Federal constituency of Kedah, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
Sungai Petani (P015) Kedahconstituency Federal constituency Legislature Dewan Rakyat MP Constituency created 1958 First contested 1959 Last contested 2022 Demographics Population (2020)[ 1] 275,439 Electors (2023)[ 2] 170,352 Area (km²)[ 3] 261 Pop. density (per km²) 1,055.3
Sungai Petani is a federal constituency inKuala Muda District ,Kedah ,Malaysia , that has been represented in theDewan 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.
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Ethnic breakdown of Sungai Petani's electorate as of 2022
Malay (61.7%)Chinese (25.8%)Indian (12.2%)Other ethnicities (0.30%) As of 2020, Sungai Petani has a population of 275,439 people.[ 4]
Age breakdown of Sungai Petani's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (7.43%) 21-29 (24.4%) 30-39 (20.8%) 40-49 (16.0%) 50-59 (14.4%) 60-69 (10.5%) 70-79 (4.72%) 80-89 (1.45%) above 90 (0.32%) Gender breakdown of Sungai Petani's electorate as of 2022
Male (49.0%) Female (51.0%) According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Sungai Petani constituency is divided into 50 polling districts.[ 5]
State constituency Polling Districts Code Location Pantai Merdeka (N27) Bukit Kechik 015/27/01 SK Bukit Kechik Bukit Meriam 015/27/02 Maktab Mahmud Kuala Muda Sintok Bugis 015/27/03 Maktab Mahmud Kuala Muda Padang Salim 015/27/04 SK Seri Kuala Kuala Muda 015/27/05 Dewan KEDA Kampung Tepi Sungai Haji Kudong 015/27/06 SK Haji Sulaiman Kota Kuala Muda 015/27/07 SK Kota Kuala Muda Sungai Mas 015/27/08 SMK Kota Kuala Muda Rantau Panjang 015/27/09 SK Rantau Panjang Pekan Tikam Batu 015/27/10 SJK (C) Peng Min Kampung Simpor 015/27/11 SK Simpor Batu Lintang 015/27/12 SMK Teluk Bayu Simpor Timor 015/27/13 SK Darulaman Telok Wang 015/27/14 SMK Sungai Pasir Kampung Berapit 015/27/15 SK Berapit Kampung Tikam Batu 015/27/16 SK Tikam Batu Pekula 015/27/17 SMK Pekula Jaya Padang Temusu 015/27/18 SJK (C) Tai Tong Pinang Tunggal 015/27/19 SMK Pinang Tunggal Bakar Arang (N28) Taman Dahlia 015/28/01 Pusat Bimbingan Islam Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (PUSBA) Jalan Pengkalan 015/28/02 SMK Khir Johari Kolam Air 015/28/03 SK St. Theresa Bandar 015/28/04 SK Khir Johari Simpang Tiga Pekan Lama 015/28/05 Dewan Annasamy Pillai, Pekan Lama Peteri 015/28/06 SMK Convent Father Barre Kampung Bahru 015/28/07 SK Petani Jaya Taman Sentosa 015/28/08 SJK (C) Sin Kwang Taman Delima 015/28/09 SMK Tunku Ismail Taman Intan 015/28/10 SK Tunku Ismail Bakar Arang 015/28/11 SMK Bakar Arang Taman Arked 015/28/12 SK Bakar Arang Taman Makmur 015/28/13 SMK Che Tom Sungai Pasir 015/28/14 SK Sungai Pasir Taman Nilam 015/28/15 SK Taman Intan Taman Sejati Indah 015/28/16 SK Seri Gedong SJK (T) Kalaimagal Taman Sri Wang 016/28/17 SK Taman Sri Wang Taman Keladi 015/28/18 SMJK Sin Min SJK (T) Taman Keladi Sidam(N29) Taman Ria Jaya 015/29/01 SMK Taman Ria Jaya SK Bukit Kiara Taman Mutiara 015/29/02 SK Sungai Petani Pekan Lama 015/29/03 SJK (C) Pekan Lama Padang Buloh 015/29/04 SK Sidam Kiri Kampung Sidam 015/29/05 SK Sidam Kiri Kampung Raja 015/29/06 SMK Dato' Bijaya Setia Scarboro 015/29/07 SJK (T) Ladang Scarboro Bahagian 2 Pengkalan Lebai Man 015/29/08 SMK Pengkalan Lebai Man Taman Sutera 015/29/09 SMK Sungai Pasir Kechil Seri Impian 015/29/10 SJK (C) Min Terk Puteri Jaya 015/29/11 SK Bandar Puteri Jaya SMK Bandar Puteri Jaya Kampung Sarukam 015/29/12 SK Seri Pinang Pantai Prai 015/29/13 SK Pantai Prai
Representation history [ edit ] Members of Parliament for Sungai Petani Parliament No Years Member Party Constituency created fromSungei Muda Sungei Patani Parliament of the Federation of Malaya 1st P012 1959–1963 Abdul Samad Osman (عبدالصمد عثمان) Alliance (UMNO )Parliament of Malaysia 1st P012 1963–1964 Abdul Samad Osman (عبدالصمد عثمان) Alliance (UMNO )2nd 1964–1969 Mohamed Zahir Ismail (محمد ظاهير إسماعيل)1969–1971 Parliament was suspended[ 6] [ 7] 3rd P012 1971–1973 Azahari Md. Taib (أزهري مد طائب) Alliance (UMNO )1973–1974 BN (UMNO )4th P013 1974–1978 Wan Zainab M. A. Bakar (وان زينب م. أ. بكر) 5th 1978–1982 6th 1982–1986 Sungai Petani 7th P014 1986–1990 Abdul Manaf Ahmad (عبدالمناف أحمد) BN (UMNO )8th 1990–1995 Che Ibrahim Mustafa (چي إبراهيم مصطفى) 9th P015 1995–1999 10th 1999–2004 Mahadzir Mohd Khir (محاضر محمّد خير) 11th 2004–2008 12th 2008–2013 Johari Abdul (جوهري عبدول)PR (PKR )13th 2013–2015 2015–2018 PH (PKR )14th 2018–2022 15th 2022–present Mohammed Taufiq Johari (محمّد توفيق جوهري)
Parliamentaryconstituency
State constituency 1955–1959* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present Sungai Petani Bakar Arang Pantai Merdeka Sidam Tikam Batu Sungei Patani Kuala Ketil Pekan Sungei Patani Sungei Patani Luar Tikam Batu
Historical boundaries [ edit ] State Constituency Area 1959 1974 1984 1994 2003 2018 Bakar Arang Bakar Arang Kampung Baru Sungai Pasir Matang Gadong Sungai Petani Sungai Layar Bakar Arang Bandar Perdana Kampung Baru Sungai Pasir Matang Gadong Sungai Petani Kuala Ketil Bukit Selambau Kampung Batu Dua Kampung Pulau Tengah Kampung Sungai Pasir Kechil Kuala Ketil Pantai Merdeka Kampung Bukit Sungai Pasir Kampung Padang Temusu Kuala Muda Pantai Merdeka Sungai Petani Batu Lintang Kampung Permatang Pasir Kuala Muda Pantai Merdeka Tikam Batu Pekan Sungei Patani Bakar Arang Kampung Batu Dua Sungai Petani Taman Cindai Jaya Taman Petani Jaya Sidam Bandar Perdana Bandar Puteri Jaya Bandar Sri Astana Kampung Sungai Pasir Kechil Sidam Kiri Bandar Puteri Jaya Bandar Sri Astana Kampung Raja Kampung Sungai Pasir Kechil Sidam Kiri Bandar Mutiara Bandar Puteri Jaya Bandar Sri Astana Kampung Raja Sidam Kiri Sungei Patani Luar Bukit Selambau Kampung Permatang Pasir Sungai Lalang Sungai Layar Tikam Batu Tikam Batu Kampung Matang Gadong Kuala Muda Sungai Layar Sungai Petani Tikam Batu Kampung Bagan Ulu Kampung Bukit Sungaai Pasir Kampung Permatang Pasir Kuala Muda Padang Temusu
Current state assembly members [ edit ] Local governments & postcodes[ edit ] Malaysian general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % ∆% PH Mohammed Taufiq Johari 50,580 38.91 38.91PN Robert Ling Kui Ee 49,465 38.05 38.05BN Shahanim Mohamad Yusoff 27,391 21.07 4.83PEJUANG Marzuki Yahya 2,342 1.80 1.80Parti Rakyat Malaysia Tan Chow Kang 226 0.17 0.13Total valid votes 130,004 100.00 Total rejected ballots 1,187 Unreturned ballots 256 Turnout 131,447 77.85 5.51Registered electors 168,847 Majority 1,115 0.86 22.45PH hold Swing