Kulim-Bandar Baharu (federal constituency)

Kulim-Bandar Baharu

Kedah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Abd. Aziz Sheikh Fadzir BN
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2013

Kulim-Bandar Baharu is a federal constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.

The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampung Tebuan, Ulu Mahang, Pekan Mahang, Ladang Sungai Dingin, FELDA Gunong Bongsu, Karangan, Terap, Ladang Sungai Ular, Ladang Anak Kulim, Jalan Tunku Bendahara, Taman Kenari, Taman Tunku Putra, Taman Seri Kulim, Pekan Kulim, Jalan Tunku Putra, Jalan Ibrahim, Bukit Awi, Taman Bersatu, Ayer Merah, Taman Anggerik, Junjong, Padang Penyangga, Durian Burong, Sungai Batu, Sungai Taka, Sungai Tengas, Selama, Batu Lintang, Kampong Ee Guan, Pekan Serdang, Batu 16, Relau, Sungai Kechil Illir, Ayer Puteh, Telok Sera, Pekan Lubok Buntar, Kerat Telunjok, Sungai Kechil Ulu, Parit Nibong, Permatang Pasir, Bandar Baharu.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kulim-Bandar Baharu
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Kulim-Bandar Bahru
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	1959-1963	Tan Tye Chek	Alliance
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	1963-1964	Tan Tye Chek	Alliance
2nd	1964-1969	Tai Kuan Yang
	1969-1971	Parliament dissolved
3rd	1971-1973	Tai Kuan Yang	Alliance
	1973-1974		BN
4th	1974-1978	Azahari Md. Taib
5th	1978-1982	Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir
6th	1982-1986
Kulim-Bandar Baharu
7th	1986-1990	Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir	BN
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2010	Zulkifli Noordin	PKR
	2010-2013		Independent
13th	2013–present	Abd. Aziz Sheikh Fadzir	BN

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abd. Aziz Sheikh Fadzir	26,782	51.81
	PKR	Saifuddin Nasution Ismail	24,911	48.19
Total valid votes			51,693	100.00
Total rejected ballots			839
Unreturned ballots			234
Turnout			52,766	86.63
Registered electors			60,910
Majority			1,871
	BN gain from PKR		Swing		?
Source(s)

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Zulkifli Noordin	22,255	57.17
	BN	Abd. Aziz Sheikh Fadzir	16,672	42.83
Total valid votes			38,927	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,022
Unreturned ballots			233
Turnout			40,182	77.28
Registered electors			51,995
Majority			5,583
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir	22,556	60.77
	KEADILAN	Alwi Mohd Yusop	14,558	39.23
Total valid votes			37,114	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,181
Unreturned ballots			494
Turnout			38,789	77.54
Registered electors
Majority			7,998
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir	20,764	62.05
	KEADILAN	Syeikh Azmi Ahmad	12,697	37.95
Total valid votes			33,461	100.00
Total rejected ballots			898
Unreturned ballots			422
Turnout			34,781	73.85
Registered electors
Majority			8,067
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir	22,455	73.36
	S46	Abdul Aziz Mohamed	8,153	26.64
Total valid votes			30,608	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,491
Unreturned ballots			339
Turnout			32,438	70.60
Registered electors
Majority			14,302
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir	23,149	70.90
	S46	Hashim Endut	9,499	29.10
Total valid votes			32,648	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,051
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			33,699	74.23
Registered electors
Majority			13,650
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir	21,043	73.91
	PAS	Hassan Razak	7,429	26.09
Total valid votes			28,472	100.00
Total rejected ballots			887
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			29,359	69.76
Registered electors			42,084
Majority			13,614
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982: Kulim-Bandar Bahru
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978: Kulim-Bandar Bahru
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974: Kulim-Bandar Bahru
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Azahari Md. Taib
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN gain from Alliance		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969: Kulim-Bandar Bahru
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Tai Kuan Yang
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1964: Kulim-Bandar Bahru
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Tai Kuan Yang
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1959: Kulim-Bandar Bahru
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Tan Tye Chek
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.