Padang Terap (federal constituency)

Padang Terap

Kedah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Mahdzir Khalid BN
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2013

Padang Terap is a federal constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 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 Padang Sanai, Kubang Palas, Gula Padang Terap, Padang Nyior, Kampung Pisang, Kampung Tanjong, Tualak, Belimbing, Kampung Bendang, Perik, Kurong Hitam, Pekan Kuala Nerang, Rambutan, Kampung Nai Teh, Bukit Tembaga, Kampung Barokhas, Nako Nambua, Kuala Tekai, Kampung Musa, Pedu, Tong Pelu, Kampung Mesjid, Belukar Luas, Kubang Bemban, Tandop Besar, Naka, Lamdin, Nami, FELDA Lubok Merbau A, FELDA Lubok Merbau B, Kampung Mahawangsa Padang Terap.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Padang Terap
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
4th	1974-1978	Ahmad Shukri Abd. Shukor	BN
5th	1978-1982	Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin
6th	1982-1985
	1985-1986	Baharom Bakar
7th	1986-1990	Affifudin Omar
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004	Zawawi Ahmad	PAS
11th	2004-2008	Ghazali Ibrahim	BN
12th	2008-2013	Mohd Nasir Zakaria	PAS
13th	2013-present	Mahdzir Khalid	BN

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mahdzir Khalid	20,654	55.66
	PAS	Mohd Nasir Zakaria	16,212	43.69
	Independent	Muhamad Bazli Abdullah	243	0.65
Total valid votes			37,109	100.00
Total rejected ballots			691
Unreturned ballots			104
Turnout			37,904	90.33
Registered electors			41,960
Majority			4,442
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?
Source(s)

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohd Nasir Zakaria	15,003	50.62
	BN	Ghazali Ibrahim	14,634	49.38
Total valid votes			29,637	100.00
Total rejected ballots			770
Unreturned ballots			38
Turnout			30,445	86.00
Registered electors			35,403
Majority			369
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ghazali Ibrahim	14,776	53.97
	PAS	Zawawi Ahmad	12,604	46.03
Total valid votes			27,380	100.00
Total rejected ballots			693
Unreturned ballots			21
Turnout			28,094	86.68
Registered electors
Majority			2,172
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Zawawi Ahmad	12,218	52.25
	BN	Othman Ismail	11,165	47.75
Total valid votes			23,383	100.00
Total rejected ballots			480
Unreturned ballots			294
Turnout			24,157	83.36
Registered electors
Majority			1,053
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Affifudin Omar	11,571	56.53
	PAS	Mustapha Kamal Shahrom	8,898	43.47
Total valid votes			20,469	100.00
Total rejected ballots			811
Unreturned ballots			17
Turnout			21,297	78.03
Registered electors
Majority			2,673
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Affifudin Omar	20,697	61.04
	S46	Baharom Bakar	13,208	38.96
Total valid votes			33,905	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,482
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			35,387	78.71
Registered electors
Majority			7,489
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Affifudin Omar	18,520	58.78
	PAS	Mahmud Ahmad	12,985	41.22
Total valid votes			31,505	100.00
Total rejected ballots			683
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			32,188	78.73
Registered electors			40,884
Majority			5,535
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 19 January 1985 Upon the resignation of incumbent, Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Baharom Bakar	18,262	58.85
	PAS	Halim Arshat	12,560	40.47
	Independent	Choong Seang Hai	118	0.38
	Independent	Khalid Abdullah	93	0.30
Total valid votes			31,033	100.00
Total rejected ballots			369
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			31,402	78.86
Registered electors			39,818
Majority			5,702
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin	18,637	60.19
	PAS	Sudin Wahab	12,329	39.81
Total valid votes			30,966	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,085
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			32,051	82.54
Registered electors			38,831
Majority			6,308
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin
	PAS	Mohamad Asri Muda
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority			2,747
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Shukri Abd. Shukor
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.