Jerai (federal constituency)

Jerai

Kedah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Jamil Khir Baharom BN
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2013

Jerai is a federal constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since from 1959 to 1995, from 2004 to present.

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.

History

It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2003.

2004–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Matang Buloh, Sungai Dedap, Gelam Tiga, Bukit Choras, Bukit Besar, Simpang Tiga Luar, Simpang Tiga, Selengkoh, Sungai Daun, Sungai Limau, Kabu Sepuloh, Sungai Kering, Sedaka, Ulu Sedaka, Padang Lumat, Batu Enam Belas, Kampung Titi Batu, Dulang Kechil, Dulang Besar, Pondok Haji Majid, Taman Sri Wangsa, Pondok Haji Hussein, Titi Teras, Teroi, Titi Serong, Kuala Yan Kechil, Pekan Sungai Yan, Sungai Udang, Singkir Darat, Kampung Acheh, Lubok Buoy, Pekan Yan, Sungai Raga, Ruat, Singkir Laut, Pekan Jeniang, Kampung Jeniang, Batu Sepuloh, Batu 9, Padang Lembu, Sungai Rotan, Gurun, Pulau Chengai, Bongkok Gurun, Pekan Gurun, Pekan Baru Gurun, Kampung Gurun, Taman Seri Jerai, Ladang Jerai, Sungai Puntar, Sungai Tok Pawang, Kampung Mesjid, Pekan Bahru Bedong.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Jerai
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	1959-1963	Mohamed Ismail Mohd Yusof	Alliance
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	1963-1964	Mohamed Ismail Mohd Yusof	Alliance
2nd	1964-1969	Hanafiah Hussain
	1969-1971	Parliament dissolved
3rd	1971-1973	Hanafiah Hussain	Alliance
	1973-1974		BN
4th	1974-1978	Sanusi Junid
5th	1978-1982	Ismail Arshad
6th	1982-1986
7th	1986-1990	Ghazali Ahmad
8th	1990-1992
	1992-1995	Badruddin Amiruldin
Constituency abolished
Constituency re-created
11th	2004-2008	Badruddin Amiruldin	BN
12th	2008-2013	Mohd Firdaus Jaafar	PAS
13th	2013-present	Jamil Khir Baharom	BN

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jamil Khir Baharom	32,429	50.94
	PAS	Mohd Firdaus Jaafar	31,233	49.06
Total valid votes			63,662	100.00
Total rejected ballots			952
Unreturned ballots			164
Turnout			64,778	87.06
Registered electors			74,410
Majority			1,196
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?
Source(s)

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohd Firdaus Jaafar	26,510	52.27
	BN	Badruddin Amiruldin	24,211	47.73
Total valid votes			50,721	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,070
Unreturned ballots			122
Turnout			51,913	78.97
Registered electors			65,739
Majority			2,299
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Badruddin Amiruldin	30,154	60.43
	PAS	Che Din Arshad	19,749	39.57
Total valid votes			49,903	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,015
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			50,918	79.70
Registered electors
Majority			10,405
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 4 March 1992 Upon the death of incumbent, Ghazali Ahmad
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Badruddin Amiruldin	14,538	57.35
	PAS	Nasir Othman	10,812	42.65
Total valid votes			25,350	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			37,171
Majority			3,726
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ghazali Ahmad	15,723	58.57
	PAS	Ahmad Subki Abd. Latif @ Subky Abd. Latif	11,121	41.43
Total valid votes			26,844	100.00
Total rejected ballots			620
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			27,464	73.89
Registered electors
Majority			4,602
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ghazali Ahmad	13,636	55.95
	PAS	Nakhaie Ahmad	10,736	44.05
Total valid votes			24,372	100.00
Total rejected ballots			535
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			24,907	71.69
Registered electors			34,741
Majority			2,900
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ismail Arshad
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ismail Arshad
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sanusi Junid
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN gain from Alliance		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Hanafiah Hussain
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Hanafiah Hussain
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Mohamed Ismail Mohd Yusof
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.