Bayu (state constituency)

Bayu is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.

Bayu

Kedah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Kedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mohd Taufik Yaacob PN
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	47,613

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Bayu's electorate as of 2023^[1]

1. Malay (93.0%)
2. Chinese (3.58%)
3. Other ethnicities (2.82%)
4. Indian (0.66%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bayu constituency has a total of 28 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Bayu (N30）	Kampung Batu Lapan	016/30/01	Taman Ummi KEDA Kampung Batu 8
	Tanjong Pari	016/30/02	SK Tanjong Pari
	Kampung Weng	016/30/03	SK Seri Bayu
	Kampung Surau	016/30/04	SMK Siong
	Kampung Legong	016/30/05	Tadika KEDA Taman Ummi
	Kampung Lalang	016/30/06	SK Siong
	Kampung Luar	016/30/07	SJK (C) Kampung Lalang
	Kampung Bandar	016/30/08	SK Kampung Bandar
	Tandop	016/30/09	SK Penghulu Abu Bakar
	Bongor Mesjid	016/30/10	Maktab Mahmud Baling
	Bongor Sekolah	016/30/11	SMK Bongor
	Kampung Haji Abbas	016/30/12	Dewan Tabika Kampung Bawah Gunong
	Rambong Baling	016/30/13	Dewan Orang Ramai Kampung Rambong
	Batu 7 Jalan Kroh	016/30/14	SK Tunku Puan Habsah
	Simpang Empat	016/30/15	Tabika Perpaduan Kampung Simpat Empat
	Pekan Baling	016/30/16	SK Baling
	Bukit Baling	016/30/17	SK Tunku Putera
	Sebrang Baling	016/30/18	SJK (C) Yeok Chee
	Dalam Wang	016/30/19	SK Dalam Wang
	Pekan Pulai	016/30/20	SK Pulai
	Pokok Sena	016/30/21	SMK Baling
	Telok Teduri	016/30/22	SK Telok Teduri
	Sera Mesjid	016/30/23	SK Kampung Sera
	Telok Sera	016/30/24	SK Rambong Pulai
	Kampung Tiak	016/30/25	SK Tiak
	Bendang Padang	016/30/26	Taman Bimbingan Kanak-Kanak Kampung Bendang Bechah
	Kuala Kuang	016/30/27	SK Kuala Kuang
	Kampung Iboi	016/30/28	SK Iboi

Representation history

Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Bayu
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Baling Timor
4th	1974–1978	Mat Rasit @ Abdul Rashid Hashim	Independent
5th	1978–1982	Haji Seroji Haji Haron	BN (UMNO)
6th	1982–1986	Raja Ariffin Raja Sulaiman
7th	1986–1990	Haji Seroji Haji Haron
8th	1990–1995
9th	1995–1999	Mohd Sibi Ahmad
10th	1999–2004
11th	2004–2008	Mohd Salleh Yaacob
12th	2008–2013	Azmi Che Husain
13th	2013–2018
14th	2018–2020	Abdul Nasir Idris	PAS
	2020–2023		PN (PAS)
15th	2023–present	Mohd Taufik Yaacob	PN (BERSATU)

Election results

Kedah state election, 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Mohd Taufik Yaacob	27,287	73.76	73.76
	BN	Ishak Mat	9,705	26.24	14.64
Total valid votes			36,992	100.00
Total rejected ballots			222
Unreturned ballots			45
Turnout			37,259	78.25	7.55
Registered electors			47,613
Majority			17,582	47.52	44.70
	PN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Abdul Nasir Idris	14,339	43.70	0.51
	BN	Mohamed Noor Mohamed Amin	13,415	40.88	15.93
	PH	Abd Rahim Kechik @ Wan Chik	5,059	15.42	15.42
Total valid votes			32,813	100.00
Total rejected ballots			522
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			33,462	85.80	3.40
Registered electors			38,985
Majority			924	2.82	10.80
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Azmi Che Husain	17,240	56.81	4.78
	PAS	Mahmud Yaakob	13,108	43.19	4.78
Total valid votes			30,348	100.00
Total rejected ballots			430
Unreturned ballots			72
Turnout			30,850	89.20	5.22
Registered electors			34,570
Majority			4,132	13.62	8.56
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Azmi Che Husain	12,590	52.03	1.89
	PAS	Musoddak Hj Ahmad	11,606	46.97	1.89
Total valid votes			24,196	100.00
Total rejected ballots			322
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			24,519	83.98	0.38
Registered electors			29,197
Majority			984	5.06	2.78
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Salleh Yaacob	12,354	53.92	2.34
	PAS	Taib Azamuddin Md Taib	10,558	46.08	2.34
Total valid votes			22,912	100.00
Total rejected ballots			293
Unreturned ballots			55
Turnout			23,270	84.36	4.96
Registered electors			27,583
Majority			1,786	7.84	4.68
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Sibi Ahmad	10,626	56.26	7.34
	PAS	Mat Juki Ahamad	8,245	43.74	7.34
Total valid votes			17,899	100.00
Total rejected ballots			371
Unreturned ballots			311
Turnout			19,533	79.40	2.94
Registered electors			24,601
Majority			2,361	12.52	14.68
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Sibi Ahmad	11,384	63.60	4.66
	PAS	Mat Juki Ahamad	6,515	36.40	36.40
Total valid votes			17,899	100.00
Total rejected ballots			402
Unreturned ballots			56
Turnout			18,356	76.46	1.87
Registered electors			24,006
Majority			4,869	27.20	9.32
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Haji Seroji Haji Haron	10,793	68.26	2.76
	S46	Ishak Ismail	5,019	31.74	31.74
Total valid votes			15,812	100.00
Total rejected ballots			499
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			16,311	78.33	2.06
Registered electors			20,823
Majority			5,774	36.52	5.52
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Haji Seroji Haji Haron	9,396	65.50	1.30
	PAS	Mohamad Junus	4,948	34.50	1.30
Total valid votes			14,344	100.00
Total rejected ballots			437
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			14,781	76.27	1.88
Registered electors			19,380
Majority			4,448	31.00	2.60
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Raja Ariffin Raja Sulaiman	9,751	66.80	18.80
	PAS	Ibrahim Mohamood	4,846	33.20	11.70
Total valid votes			14,597	100.00
Total rejected ballots			330
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			14,927	78.15	0.76
Registered electors			19,099
Majority			4,905	33.60	30.59
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Haji Seroji Haji Haron	6,189	48.00	5.69
	PAS	Ibrahim Mohamood	5,801	44.99	44.99
	Independent	Abu Bakar Haji Sarda	903	7.01	7.01
Total valid votes			12,893	100.00
Total rejected ballots			628
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			13,501	78.91	1.61
Registered electors			17,108
Majority			368	3.01	12.37
	BN gain from Independent		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Independent	Mat Rasit @ Abdul Rashid Hashim	6,834	57.69
	BN	Harun Abdullah	5,012	42.31
Total valid votes			11,846	100.00
Total rejected ballots			153
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			11,999	77.30
Registered electors			15,522
Majority			1,822	15.38
This was a new constituency created.