Bukit Chandan

Bukit Chandan is a state constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly since 1974.

Bukit Chandan

Perak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Perak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Hashim Bujang PN
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)	22,194

The state constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Perak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Bukit Chandan's electorate as of 2022

1. Malay (68.9%)
2. Chinese (21.5%)
3. Indian (6.33%)
4. Other ethnicities (3.20%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Jalan Kangsar, Jalan Datoh, Jalan Dato Sagor, Kampong Talang, Kampong Pajak Potong, Kampong Sayong Lembah, Bukit Resident, Bukit Chandan, Bendang Kering, Menora, Senggang, Seberang Manong, Bekor.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Jalan Kangsar, Jalan Datoh, Jalan Dato Sagor, Kampong Talang, Kampong Pajak Potong, Kampong Sayong Lembah, Bukit Resident, Bukit Chandan, Bendang Kering, Menora, Senggang, Seberang Manong, Bekor.

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Bukit Chandan constituency is divided into 13 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Bukit Chandan (N34）	Kampong Talang	067/34/01	SMJK Tsung Wah
	Jalan Dato Sagor	067/34/02	SMJK Tsung Wah
	Jalan Kangsar	067/34/03	SMK Clifford
	Kampong Pajak Potong	067/34/04	SJK (C) Tsung Wah
	Bukit Resident	067/34/05	SMK Raja Perempuan Kelsom
	Bukit Chandan	067/34/06	SK Raja Perempuan Muzwin
	Jalan Datoh	067/34/07	SJK (C) Tsung Wah
	Kampng Sayong Lembah	067/34/08	SMK Sayong
	Bendang Kering	067/34/09	SK Bendang Kering
	Menora	067/34/10	SK Menora
	Senggang	067/34/11	SK Senggang
	Seberang Manong	067/34/12	SRA Rakyat Insaniah
	Bekor	067/34/13	SK Bekor

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Chandan
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Senggang
4th	1974-1978	Ahmad Zainal	BN (UMNO)
5th	1978-1982	Wong Yee Kao	BN (MCA)
6th	1982-1986	Shaari Mohamed Noor	BN (UMNO)
7th	1986-1990	Megat Tajuddin Megat Ahmad
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999	Ahmad Jaafar
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Wan Mohammad Khair-il Anuar Wan Ahmad
13th	2013-2018	Maslin Sham Razman
14th	2018-2022
15th	2022–present	Hashim Bujang	PN (BERSATU)

Election results

Perak state election, 2022: Bukit Chandan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Hashim Bujang	6,550	38.43	38.43
	BN	Azizul Rahim	5,386	31.60	10.34
	PH	Amir Sabri	5,108	29.97	8.69
Total valid votes			17,044	100.00
Total rejected ballots			211
Unreturned ballots			36
Turnout			17,291	77.91	8.06
Registered electors			22,194
Majority			1,164	6.83	3.55
	PN gain from BN		Swing		?

Perak state election, 2018: Bukit Chandan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Maslin Sham Razman	5,929	41.94	11.49
	PH	Mohamad Imran Abdul Hamid	5,465	38.66	38.66
	PAS	Intan Norhani Mohamad Basir	2,743	19.40	19.40
Total valid votes			14,137	98.24
Total rejected ballots			253	1.46
Unreturned ballots			492	2.84
Turnout			14,882	85.97	1.67
Registered electors			17,311
Majority			464	3.28	3.99
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Perak state election, 2013: Bukit Chandan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Maslin Sham Razman	7,050	53.43	5.03
	PKR	Fathmawaty Salim	6,091	46.16	4.62
	Independent	Jahiddin Isa	55	0.42	0.42
Total valid votes			13,196	97.96
Total rejected ballots			238	1.77
Unreturned ballots			37	0.27
Turnout			13,471	84.30	10.29
Registered electors			15,979
Majority			959	7.27	9.65
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 190/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 231/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

Perak state election, 2008: Bukit Chandan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wan Mohammad Khair-il Anuar Wan Ahmad	5,850	58.46	9.53
	PKR	Zulkifly Ibrahim	4,156	41.54	9.53
Total valid votes			10,006	95.13
Total rejected ballots			178	1.69
Unreturned ballots			334	3.18
Turnout			10,518	74.01	2.82
Registered electors			14,211
Majority			1,694	16.92	19.06
	BN hold		Swing

Perak state election, 2004: Bukit Chandan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Jaafar	6,826	67.99	10.69
	PKR	Mustaffa Kamil Ayub	3,213	32.01	10.69
Total valid votes			10,039	97.57
Total rejected ballots			227	2.21
Unreturned ballots			23	0.22
Turnout			10,289	71.19	8.38
Registered electors			14,452
Majority			3,613	35.98	21.38
	BN hold		Swing

Perak state election, 1999: Bukit Chandan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Jaafar	6,016	57.30	21.10
	PKR	Che Mat Padali	4,483	42.70	21.10
Total valid votes			10,499	97.29
Total rejected ballots			256	2.37
Unreturned ballots			37	0.34
Turnout			10,792	63.81	0.59
Registered electors			16,914
Majority			1,533	14.60	42.20
	BN hold		Swing

Perak state election, 1995: Bukit Chandan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Jaafar	8,123	78.40	17.72
	S46	Yahya Kamaruzzaman	2,238	21.60	17.72
Total valid votes			10,361	96.93
Total rejected ballots			256	2.39
Unreturned ballots			72	0.67
Turnout			10,689	64.40	1.81
Registered electors			16,599
Majority			5,885	56.80	35.75
	BN hold		Swing

Perak state election, 1990: Bukit Chandan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Megat Tajuddin Megat Ahmad	7,844	60.68	8.73
	S46	Mohd Noor Othman	5,149	39.63	39.63
Total valid votes			12,993	96.37
Total rejected ballots			490	3.63
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			13,483	66.21	2.87
Registered electors			20,364
Majority			2,695	21.05	17.77
	BN hold		Swing

Perak state election, 1986: Bukit Chandan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Megat Tajuddin Megat Ahmad	8,337	69.41	10.62
	PAS	Mohd Nor @ Md Noor Abdullah	3,675	30.59	17.17
Total valid votes			12,012	97.07
Total rejected ballots			363	2.93
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			12,375	63.34	7.14
Registered electors			19,537
Majority			4,662	38.82	7.82
	BN hold		Swing

Perak state election, 1982: Bukit Chandan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shaari Mohamed Noor	7,268	58.79	11.92
	DAP	Fong Chee Wee	3,435	27.79	0.14
	PAS	Hashim Mat Noor	1,659	13.42	11.81
Total valid votes			12,362	98.00
Total rejected ballots			252	2.00
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			12,614	70.48
Registered electors			17,898
Majority			3,833	31.00	12.03
	BN hold		Swing

Perak state election, 1978: Bukit Chandan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wong Yee Kao	5,380	46.87	46.87
	DAP		3,202	27.90	27.90
	PAS		2,896	25.23	25.23
Total valid votes			11,478
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			16,379
Majority			2,178	18.97
	BN hold		Swing

Perak state election, 1974: Bukit Chandan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Zainal
	PEKEMAS	Abdul Jaafar Abdul Hamid
	DAP	Kuan Booi Ho
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots			433
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			14,469
Majority			2,316
This was a new constituency created.