Tambun Tulang (state constituency)

Tambun Tulang
Perlis constituency
State constituency
Legislature Perlis State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Ismail Kassim
BN
Constituency created 1994
First contested 1995
Last contested 2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1] 10,535

Tambun Tulang is a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly.

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. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Tambun Tulang is Ismail Kassim from Barisan Nasional (BN).

Definition

The Tambun Tulang constituency contains the polling districts of Kubang Gajah, Jejawi, Kampung Banat, Kampong Surau, Mengkuang Layar and Tambun Tulang.[2]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Tambun Tulang's electorate as of 2018[3]

  Malay (83.76%)
  Chinese (4.45%)
  Indian (0.68%)
  East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.14%)
  Orang Asli (0.02%)
  Other ethnicities (10.95%)
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
9th1995-1999Shahidan KassimBN (UMNO)
10th1999-2004
11th2004-2008
12th2008-2013
13th2013-2018Ismail Kassim
14th2018-present

Election results

Perlis state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNIsmail Kassim4,00545.82- 19.51
PHAzhar Ameir2,82532.32- 2.35
PASChe Nordin Che Ahmad1,91021.86+ 21.86
Total valid votes 8,740 100.00
Total rejected ballots 148
Unreturned ballots 27
Turnout 8,91584.62
Registered electors 10,535
Majority 2,481
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[3][5]
Perlis state election, 2013
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
Registered electors 9,424
Majority 2,481
BN hold Swing
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
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
Registered electors 8,683
Majority 2,010
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[5]
Perlis state election, 2004
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
Registered electors 8,447
Majority 1,742
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[5]
Perlis state election, 1999
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
Registered electors 7,467
Majority 877
BN hold Swing
Perlis state election, 1995
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 2,116
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 2016-05-10.
  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 of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  3. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 https://undi.info/perlis/r18/n12
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