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Suka Menanti

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Suka Menanti
Kedah constituency
State constituency
LegislatureKedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Dzowahir Ab Ghani
PN
Constituency created2018
First contested2018
Last contested2023
Demographics
Population (2020)56,156
Electors (2023)41,957

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

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Suka Menanti's electorate as of 2023[1]

  Malay (72.21%)
  Chinese (23.18%)
  Indian (4.00%)
  Other ethnicities (0.60%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Suka Menanti constituency has a total of 15 polling districts.[2]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Suka Menanti (N12) Taman Malaysia 009/12/01 SK Seri Amar Diraja
Taman Golf 009/12/02 Jabatan Kebudayaan Dan Kesenian Negara Kedah
Taman Uda 009/12/03 SK Taman Uda
Jalan Sultanah 009/12/04 SMK Sultanah Bahiyah
Alor Semadom 009/12/05 SK Hj Mohd Shariff
Seberang Pumpong 009/12/06 SJK (C) Pumpong
Suka Menanti 009/12/07 SK Suka Menanti
Taman Wira 009/12/08 SMK Mergong
Gunong Sali 009/12/09 SK Seri Perdana
Kampung Berjaya 009/12/10 SJK (C) Long Chuan
Telok Yan 009/12/11 SJK (C) Long Chuan
Kampung Seberang Terus 009/12/12 SMK Tuanku Abdul Rahman
Taman Rakyat Mergong 009/12/13 SMK Tuanku Abdul Rahman
Kampung Batin 009/12/14 SK Mergong
Alor Merah 009/12/15 SMK Alor Merah

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Suka Menanti
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Bakar Bata
14th 2018–2023 Zamri Yusuf PH (PKR)
15th 2023–present Dzowahir Ab Ghani PN (BERSATU)

Election results

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Kedah state election, 2023: Suka Menanti
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PN Dzowahir Ab Ghani 18,396 64.44 Increase 64.44
PH Zamri Yusuf 10,151 35.56 Decrease 17.79
Total valid votes 28,547 100.00
Total rejected ballots 155
Unreturned ballots 53
Turnout 28,755 68.53
Registered electors 41,957
Majority 8,245
PN gain from PH Swing ?
Kedah state election, 2018: Suka Menanti
Party Candidate Votes %
PH Zamri Yusuf 13,301 53.35
BN Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah 7,050 28.28
PAS Mohd Sabri Omar 4,580 18.37
Total valid votes 24,931 100.00
Total rejected ballots 303
Unreturned ballots 137
Turnout 25,371 81.04
Registered electors 31,305
Majority 6,251 25.07
This was a new constituency created.

References

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  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.[permanent dead link]