%) 50-59 (15.1%) 60-69 (10.8%) 70-79 (5.49%) 80-89 (1.93%) above 90 (0.38%) Gender breakdown of Jerai's electorate as of 2022
Male (49.2%) Female (50.8%) It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2003.
According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Jerai constituency is divided into 53 polling districts.[ 5]
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 Pekan Bahru Bedong 012/22/18 SMK Bedong
Representation history [ edit ] Members of Parliament for Jerai Parliament No Years Member Party Constituency created fromKedah Tengah Parliament of the Federation of Malaya 1st P010 1959–1963 Mohamed Ismail Mohd Yusof Alliance (UMNO )Parliament of Malaysia 1st P010 1963–1964 Mohamed Ismail Mohd Yusof Alliance (UMNO )2nd 1964–1969 Hanafiah Hussain 1969–1971 Parliament was suspended[ 6] [ 7] 3rd P010 1971–1973 Hanafiah Hussain Alliance (UMNO )1973–1974 BN (UMNO )4th P011 1974–1978 Sanusi Junid (سنسي جنيد)5th 1978–1982 Ismail Arshad (اسماعيل ارشد) 6th 1982–1986 7th P010 1986–1990 Ghazali Ahmad (غزالي احمد) 8th 1990–1992 1992–1995 Badruddin Amiruldin Constituency abolished, renamed toYan Constituency re-created fromMerbok andYan 11th P012 2004–2008 Badruddin Amiruldin BN (UMNO )12th 2008–2013 Mohd Firdaus Jaafar PR (PAS )13th 2013–2018 Jamil Khir Baharom BN (UMNO )14th 2018–2020 Sabri Azit (صبري ازيت)GS (PAS )2020–2022 PN (PAS )15th 2022–present
Parliamentaryconstituency
State constituency 1955–1959* 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 [ edit ] [ edit ] 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 N22 Gurun Sungai Petani Municipal Council
Malaysian general election, 1978 Party Candidate Votes % ∆% BN Ismail Arshad 13,654 56.60 PAS Hussein Abu Bakar 10,469 43.40 Total valid votes 24,123 100.00 Total rejected ballots Unreturned ballots Turnout Registered electors 32,536 Majority 3,185 13.20 BN hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959 Party Candidate Votes % Alliance Mohamed Ismail Mohd Yusof 11,350 63.93 PMIP Mahmood Abdullah 6,403 36.07 Total valid votes 17,753 100.00 Total rejected ballots 126 Unreturned ballots 0 Turnout 17,879 72.03 Registered electors 24,820 Majority 4,947 27.86 This was a new constituency created.
Kedahconstituency
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