Tanjung Dawai (state constituency)

Tanjung Dawai is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.

Tanjung Dawai
Kedah constituency
State constituency
LegislatureKedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Hanif Ghazali
PN
Constituency created1984
First contested1986
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)54,629

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Tanjung Dawai's electorate as of 2023[1]

  Malay (81.16%)
  Chinese (11.69%)
  Indian (5.69%)
  Other ethnicities (1.47%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Tanjung Dawai constituency has a total of 19 polling districts.[2]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Tanjung Dawai (N26) Bujang 014/26/01 MRSM Merbok
Pekan Sabtu Merbok 014/26/02 SJK (C) Sin Hwa
Simpang Tiga Pasir 014/26/03 SK Merbok (Pusat)
Pekan Merbok 014/26/04 SMK Merbok
Kampung Pasir 014/26/05 SK Kampong Pasir
Kampung Huma 014/26/06 SK Tanjung Dawai
Tanjung Dawai 014/26/07 SJK (C) Choong Cheng
Batu Hampar 014/26/08 SK Batu Hampar
Pengkalan Bujang 014/26/09 SK Haji Omar Tahir
Sungai Gelam 014/26/10 SK Sultan Mudzaffar Shah
Sungai Jagong 014/26/11 SA Daris
Sungai Layar 014/26/12 SK Sungai Layar
Semeling Kanan 014/26/13 SK Semeling
Semeling Kiri 014/26/14 SJK (C) Ching Chong
Kampung Bedong 014/16/15 SJK (T) Bedong
Taman Orkid 014/26/16 SMK Sungai Layar
Taman Sri Tanjung 014/26/17 SK Tun Syes Jan Al-Jaffri
Bunga Raya 014/26/18 SMK Ibrahim
Sekolah Ibrahim 014/26/19 SK Ibrahim

Representation history
Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Tanjung Dawai
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Merbok
7th 1986–1990 Rokiah Haji Hashim BN (UMNO)
8th 1990–1995
9th 1995–1999 Badri Hj Yunus
10th 1999–2004 Hajah Rosnah Majid
11th 2004–2008 Arzmi Hamid
12th 2008–2013 Hamdan Mohamed Khalib PAS
13th 2013–2018 Tajul Urus Mat Zain BN (UMNO)
14th 2018–2020 Hanif Ghazali PAS
2020–2023 PN (PAS)
15th 2023–present

Election results
Kedah state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PNHanif Ghazali31,99676.94Increase 76.94
BNShaiful Hazizy Zainol9,59123.06Decrease 9.14
Total valid votes 41,587 100.00
Total rejected ballots 307
Unreturned ballots 43
Turnout 41,93776.77Decrease 7.23
Registered electors 54,629
Majority 22,40553.88Increase 50.94
PN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyHanif Ghazali11,44435.37Decrease 9.70
PHAnnuar Abdul Hamid10,49232.43Increase 32.43
BNAnnuar Ahmad10,42132.20Decrease 23.73
Total valid votes 32,357 100.00
Total rejected ballots 645
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 33,12384.00Decrease 4.30
Registered electors 39,415
Majority 9522.94Decrease 7.92
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party gain from BN Swing ?
Kedah state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNTajul Urus Mat Zain17,81855.93Increase 5.10
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAhmad Fakhruddin Fakhurazi14,03845.07Decrease 5.10
Total valid votes 31,856 100.00
Total rejected ballots 546
Unreturned ballots 95
Turnout 32,49788.30Increase 7.24
Registered electors 36,821
Majority 3,78010.86Increase 10.52
BN gain from Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Swing ?
Kedah state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyHamdan Mohamed Khalib11,49750.17Increase 12.39
BNArzmi Hamid11,41849.83Decrease 12.39
Total valid votes 22,915 100.00
Total rejected ballots 618
Unreturned ballots 351
Turnout 23,88481.06Increase 2.38
Registered electors 29,466
Majority 790.34Decrease 24.10
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party gain from BN Swing ?
Kedah state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNArzmi Hamid13,11162.22Increase 5.82
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyHamdan Mohamed Khalib7,96037.78Decrease 5.82
Total valid votes 21,071 100.00
Total rejected ballots 643
Unreturned ballots 1
Turnout 21,71578.68Increase 3.40
Registered electors 27,600
Majority 5,15124.44Increase 11.64
BN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNHajah Rosnah Majid8,28556.40Decrease 10.82
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyMohd Yusof Omar6,40443.60Increase 10.82
Total valid votes 14,689 100.00
Total rejected ballots 440
Unreturned ballots 12
Turnout 15,14175.28Increase 3.57
Registered electors 20,113
Majority 1,88112.80Decrease 21.64
BN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNBadri Hj Yunus8,93167.22Increase 2.74
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyMohd Yusof Omar4,35632.78Decrease 2.74
Total valid votes 13,287 100.00
Total rejected ballots 415
Unreturned ballots 4
Turnout 13,70671.71Decrease 2.02
Registered electors 19,113
Majority 4,57534.44Decrease 4.48
BN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNRokiah Haji Hashim14,39969.96Increase 0.35
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyGhazali Hj Din6,18331.04Decrease 0.35
Total valid votes 20,582 100.00
Total rejected ballots 870
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 21,45273.73Increase 3.04
Registered electors 29,095
Majority 8,21638.92Increase 0.70
BN hold Swing
Kedah state election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNRokiah Haji Hashim10,32169.61
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyMat Akhir Talib4,50531.39
Total valid votes 14,826 100.00
Total rejected ballots 421
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 15,24770.69
Registered electors 21,570
Majority 5,81638.22
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.
  1. "15th Kedah State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  2. "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.


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