Sik (federal constituency)

Sik is a federal constituency in Sik District, Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.

Sik (P013)

Kedah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman PN
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	67,400
Electors (2023)[2]	63,262
Area (km²)[3]	1,645
Pop. density (per km²)	41

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 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 Sik's electorate as of 2022

1. Malay (92.7%)
2. Other ethnicities (4.10%)
3. Chinese (1.80%)
4. Indian (1.40%)

Age breakdown of Sik's electorate as of 2022

1. 18-20 (6.25%)
2. 21-29 (21.2%)
3. 30-39 (23.2%)
4. 40-49 (18.3%)
5. 50-59 (14.0%)
6. 60-69 (10.0%)
7. 70-79 (4.91%)
8. 80-89 (1.71%)
9. above 90 (0.30%)

Gender breakdown of Sik's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (49.4%)
2. Female (50.6%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Sik constituency is divided into 30 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Belantek (N23)	Kota Aur	013/23/01	SK Kota Aur
	Belantek	013/23/02	SK Seri Ampang Muda
	Kampung Gulau	013/23/03	SMK Gulau
	Kubang Kesom	013/23/04	SK Danglau
	Chepir	013/23/05	SK Chepir
	Kampung Chong	013/23/06	SK Paya Terendam
	Bendang Man	013/23/07	SMK Chepir
	Durian Burong	013/23/08	SK Sik Dalam
	Charok Kit	013/23/09	Kolej KEDA
	Kampung Dusun	013/23/10	SMK Sik
	Pekan Sik	013/23/11	SK Sik
	Kampung Sadu	013/23/12	SJK (C) Chung Hwa
	Kampung Namek	013/23/13	SK Seri Dusun
	Kampung Kemelong	013/23/14	Maktab Mahmud Sik
Jeneri (N24)	Padang Chichak	013/24/01	SK Padang Chicak
	Kampung Betong	013/24/02	SK Kampung Betong
	Kota Bukit	013/24/03	SK Kg Kota Bukit
	Kuala Jeneri	013/24/04	SK Jeneri
	Kampung Kalai	013/24/05	SK Kalai
	Kampung Kuala Bigia	013/24/06	Maahad Al-Tarbiah Al-Islamiah Al-Wataniah (Pondok Begia)
	Kampung Chemara	013/24/07	SK Chemara
	Kampung Bigia	013/24/08	Gelanggang Futsal Watt Siam Kampung Begia
	Kampung Telui	013/24/09	SK Teloi Tua
	Batu Lima	013/24/10	SK Batu Lima
	Charok Padang	013/24/11	SMK Seri Enggang
	Hujong Bandar	013/24/12	SK Hujung Bandar
	Kampung Bandar	013/24/13	SK Teloi Tua
	Tupai	013/24/14	SK Haji Hussain
	FELDA Telui Timor	013/24/15	SK Teloi Timor
	Beris Jaya	013/24/16	SK Bandar Baru Beris Jaya

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Sik
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Ulu Muda and Kuala Muda
7th	P012	1986–1990	Zainol Abidin Johari (زاينول عابدين جوهري)	BN (UMNO)
8th		1990–1995	Abdul Hamid Othman (عبدالحميد عثمان)
9th	P013	1995–1999
10th		1999–2004	Shahnon Ahmad (شهنون احمد)	BA (PAS)
11th		2004–2008	Wan Azmi Wan Ariffin (وان عزمي وان عريفين)	BN (UMNO)
12th		2008–2013	Che Uda Che Nik (چي اودا چي نئ)	PR (PAS)
13th		2013–2018	Mansor Abd Rahman (منصور عبدالرحمن)	BN (UMNO)
14th		2018–2020	Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman (احمد ترمذي سليمان)	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
Sik					Belantek
				Bukit Selambau
				Jeneri

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N23	Belantek	Ahmad Sulaiman	PN (PAS)
N24	Jeneri	Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N23	Belantek	Sik District Council	06710 Pendang 08200, 08210, 08340 Sik 08700 Jeniang
N24	Jeneri

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman	34,606	67.64	67.64
	BN	Maizatul Akmam Othman @Ibrahim	12,189	25.06	10.41
	PH	Latifah Mohammad Yatim	3,736	7.30	9.32
Total valid votes			51,161	100.00
Total rejected ballots			416
Unreturned ballots			82
Turnout			51,659	81.05	3.84
Registered electors			63,126
Majority			21,787	42.58	30.14
	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	Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman	20,088	47.91	1.30
	BN	Mansor Abd Rahman	14,870	35.47	17.92
	PH	Azli Che Uda	6,970	16.62	16.62
Total valid votes			41,928	100.00
Total rejected ballots			729
Unreturned ballots			115
Turnout			42,772	84.89	5.05
Registered electors			50,385
Majority			5,218	12.44	5.66
	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. "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.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mansor Abd Rahman	22,084	53.39	4.11
	PAS	Che Uda Che Nik	19,277	46.61	4.11
Total valid votes			41,361	100.00
Total rejected ballots			631
Unreturned ballots			85
Turnout			42,077	89.94	6.00
Registered electors			46,786
Majority			2,807	6.78	5.34
	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. 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.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Che Uda Che Nik	16,864	50.72	1.24
	BN	Othman Desa	16,383	49.28	1.24
Total valid votes			33,247	100.00
Total rejected ballots			505
Unreturned ballots			107
Turnout			33,859	83.94	1.60
Registered electors			40,339
Majority			481	1.44	0.40
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wan Azmi Wan Ariffin	15,357	50.52	1.15
	PAS	Azizan Abdul Razak	15,038	49.48	1.15
Total valid votes			30,395	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,287
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			31,682	85.54	3.23
Registered electors			37,037
Majority			319	1.04	0.22
	BN gain from National Trust Party (Malaysia)-Malaysian Islamic Party		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Shahnon Ahmad	13,546	50.63	5.19
	BN	Abdul Hamid Othman	13,211	49.37	5.19
Total valid votes			26,757	100.00
Total rejected ballots			452
Unreturned ballots			14
Turnout			27,223	82.31	3.77
Registered electors			33,073
Majority			335	1.26	7.86
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Hamid Othman	12,756	54.56	6.80
	PAS	Ali Taib	10,622	45.44	45.44
Total valid votes			23,378	100.00
Total rejected ballots			789
Unreturned ballots			24
Turnout			24,191	78.54	0.96
Registered electors			30,800
Majority			2,134	9.12	15.16
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Hamid Othman	21,048	61.36	1.00
	S46	Zainol Abidin Johari	12,719	37.08	37.08
	Independent	Ab. Razak Ag. Long	537	1.57	1.57
Total valid votes			34,304	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,126
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			35,430	77.58	1.92
Registered electors			45,671
Majority			8,329	24.28	0.44
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Zainol Abidin Johari	18,741	62.36
	PAS	Ramli Hassan	11,310	37.64
Total valid votes			30,051	100.00
Total rejected ballots			823
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			30,874	75.66
Registered electors			40,806
Majority			7,431	24.72
This was a new constituency created.