Bukit Gantang (federal constituency)

Bukit Gantang

Perak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Idris Ahmad PAS
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2013

Bukit Gantang is a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan 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.

History

2004–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kurnia Jaya, Ayer Puteh, Simpang Halt, Jebong, Kuala Sapetang, Kampong Menteri, Matang Gelugor, Sungai Limau, Jalan Mangala, Kampong Jaha, Sungai Mati, Bendang Siam, Changkat Ibol, Palma, Pengkalan Aor, Simpang Lama, Simpang Baru, Jalan Simpang, Kawasan J.K.R., Larut Tin, Ayer Kuning, Changkat Jering, Jelutong, Bukit Gantang, Kampong Cheh, Kuala Trong, Pasir Hitam Trong, Kampong Tebok Trong, Trong, Trong Barat, Bukit Gantang Selatan, Ayer Terjun, Temelok, Sungai Che Ramat, Permatang Raja, Sungai Tinggi, Padang Gajah, Batu Hampar, Sungai Rotan.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Bukit Gantang
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
7th	1986-1990	Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan	BN
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008	Tan Lian Hoe
12th	2008-2009	Roslan Shaharum	PAS
	2009-2013	Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin
13th	2013-present	Idris Ahmad

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Idris Ahmad	30,563	50.82
	BN	Ismail Saffian	29,577	49.18
Total valid votes			60,140	100.00
Total rejected ballots			748
Unreturned ballots			130
Turnout			61,018	85.63
Registered electors			71,257
Majority			986
	PAS hold		Swing
Source(s)

Malaysian general by-election, 7 April 2009 Upon the death of incumbent, Roslan Shaharum
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin	21,860	53.33
	BN	Ismail Saffian	19,071	46.52
	Independent	Kamarul Ramizu Idris	62	0.15
Total valid votes			40,993	100.00
Total rejected ballots			456
Unreturned ballots			18
Turnout			41,467	74.63
Registered electors			55,562
Majority			2,789
	PAS hold		Swing
Source(s)

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Roslan Shaharum	20,015	50.88
	BN	Abdul Azim Mohd Zabidi	18,449	46.90
	Independent	Mohganan P. Manikam	872	2.22
Total valid votes			39,336	100.00
Total rejected ballots			851
Unreturned ballots			114
Turnout			40,301	72.65
Registered electors			55,471
Majority			1,566
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Lian Hoe	23,294	61.79
	PAS	Lo' Lo' Mohamad Ghazali	14,406	38.21
Total valid votes			37,700	100.00
Total rejected ballots			886
Unreturned ballots			56
Turnout			38,642	71.72
Registered electors
Majority			8,888
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan	21,184	56.84
	PAS	Roslan Shaharum	16,083	43.16
Total valid votes			37,267	100.00
Total rejected ballots			838
Unreturned ballots			68
Turnout			38,173	67.71
Registered electors
Majority			5,101
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan	24,590	72.27
	S46	Abdullah Hudi Abdul Latif	9,436	27.73
Total valid votes			34,026	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,635
Unreturned ballots			406
Turnout			36,067	68.35
Registered electors
Majority			15,154
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan	18,210	62.35
	PAS	Azizan Mohamed Desa	10,997	37.65
Total valid votes			29,207	100.00
Total rejected ballots			893
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			30,100	72.05
Registered electors
Majority			7,213
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan	16,579	63.26
	PAS	Baharuddin Abdul Latif	9,628	36.74
Total valid votes			26,207	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,060
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			27,267	67.94
Registered electors			40,131
Majority			6,951
This was a new constituency created.