Sungai Besar (federal constituency)

Sungai Besar is a federal constituency in Sabak Bernam District, Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.

Sungai Besar (P093)

Selangor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Muslimin Yahaya PN
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	58,955
Electors (2023)[2]	64,722
Area (km²)[3]	639
Pop. density (per km²)	92.3

The federal constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Sungai Besar's electorate as of 2018^[4]

1. Malay (68.4%)
2. Chinese (29.4%)
3. Indian (2.00%)
4. Other ethnicities (0.20%)

Age breakdown of Sungai Besar's electorate as of 2022

1. 18-20 (5.95%)
2. 21-29 (22.2%)
3. 30-39 (24.1%)
4. 40-49 (16.9%)
5. 50-59 (14.6%)
6. 60-69 (9.42%)
7. 70-79 (4.92%)
8. 80-89 (1.48%)
9. above 90 (0.28%)

Gender breakdown of Sungai Besar's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (50.5%)
2. Female (49.5%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Sungai Besar constituency is divided into 30 polling districts.^[5]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Sungai Panjang（N03）	Parit 16-Belia 2	093/03/01	SK Binjai Jaya
	Parit 13-15 Sungai Panjang	093/03/02	SK Tok Khalifah Sungai Besar
	Parit 6-12 Sungai Panjang	093/03/03	KAFA Integrasi Kampung Desa Permai Parit 8 Sungai Panjang
	Parit 2-5 Sungai Panjang	093/03/04	SRA Parit Empat Sungai Haji Dorani
	Pekan Sungai Besar	093/03/05	SK Seri Utama Sungai Besar
	Bagan Sungai Besar	093/03/06	Balai Raya Bagan Sungai Besar
	Parit Satu Timur	093/03/07	SMK Sungai Besar
	Sungai Limau	093/03/08	SK Sungai Limau Sungai Besar
	Sungai Haji Dorani	093/03/09	SK Sungai Haji Dorani
	Peket Enam Puluh	093/03/10	SK Parit Empat, Sungai Besar
	Simpang Lima	093/03/11	SK Simpang Lima Sungai Besar
	Parit 13 Sungai Nipah	093/03/12	SK Parit 13 Sungai Nipah
	Sungai Nipah	093/03/13	SMA Tun Rahah
	Sungai Nibong	093/03/14	SK Sungai Nibong
	Pasir Panjang Tengah	093/03/15	Dewan Dato' Muhd. Fauzi Pasir Panjang
	Pasir Panjang Selatan	093/03/16	SK Pasir Panjang
	Taman Berkat	093/03/17	Mini Stadium Sungai Besar
	Parit 6-12 Timur	093/03/18	SRA Parit 11 Timur
	Kampung Baharu Nelayan	093/03/19	SMA Tengku Ampuan Jemaah Sungai Besar
Sekinchan（N04）	Sungai Leman Bendang Utara	093/04/01	SK Parit 9 Sungai Leman Sekinchan
	Sungai Leman Bendang Tengah	093/04/02	SK Parit 9 Sungai Leman Sekinchan
	Sungai Leman Bendang Selatan	093/04/03	SRA Parit 7 Ban 2 Sungai Leman
	Sungai Leman Kampung Darat	093/04/04	SK Sungai Leman
	Sungai Leman Kampung Laut	093/04/05	SRA Parit 9 Sungai Leman Sekinchan
	Sekinchan Selatan	093/04/06	SJK (C) Yoke Kuan Sekinchan
	Sekinchan Tempatan Selatan	093/04/07	SRA Harmoni Taman Ria
	Sekinchan Tempatan Tengah	093/04/08	SMJK Yoke Kuan Sekinchan
	Sekinchan Tempatan (Site B)	093/04/09	SMJK Yoke Kuan Sekinchan
	Kian Sit	093/04/10	SJK (C) Kian Sit
	Sekinchan	093/04/11	SK Seri Sekinchan

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Sungai Besar
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Tanjong Karang and Sabak Bernam
11th	P093	2004–2008	Noriah Kasnon (نوريه كسنون)	BN (UMNO)
12th		2008–2013
13th		2013–2016
		2016–2018	Budiman Mohd Zohdi (بوديمن محمد زهدي)
14th		2018–2020	Muslimin Yahaya (مسلمين يحيى)	PH (BERSATU)
		2020–2022		PN (BERSATU)
15th		2022–present

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Sungai Besar						Sekinchan
						Sungai Panjang

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N3	Sungai Panjang	Mohamad Razali Saari	PN (PAS)
N4	Sekinchan	Ng Suee Lim	PH (DAP)

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N3	Sungai Panjang	Sabak Bernam District Council	45300 Sungai Besar 45400 Sekinchan
N4	Sekinchan

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Muslimin Yahaya	19,791	38.75	38.75
	PH	Saipolyazan Mat Yusop	17,070	33.42	8.69
	BN	Jamal Yunos	13,984	27.38	12.99
	GTA	Asmawar Samat @ Samad	225	0.44	0.44
Total valid votes			51,070	100.00
Total rejected ballots			441
Unreturned ballots			83
Turnout			51,594	79.32	6.60
Registered electors			64,382
Majority			2,721	5.33	3.60
	PN gain from PH		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753283/PUB612.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Muslimin Yahaya	17,350	42.11	42.11
	BN	Budiman Mohd Zohdi	16,636	40.37	13.29
	PAS	Mohamed Salleh M Husin	7,220	17.52	4.52
Total valid votes			41,206	100.00
Total rejected ballots			564
Unreturned ballots			108
Turnout			41,878	85.92	10.92
Registered electors			48,739
Majority			714	1.73	27.63
	PH gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 239/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-19. 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 Selangor [P.U. (B) 313/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general by-election, 18 June 2016
The by-election was called due to the death of incumbent, Noriah Kasnon.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Budiman Mohd Zohdi	16,800	53.66	3.12
	Amanah	Azhar Abdul Shukur	7,609	24.30	24.30
	PAS	Abdul Rani Osman	6,902	22.04	27.42
Total valid votes			31,311	100.00
Total rejected ballots			379
Unreturned ballots			31
Turnout			31,721	74.37	13.89
Registered electors			42,655
Majority			9,191	29.36	28.28
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Pilihan Raya Kecil P.093 Sungai Besar". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-09-19. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election - By-election of the Dewan Rakyat of P.093 Sungai Besar for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 270/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 2018-09-19. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statement of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes for the By-election of P.093 Sungai Besar [P. U. (B) 299/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-27.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Noriah Kasnon	18,695	50.54	8.69
	PAS	Salleh Husin	18,296	49.46	8.69
Total valid votes			36,991	100.00
Total rejected ballots			690
Unreturned ballots			129
Turnout			37,810	88.26	6.30
Registered electors			42,837
Majority			399	1.08	17.38
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 176/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-06. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 217/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-06.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Noriah Kasnon	16,069	59.23	6.52
	PAS	Osman Sabran	11,060	40.77	6.52
Total valid votes			27,129	100.00
Total rejected ballots			656
Unreturned ballots			142
Turnout			27,927	81.96	4.16
Registered electors			34,073
Majority			5,009	18.46	13.04
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Noriah Kasnon	15,337	65.75
	PAS	Sallehen Mukhyi	7,988	34.25
Total valid votes			23,325	100.00
Total rejected ballots			795
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			24,120	77.80
Registered electors			31,002
Majority			7,349	31.50
This was a new constituency created out of Tanjong Karang and Sabak Bernam which went to BN in the previous election.