Tambun Tulang

This article is about the state constituency. For the football club formerly named "Tambun Tulang", see Perlis United F.C.

Tambun Tulang is a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly. It has been represented by Member of the State Executive Council (EXCO) Wan Zikri Afthar Ishak since 2022.

Tambun Tulang

Perlis constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Perlis State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Wan Zikri Afthar Ishak PN
Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)[1]	13,451

The state constituency was created in 1994. It was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Perlis State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Definition

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Tambun Tulang constituency is divided into 6 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Tambun Tulang (N12)	Kubang Gajah	003/12/01	SK Kubang Gajah
	Jejawi	003/12/02	SMK Syed Sirajuddin
	Kampong Banat	003/12/03	SMK Arau
	Kampong Surau	003/12/04	SK Utan Aji
	Mengkuang Layar	003/12/05	SK Long Boh
	Tambun Tulang	003/12/06	SK Tambun Tulang

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Tambun Tulang's electorate as of 2022^[3]

1. Malays (82.74%)
2. Other Ethnicities (11.35%)
3. Chinese (5.22%)
4. Indians (0.69%)

Total electors by polling district in 2016

Polling district	Electors
Kubang Gajah	1,692
Jejawi	1,493
Kampung Banat	1,024
Kampong Surau	2,160
Mengkuang Layar	1,038
Tambun Tulang	2,344
Total	9,751
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[4]

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tambun Tulang
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Utan Aji
9th	1995–1999	Shahidan Kassim	BN (UMNO)
10th	1999–2004
11th	2004–2008
12th	2008–2013
13th	2013–2018	Ismail Kassim
14th	2018–2019
	2019–2020		PH (BERSATU)
	2020–2022		BN (UMNO)[5]
15th	2022–present	Wan Zikri Afthar Ishak	PN (BERSATU)

Election results

Perlis state election, 2022: Tambun Tulang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Wan Zikri Afthar Ishak	5,456	53.68	53.68
	BN	Ismail Kasim	2,971	29.23	8.77
	PH	Syahmi Suhaimi	1,554	15.29	11.51
	GTA	Maton Din	182	1.79	1.79
Total valid votes			10,163	100.00
Total rejected ballots			225
Unreturned ballots			122
Turnout			10,510	78.10	6.52
Registered electors			13,451
Majority			2,485	24.45	13.25
	PN gain from BN		Swing		?

Perlis state election, 2018: Tambun Tulang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ismail Kassim	4,005	38.00	27.33
	PH	Maton Din	2,825	26.80	26.80
	PAS	Abu Bakar Ali	1,910	18.10	18.10
Total valid votes			8,740	100.00
Total rejected ballots			148
Unreturned ballots			27
Turnout			8,915	84.62	3.03
Registered electors			10,535
Majority			1,180	11.20	19.46
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [3][6]

Perlis state election, 2013: Tambun Tulang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ismail Kassim	5,286	65.33	0.40
	PKR	Azhar Ameir	2,805	34.67	34.67
Total valid votes			8,091	100.00
Total rejected ballots			153
Unreturned ballots			16
Turnout			8,260	87.65	8.51
Registered electors			9,424
Majority			2,481	30.66	0.80
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Perlis [P.U. (B) 185/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-10.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Perlis [P.U. (B) 226/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-10.[permanent dead link]

Perlis state election, 2008: Tambun Tulang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shahidan Kassim	4,371	64.93	2.67
	PAS	Che Nordin Che Ahmad	2,361	35.07	2.67
Total valid votes			6,732	100.00
Total rejected ballots			138
Unreturned ballots			2
Turnout			6,872	79.14	6.19
Registered electors			8,683
Majority			2,010	29.86	5.34
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [6]

Perlis state election, 2004: Tambun Tulang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shahidan Kassim	4,422	62.26	5.01
	PAS	Haron Din	2,680	37.74	5.01
Total valid votes			7,102	100.00
Total rejected ballots			101
Unreturned ballots			5
Turnout			7,208	85.33	2.61
Registered electors			8,447
Majority			1,742	24.52	10.02
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [6]

Perlis state election, 1999: Tambun Tulang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shahidan Kassim	3,464	57.25	12.21
	PAS	Ismail Ahmad	2,587	42.75	42.75
Total valid votes			6,051	100.00
Total rejected ballots			124
Unreturned ballots			2
Turnout			6,177	82.72	5.32
Registered electors			7,467
Majority			877	14.50	24.42
	BN hold		Swing

Perlis state election, 1995: Tambun Tulang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shahidan Kassim	3,777	69.46
	S46	Alias Othman	1,661	30.54
Total valid votes			5,438	100.00
Total rejected ballots			139
Unreturned ballots			2
Turnout			5,579	77.40
Registered electors			7,208
Majority			2,116	38.92
This was a new constituency created.