Padang Terap (federal constituency)

Padang Terap is a federal constituency in Padang Terap District, Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

Padang Terap (P007)

Kedah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Nurul Amin Hamid PN
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	65,986
Electors (2023)[2]	60,087
Area (km²)[3]	1,357
Pop. density (per km²)	48.6

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 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 Padang Terap's electorate as of 2022

1. Malay (91.9%)
2. Other ethnicities (4.90%)
3. Chinese (1.80%)
4. Indian (1.50%)

Age breakdown of Padang Terap's electorate as of 2022

1. 18-20 (6.29%)
2. 21-29 (22.2%)
3. 30-39 (23.3%)
4. 40-49 (17.3%)
5. 50-59 (14.2%)
6. 60-69 (9.88%)
7. 70-79 (4.83%)
8. 80-89 (1.74%)
9. above 90 (0.21%)

Gender breakdown of Padang Terap's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (49.7%)
2. Female (50.3%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Padang Terap constituency is divided into 31 polling districts.^[4]

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 Kuala Nerang
	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	SMA Al-Khairiah
	Nako Nambua	007/07/17	SK Panglima Awang
Pedu (N08)	Kuala Tekai	007/08/01	SMK Pedu
	Kampung Musa	007/08/02	SK Pedu
	Pedu	007/08/03	SK Pedu
	Tong Pelu	007/08/04	SK Datin Fatimah
	Kampung Mesjid	007/08/05	SMK Naka
	Belukar Luas	007/08/06	SK Kampong Belukar
	Kubang Bemban	007/08/07	SK Tandop Besar
	Tandop Besar	007/08/08	SK Tandop Besar
	Naka	007/08/09	SK Naka
	Lamdin	007/08/10	SK Lamdin
	Nami	007/08/11	SK Nami
	FELDA Lubok Merbau A	007/08/12	SK Lubok Merbau
	FELDA Lubok Merbau B	007/08/13	SMK Lubok Merbau
	Kampung Mahawangsa Padang Terap	008/08/14	SMA Al-Islahiah Al-Islamiah

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Padang Terap
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Jitra-Padang Terap
4th	P005	1974–1978	Ahmad Shukri Abdul Shukur (أحمد شکري عبدالشکور)	BN (PAS)
5th		1978–1982	Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin (سيد أحمد سيد محمود شهاب الدين)	BN (UMNO)
6th		1982–1984
		1985–1986	Baharom Bakar (بهاروم بكر)
7th		1986–1990	Affifudin Omar (عَفِيفُ ٱلدِّين عُمَر)
8th		1990–1995
9th	P007	1995–1999
10th		1999–2004	Zawawi Ahmad (زواوي أحمد)	BA (PAS)
11th		2004–2008	Ghazali Ibrahim (غزالي إبراهيم)	BN (UMNO)
12th		2008–2013	Mohd Nasir Zakaria (محمد ناصر زکريا)	PR (PAS)
13th		2013–2018	Mahdzir Khalid (محاضر بن خالد)	BN (UMNO)
14th		2018–2022
15th		2022–present	Nurul Amin Hamid (نُورُٱلْأَمِين حَمِيْد)	PN (PAS)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–1959*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Padang Terap			Kuala Nerang
					Pedu
			Pokok Sena

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N7	Kuala Nerang	Mohamad Yusoff Zakaria	PN (PAS)
N8	Pedu	Mohd Radzi Md Amin

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N7	Kuala Nerang	Padang Terap District Council	06010, 06300 Kuala Nerang
N8	Pedu

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Nurul Amin Hamid	28,217	58.03	58.03
	BN	Mahdzir Khalid	17,258	35.49	6.60
	PH	Muaz Abdullah	2,702	5.56	13.08
	GTA	Razali Lebai Salleh	452	0.93	0.93
Total valid votes			48,629	100.00
Total rejected ballots			632
Unreturned ballots			90
Turnout			49,341	81.31	4.30
Registered electors			59,806
Majority			10,959	22.54	19.72
	PN gain from BN		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	%	∆%
	BN	Mahdzir Khalid	16,384	42.09	13.57
	PAS	Mohd Azam Abd Aziz	15,285	39.27	4.47
	PH	Mohd Khairizal Khazali	7,254	18.64	18.64
Total valid votes			38,923	100.00
Total rejected ballots			854
Unreturned ballots			155
Turnout			39,932	85.61	4.72
Registered electors			46,644
Majority			1,099	2.82	9.15
	BN hold		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	Mahdzir Khalid	20,654	55.66	6.28
	PAS	Mohd Nasir Zakaria	16,212	43.69	6.93
	Independent	Muhamad Bazli Abdullah	243	0.65	0.65
Total valid votes			37,109	100.00
Total rejected ballots			691
Unreturned ballots			104
Turnout			37,904	90.33	4.33
Registered electors			41,960
Majority			4,442	11.97	10.73
	BN gain from National Trust Party (Malaysia)-Malaysian Islamic Party		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 2016-05-16. "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 2016-05-16.[permanent dead link]

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohd Nasir Zakaria	15,003	50.62	4.59
	BN	Ghazali Ibrahim	14,634	49.38	4.59
Total valid votes			29,637	100.00
Total rejected ballots			770
Unreturned ballots			38
Turnout			30,445	86.00	0.68
Registered electors			35,403
Majority			369	1.24	6.70
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ghazali Ibrahim	14,776	53.97	6.22
	PAS	Zawawi Ahmad	12,604	46.03	6.22
Total valid votes			27,380	100.00
Total rejected ballots			693
Unreturned ballots			21
Turnout			28,094	86.68	3.32
Registered electors			32,411
Majority			2,172	7.94	3.44
	BN gain from National Trust Party (Malaysia)-Malaysian Islamic Party		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Zawawi Ahmad	12,218	52.25	8.78
	BN	Othman Ismail	11,165	47.75	8.78
Total valid votes			23,383	100.00
Total rejected ballots			480
Unreturned ballots			294
Turnout			24,157	83.36	5.33
Registered electors			28,979
Majority			1,053	4.50	8.56
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Affifudin Omar	11,571	56.53	4.51
	PAS	Mustapha Kamal Shahrom	8,898	43.47	43.47
Total valid votes			20,469	100.00
Total rejected ballots			811
Unreturned ballots			17
Turnout			21,297	78.03	0.68
Registered electors			27,293
Majority			2,673	13.06	9.02
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Affifudin Omar	20,697	61.04	2.26
	S46	Baharom Bakar	13,208	38.96	38.96
Total valid votes			33,905	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,482
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			35,387	78.71	0.02
Registered electors			44,958
Majority			7,489	22.08	4.52
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Affifudin Omar	18,520	58.78	0.07
	PAS	Mahmud Ahmad	12,985	41.22	0.75
Total valid votes			31,505	100.00
Total rejected ballots			683
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			32,188	78.73	0.13
Registered electors			40,884
Majority			5,535	17.56	0.82
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 19 January 1985
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Baharom Bakar	18,262	58.85	1.34
	PAS	Halim Arshat	12,560	40.47	0.66
	Independent	Choong Seang Hai	118	0.38	0.38
	Independent	Khalid Abdullah	93	0.30	0.30
Total valid votes			31,033	100.00
Total rejected ballots			369
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			31,402	78.86	3.68
Registered electors			39,818
Majority			5,702	18.38	2.00
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin	18,637	60.19	5.05
	PAS	Sudin Wahab	12,329	39.81	5.05
Total valid votes			30,966	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,085
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			32,051	82.54	0.00
Registered electors			38,831
Majority			6,308	20.38	10.10
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin	14,747	55.14	55.14
	PAS	Mohamad Asri Muda	12,000	44.86	44.86
Total valid votes			26,747	100.00
Total rejected ballots			508
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			27,255	82.54
Registered electors			33,019
Majority			2,747	10.28
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
On the nomination day, Ahmad Shukri Abdul Shukur won uncontested.
	BN	Ahmad Shukri Abdul Shukur
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			28,348
Majority
This was a new constituency created.