Kuala Nerang (state constituency)

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

Kuala Nerang

Kedah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Kedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mohamad Yusoff Zakaria PN
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	31,481

Demographics

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

1. Malay (96.8%)
2. Other ethnicities (1.57%)
3. Chinese (1.51%)
4. Indian (0.16%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kuala Nerang constituency has a total of 17 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Kuala Nerang (N07）	Padang Sanai	007/07/01	SK Padang Sanai
	Kuala Palas	007/07/02	SK Kubang Palas
	Gula Padang Terap	007/07/03	SMK Padang Terap
	Padang Nyior	007/07/04	Maktab Mahmud Padang Terap
	Kampung Pisang	007/07/05	Maktab Mahmud Padang Terap
	Kampung Tanjong	007/07/06	SK Padang Terap
	Tualak	007/07/07	SK Tualak
	Belimbing	007/07/08	SK Tualak
	Kampung Bendang	007/07/09	SK Tuanku Abdul Rahman Putra
	Perik	007/07/10	SK Perik
	Kurong Hitam	007/07/11	SK Kurong Hitam
	Pekan Kuala Nerang	007/07/12	SMK Dato' Syed Ahmad
	Rambutan	007/07/13	SK Seri Bakti
	Kampung Nai Teh	007/07/14	SK Toh Puan Sharifah Hanifah
	Bukit Tembaga	007/07/15	SK Bukit Tembaga
	Kampung Barokhas	007/07/16	SMK Kuala Nerang
	Nako Nambua	007/07/17	SK Panglima Awang

Representation history

Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Kuala Nerang
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Padang Terap
4th	1974–1978	Dato' Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabudin	BN (UMNO)
5th	1978–1982	Azizah Lebai Taib
6th	1982–1986
7th	1986–1990	Haji Awang Ahmad @ Abdul Rashid Haji Sulaiman
8th	1990–1995
9th	1995–1999	Abdul Lateh Haji Mohd Saman
10th	1999–2004	Mohamad Yusoff Zakaria	PAS
11th	2004–2008	Affifudin Haji Omar	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008–2013	Syed Sobri Syed Hashim
13th	2013–2018	Badrol Hisham Hashim
14th	2018–2020	Mohamad Yusoff Zakaria	PAS
	2020–2023		PN (PAS)
15th	2023–present

Election results

Kedah state election, 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Mohamad Yusoff Zakaria	19,661	82.35	82.35
	PH	Ridhuan Abu Bakar	4,215	17.65	0.76
Total valid votes			23,876	100.00
Total rejected ballots			165
Unreturned ballots			26
Turnout			24,067	76.45	8.35
Registered electors			31,481
Majority			15,446	64.70	56.60
	PN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohamad Yusoff Zakaria	9,118	45.61	1.49
	BN	Badrol Hisham Hashim	7,499	37.51	17.14
	PH	Pak Tuan Syed Fadzil Syed Embun	3,376	16.89	16.89
Total valid votes			19,993	100.00
Total rejected ballots			364
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			20,436	84.80	4.80
Registered electors			24,094
Majority			1,619	8.10	2.43
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Badrol Hisham Hashim	10,363	54.65	1.95
	PAS	Syed Ibrahim Syed Omar	8,366	44.12	3.18
	Independent	Ahmad Mad Daud	235	1.24	1.24
Total valid votes			18,964	100.00
Total rejected ballots			380
Unreturned ballots			49
Turnout			19,393	89.60
Registered electors			21,651
Majority			1,997	10.53	5.13
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Syed Sobri Syed Hashim	7,856	52.70	1.92
	PAS	Zawawi Hj Ahmad	7,051	47.30	1.92
Total valid votes			14,907	100.00
Total rejected ballots			309
Unreturned ballots			29
Turnout			15,245	89.60	3.52
Registered electors			18,037
Majority			805	5.40	3.84
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Affifudin Haji Omar	7,746	54.62	6.61
	PAS	Mohamad Yusoff Zakaria	6,436	45.38	6.61
Total valid votes			14,182	100.00
Total rejected ballots			244
Unreturned ballots			6
Turnout			14,432	86.08	2.76
Registered electors			16,766
Majority			1,310	9.24	5.26
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohamad Yusoff Zakaria	5,841	51.99	2.04
	BN	Abd Lateh Hj Mohd Saman	5,393	48.01	2.04
Total valid votes			11,234	100.00
Total rejected ballots			311
Unreturned ballots			8
Turnout			11,555	83.32	6.65
Registered electors			15,109
Majority			446	3.98	3.88
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abd Lateh Hj Mohd Saman	5,303	50.05	8.93
	PAS	Mohamad Yusoff Zakaria	5,292	49.95	8.93
Total valid votes			10,595	100.00
Total rejected ballots			367
Unreturned ballots			25
Turnout			10,987	76.67	2.78
Registered electors			14,330
Majority			11	0.10	17.86
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Haji Awang Ahmad Haji Sulaiman	11,043	58.98	0.52
	PAS	Ghazali Lebai Md. Saman	7,679	41.02	0.52
Total valid votes			18,722	100.00
Total rejected ballots			787
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			19,509	79.45	0.64
Registered electors			24,554
Majority			3,364	17.96	1.04
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Haji Awang Ahmad @ Abdul Rashid Sulaiman	9,993	59.50	1.45
	PAS	Abu Kassim L. Abdullah	6,801	40.50	1.45
Total valid votes			16,794	100.00
Total rejected ballots			567
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			17,361	78.81	3.69
Registered electors			22,029
Majority			3,192	19.00	2.90
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Azizah L. Taib	8,855	58.05	5.48
	PAS	Mahaudin Haji Ahmad	6,398	41.95	5.48
Total valid votes			15,253	100.00
Total rejected ballots			361
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			15,614	82.50	0.64
Registered electors			18,926
Majority			2,457	16.10	5.96
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Azizah L. Taib	6,424	52.57	52.27
	PAS	Mahaudin Haji Ahmad	5,797	42.43	42.43
Total valid votes			12,221	100.00
Total rejected ballots			571
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			12,792	83.14
Registered electors			15,385
Majority			627	10.14
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On Nomination Day, Dato' Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabudin won uncontested.
	BN	Dato' Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabudin
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			16,774
Majority
This was a new constituency created.