Jerai (federal constituency)

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.

Jerai (P012)

Kedah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Sabri Azit PN
Constituency created	1958
Constituency abolished	1995
Constituency re-created	2003
First contested	1959
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	126,200
Electors (2023)[2]	105,309
Area (km²)[3]	458
Pop. density (per km²)	275.5

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

https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/KEDAH

Ethnic breakdown of Jerai's electorate as of 2022

1. Malay (80.8%)
2. Chinese (13.0%)
3. Indian (5.90%)
4. Other ethnicities (0.20%)

Age breakdown of Jerai's electorate as of 2022

1. 18-20 (6.11%)
2. 21-29 (21.4%)
3. 30-39 (20.9%)
4. 40-49 (17.6%)
5. 50-59 (15.1%)
6. 60-69 (10.8%)
7. 70-79 (5.49%)
8. 80-89 (1.93%)
9. above 90 (0.38%)

Gender breakdown of Jerai's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (49.2%)
2. Female (50.8%)

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	SK Bedong SK Seri Aman
	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)	GS (PAS)
		2020–2022		PN (PAS)
15th		2022–present

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–1959*	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

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N20	Sungai Limau	Mohd Azam Abd Samat	PN (PAS)
N21	Guar Chempedak	Abdul Ghafar Saad	PN (BERSATU)
N22	Gurun	Baddrol Bakhtiar	PN (PAS)

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N20	Sungai Limau	Yan District Council	06800 Kota Sarang Semut 06900, 06910 Yan 08000 Sungai Petani 08100, 08110 Bedong 08300, 08880 Gurun
N21	Guar Chempedak
N22	Gurun	Sungai Petani Municipal Council

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Sabri Azit	49,461	60.10	60.10
	BN	Jamil Khir Baharom	16,269	19.77	13.35
	PH	Zulhazmi Shariff	15,590	18.94	14.00
	GTA	Mohd Nizam Mahsyar	973	1.18	1.18
Total valid votes			82,293	100.00
Total rejected ballots			837
Unreturned ballots			164
Turnout			83,294	78.37	5.31
Registered electors			105,001
Majority			33,192	40.33	39.51
	PN hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753260/PUB%20606%20(2022).pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Sabri Azit	22,312	33.94	15.94
	BN	Jamil Khir Baharom	21,773	33.12	17.00
	PH	Akhramsyah Muammar Ubaidah Sanusi	21,651	32.94	32.94
Total valid votes			65,736	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,012
Unreturned ballots			172
Turnout			66,920	83.68	3.38
Registered electors			79,976
Majority			539	0.82	1.06
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Kedah [P.U. (B) 233/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Kedah [P.U. (B) 307/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link]

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jamil Khir Baharom	32,429	50.94	3.21
	PAS	Mohd Firdaus Jaafar	31,233	49.06	3.21
Total valid votes			63,662	100.00
Total rejected ballots			952
Unreturned ballots			164
Turnout			64,778	87.06	8.09
Registered electors			74,410
Majority			1,196	1.88	2.66
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Kedah [P.U. (B) 170/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2016-05-12. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Kedah [P.U. (B) 211/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12.[permanent dead link]

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohd Firdaus Jaafar	26,510	52.27	12.70
	BN	Badruddin Amiruldin	24,211	47.73	12.70
Total valid votes			50,721	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,070
Unreturned ballots			122
Turnout			51,913	78.97	0.73
Registered electors			65,739
Majority			2,299	4.54	16.32
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Badruddin Amiruldin	30,154	60.43
	PAS	Che Din Arshad	19,749	39.57
Total valid votes			49,903	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,015
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			50,918	79.70
Registered electors			63,887
Majority			10,405	20.86
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 4 March 1992
Upon the death of incumbent, Ghazali Ahmad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Badruddin Amiruldin	14,538	57.35	1.22
	PAS	Nasir Othman	10,812	42.65	1.22
Total valid votes			25,350	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			37,171
Majority			3,726	14.70	2.44
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ghazali Ahmad	15,723	58.57	2.62
	PAS	Ahmad Subki Abd. Latif @ Subky Abd. Latif	11,121	41.43	2.62
Total valid votes			26,844	100.00
Total rejected ballots			620
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			27,464	73.89	2.20
Registered electors			37,171
Majority			4,602	17.14	5.24
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ghazali Ahmad	13,636	55.95	5.39
	PAS	Nakhaie Ahmad	10,736	44.05	5.39
Total valid votes			24,372	100.00
Total rejected ballots			535
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			24,907	71.69	5.66
Registered electors			34,741
Majority			2,900	11.90	10.78
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ismail Arshad	17,001	61.34	4.74
	PAS	Ahmad Yusof	10,715	38.66	4.74
Total valid votes			27,716	100.00
Total rejected ballots			871
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			28,587	77.35
Registered electors			36,957
Majority			6,286	22.68	9.48
	BN hold		Swing

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

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Sanusi Junid won uncontested.
	BN	Sanusi Junid
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			28,704
Majority
	BN gain from Alliance		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Hanafiah Hussain	13,182	55.87	10.53
	PMIP	Abdul Rashid Abdul Razak	10,414	44.13	10.53
Total valid votes			23,596	100.00
Total rejected ballots			737
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			24,333	76.45	0.62
Registered electors			31,829
Majority			2,768	11.74	21.06
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Hanafiah Hussain	14,002	66.40	2.47
	PMIP	Othman Yunus	7,085	33.60	2.47
Total valid votes			21,087	100.00
Total rejected ballots			701
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			21,788	77.07	5.04
Registered electors			28,271
Majority			6,917	32.80	4.94
	Alliance 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.