Kubang Pasu (federal constituency)

Kubang Pasu is a federal constituency in Kubang Pasu District, Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

Kubang Pasu (P006)

Kedah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail PN
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	171,375
Electors (2023)[2]	109,113
Area (km²)[3]	634
Pop. density (per km²)	270.3

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/KEDAH

Ethnic breakdown of Kubang Pasu's electorate as of 2022

  Malay (86.5%)

  Chinese (8.8%)

  Indian (3.7%)

  Other ethnicities (0.9%)

Age breakdown of Kubang Pasu's electorate as of 2022

  18-20 (7.42%)

  21-29 (24.46%)

  30-39 (23.05%)

  40-49 (15.79%)

  50-59 (12.68%)

  60-69 (10.05%)

  70-79 (4.87%)

  80-89 (1.47%)

  above 90 (0.21%)

Gender breakdown of Kubang Pasu's electorate as of 2022

  Male (49.72%)

  Female (50.28%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Kubang Pasu constituency is divided into 44 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Bukit Kayu Hitam (N05）	Bukit Kayu Hitam	006/05/01	SK Bandar Bukit Kayu Hitam
	FELDA Bukit Tangga	006/05/02	SK FELDA Bukit Tangga
	Temin	006/05/03	SK Dato' Wan Kemara
	FELDA Laka Selatan	006/05/04	SK FELDA Laka Selatan
	FELDA Batu Lapan	006/05/05	SK Batu 8
	Pekan Baru Changlun	006/05/06	SJK (C) Yit Min
	Pekan Lama Changlun	006/05/07	SJK (T) Changlun
	Sintok	006/05/08	SK Bandar Baru Sintok
	Kampung Darat	006/05/09	SMK Changlun
	Kubang Pasu	006/05/10	SMK Hosba
	Guar Napai	006/05/11	SK Guar Napai
	Hosba	006/05/12	SK Hosba
	Kampung Napoh	006/05/13	SK Hosba
	Binjal	006/05/14	Pertubuhan Peladang Kawasan Asun
	Kampung Bemban	006/05/15	SK Gelong
	Pulau Pisang	006/05/16	SMK Pulau Nyior
	Pekan Tunjang	008/05/17	SK Tunjang
	Pulau Timboi	008/05/18	SK Hakim Teh
	Padang Limau	008/05/19	Bangunan Persatuan Peladang (MADA) D-11 Tunjang
	Pulau Nyior	006/05/20	SRA Al-Azhar
	Kampung Pulau Ketam	006/05/21	SMK Pulau Nyior
	Gelong Rambai	006/05/22	SJK (C) Hwa Min
Jitra (N06)	Paya Kemunting	006/06/01	SJK (T) Paya Kemunting
	Kampung Kuluang	006/06/02	SK Binjal
	Malau	006/06/03	SK Malau
	Padang Panjang	006/06/04	SK Malau
	Wang Tepus	006/06/05	SK Penghulu Hj Darus
	Taman Jitra Jaya	006/06/06	SK Jitra
	Taman Rasa Sayang	006/06/07	SJK (C) Chung Hwa
	Taman Pasu	006/06/08	SK Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin
	Kampung Telok Nibong	006/06/09	SK Jitra 3
	Kampung Batu 13	006/06/10	SMK Paya Kemunting
	Taman Jitra	006/06/11	SMK Jitra
	Pantai Halban	006/06/12	SK Bandar Baru Darulaman
	Kampung Tok Kesop	006/06/13	SK Jitra 2
	Tanah Merah	006/06/14	SMK Tanjung Pauh
	Kampung Telok Malik	006/06/15	SK Telok Malek
	Kampung Naga	006/06/16	SK Padang Pekan
	Lubuk Kawah	006/06/17	SMK Sultan Abdul Halim
	Taman Mahsuri	006/06/18	SMK Bandar Baru Darulaman
	Alor Rambai	006/06/19	SMK Tunku Anum Tunku Abdul Rahman
	Lubok Batu	006/06/20	SK Seri Banai
	Bukit Tinggi	006/06/21	SK Bukit Tinggi
	Kepala Batas	006/06/22	SK Kepala Batas

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kubang Pasu
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Kubang Pasu Barat
4th	P004	1974–1978	Mahathir Mohamad (محاضير محمد)	BN (UMNO)
5th		1978–1982
6th		1982–1986
7th		1986–1990
8th		1990–1995
9th	P006	1995–1999
10th		1999–2004
11th		2004–2008	Mohd Johari Baharum (محمد جوهري بهاروم)
12th		2008–2013
13th		2013–2018
14th		2018–2020	Amiruddin Hamzah (أميرالدين حمزة)	PH (BERSATU)
		2020		BERSATU
				Independent
		2020–2022		PEJUANG
15th		2022–present	Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail (كو عبدالرحمن بن كو إسماعيل)	PN (BERSATU)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Kubang Pasu						Bukit Kayu Hitam
			Jitra
			Tunjang

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N5	Bukit Kayu Hitam	Halimaton Shaadiah Saad	PN (BERSATU)
N6	Jitra	Haim Hilman Abdullah	PN (PAS)

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N5	Bukit Kayu Hitam	Kubang Pasu Municipal Council	06000 Jitra 06010 Changlun 06050 Bukit Kayu Hitam 06200 Kepala Batas 06300 Kuala Nerang
N6	Jitra

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail	47,584	57.05	57.05
	PH	Aizuddin Ariffin	16,000	19.18	30.52
	BN	Hasmuni Hassan	14,489	17.37	10.80
	GTA	Amiruddin Hamzah	5,329	6.39	6.39
Total valid votes			83,402	100.00
Total rejected ballots			617
Unreturned ballots			85
Turnout			84,104	77.72	5.46
Registered electors			108,217
Majority			31,584	37.87	16.31
	PN gain from PH		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753260/PUB%20606%20(2022).pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Amiruddin Hamzah	29,984	49.70	49.70
	BN	Mohd Johari Baharum	16,975	28.14	31.15
	PAS	Norhafiza Fadzil	13,375	22.17	18.54
Total valid votes			60,334	100.00
Total rejected ballots			770
Unreturned ballots			348
Turnout			61,452	83.18	4.23
Registered electors			73,881
Majority			13,009	21.56	2.98
	PH gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Kedah [P.U. (B) 233/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link‍] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Kedah [P.U. (B) 307/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link‍]

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Johari Baharum	33,334	59.29	0.74
	PAS	Mohd Jamal Nasir	22,890	40.71	0.74
Total valid votes			56,224	100.00
Total rejected ballots			834
Unreturned ballots			238
Turnout			57,296	87.41	7.98
Registered electors			65,550
Majority			10,444	18.58	1.48
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Kedah [P.U. (B) 170/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2016-05-12. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Kedah [P.U. (B) 211/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12.[permanent dead link‍]

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Johari Baharum	24,179	58.55	8.76
	PAS	Abd Isa Ismail	17,119	41.45	8.76
Total valid votes			41,298	100.00
Total rejected ballots			928
Unreturned ballots			127
Turnout			42,353	79.43	2.44
Registered electors			53,323
Majority			7,060	17.10	17.52
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Johari Baharum	26,657	67.31	2.69
	PAS	Abd Isa Ismail	12,945	32.69	2.69
Total valid votes			39,602	100.00
Total rejected ballots			919
Unreturned ballots			81
Turnout			40,602	81.87	3.26
Registered electors			49,593
Majority			13,712	34.62	5.38
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mahathir Mohamad	22,399	64.62	12.50
	PAS	Ahmad Subki Abd. Latif @ Subky Abd. Latif	12,261	35.38	12.50
Total valid votes			34,660	100.00
Total rejected ballots			677
Unreturned ballots			769
Turnout			36,106	78.61	4.58
Registered electors			45,930
Majority			10,138	29.24	25.00
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mahathir Mohamad	24,495	77.12	0.95
	PAS	Ahmad Ma'alim @ Mohd Alim	7,269	22.88	0.95
Total valid votes			31,764	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,246
Unreturned ballots			186
Turnout			33,196	74.03	3.48
Registered electors			44,841
Majority			17,226	54.24	1.90
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mahathir Mohamad	30,681	78.07	6.59
	S46	Sudin Wahab	8,619	21.93	21.93
Total valid votes			39,300	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,270
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			40,570	77.51	3.30
Registered electors			52,341
Majority			22,062	56.14	13.18
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mahathir Mohamad	25,452	71.48	2.19
	PAS	Azizan Ismail	10,154	28.52	2.19
Total valid votes			35,606	100.00
Total rejected ballots			803
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			36,409	74.21	4.58
Registered electors			49,059
Majority			15,298	42.96	4.38
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mahathir Mohamad	24,524	73.67	9.03
	PAS	Yusof Abdullah	8,763	26.33	9.03
Total valid votes			33,287	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,053
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			34,340	78.79	0.35
Registered electors			43,583
Majority			15,761	47.34	18.06
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mahathir Mohamad	18,198	64.64	64.64
	PAS	Halim Arshat	9,953	35.36	35.36
Total valid votes			28,151	100.00
Total rejected ballots			863
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			29,014	78.37
Registered electors			37,022
Majority			8,245	29.28
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
On the nomination day, Mahathir Mohamad won uncontested.
	BN	Mahathir Mohamad
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			33,258
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References

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