Suka Menanti

Suka Menanti is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.

Suka Menanti

Kedah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Kedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Dzowahir Ab Ghani PN
Constituency created	2018
First contested	2018
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Population (2020)	56,156
Electors (2023)	41,957

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Suka Menanti's electorate as of 2023^[1]

  Malay (72.21%)

  Chinese (23.18%)

  Indian (4.00%)

  Other ethnicities (0.60%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Suka Menanti constituency has a total of 15 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Suka Menanti (N12）	Taman Malaysia	009/12/01	SK Seri Amar Diraja
	Taman Golf	009/12/02	Jabatan Kebudayaan Dan Kesenian Negara Kedah
	Taman Uda	009/12/03	SK Taman Uda
	Jalan Sultanah	009/12/04	SMK Sultanah Bahiyah
	Alor Semadom	009/12/05	SK Hj Mohd Shariff
	Seberang Pumpong	009/12/06	SJK (C) Pumpong
	Suka Menanti	009/12/07	SK Suka Menanti
	Taman Wira	009/12/08	SMK Mergong
	Gunong Sali	009/12/09	SK Seri Perdana
	Kampung Berjaya	009/12/10	SJK (C) Long Chuan
	Telok Yan	009/12/11	SJK (C) Long Chuan
	Kampung Seberang Terus	009/12/12	SMK Tuanku Abdul Rahman
	Taman Rakyat Mergong	009/12/13	SMK Tuanku Abdul Rahman
	Kampung Batin	009/12/14	SK Mergong
	Alor Merah	009/12/15	SMK Alor Merah

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Suka Menanti
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Bakar Bata
14th	2018–2023	Zamri Yusuf	PH (PKR)
15th	2023–present	Dzowahir Ab Ghani	PN (BERSATU)

Election results

Kedah state election, 2023: Suka Menanti

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Dzowahir Ab Ghani	18,396	64.44	64.44
	PH	Zamri Yusuf	10,151	35.56	17.79
Total valid votes			28,547	100.00
Total rejected ballots			155
Unreturned ballots			53
Turnout			28,755	68.53
Registered electors			41,957
Majority			8,245
	PN gain from PH		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 2018: Suka Menanti

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PH	Zamri Yusuf	13,301	53.35
	BN	Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah	7,050	28.28
	PAS	Mohd Sabri Omar	4,580	18.37
Total valid votes			24,931	100.00
Total rejected ballots			303
Unreturned ballots			137
Turnout			25,371	81.04
Registered electors			31,305
Majority			6,251	25.07
This was a new constituency created.

References

1. "15th Kedah State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
2. "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.^{[permanent dead link]}