| Federal constituency | |
|---|---|
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1994 |
| First contested | 1995 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 66,086 |
| Electors (2023)[2] | 67,596 |
| Area (km²)[3] | 316 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 209.1 |
Jerlun is a federal constituency inKubang Pasu District,Kedah,Malaysia, that has been represented in theDewan Rakyat since 1995.
The federal constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/KEDAH
As of 2020, Jerlun has a population of 66,086 people.[4]
According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Jerlun constituency is divided into 35 polling districts.[5]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Siputeh (N03) | Kampung Bahagia | 005/03/01 | SMK Tunku Bendahara |
| Kampung Pering | 005/03/02 | SK Siputeh | |
| Kampung Kandis | 005/03/03 | SK Kodiang (Baru) | |
| Pekan Kodiang | 005/03/04 | SJK (C) Choong Hwa | |
| Kampung Kodiang | 005/03/05 | SK Tunku Bendahara | |
| Kampung Siputeh | 005/03/06 | SMA Jerlun | |
| Megat Dewa | 005/03/07 | SK Megat Dewa | |
| Bukit Hantu | 005/03/08 | SK Dato' Syed Nahar | |
| Mesjid Paya | 005/03/09 | SK Dato' Syed Nahar | |
| Batu 4 Jalan Sanglang | 005/03/10 | Pertubuhan Peladang Kawasan B-2 Sanglang Batu 4, Jalan Sanglang | |
| Manggol | 005/03/11 | SK Manggol Bongor | |
| Tok Kepak | 005/03/12 | SK Tok Kepak | |
| Sg Korok 2 Mk Sanglang | 005/03/13 | SK Haji Wan Yahya, Jalan Sanglang | |
| Sg Korok | 005/03/14 | SK Haji Wan Yahya, Jalan Sanglang | |
| Kampung Sanglang | 005/03/15 | SK Sanglang | |
| Kerpan | 005/03/16 | SJK (C) Lam Min | |
| Kuala Sanglang | 005/03/17 | SMK Sanglang | |
| Ayer Hitam (N04) | Padang Sera | 005/04/01 | SJK (C) Pei Min |
| Kampung Melele | 005/04/02 | SMA Nahdhah Hasanah Melele, Padang Sera | |
| Kampung Putat | 005/04/03 | SK Putat | |
| Kampung Imam | 005/04/04 | SMK Megat Dewa | |
| Telaga Batu | 005/04/05 | SMK Tuanku Seri Indera Putera | |
| Padang Perahu | 005/04/06 | SK Padang Perahu | |
| Kampung Pida | 005/04/07 | SK Pida Tiga | |
| Kampung Gurindam | 005/04/08 | SK Pulau Chapa | |
| Alor Biak | 005/04/09 | SJK (C) Yuh Min | |
| Kubang Sepat | 005/04/10 | SMA Hidayah Islamiah | |
| Lana Bulu | 005/04/11 | SK Dato' Sri Syed Ahmad | |
| Permatang Paku | 005/04/12 | SK Matang Paku | |
| Matang Bonglai | 005/04/13 | SK Tunku Laksamana | |
| Jerlun | 005/04/14 | SMK Jerlun | |
| Lubok Pinang | 005/04/15 | SMK Ayer Hitam | |
| Pekan Ayer Hitam | 005/04/16 | SJK (C) Yuh Min | |
| Kampung Gandai | 005/04/17 | SMK Ayer Hitam | |
| Kubang Nipah | 005/04/18 | SK Jerlun |
| Members of Parliament for Jerlun | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created fromJerlun-Langkawi andKubang Pasu | ||||
| 9th | P005 | 1995–1999 | Hanafi Ramli (حنفي راملي) | BN (UMNO) |
| 10th | 1999–2004 | Abu Bakar Othman (ابو بكر عثمان) | BA (PAS) | |
| 11th | 2004–2008 | Abdul Rahman Ariffin (عبدالرحمن عريفين) | BN (UMNO) | |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | Mukhriz Mahathir (مخرج محاضر) | ||
| 13th | 2013–2018 | Othman Aziz (عثمان عزيز) | ||
| 14th | 2018–2020 | Mukhriz Mahathir (مخرج محاضر) | PH (BERSATU) | |
| 2020 | BERSATU | |||
| Independent | ||||
| 2020–2022 | PEJUANG | |||
| 15th | 2022–present | Abdul Ghani Ahmad (عبدالغني احمد) | PN (PAS) | |
| Parliamentary constituency | State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–1959* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Jerlun | Ayer Hitam | ||||||
| Kota Siputeh | |||||||
| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N3 | Kota Siputeh | Mohd Ashraf Mustaqim Badrul Munir | PN (BERSATU) |
| N4 | Ayer Hitam | Azhar Ibrahim | PN (PAS) |
| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N3 | Kota Siputeh | Kubang Pasu Municipal Council |
|
| N4 | Ayer Hitam |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PN | Abdul Ghani Ahmad | 31,685 | 60.69 | |||
| BN | Othman Aziz | 11,229 | 21.51 | |||
| PH | Mohamed Fadzli Mohd Ali | 6,149 | 11.78 | |||
| GTA | Mukhriz Mahathir | 3,144 | 6.02 | |||
| Total valid votes | 52,207 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 617 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 18 | |||||
| Turnout | 52,909 | 77.23 | ||||
| Registered electors | 67,601 | |||||
| Majority | 20,456 | 39.18 | ||||
| PNgain fromPH | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Mukhriz Mahathir | 18,695 | 42.55 | |||
| PAS | Abdul Ghani Ahmad | 12,829 | 29.20 | |||
| BN | Othman Aziz | 12,413 | 28.25 | |||
| Total valid votes | 43,937 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 723 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 162 | |||||
| Turnout | 44,822 | 82.80 | ||||
| Registered electors | 54,132 | |||||
| Majority | 5,866 | 13.35 | ||||
| PHgain fromBN | 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. Retrieved2018-08-01.[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. Retrieved2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Othman Aziz | 24,161 | 53.63 | |||
| PAS | Ismail Salleh | 20,891 | 46.37 | |||
| Total valid votes | 45,052 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 730 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 117 | |||||
| Turnout | 45,899 | 87.62 | ||||
| Registered electors | 52,383 | |||||
| Majority | 3,270 | 7.26 | ||||
| BNhold | 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 fromthe original(PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved2016-05-12. "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. Retrieved2016-05-12.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mukhriz Mahathir | 19,424 | 53.01 | ||
| PAS | Idris Ahmad | 17,219 | 46.99 | ||
| Total valid votes | 36,643 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 599 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 55 | ||||
| Turnout | 37,297 | 81.95 | |||
| Registered electors | 45,513 | ||||
| Majority | 2,205 | 6.02 | |||
| BNhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Rahman Ariffin | 19,123 | 52.97 | ||
| PAS | Idris Ahmad | 16,981 | 47.03 | ||
| Total valid votes | 36,104 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 718 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 36,822 | 83.41 | |||
| Registered electors | 44,145 | ||||
| Majority | 2,142 | 5.94 | |||
| BNgain | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Abu Bakar Othman | 17,104 | 50.56 | ||
| BN | Ismail Taib | 16,724 | 49.44 | ||
| Total valid votes | 33,828 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 595 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 13 | ||||
| Turnout | 34,436 | 78.26 | |||
| Registered electors | 44,002 | ||||
| Majority | 380 | 1.12 | |||
| PASgain fromBN | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Hanafi Ramli | 18,012 | 55.51 | |||
| PAS | Halim Arshat | 14,436 | 44.49 | |||
| Total valid votes | 32,448 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 975 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 28 | |||||
| Turnout | 33,451 | 76.24 | ||||
| Registered electors | 43,875 | |||||
| Majority | 3,576 | 11.02 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||