Guar Chempedak (state constituency)

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Guar Chempedak
Kedah constituency
State constituency
LegislatureKedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Abdul Ghafar Saad
PN
Constituency created1994
First contested1994
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)30,085

Guar Chempedak is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.

Demographics[edit]

Ethnic breakdown of Guar Chempedak's electorate as of 2023[1]

  Malay (89.84%)
  Chinese (9.14%)
  Indian (0.69%)
  Other ethnicities (0.34%)

History[edit]

Polling districts[edit]

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Guar Chempedak constituency has a total of 16 polling districts.[2]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Guar Chempedak (N21) Pondok Haji Majid 012/21/01 SK Haji Hussin Dol
Taman Sri Wangsa 012/21/02 SMK Guar Chempedak
Pondok Haji Hussein 012/21/03 SK Guar Chempedak
Titi Teras 012/21/04 SJK (C) Pei Eng
Teroi 012/21/05 SK Teroi
Titi Serong 012/21/06 SJK (C) Chung Hwa
Kuala Yan Kechil 012/21/07 SMA Fauzi
Pekan Sungai Yan 012/21/08 SK Yan Kechil
Sungai Udang 012/21/09 SK Kampung Pauh
Singkir Darat 012/21/10 SK Singkir
Kampung Acheh 012/21/11 Maktab Mahmud Yan
Lubok Buoy 012/21/12 SK Haji Nyak Gam
Pekan Yan 012/21/13 SK Langkasuka
Sungai Raga 012/21/14 SJK (C) York Khoon
Ruat 012/21/15 SK Tok Mat Salleh
Singkir Laut 012/21/16 SK Singkir

Representation history[edit]

Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Guar Chempedak
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Sala
9th 1995–1999 Abd Razak Hashim BN (UMNO)
10th 1999–2004
11th 2004–2008
12th 2008–2013 Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail
13th 2013–2018
14th 2018
2018–2019 IND
2019–2020 PH (BERSATU)
2020–2023 PN (BERSATU)
15th 2023–present Abdul Ghafar Saad

Election results[edit]

Kedah state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PN Abdul Ghafar Saad 17,266 76.40 Increase 76.40
BN Abdul Pasir Abdul Hamid 5,157 22.82 Decrease 12.48
Independent Ku Abdul Halim Ku Ismail 176 0.78 Increase 0.78
Total valid votes 22,599 100.00
Total rejected ballots 132
Unreturned ballots 24
Turnout 22,755 75.64 Decrease 7.46
Registered electors 30,085
Majority 12,109 53.58 Increase 52.18
PN gain from BN Swing ?
Kedah state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail 6,518 35.30 Decrease 18.85
PAS Musoddak Hj Ahmad 6,259 33.90 Decrease 11.95
PH Mohd Safuan Sabari 5,686 30.80 Increase 30.80
Total valid votes 18,463 100.00
Total rejected ballots 292
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 18,819 83.10 Decrease 3.70
Registered electors 22,646
Majority 259 1.40 Decrease 6.90
BN hold Swing


Kedah state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail 10,158 54.15 Decrease 2.12
PAS Musoddak Hj Ahmad 7,860 45.85 Increase 2.12
Total valid votes 18,018 100.00
Total rejected ballots 226
Unreturned ballots 51
Turnout 18,295 86.80 Increase 8.40
Registered electors 21,086
Majority 2,298 8.30 Decrease 4.24
BN hold Swing


Kedah state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail 7,898 56.27 Decrease 7.96
PAS Mohamand Ismail 6,139 43.73 Increase 7.96
Total valid votes 14,037 100.00
Total rejected ballots 205
Unreturned ballots 36
Turnout 14,278 78.40 Decrease 0.29
Registered electors 18,211
Majority 1,759 12.54 Decrease 15.92
BN hold Swing


Kedah state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Abd Razak Hashim 8,949 64.23 Increase 5.97
PAS Muhammad Afif Abdullah 4,983 35.77 Decrease 5.97
Total valid votes 13,932 100.00
Total rejected ballots 221
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 14,153 78.69 Increase 5.33
Registered electors 17,985
Majority 3,966 28.46 Increase 11.94
BN hold Swing


Kedah state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Abd Razak Hashim 8,025 58.26 Decrease 8.29
PAS Che'pi @ Nasir Othman 5,750 41.74 Increase 8.29
Total valid votes 13,775 100.00
Total rejected ballots 343
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 14,133 73.36 Increase 2.33
Registered electors 19,265
Majority 2,275 16.52 Decrease 16.58
BN hold Swing


Kedah state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Abd Razak Hashim 8,685 66.55
PAS Baharom Hanafi 4,365 33.45
Total valid votes 13,050 100.00
Total rejected ballots 250
Unreturned ballots 67
Turnout 13,367 71.03
Registered electors 18,818
Majority 4,320 33.10
This was a new constituency created.

References[edit]

  • "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-27.