Pokok Sena (federal constituency)
 Kedah constituency | |
|---|---|
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| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | Ahmad Saad Yahaya PN |
| Constituency created | 1994 |
| First contested | 1995 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 133,057 |
| Electors (2023)[2] | 115,258 |
| Area (km²)[3] | 322 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 413.2 |
Pokok Sena is a federal constituency in Pokok Sena District and Kota Setar District, Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan 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.
Demographics
[edit]https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/KEDAH
Age breakdown of Pokok Sena's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (5.71%)
21-29 (21.32%)
30-39 (23.05%)
40-49 (16.89%)
50-59 (13.7%)
60-69 (11.05%)
70-79 (5.94%)
80-89 (2.03%)
above 90 (0.32%)
Gender breakdown of Pokok Sena's electorate as of 2022
Male (49.52%)
Female (50.48%)
History
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Pokok Sena constituency is divided into 52 polling districts.[4]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bukit Lada (N09） | Kedundong | 008/09/01 | SK Bukit Hijau |
| Derang | 008/09/02 | SK Bukit Hijau | |
| Kampung Kejal | 008/09/03 | SK Bukit Tampoi | |
| Gajah Mati | 008/09/04 | SK Bukit Pak Kiau | |
| Bukit Larek | 008/09/05 | SM Sains Pokok Sena | |
| Pekan Bharu Pokok Sena | 008/09/06 | SK Pokok Sena | |
| Pekan Lama Pokok Sena | 008/09/07 | SK Wan Abdul Samad | |
| Kampung Kolon | 008/09/08 | SMK Pokok Sena 2 | |
| Jabi | 008/09/09 | SK Jabi | |
| Telaga Mas | 008/09/10 | SK Telaga Mas | |
| Tanjong Musang | 008/09/11 | SMK Jabi | |
| Kebun 500 | 008/09/12 | SJK (C) Chung Hwa | |
| Kepala Bendang | 008/09/13 |
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| Kampung Menerong | 008/09/14 | SJK (C) Tong Yuh | |
| Kampung Padang | 008/09/15 | SK Bukit Pak Kiau | |
| Kampung Paya | 008/09/16 | SK Kg Paya | |
| Kampung Nawa | 008/09/17 | SK Nawa | |
| Bukit Payong | 008/09/18 | SK Bukit Payong | |
| Kubang Leret | 008/09/19 | SK Kubang Leret | |
| Kampung Bukit | 008/09/20 | SK Kampong Bukit | |
| Kuala Lanjut | 008/09/21 | SK Kuala Lanjut | |
| Kampung Panchor | 008/09/22 | SMK Pokok Sena | |
| Bukit Pinang (N10） | Paya Lengkuas | 008/10/01 | SK Lengkuas |
| Bukit Pinang | 008/10/02 | SJK (C) Soon Cheng | |
| Titi Baru | 008/10/03 | SMK Kepala Batas | |
| Kubang Lintah | 008/10/04 | SK Haji Abu Bakar | |
| Hutan Kampung | 008/10/05 | Kolej Tingkatan Enam Sultan Sallehuddin | |
| Taman Bayu | 008/10/06 | SMK Dato' Syed Omar | |
| Kampung Bohor | 008/10/07 | SK Bohor | |
| Lepai | 008/10/08 | SK Haji Abu Bakar | |
| Kampung Sungai Mati | 008/10/09 | Maktab Mahmud Pokok Sena | |
| Limbong | 008/10/10 | SK Taman Awana | |
| Kampung Alor Setol | 008/10/11 | SJK (C) Tai Chong | |
| Pondok Langgar | 008/10/12 | SK Langgar | |
| Kampung Langgar B | 008/10/13 | SMK Langgar | |
| Telok Jamat | 008/10/14 | SK Teluk Jamat | |
| Alor Senibong | 008/10/15 | Pertubuhan Peladang Kawasan Gerak Maju B-III Km 14 | |
| Tualang | 008/10/16 | SK Tualang | |
| Derga（N11） | Taman Pknk | 008/11/01 | SK Taman Rakyat |
| Alor Malai | 008/11/02 | MADA Rice Training Centre (MRTC) | |
| Kampung Telok Sena | 008/11/03 | Kolej Vokasional Alor Setar | |
| Jalan Stadium | 008/11/04 | SK Tunku Abdul Halim | |
| Sentosa | 008/11/05 | SMK Sultanah Asma | |
| Jalan Ambar | 008/11/06 | SMK Sultanah Asma | |
| Derga | 008/11/07 | SK Tunku Raudzah | |
| Jalan Sheriff | 008/11/08 | SJK (C) Kee Chee | |
| Alor Segamat | 008/11/09 | SMK Sultanah Asma | |
| Taman Mewah | 008/11/10 | SMK Tunku Sofiah | |
| Taman Nuri | 008/11/11 | SK Convent | |
| Taman Intan | 008/11/12 | SK Jalan Datuk Kumbar | |
| Tanjung Seri | 008/11/13 | SK Alor Setar | |
| Taman Derga Jaya | 008/11/14 | SR Islam Alor Setar |
Representation history
[edit]| Members of Parliament for Pokok Sena | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Kota Setar and Padang Terap | ||||
| 9th | P008 | 1995–1999 | Wan Hanafiah Wan Mat Saman (وان حنفيه وان مت سامن) |
BN (UMNO) |
| 10th | 1999–2004 | Mahfuz Omar (مهفوظ عمر) |
BA (PAS) | |
| 11th | 2004–2008 | Abdul Rahman Ibrahim (عبدالرحمن إبراهيم) |
BN (UMNO) | |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | Mahfuz Omar (مهفوظ عمر) |
PR (PAS) | |
| 13th | 2013–2018 | |||
| 2018 | Independent | |||
| AMANAH | ||||
| 14th | 2018–2022 | PH (AMANAH) | ||
| 15th | 2022–present | Ahmad Saad Yahaya (احمد سعد يحي) |
PN (PAS) | |
State constituency
[edit]| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Pokok Sena | Bukit Lada | ||||||
| Bukit Pinang | |||||||
| Derga | |||||||
| Langgar | |||||||
| Tanjong Seri | |||||||
Current state assembly members
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N9 | Bukit Lada | Salim Mahmood | PN (PAS) |
| N10 | Bukit Pinang | Romani Wan Salim | |
| N11 | Derga | Muhammad Amri Wahab | PN (BERSATU) |
Local governments & postcodes
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N9 | Bukit Lada | Alor Setar City Council |
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| N10 | Bukit Pinang | ||
| N11 | Derga |
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PN | Ahmad Saad@ Yahaya | 52,275 | 59.44 |  59.44
| ||
| PH | Mahfuz Omar | 20,524 | 23.34 |  17.59
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| BN | Noran Zamini Jamaluddin | 14,523 | 16.51 | 9.48
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| Heritage | Noraini Md Salleh | 622 | 0.71 | 0.71
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| Total valid votes | 87,944 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 823 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 209 | |||||
| Turnout | 88,976 | 76.58 | 6.18
| |||
| Registered electors | 114,838 | |||||
| Majority | 31,751 | 36.10 | 28.25
| |||
| PN gain from PH | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Mahfuz Omar | 28,959 | 40.93 | 40.93
| ||
| PAS | Muhamad Radhi Mat Din | 23,401 | 33.08 | 19.79
| ||
| BN | Said Ali Syed Rastan | 18,390 | 25.99 | 21.14
| ||
| Total valid votes | 70,750 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 869 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 291 | |||||
| Turnout | 71,910 | 82.76 | 3.38
| |||
| Registered electors | 86,892 | |||||
| Majority | 5,558 | 7.85 | 2.11
| |||
| PH gain from PAS | 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. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[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. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Mahfuz Omar | 36,198 | 52.87 | 2.47
| ||
| BN | Shahlan Ismail | 32,263 | 47.13 | 2.47
| ||
| Total valid votes | 68,461 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 848 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 215 | |||||
| Turnout | 69,524 | 86.14 | 6.70
| |||
| Registered electors | 80,714 | |||||
| Majority | 3,935 | 5.74 | 4.94
| |||
| PAS hold | 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 from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-16. "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. Retrieved 2016-05-16.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Mahfuz Omar | 29,687 | 55.34 | 12.34
| |
| BN | Abdul Rahman Ibrahim | 23,956 | 44.66 | 12.34
| |
| Total valid votes | 53,643 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,039 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 636 | ||||
| Turnout | 55,318 | 79.44 | 0.83
| ||
| Registered electors | 69,631 | ||||
| Majority | 5,731 | 10.68 | 3.32
| ||
| PAS gain from BN | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Rahman Ibrahim | 29,740 | 57.00 | 10.55
| |
| PAS | Mahfuz Omar | 22,440 | 43.00 | 10.55
| |
| Total valid votes | 52,180 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 855 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 53,035 | 80.27 | 2.80
| ||
| Registered electors | 66,070 | ||||
| Majority | 7,300 | 14.00 | 6.90
| ||
| BN gain from National Trust Party (Malaysia)-Malaysian Islamic Party | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Mahfuz Omar | 27,466 | 53.55 | 8.57
| |
| BN | Wan Hanafiah Wan Mat Saman | 23,829 | 46.45 | 8.57
| |
| Total valid votes | 51,295 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 707 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 777 | ||||
| Turnout | 52,779 | 77.47 | 0.02
| ||
| Registered electors | 68,128 | ||||
| Majority | 3,637 | 7.10 | 2.94
| ||
| PAS gain from BN | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Wan Hanafiah Wan Mat Saman | 25,285 | 55.02 | |||
| PAS | Mahfuz Omar | 20,667 | 44.98 | |||
| Total valid votes | 45,952 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,747 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 1,795 | |||||
| Turnout | 49,494 | 77.45 | ||||
| Registered electors | 63,904 | |||||
| Majority | 4,618 | 10.04 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
[edit]- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ^ "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ 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 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A) Polling Hours For the General Election of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Kedah" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 15 July 2023.
