Bukit Chandan (state constituency)

Bukit Chandan
Perak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Perak State Legislative Assembly
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Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2018

Bukit Chandan is a state constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly since 1974.

The state constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Perak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Jalan Kangsar, Jalan Datoh, Jalan Dato Sagor, Kampong Talang, Kampong Pajak Potong, Kampong Sayong Lembah, Bukit Resident, Bukit Chandan, Bendang Kering, Menora, Senggang, Seberang Manong, Bekor.

2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Jalan Kangsar, Jalan Datoh, Jalan Dato Sagor, Kampong Talang, Kampong Pajak Potong, Kampong Sayong Lembah, Bukit Resident, Bukit Chandan, Bendang Kering, Menora, Senggang, Seberang Manong, Bekor.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Chandan
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
4th	1974-1978	Ahmad Zainal	BN
5th	1978-1982	Wong Yee Kao
6th	1982-1986	Shaari Mohamed Noor
7th	1986-1990	Megat Tajuddin Megat Ahmad
8th	1990-1995	Megat Tajuddin Megat Ahmad
9th	1995-1999	Ahmad Jaafar
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Wan Mohammad Khair-il Anuar Wan Ahmad
13th	2013-2018	Maslin Sham Razman
14th	2018-present	Maslin Sham Razman

Election results

Perak state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Maslin Sham Razman	5,929	41.94	- 11.49
	PKR	Mohamad Imran Abdul Hamid	5,465	38.66	- 7.49
	PAS	Intan Norhani Mohamad Basir	2,743	19.40	+ 19.40
Total valid votes			14,137	100.00
Total rejected ballots			253
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			14,390	83.13
Registered electors			17,311
Majority			464	3.28
	BN hold		Swing

Perak state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Maslin Sham Razman	7,050	53.43	- 5.03
	PKR	Fathmawaty Salim	6,091	46.15	+ 4.61
	Independent	Jahiddin Isa	55	0.42	+ 0.42
Total valid votes			13,196	100.00
Total rejected ballots			238
Unreturned ballots			37
Turnout			13,471	84.30
Registered electors			15,979
Majority			959
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 190/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 231/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

Perak state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wan Mohammad Khair-il Anuar Wan Ahmad	5,850	58.46	- 9.53
	PKR	Zulkifly Ibrahim	4,156	41.54	+ 9.53
Total valid votes			10,006	100.00
Total rejected ballots			178
Unreturned ballots			334
Turnout			10,518	74.01
Registered electors			14,211
Majority			1,694
	BN hold		Swing

Perak state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Jaafar	6,826	67.99	+ 10.69
	KEADILAN	Mustaffa Kamil Ayub	3,213	32.01	- 10.69
Total valid votes			10,039	100.00
Total rejected ballots			227
Unreturned ballots			23
Turnout			10,289	71.19
Registered electors			14,452
Majority			3,613
	BN hold		Swing

Perak state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Jaafar	6,016	57.30	- 21.10
	KEADILAN	Che Mat Padali	4,483	42.70	+ 42.70
Total valid votes			10,499	100.00
Total rejected ballots			256
Unreturned ballots			37
Turnout			10,792	63.81
Registered electors			16,914
Majority			1,533
	BN hold		Swing

Perak state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Jaafar	8,123	78.40	+ 18.03
	S46	Yahya Kamaruzzaman	2,238	21.60	- 18.03
Total valid votes			10,361	100.00
Total rejected ballots			256
Unreturned ballots			72
Turnout			10,689	64.40
Registered electors			16,599
Majority			5,885
	BN hold		Swing

Perak state election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Megat Tajuddin Megat Ahmad	7,844	60.37	- 9.04
	S46	Mohd Noor Othman	5,149	39.63	+ 39.63
Total valid votes			12,993	100.00
Total rejected ballots			490
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			13,483	66.21
Registered electors			20,364
Majority			2,695
	BN hold		Swing

Perak state election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Megat Tajuddin Megat Ahmad	8,337	69.41
	PAS	Mohd Nor @ Md Noor Abdullah	3,675	30.59
Total valid votes			12,012	100.00
Total rejected ballots			363
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			12,375	63.34
Registered electors			19,537
Majority			4,662
	BN hold		Swing

Perak state election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Shaari Mohamed Noor	7,268	58.79
	DAP	Fong Chee Wee	3,435	27.79
	PAS	Hashim Mat Noor	1,659	13.42
Total valid votes			12,362	100.00
Total rejected ballots			252
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			12,614	70.48
Registered electors			17,898
Majority			3,833
	BN hold		Swing

Perak state election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Wong Yee Kao	5,380	46.87
	DAP		3,202	27.90
	PAS		2,896	25.23
Total valid votes			11,478	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			16,379
Majority			2,178
	BN hold		Swing

Perak state election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Ahmad Zainal
	PEKEMAS	Abdul Jaafar Abdul Hamid
	DAP	Kuan Booi Ho
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots			433
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			14,469
Majority			2,316
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

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[1] "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.