Bakar Arang
Bakar Arang (Chinese: 峇甲亚兰) is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.
| Kedah constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Kedah State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PH | ||
| Constituency created | 1994 | ||
| First contested | 1995 | ||
| Last contested | 2023 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2023) | 57,867 | ||
Demographics
History
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bakar Arang constituency has a total of 18 polling districts.[2]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakar Arang (N28） | Taman Dahlia | 015/28/01 | Pusat Bimbingan Islam Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (PUSBA) |
| Jalan Pengkalan | 015/28/02 | SMK Khir Johari | |
| Kolam Air | 015/28/03 | SK St. Theresa | |
| Bandar | 015/28/04 | SK Khir Johari | |
| Simpang Tiga Pekan Lama | 015/28/05 | Dewan Annasamy Pillai, Pekan Lama | |
| Peteri | 015/28/06 | SK Khir Johari | |
| Kampung Bahru | 015/28/07 | SK Petani Jaya | |
| Taman Sentosa | 015/28/08 | SJK (C) Sin Kwang | |
| Taman Delima | 015/28/09 | SMK Tunku Ismail | |
| Taman Intan | 015/28/10 | SK Tunku Ismail | |
| Bakar Arang | 015/28/11 | SMK Bakar Arang | |
| Taman Arked | 015/28/12 | SK Bakar Arang | |
| Taman Makmur | 015/28/13 | SMK Che Tom | |
| Sungai Pasir | 015/28/14 | SK Sungai Pasir | |
| Taman Nilam | 015/28/15 | SK Taman Intan | |
| Taman Sejati Indah | 015/28/16 | SK Seri Gedong | |
| Taman Sri Wang | 016/28/17 | SK Taman Sri Wang | |
| Taman Keladi | 015/28/18 | SMJK Sin Min (P) |
Representation history
| Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Bakar Arang | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Tikam Batu | |||
| 9th | 1995–1999 | Tan Hong Eng | BN (MCA) |
| 10th | 1999–2004 | ||
| 11th | 2004–2008 | Seng Kooh Huat | |
| 12th | 2008–2009 | Tan Wei Shu | PR (PKR) |
| 2009–2013 | IND | ||
| 13th | 2013–2018 | Simon Ooi Tze Min | PR (PKR) |
| 14th | 2018–2023 | PH (PKR) | |
| 15th | 2023–present | Adam Loh Wei Chai | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Adam Loh Wei Chai | 21,889 | 54.41 | 3.79 | ||
| PN | Tai Kuang Tee | 18,206 | 45.25 | 45.25 | ||
| Parti Rakyat Malaysia | Tan Kee Chye | 138 | 0.34 | 0.16 | ||
| Total valid votes | 40,233 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 217 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 54 | |||||
| Turnout | 40,504 | 69.99 | 12.26 | |||
| Registered electors | 57,867 | |||||
| Majority | 3,683 | 9.16 | 25.03 | |||
| PH hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Ooi Tze Min | 18,440 | 58.20 | 58.20 | |
| PAS | Othman Che Mee | 7,607 | 24.01 | 24.01 | |
| BN | Ko Hung Weng | 5,547 | 17.51 | 20.95 | |
| Parti Rakyat Malaysia | Tan Kee Chye | 58 | 0.18 | 0.18 | |
| Independent | Tan Hock Huat | 29 | 0.10 | 0.10 | |
| Total valid votes | 31,681 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 391 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 32,072 | 82.25 | 3.05 | ||
| Registered electors | 38,991 | ||||
| Majority | 10,833 | 34.19 | 11.81 | ||
| PH hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKR | Ooi Tze Min | 17,757 | 60.84 | 8.22 | |
| BN | Lee Yean Wang | 11,223 | 38.46 | 7.48 | |
| Independent | Ong Kah Soon | 204 | 0.70 | 0.70 | |
| Total valid votes | 29,184 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 366 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 69 | ||||
| Turnout | 29,619 | 85.30 | 10.97 | ||
| Registered electors | 34,743 | ||||
| Majority | 6,534 | 22.38 | 15.70 | ||
| PKR hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKR | Tan Wei Shu | 10,489 | 52.62 | 25.43 | |
| BN | Seng Kooh Huat | 9,159 | 45.94 | 26.87 | |
| Independent | Lim Pok Long | 287 | 1.44 | 1.44 | |
| Total valid votes | 19,935 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 490 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 71 | ||||
| Turnout | 20,496 | 74.33 | 0.80 | ||
| Registered electors | 27,574 | ||||
| Majority | 1,330 | 6.68 | 38.94 | ||
| PKR gain from BN | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Seng Kooh Huat | 14,204 | 72.81 | 8.64 | |
| PKR | Johari Abdul | 5,304 | 27.19 | 27.19 | |
| Total valid votes | 19,509 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 269 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 19,778 | 75.13 | 2.58 | ||
| Registered electors | 26,326 | ||||
| Majority | 8,899 | 45.62 | 17.28 | ||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Tan Hong Eng | 11,066 | 64.17 | 3.40 | |
| PAS | Abdul Halim Mohd Nasir | 6,179 | 35.83 | 16.75 | |
| Total valid votes | 17,245 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 246 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 2,477 | ||||
| Turnout | 19,968 | 77.71 | 1.62 | ||
| Registered electors | 25,694 | ||||
| Majority | 4,887 | 28.34 | 12.28 | ||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Tan Hong Eng | 9,882 | 60.77 | |||
| DAP | Lee Chuan Saw | 3,276 | 20.15 | |||
| PAS | Haji Azizan Haji Maghribi | 3,104 | 19.08 | |||
| Total valid votes | 16,262 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 496 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 663 | |||||
| Turnout | 17,421 | 76.09 | ||||
| Registered electors | 22,896 | |||||
| Majority | 6,606 | 40.62 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
- "15th Kedah State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- "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. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
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