Tambun Tulang

This article is about the state constituency. For the football club formerly named "Tambun Tulang", see Perlis United F.C.
Tambun Tulang
Perlis constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePerlis State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Wan Zikri Afthar Ishak
PN
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)[1]13,451

Tambun Tulang is a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly.

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. Since 2022, the State Assemblyman for Tambun Tulang is Wan Zikri Afthar Ishak from Perikatan Nasional (BN).

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]

  Malays (82.74%)
  Other Ethnicities (11.35%)
  Chinese (5.22%)
  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 Aftar Ishak PN (BERSATU)

Election results

Perlis state election, 2022: Tambun Tulang
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PN Wan Zikri Aftar Ishak 5,456 53.68 Increase 53.68
BN Ismail Kasim 2,971 29.23 Decrease 8.77
PH Syahmi Suhaimi 1,554 15.29 Decrease 11.51
Homeland Fighters' Party Maton Din 182 1.79 Increase 1.79
Total valid votes 10,163 100.00
Total rejected ballots 225
Unreturned ballots 122
Turnout 10,510 78.10 Decrease 6.52
Registered electors 13,451
Majority 2,485 24.45 Increase 13.25
PN gain from BN Swing ?


Perlis state election, 2018: Tambun Tulang
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Ismail Kassim 4,005 38.00 Decrease 27.33
PH Maton Din 2,825 26.80 Increase 26.80
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Abu Bakar Ali 1,910 18.10 Increase 18.10
Total valid votes 8,740 100.00
Total rejected ballots 148
Unreturned ballots 27
Turnout 8,915 84.62 Decrease 3.03
Registered electors 10,535
Majority 1,180 11.20 Decrease 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 Increase 0.40
PKR Azhar Ameir 2,805 34.67 Increase 34.67
Total valid votes 8,091 100.00
Total rejected ballots 153
Unreturned ballots 16
Turnout 8,260 87.65 Increase 8.51
Registered electors 9,424
Majority 2,481 30.66 Increase 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.

"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.
Perlis state election, 2008: Tambun Tulang
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Shahidan Kassim 4,371 64.93 Increase 2.67
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Che Nordin Che Ahmad 2,361 35.07 Decrease 2.67
Total valid votes 6,732 100.00
Total rejected ballots 138
Unreturned ballots 2
Turnout 6,872 79.14 Decrease 6.19
Registered electors 8,683
Majority 2,010 29.86 Increase 5.34
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[6]
Perlis state election, 2004: Tambun Tulang
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Shahidan Kassim 4,422 62.26 Increase 5.01
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Haron Din 2,680 37.74 Decrease 5.01
Total valid votes 7,102 100.00
Total rejected ballots 101
Unreturned ballots 5
Turnout 7,208 85.33 Increase 2.61
Registered electors 8,447
Majority 1,742 24.52 Increase 10.02
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[6]
Perlis state election, 1999: Tambun Tulang
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Shahidan Kassim 3,464 57.25 Decrease 12.21
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Ismail Ahmad 2,587 42.75 Increase 42.75
Total valid votes 6,051 100.00
Total rejected ballots 124
Unreturned ballots 2
Turnout 6,177 82.72 Increase 5.32
Registered electors 7,467
Majority 877 14.50 Decrease 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.

References

  1. ^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Perlis". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  4. ^ "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.
  5. ^ Rahman, Oleh Dziyaul Afnan Abdul (2020-05-16). "Adik Shahidan Kassim kembali kepada UMNO". BH Online (in Malay). Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  6. ^ a b c https://undi.info/perlis/r18/n12[dead link]