Kuah (state constituency)
 Kedah MLA |
PN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constituency created | 1994 | |||
| First contested | 1995 | |||
| Last contested | 2023 | |||
| Demographics | ||||
| Electors (2023) | 34,694 | |||
Kuah is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.
Demographics
History
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kuah constituency has a total of 14 polling districts.[2]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuah (N02) | Bendang Baru | 004/02/01 | SK Seri Negeri |
| Kampung Gelam | 004/02/02 | SMK Kedawang | |
| Kedawang | 004/02/03 | SK Kedawang | |
| Pantai Chenang | 004/02/04 | Langkawi Tourism Academy @ Kolej Komuniti Langkawi, Jalan Pantai Chenang | |
| Temonyong | 004/02/05 | SK Temonyong | |
| Kampung Bayas | 004/02/06 | SK Bayas | |
| Sungai Menghulu | 004/02/07 | Kolej Vokasional Pulau Langkawi | |
| Kelibang | 004/02/08 | SK Kelibang | |
| Dundong | 004/02/09 | SMK Mahsuri | |
| Pulau Dayang Bunting | 004/02/10 | SK Selat Bagan Nyior | |
| Lubok Chempedak | 004/02/11 | SK Lubok Chempedak | |
| Kampung Tuba | 004/02/12 | SK Pulau Tuba | |
| Kuah | 004/02/13 | SK Langkawi | |
| Kampung Bukit Malut | 004/02/14 | SK Bayas |
Representation history
| Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Kuah | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Langkawi | |||
| 9th | 1995–1999 | Sanusi Junid | BN (UMNO) |
| 10th | 1999–2004 | ||
| 11th | 2004–2008 | Nawawi Ahmad | |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | ||
| 13th | 2013–2018 | Nor Saidi Nayan | |
| 14th | 2018–2020 | Mohd Firdaus Ahmad | PH (BERSATU) |
| 2020–2023 | PN (BERSATU) | ||
| 15th | 2023–present | Amar Pared Mahamud | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PN | Amar Pared Mahmud | 13,364 | 64.34 |  64.34
| ||
| PH | Ahmad Fauzi Chik | 5,394 | 25.97 |  23.08
| ||
| Independent | Mazlan Ahmad | 2,013 | 9.69 | 9.69
| ||
| Total valid votes | 20,771 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 139 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 78 | |||||
| Turnout | 20,988 | 60.49 | 20.21
| |||
| Registered electors | 34,694 | |||||
| Majority | 7,970 | 38.37 | 23.84
| |||
| PN gain from PH | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PH |
Mohd Firdaus Ahmad | 8,276 | 49.05 | 49.05
| |
| BN | Nor Saidi Nayan | 5,824 | 34.52 | 37.39
| |
PAS |
Mazlan Ahmad | 2,685 | 15.91 | 15.91
| |
| Independent | Mohamad Ratu Mansor | 86 | 0.51 | 0.51
| |
| Total valid votes | 16,871 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 353 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 16,871 | 80.70 | 2.97
| ||
| Registered electors | 21,400 | ||||
| Majority | 2,452 | 14.53 | 30.11
| ||
BN
|
Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Nor Saidi Nayan | 10,263 | 71.91 | 5.28
| |
| PKR | Ahmad Kasim | 3,892 | 27.27 | 6.10
| |
| Independent | Zaflee Pakwanteh | 117 | 0.82 | 0.82
| |
| Total valid votes | 14,272 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 14,563 | 83.67 | 7.18
| ||
| Registered electors | 17,406 | ||||
| Majority | 6,371 | 44.64 | 11.38
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Nawawi Ahmad | 6,660 | 66.63 | 14.38
| |
| PKR | Hasrul Muhaimin Hasbi | 3,336 | 33.37 | 33.37
| |
| Total valid votes | 9,996 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 288 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 38 | ||||
| Turnout | 10,322 | 76.49 | 3.29
| ||
| Registered electors | 13,495 | ||||
| Majority | 3,324 | 33.26 | 28.76
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Nawawi Ahmad | 8,065 | 81.01 | 10.46
| |
PAS |
Mazlan Ahmad | 1,890 | 18.99 | 10.46
| |
| Total valid votes | 9,955 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 197 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 34 | ||||
| Turnout | 10,186 | 79.78 | 1.60
| ||
| Registered electors | 12,767 | ||||
| Majority | 6,175 | 62.02 | 20.91
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Sanusi Junid | 5,630 | 70.55 | 10.46
| |
PAS |
Haji Che Din Arshad | 2,350 | 29.44 | 29.44
| |
| Total valid votes | 7,980 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 193 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 58 | ||||
| Turnout | 8,231 | 78.18 | 3.84
| ||
| Registered electors | 10,527 | ||||
| Majority | 3,280 | 41.11 | 20.91
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Sanusi Junid | 5,436 | 81.01 | |||
| S46 | Yusof Abdullah | 1,274 | 18.99 | |||
| Total valid votes | 6,710 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 454 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 40 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,204 | 74.34 | ||||
| Registered electors | 9,690 | |||||
| Majority | 4,162 | 62.02 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ^ "15th Kedah State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.[permanent dead link]
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