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Bakar Arang

Bakar Arang
Kedah constituency
State constituency
LegislatureKedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Adam Loh Wei Chai
PH
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)57,867

Bakar Arang (Chinese: 峇甲亚兰) is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Bakar Arang's electorate as of 2023[1]

  Malay (47.57%)
  Chinese (36.99%)
  Indian (14.65%)
  Other ethnicities (0.78%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bakar Arang constituency has a total of 18 polling districts.[2]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Bakar Arang (N28) Taman Dahlia 015/28/01 Pusat Bimbingan Islam Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (PUSBA)
Jalan Pengkalan 015/28/02 SMK Khir Johari
Kolam Air 015/28/03 SK St. Theresa
Bandar 015/28/04 SK Khir Johari
Simpang Tiga Pekan Lama 015/28/05 Dewan Annasamy Pillai, Pekan Lama
Peteri 015/28/06 SK Khir Johari
Kampung Bahru 015/28/07 SK Petani Jaya
Taman Sentosa 015/28/08 SJK (C) Sin Kwang
Taman Delima 015/28/09 SMK Tunku Ismail
Taman Intan 015/28/10 SK Tunku Ismail
Bakar Arang 015/28/11 SMK Bakar Arang
Taman Arked 015/28/12 SK Bakar Arang
Taman Makmur 015/28/13 SMK Che Tom
Sungai Pasir 015/28/14 SK Sungai Pasir
Taman Nilam 015/28/15 SK Taman Intan
Taman Sejati Indah 015/28/16 SK Seri Gedong
Taman Sri Wang 016/28/17 SK Taman Sri Wang
Taman Keladi 015/28/18 SMJK Sin Min (P)

Representation history

Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Bakar Arang
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Tikam Batu
9th 1995–1999 Tan Hong Eng BN (MCA)
10th 1999–2004
11th 2004–2008 Seng Kooh Huat
12th 2008–2009 Tan Wei Shu PR (PKR)
2009–2013 IND
13th 2013–2018 Simon Ooi Tze Min PR (PKR)
14th 2018–2023 PH (PKR)
15th 2023–present Adam Loh Wei Chai

Election results

Kedah state election, 2023: Bakar Arang
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Adam Loh Wei Chai 21,889 54.41 Decrease 3.79
PN Tai Kuang Tee 18,206 45.25 Increase 45.25
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Tan Kee Chye 138 0.34 Increase 0.16
Total valid votes 40,233 100.00
Total rejected ballots 217
Unreturned ballots 54
Turnout 40,504 69.99 Decrease 12.26
Registered electors 57,867
Majority 3,683 9.16 Decrease 25.03
PH hold Swing
Kedah state election, 2018: Bakar Arang
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Ooi Tze Min 18,440 58.20 Increase 58.20
PAS Othman Che Mee 7,607 24.01 Increase24.01
BN Ko Hung Weng 5,547 17.51 Decrease 20.95
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Tan Kee Chye 58 0.18 Increase 0.18
Independent Tan Hock Huat 29 0.10 Increase 0.10
Total valid votes 31,681 100.00
Total rejected ballots 391
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 32,072 82.25 Decrease 3.05
Registered electors 38,991
Majority 10,833 34.19 Increase 11.81
PH hold Swing


Kedah state election, 2013: Bakar Arang
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PKR Ooi Tze Min 17,757 60.84 Increase 8.22
BN Lee Yean Wang 11,223 38.46 Decrease 7.48
Independent Ong Kah Soon 204 0.70 Increase 0.70
Total valid votes 29,184 100.00
Total rejected ballots 366
Unreturned ballots 69
Turnout 29,619 85.30 Increase 10.97
Registered electors 34,743
Majority 6,534 22.38 Increase 15.70
PKR hold Swing


Kedah state election, 2008: Bakar Arang
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PKR Tan Wei Shu 10,489 52.62 Increase 25.43
BN Seng Kooh Huat 9,159 45.94 Decrease 26.87
Independent Lim Pok Long 287 1.44 Increase 1.44
Total valid votes 19,935 100.00
Total rejected ballots 490
Unreturned ballots 71
Turnout 20,496 74.33 Decrease 0.80
Registered electors 27,574
Majority 1,330 6.68 Decrease 38.94
PKR gain from BN Swing ?


Kedah state election, 2004: Bakar Arang
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Seng Kooh Huat 14,204 72.81 Increase 8.64
PKR Johari Abdul 5,304 27.19 Increase 27.19
Total valid votes 19,509 100.00
Total rejected ballots 269
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 19,778 75.13 Decrease 2.58
Registered electors 26,326
Majority 8,899 45.62 Increase 17.28
BN hold Swing


Kedah state election, 1999: Bakar Arang
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Tan Hong Eng 11,066 64.17 Increase 3.40
PAS Abdul Halim Mohd Nasir 6,179 35.83 Increase 16.75
Total valid votes 17,245 100.00
Total rejected ballots 246
Unreturned ballots 2,477
Turnout 19,968 77.71 Increase 1.62
Registered electors 25,694
Majority 4,887 28.34 Decrease 12.28
BN hold Swing


Kedah state election, 1995: Bakar Arang
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Tan Hong Eng 9,882 60.77
DAP Lee Chuan Saw 3,276 20.15
PAS Haji Azizan Haji Maghribi 3,104 19.08
Total valid votes 16,262 100.00
Total rejected ballots 496
Unreturned ballots 663
Turnout 17,421 76.09
Registered electors 22,896
Majority 6,606 40.62
This was a new constituency created.

References

  1. ^ "15th Kedah State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.[permanent dead link]


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