Tambun Tulang (Perlis state constituency)

Tambun Tulang is a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly. It has been represented by Member of the State Executive Council (EXCO) Wan Zikri Afthar Ishak since 2022.

This article is about the state constituency. For the football club formerly named "Tambun Tulang", see Perlis United F.C.
Tambun Tulang
Perlis constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePerlis State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Wan Zikri Afthar Ishak
PN
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)[1]13,451

The state constituency was created in 1994. It was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Perlis State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Definition

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Tambun Tulang constituency is divided into 6 polling districts.[2]

State constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Tambun Tulang (N12) Kubang Gajah 003/12/01 SK Kubang Gajah
Jejawi 003/12/02 SMK Syed Sirajuddin
Kampong Banat 003/12/03 SMK Arau
Kampong Surau 003/12/04 SK Utan Aji
Mengkuang Layar 003/12/05 SK Long Boh
Tambun Tulang 003/12/06 SK Tambun Tulang

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Tambun Tulang's electorate as of 2022[3]

  Malays (82.74%)
  Other Ethnicities (11.35%)
  Chinese (5.22%)
  Indians (0.69%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Kubang Gajah 1,692
Jejawi 1,493
Kampung Banat 1,024
Kampong Surau 2,160
Mengkuang Layar 1,038
Tambun Tulang 2,344
Total 9,751
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[4]

History
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tambun Tulang
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Utan Aji
9th1995–1999Shahidan KassimBN (UMNO)
10th1999–2004
11th2004–2008
12th2008–2013
13th2013–2018Ismail Kassim
14th2018–2019
2019–2020 PH (BERSATU)
2020–2022 BN (UMNO)[5]
15th2022–presentWan Zikri Afthar Ishak PN (BERSATU)

Election results
Perlis state election, 2022: Tambun Tulang
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PNWan Zikri Afthar Ishak5,45653.68 53.68
BNIsmail Kasim2,97129.23 8.77
PHSyahmi Suhaimi1,55415.29 11.51
GTAMaton Din1821.79 1.79
Total valid votes 10,163 100.00
Total rejected ballots 225
Unreturned ballots 122
Turnout 10,51078.10 6.52
Registered electors 13,451
Majority 2,48524.45 13.25
PN gain from BN Swing ?
Perlis state election, 2018: Tambun Tulang
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNIsmail Kassim4,00538.00 27.33
Pakatan Harapan (2018)Maton Din2,82526.80 26.80
PASAbu Bakar Ali1,91018.10 18.10
Total valid votes 8,740 100.00
Total rejected ballots 148
Unreturned ballots 27
Turnout 8,91584.62 3.03
Registered electors 10,535
Majority 1,18011.20 19.46
Tambun Tulang hold Swing BN
Source(s)
[3][6]
Perlis state election, 2013: Tambun Tulang
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNIsmail Kassim5,28665.33 0.40
PKRAzhar Ameir2,80534.67 34.67
Total valid votes 8,091 100.00
Total rejected ballots 153
Unreturned ballots 16
Turnout 8,26087.65 8.51
Registered electors 9,424
Majority 2,48130.66 0.80
Tambun Tulang hold Swing BN
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Perlis [P.U. (B) 185/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-10.

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Perlis [P.U. (B) 226/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
Perlis state election, 2008: Tambun Tulang
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNShahidan Kassim4,37164.93 2.67
PASChe Nordin Che Ahmad2,36135.07 2.67
Total valid votes 6,732 100.00
Total rejected ballots 138
Unreturned ballots 2
Turnout 6,87279.14 6.19
Registered electors 8,683
Majority 2,01029.86 5.34
Tambun Tulang hold Swing BN
Source(s)
[6]
Perlis state election, 2004: Tambun Tulang
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNShahidan Kassim4,42262.26 5.01
PASHaron Din2,68037.74 5.01
Total valid votes 7,102 100.00
Total rejected ballots 101
Unreturned ballots 5
Turnout 7,20885.33 2.61
Registered electors 8,447
Majority 1,74224.52 10.02
Tambun Tulang hold Swing BN
Source(s)
[6]
Perlis state election, 1999: Tambun Tulang
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNShahidan Kassim3,46457.25 12.21
PASIsmail Ahmad2,58742.75 42.75
Total valid votes 6,051 100.00
Total rejected ballots 124
Unreturned ballots 2
Turnout 6,17782.72 5.32
Registered electors 7,467
Majority 87714.50 24.42
Tambun Tulang hold Swing BN
Perlis state election, 1995: Tambun Tulang
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNShahidan Kassim3,77769.46
S46Alias Othman1,66130.54
Total valid votes 5,438 100.00
Total rejected ballots 139
Unreturned ballots 2
Turnout 5,57977.40
Registered electors 7,208
Majority 2,11638.92
This was a new constituency created.

References
  1. "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
  3. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Perlis". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  4. "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.
  5. Rahman, Oleh Dziyaul Afnan Abdul (2020-05-16). "Adik Shahidan Kassim kembali kepada UMNO". BH Online (in Malay). Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  6. https://undi.info/perlis/r18/n12
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