Sabak Bernam (federal constituency)

Sabak Bernam is a federal constituency in Sabak Bernam District, Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented since 1959 in the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of Malaysia's bicameral federal legislature.

Sabak Bernam (P092)

Selangor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Kalam Salan PN
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	48,104
Electors (2023)[2]	51,842
Area (km²)[3]	344
Pop. density (per km²)	139.8

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.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Sabak Bernam's electorate as of 2018^[4]

1. Malay (82.1%)
2. Chinese (13.1%)
3. Indian (4.70%)
4. Other ethnicities (0.20%)

Age breakdown of Sabak Bernam's electorate as of 2022

1. 18-20 (6.01%)
2. 21-29 (20.7%)
3. 30-39 (23.6%)
4. 40-49 (16.6%)
5. 50-59 (14.6%)
6. 60-69 (10.4%)
7. 70-79 (5.89%)
8. 80-89 (1.82%)
9. above 90 (0.42%)

Gender breakdown of Sabak Bernam's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (49.2%)
2. Female (50.8%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Sabak Bernam constituency has a total of 32 polling districts.^[5]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Sungai Air Tawar (N01)	Parit Baharu Baruh	092/01/01	SJK (C) Poay Chneh Parit Baru Sungai Air Tawar
	Sungai Tengar Utara	092/01/02	SRA Al-Ittikhadiah Sungai Tengar
	Sungai Air Tawar	092/01/03	SK Seri Mawar Sungai Air Tawar
	Sungai Bernam	092/01/04	SJK (T) Ladang Sungai Bernam
	Sungai Air Tawar Selatan	092/01/05	SRA Tebuk Mufrad Sungai Air Tawar
	Sungai Tengar Selatan	092/01/06	SK Sungai Tengar
	Kampung Parit Baharu	092/01/07	SK Parit Baharu
	Kampung Teluk Belaga	092/01/08	SK Seri Cempaka
	Beting Kepah	092/01/09	SJK (C) Phooi Min Telok Rhu
	Kampung Teluk Rhu	092/01/10	SK Teluk Ru
	Simpang Empat	092/01/11	SK Simpang 4 Bagan Nakhoda Omar
	Kampung Sekendi	092/01/12	SK Sekendi Sabak Bernam
	Kampung Banting	092/01/13	SK Kampong Banting
	Kampung Batu 38 Buruh	092/01/14	SK Batu 38 Sabak Bernam
	Kampung Baharu	092/01/15	SK Kampung Baharu Sabak Bernam
Sabak (N02)	Sabak Bernam Barat	092/02/01	SMA Muhamamdiah Pekan Sabak
	Kampung Air Manis	092/02/02	Balai Jawatankuasa Kemajuan Dan Keselamatan Kampung (JKKK) Kampung Batu 37 Darat
	Kampung Seri Aman	092/02/03	SK Panchang Bendera Sungai Besar
	Teluk Pulai	092/02/04	SK Tun Doktor Ismail
	Torkington	092/02/05	SJK (T) Ladang Sabak Bernam
	Sabak Bernam Timur	092/02/06	Kolej Tingkatan Eman Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Sabak Bernam SK Doktor Abdul Latiff
	Bagan Nira	092/02/07	SRA Hidayatul Hasanah Bagan Nira'
	Kampung Sapintas	092/02/08	SRA Batu 2 Sapintas
	Kampung Bagan Terap	092/02/09	SK Bagan Terap
	Bagan Terap Parit Sembilan	092/02/10	SK Seri Bahagia Sungai Besar
	Tebuk Kenchong	092/02/11	SK Pair Enam Sungai Besar
	Parit Enam	092/02/12	SRA Parit 6 Timur Sungai Besar
	Parit Dua Timur	092/02/13	Dewan Orang Ramai Parit Enam Sungai Besar
	Parit Tiga & Empat	092/02/14	Balai Jawatankuasa Kemajuan Dan Keselamatan (JKKK) Parit 4 & 5 Barat
	Parit Satu Barat	092/02/15	SK Seri Makmur Sungai Besar
	Sungai Lias	092/02/16	SJK (C) Sin Min Sungai Besar
	Batu 4 Sapintas	092/02/17	SK Sapintas

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Sabak Bernam
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created Kuala Selangor
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	P077	1959–1963	Syed Hashim Syed Ajam (سيد هشيم سيد اجم)	Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	P077	1963–1964	Syed Hashim Syed Ajam (سيد هشيم سيد اجم)	Alliance (UMNO)
2nd		1964–1969	Mustapha Abdul Jabar (مصطفى عبدالجبار)
		1969–1971	Parliament was suspended[6][7]
3rd	P077	1971–1974	Mustapha Abdul Jabar (مصطفى عبدالجبار)	Alliance (UMNO)
		1973–1974		BN (UMNO)
4th	P073	1974–1978
5th		1978–1982	Jamaluddin Suhaimi (جمال الدين سوهايمي)
6th		1982–1986
7th	P082	1986–1990	Hussein Taib (حسين طائب)
8th		1990–1995	Mahbud Hashim (مهبود هشيم)
9th	P086	1995–1999
10th		1999–2004	Zainal Dahlan (زاينل دحلان)
11th	P092	2004–2008	Mat Yasir Ikhsan (مت ياسر اخسن)
12th		2008–2012	Abdul Rahman Bakri (عبدالرحمن بکري)
		2012–2013	Vacant[8]
13th		2013–2018	Mohd Fasiah Mohd Fakeh (محمد فسيح بن محمد فقه)	BN (UMNO)
14th		2018
		2018–2019		Independent
		2019–2020		PH (BERSATU)
		2020–2022		PN (BERSATU)
15th		2022–present	Kalam Salan (كلام سالن)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Sabak Bernam		Sabak
					Sungai Air Tawar
				Sungai Ayer Tawar
				Sungai Besar
			Sungei Ayer Tawar
		Sungei Besar

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N1	Sungai Air Tawar	Rizam Ismail	BN (UMNO)
N2	Sabak	Sallehen Mukhyi	PN (PAS)

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N1	Sungai Air Tawar	Sabak Bernam District Council	45100 Sungai Ayer Tawar 45200 Sabak Bernam 45300 Sungai Besar
N2	Sabak

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Kalam Salan	17,973	43.86	43.86
	BN	Abdul Rahman Bakri	12,917	31.52	7.05
	PH	Shamsul Ma'arif Ismail	9,627	23.49	10.06
	GTA	Eizlan Yusof	460	1.12	1.12
Total valid votes			40,977	100.00
Total rejected ballots			446
Unreturned ballots			62
Turnout			41,485	79.40	3.86
Registered electors			51,609
Majority			5,056	12.34	7.32
	PN gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753283/PUB612.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Fasiah Mohd Fakeh	12,862	38.57	14.47
	PH	Warno Dogol	11,188	33.55	33.55
	PAS	Muhammad Labib Abd Jalil	9,300	27.89	27.89
Total valid votes			33,350	100.00
Total rejected ballots			565
Unreturned ballots			108
Turnout			34,023	83.26	2.11
Registered electors			40,863
Majority			1,674	5.02	1.06
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 239/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 313/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Fasiah Mohd Fakeh	16,510	53.04	0.11
	PKR	Abdul Aziz Bari	14,620	46.96	0.11
Total valid votes			31,130	100.00
Total rejected ballots			576
Unreturned ballots			153
Turnout			31,859	85.37	10.23
Registered electors			37,318
Majority			1,890	6.08	0.22
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 176/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2016-05-08. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 217/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2016-05-08.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Rahman Bakri	12,055	52.93	9.06
	PKR	Badrul Amin Bahron	10,720	47.07	9.06
Total valid votes			22,775	100.00
Total rejected ballots			711
Unreturned ballots			95
Turnout			23,581	75.14	0.33
Registered electors			31,381
Majority			1,335	5.86	18.12
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mat Yasir Ikhsan	13,826	61.99	10.01
	PKR	Badrul Amin Bahron	8,478	38.01	10.01
Total valid votes			22,304	100.00
Total rejected ballots			776
Unreturned ballots			7
Turnout			23,087	74.81	5.77
Registered electors			30,860
Majority			5,348	23.98	20.02
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zainal Dahlan	11,809	51.98	31.62
	PKR	Ghazali Basri	10,908	48.02	48.02
Total valid votes			22,717	100.00
Total rejected ballots			743
Unreturned ballots			38
Turnout			23,498	69.04	3.14
Registered electors			34,035
Majority			901	3.96	63.24
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mahbud Hashim	17,978	83.60	6.18
	S46	Dawood Sikandar Ali	3,526	16.40	16.40
Total valid votes			21,504	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,419
Unreturned ballots			67
Turnout			22,990	65.90	4.77
Registered electors			34,886
Majority			14,452	67.20	12.36
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mahbud Hashim	17,715	77.42	2.95
	PAS	Abd. Razak Dawami	5,167	22.58	2.95
Total valid votes			22,882	100.00
Total rejected ballots			977
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			23,859	70.67	5.19
Registered electors			33,761
Majority			12,548	54.84	5.60
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hussein Taib	14,810	74.47	4.67
	PAS	Abd. Razak Dawami	5,078	25.53	4.67
Total valid votes			19,888	100.00
Total rejected ballots			756
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			20,644	65.48	3.41
Registered electors			31,529
Majority			9,732	49.24	9.04
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jamaluddin Suhaimi	15,707	79.14	10.73
	PAS	Hassan Shukri	4,140	20.86	10.73
Total valid votes			19,847	100.00
Total rejected ballots			977
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			20,824	68.89	0.18
Registered electors			30,227
Majority			11,567	58.28	21.43
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jamaluddin Suhaimi	12,618	68.41	0.59
	PAS	Shaarani Johari	5,828	31.59	31.59
Total valid votes			18,446	100.00
Total rejected ballots			906
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			19,352	68.71	2.40
Registered electors			28,163
Majority			6,790	36.82	1.18
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mustapha Abdul Jabar	9,998	67.82	67.82
	Independent	Taiban Hassan	4,745	32.18	32.18
Total valid votes			14,743	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,145
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			15,888	71.11	2.55
Registered electors			22,474
Majority			5,253	35.64	0.10
	BN gain from Alliance Party (Malaysia) Party (Malaysia)		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Mustapha Abdul Jabar	12,827	67.87	7.63
	PMIP	Hassan Shukri	6,073	32.13	7.63
Total valid votes			18,900	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,356
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			20,256	68.56	5.18
Registered electors			29,545
Majority			6,754	35.74	15.26
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Mustapha Abdul Jabar	11,372	75.50	10.04
	PMIP	Ariffin Ayob	3,690	24.50	10.04
Total valid votes			15,062	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,431
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			16,493	73.74	7.76
Registered electors			22,367
Majority			7,682	51.00	20.08
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1959

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Syed Hashim Syed Ajam	8,003	65.46
	PMIP	Abdul Hakim Hilmi	4,222	34.54
Total valid votes			12,225	100.00
Total rejected ballots			240
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			12,465	65.98
Registered electors			18,892
Majority			3,781	30.92
This was a new constituency created.