Padang Serai (federal constituency)

Padang Serai (P017)
Kedah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Karuppaiya Muthusamy; PH
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2021)	89,545
Area (km²)	343

Padang Serai is a federal constituency in Kulim District Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

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[]

Ethnic breakdown of Padang Serai's electorate as of 2018^[3]

Malay (59.05%)

Indian (20.74%)

Chinese (19.8%)

Other ethnicities (0.41%)

History[]

Polling districts[]

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Padang Serai constituency is divided into 43 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Merbau Pulas (N33）	Guar Lobak	017/33/01	SK Guar Lobak
	Sidam Kanan	017/33/02	Maktab Mahmud Kulim
	Kuala Sedim	017/33/03	SMK Sungai Karangan
	Pekan Merbau Pulas	017/33/04	SJK (C) Aik Chee
	Kampung Jemerli	017/33/05	SK Merbau Pulas
	Bagan Sena	017/33/06	SK Labu Besar
	Sungai Karangan	017/33/07	SJK (C) Hua Min
	Padang Meiha	017/33/08	SK Bukit Selarong
	Ladang Padang Meiha	017/33/09	SK Sungai Karangan
	Batu Puteh	017/33/10	SK Pagar Museh
	Bukit Sedim	017/33/11	SK Ladang Bukit Sidim
	Kampung Bikan	017/33/12	SMK Labu Besar
	Kampung Jangkang	017/33/13	SMA Madrasah Ihsaniah
	Sungai Kob	017/33/14	SK Sungai Kob
	Kampung Sungai Ular	017/33/15	SK Sungai Ular
	Kulim High Tech	017/33/16	SJK (T) Ladang Bukit Mertajam SK Taman Hi-Tech
	Padang China	017/33/17	Dewan Orang Ramai Kampong Padang China
	Taman Perak	017/33/18	Tabika Perpaduan Taman Perak
	Taman Senangin	017/33/19	SMK Sultan Bandlishah
	Kampung Baru	017/33/20	SK Tunku Abdul Malik
	Jalan Sedang	017/33/21	SJK (C) Kelang Lama
Lunas (N34)	Pekan Padang Serai	017/34/01	SJK (C) Shang Cheng
	Jalan Baling	017/34/02	SMK Padang Serai
	Jalan Lunas	017/34/03	SMK Kulim
	Henrietta	017/34/04	SJK (T) Ladang Henrietta
	Victoria	017/34/05	SJK (T) Ladang Victoria
	Naga Lilit	017/34/06	SK Permatang Tok Dik
	Sungai Seluang	017/34/07	SK Sungai Seluang
	Batu Enam	017/34/08	SMK Lunas
	Kampung Baru Lunas	017/34/09	SK Lunas Jaya
	Pekan Lunas	017/34/10	SJK (C) Hwa Min
	Taman Sejahtera	017/34/11	SK Sri Limau
	Paya Besar	017/34/12	SK Jalan Paya Besar
	Taman Lobak	017/34/13	SMK Tunku Panglima Besar
	Sungai Limau	017/34/14	SK Sri Limau
	Kampung Keladi	017/34/15	SK Keladi
	Taman Selasih	017/34/16	SMK Taman Selasih
	Simpang Tiga Keladi	017/34/17	SMK Keladi
	Kampung Dusun	017/34/18	SMK Keladi
	Kelang Sago	017/34/19	SJK (C) Chio Min (A) SJK (C) Chio Min (B)
	Bandar Putra	017/34/20	SK Air Merah
	Taman Angsana	017/34/21	SK Taman Selasih
	Taman Semarak	017/34/22	SK Taman Selasih

Representation history[]

Members of Parliament for Padang Serai
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Kulim Utara
4th	1974–1978	Lim Kiam Hoon (林建云)	BN (MCA)
5th	1978–1982	Lim Kiam Hoon (林建云)
6th	1982–1986	Tan Kok Hooi (陈国辉)
7th	1986–1990	Chew Kam Hoy (周锦海)
8th	1990–1995	Lim Lay Hoon (林丽云)
9th	1995–1999	Lim Lay Hoon (林丽云)
10th	1999–2004	Lim Bee Kau (林美娇)
11th	2004–2008	Lim Bee Kau (林美娇)
12th	2008–2011	Gobalakrishnan Nagapan (கோபாலகிருஷ்ணன் நாகபன்)	PKR
12th	2011–2013	Gobalakrishnan Nagapan (கோபாலகிருஷ்ணன் நாகபன்)	Independent
13th	2013–2018	Surendran Nagarajan (ந. சுரெந்திரன்)	PKR
14th	2018–present	Karuppaiya Muthusamy (கருப்பையா முத்துசாமி)	PH (PKR)

State constituency[]

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Padang Serai					Kuala Ketil
			Lunas
			Merbau Pulas

Current state assembly members[]

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N33	Merbau Pulas	Siti Aishah Ghazali	PN (PAS)
N34	Lunas	Azman Nasruddin	PN (BERSATU)

Local governments[]


No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N33	Merbau Pulas	Kulim Municipal Council
N34	Lunas	Kulim Municipal Council

Election results[]

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Karuppaiya Muthusamy	31,724	45.27	+45.27
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Muhamad Sobri Osman	22,911	32.69	+32.69
	BN	Leong Yong Kong	15,449	22.04	-18.67
Total valid votes			70,084	100.00
Total rejected ballots			827
Unreturned ballots			246
Turnout			71,157	83.88
Registered electors			84,834
Majority			8,813	12.58
	PH hold		Swing		PKR
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	%	∆%
	PKR	Surendran Nagarajan	34,151	54.07	-8.74
	BN	Heng Seai Kie	25,714	40.71	+3.52
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front	Hamidi Abu Hassan	2,630	4.16	+4.16
	Independent	Gobalakrishnan Nagapan	390	0.62	+0.62
	Independent	Othman Wawi	279	0.44	+0.44
Total valid votes			63,164	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,223
Unreturned ballots			197
Turnout			64,584	87.16
Registered electors			74,095
Majority			8,437	13.36
	PKR hold		Swing		-6.13
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. Retrieved 2016-05-16. "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 2016-05-16.^{[permanent dead link]}

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Gobalakrishnan Nagapan	28,774	62.81	+25.03
	BN	Boey Chin Gan	17,036	37.19	-25.03
Total valid votes			45,810	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,259
Unreturned ballots			55
Turnout			47,124	79.58
Registered electors			59,218
Majority			11,738	25.62
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		+25.03

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lim Bee Kau	26,269	62.22	+1.90
	PKR	Saifuddin Nasution Ismail	15,953	37.78	-1.90
Total valid votes			42,222	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,075
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			43,307	80.31
Registered electors			53,924
Majority			10,316	24.44
	BN hold		Swing		+1.90

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lim Bee Kau	27,395	60.32	-8.75
	PKR	Saifuddin Nasution Ismail	18,023	39.68	+39.68
Total valid votes			45,418	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,349
Unreturned ballots			11
Turnout			46,778	72.75
Registered electors			64,299
Majority			9,372	20.64
	BN hold		Swing		-24.22

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lim Lay Hoon	27,844	69.07	+7.62
	S46	Ahmad Awang	11,291	28.01	+28.01
	Independent	Tan Kee Chye	1,177	2.92	+2.92
Total valid votes			40,312	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,090
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			42,412	70.57
Registered electors			60,099
Majority			16,553	41.06
	BN hold		Swing		-10.20

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lim Lay Hoon	19,157	61.45	-8.37
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Wahab	6,657	21.35	-8.83
	DAP	Karuppalah Ramasamy	5,360	17.19	+17.19
Total valid votes			31,174	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,314
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			32,488	73.67
Registered electors			44,099
Majority			12,500	40.10
	BN hold		Swing		+0.23

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chew Kam Hoy	19,246	69.82	-1.97
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Mohd Radzi Hussain	8,320	30.18	+5.58
Total valid votes			27,566	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,015
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			28,581	73.04
Registered electors			39,128
Majority			10,926	39.64
	BN hold		Swing		-3.78

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Kok Hooi	18,043	71.79	+6.93
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Khatib Shorbaini Hassan	6,183	24.60	-10.54
	Independent	Ramley Ismail	906	3.60	+3.60
Total valid votes			25,132	100.00
Total rejected ballots			966
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			26,098	77.19
Registered electors			33,812
Majority			11,860	47.19
	BN hold		Swing		+8.74

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lim Ah Ying @ Lim Kiam Hoon	14,579	64.86	N/A
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Khatib Shorbaini Hassan	7,897	35.14	+35.14
Total valid votes			22,476	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			29,444
Majority			6,682	29.72
	BN hold		Swing		N/A

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
On the nomination day, Lim Kiam Hoon won uncontested.
	BN	Lim Ah Ying @ Lim Kiam Hoon
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			24,542
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References[]

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

^ "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. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
^ Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
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