Jerai (federal constituency)
Federal constituency of Kedah, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
Jerai (P012) Kedah constituency Legislature Dewan Rakyat MP Constituency created 1958 Constituency abolished 1995 Constituency re-created 2003 First contested 1959 Last contested 2022 Population (2020)[ 1] 126,200 Electors (2023)[ 2] 105,309 Area (km²)[ 3] 458 Pop. density (per km²) 275.5
Jerai is a federal constituency in Yan District and Kuala Muda District , Kedah , Malaysia , that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since from 1959 to 1995, from 2004 to present.
The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
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Ethnic breakdown of Jerai's electorate as of 2022
Other ethnicities (0.2%)
Age breakdown of Jerai's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (6.11%)
21-29 (21.39%)
30-39 (20.93%)
40-49 (17.6%)
50-59 (15.08%)
60-69 (10.83%)
70-79 (5.49%)
80-89 (1.93%)
above 90 (0.38%)
Gender breakdown of Jerai's electorate as of 2022
Male (49.22%)
Female (50.78%)
History
It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2003.
Polling districts
According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Jerai constituency is divided into 53 polling districts.[ 4]
State constituency
Polling Districts
Code
Location
Sungai Limau (N20)
Matang Buloh
012/20/01
SK Permatang Buloh
Sungai Dedap
012/20/02
SK Sungai Dedap
Gelam Tiga
012/20/03
SMA Nahdzah
Bukit Choras
012/20/04
SMA Nahdzah
Bukit Besar
012/20/05
SK Bukit Besar
Simpang Tiga Luar
012/20/06
SK Simpang Tiga Sungai Daun
Simpang Tiga
012/20/07
SJK (C) Aik Min
Selengkoh
012/20/08
SK Haji Kassim Jasin
Sungai Daun
012/20/09
SK Sungai Daun Tengah
Sungai Limau
012/20/10
SK Sungai Limau
Kabu Sepuloh
012/20/11
SMK Sungai Limau
Sungai Kering
012/20/12
SK Sungai Kering
Sedaka
012/20/13
SK Ulu Sedaka
Ulu Sedaka
012/20/14
SK Ulu Sedaka
Padang Lumat
012/20/15
SMK Batu 17
Batu Enam Belas
012/20/16
SK Padang Lumat
Kampung Titi Batu
012/20/17
SJK (C) Pei Hwa
Dulang Kechil
012/20/18
SK Dulang
Dulang Besar
012/20/19
SMK Dulang
Guar Chempedak (N21)
Pondok Haji Majid
012/21/01
SK Haji Hussin Dol
Taman Sri Wangsa
012/21/02
SMK Guar Chempedak
Pondok Haji Hussein
012/21/03
SK Guar Chempedak
Titi Teras
012/21/04
SJK (C) Pei Eng
Teroi
012/21/05
SK Teroi
Titi Serong
012/21/06
SJK (C) Chung Hwa
Kuala Yan Kechil
012/21/07
SMA Fauzi
Pekan Sungai Yan
012/21/08
SK Yan Kechil
Sungai Udang
012/21/09
SK Kampung Pauh
Singkir Darat
012/21/10
SK Singkir
Kampung Acheh
012/21/11
Maktab Mahmud Yan
Lubok Buoy
012/21/12
SK Haji Nyak Gam
Pekan Yan
012/21/13
SK Langkasuka
Sungai Raga
012/21/14
SJK (C) York Khoon
Ruat
012/21/15
SK Tok Mat Salleh
Singkir Laut
012/21/16
SK Singkir
Gurun(N22)
Pekan Jeniang
012/22/01
SMK Tunku Sulong
Kampung Jeniang
012/22/02
SK Jeniang (Pusat)
Batu Sepuloh
012/22/03
SJK (C) Jeniang
Batu 9
012/22/04
SK Jeniang (Pusat)
Padang Lembu
012/22/05
SJK (C) Mah Wah Padang Lembu
Sungai Rotan
012/22/06
SJK (C) Yang Kao
Gurun
012/22/07
SK Gurun (Pusat)
Pulau Chengai
012/22/08
SK Gurun (Pusat)
Bongkok Gurun
012/22/09
SK Batu Empat
Pekan Gurun
012/22/10
SJK (C) Choong Hwa
Pekan Baru Gurun
012/22/11
SK Sri Jerai
Kampung Gurun
012/22/12
SMA Pekan Gurun
Taman Seri Jerai
012/22/13
SMK Gurun
Ladang Jerai
012/22/14
SJK (T) Ladang Harvard Bahagian I
Sungai Puntar
012/22/15
SJK (T) Ladang Sungai Puntar
Sungai Tok Pawang
012/22/16
SK Sungai Tok Pawang
Kampung Mesjid
012/22/17
Pekan Bahru Bedong
012/22/18
SMK Bedong
Representation history
Members of Parliament for Jerai
Parliament
No
Years
Member
Party
Constituency created from Kedah Tengah
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st
P010
1959–1963
Mohamed Ismail Mohd Yusof (محمد اسماعيل محمد يوسف)
Alliance (UMNO )
Parliament of Malaysia
1st
P010
1963–1964
Mohamed Ismail Mohd Yusof (محمد اسماعيل محمد يوسف)
Alliance (UMNO )
2nd
1964–1969
Hanafiah Hussain (حنفيه هوسساءين)
1969–1971
Parliament was suspended[ 5] [ 6]
3rd
P010
1971–1973
Hanafiah Hussain (حنفيه هوسساءين)
Alliance (UMNO )
1973–1974
BN (UMNO )
4th
P011
1974–1978
Sanusi Junid (سنسي جنيد)
5th
1978–1982
Ismail Arshad (اسماعيل ارشد)
6th
1982–1986
7th
P010
1986–1990
Ghazali Ahmad (غزالي احمد)
8th
1990–1992
1992–1995
Badruddin Amiruldin (بدرالدين أميرالدين)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Yan
Constituency re-created from Merbok and Yan
11th
P012
2004–2008
Badruddin Amiruldin (بدرالدين أميرالدين)
BN (UMNO )
12th
2008–2013
Mohd Firdaus Jaafar (محمد فردوس جعفر)
PR (PAS )
13th
2013–2018
Jamil Khir Baharom (جميل خير بن بهرام)
BN (UMNO )
14th
2018–2020
Sabri Azit (صبري ازيت)
PAS
2020–2022
PN (PAS )
15th
2022–present
State constituency
Parliamentary
constituency
State constituency
1955–59*
1959–1974
1974–1986
1986–1995
1995–2004
2004–2018
2018–present
Jerai
Guar Chempedak
Gurun
Sala
Sungai Limau
Yan
Yan-Merbok
Current state assembly members
Local governments
No.
State Constituency
Local Government
N20
Sungai Limau
Yan District Council
N21
Guar Chempedak
N22
Gurun
Sungai Petani Municipal Council
Election results
Malaysian general election, 1978
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
BN
Ismail Arshad
13,654
56.60
56.60
PAS
Hussein Abu Bakar
10,469
43.40
43.40
Total valid votes
24,123
100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
32,536
Majority
3,185
13.20
BN hold
Swing
Malayan general election, 1959
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Alliance
Mohamed Ismail Mohd Yusof
11,350
63.93
PMIP
Mahmood Abdullah
6,403
36.07
Total valid votes
17,753
100.00
Total rejected ballots
126
Unreturned ballots
0
Turnout
17,879
72.03
Registered electors
24,820
Majority
4,947
27.86
This was a new constituency created.
References