Pendang (federal constituency)

Pendang (P011)
Kedah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Awang Hashim; PN
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2021)	75,888
Area (km²)	629

Pendang is a federal constituency in Pendang District, Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 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 Pendang's electorate as of 2018^[3]

Malay (88.76%)

Other ethnicities (5.64%)

Chinese (5.07%)

Indian (0.54%)

History[]

Polling districts[]

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Pendang constituency is divided into 44 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Tokai (N18）	Sri Pudak	011/18/01	SK Tanah Merah
	Kepala Bukit	011/18/02	SK Penghulu Jusoh
	Kampung Penyarom	011/18/03	Maktab Mahmud Pendang
	Tanah Merah	011/18/04	SK Tanah Merah
	Kampung Rambai	011/18/05	SK Kg Rambai
	Kubang Jelai	011/18/06	SK Haji Abdul Rahman
	Pekan Tokai	011/18/07	SMK Tokai
	Kampung Pulai	011/18/08	SK Kampung Pulai Tokai
	Alor Besar	011/18/09	SK Alor Besar
	Kobah	011/18/10	SK Bukit Choras
	Tempoyak	011/18/11	SMK Pendang
	Sebrang Pendang	011/18/12	SR Islam Islah
	Pekan Pendang	011/18/13	SJK (C) Yeang Cheng
	Bukit Raya	011/18/14	SK Bukit Raya Dalam
	Banggol Besi	011/18/15	SMK Tanah Merah
	Guar Kepayang	011/18/16	SK Guar Kepayang
	Cherok Kudong	011/18/17	SK Cherok Kudong
	Gajah Mati	011/18/18	SK Kampung Chegar
	Manggol Petai	011/18/19	SMK Tuanku Temenggung
	Paya Kelubi	011/18/20	SK Pendang
	Batu Manunggul	011/18/21	SK Ayer Puteh
Sungai Tiang (N19)	Kubor Panjang	011/19/01	SK Kubor Panjang
	Kampung Perupok	011/19/02	SK Bendang Raja
	Kampung China	011/19/03	Dewan Pendidikan Agama Buddha Watt Siam Kampung China
	Padang Durian	011/19/04	SK Padang Durian
	Pokok Assam	011/19/05	SK Pokok Assam
	Kampung Bekat	011/19/06	SMK Kubor Panjang
	Paya Rawa	011/19/07	SK Paya Rawa
	Kampung Bechah	011/19/08	SK Syed Ibrahim
	Titi Akat	011/19/09	Sekolah Bahasa Siam, Watt Siam Titi Akar
	Sungai Tiang Blok B	011/19/10	Pusat Kokurikulum Daerah Pendang (Kem Sungai Tiang)
	Sungai Tiang Blok A	011/19/11	SK Sungai Tiang
	Kampung Mahawangsa Pendang	011/19/12	SK Sungai Siput
	Kampung Bahru	011/19/13	SK Kampong Baru
	Sawa Kechil	011/19/14	Ma'had Al-Imam As-Syafie, Sawa Kechil
	Padang Pusing	011/19/15	SMK Syed Ibrahim Padang Pusing
	Ayer Puteh	011/19/16	SK Hj Mohamad Ariff
	Bukit Jambol	011/19/17	SK Bukit Jambul
	Junun	011/19/18	SK Bukit Jenun
	Tanjong Setol	011/19/19	Sekolah Model Khas Bukit Jenun
	Bukit Genting	011/19/20	SK Bukit Genting
	Pokok Tai	011/19/21	SK Pokok Tai
	Paya Mak Inson	011/19/22	SK Paya Mak Insun
	Paya Mengkuang	011/19/23	SK Paya Mengkuang

Representation history[]

Members of Parliament for Pendang
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Ulu Muda
7th	1986–1990	Othman Abdul	BN (UMNO)
8th	1990–1995
9th	1995–1999
10th	1999–2002	Fadzil Noor	PAS
10th	2002–2004	Othman Abdul	BN (UMNO)
11th	2004–2008	Mohd Hayati Othman	PAS
12th	2008–2013	Mohd Hayati Othman	PAS
13th	2013–2018	Othman Abdul	BN (UMNO)
14th	2018–2020	Awang Hashim	PAS
14th	2020–present	Awang Hashim	PN (PAS)

State constituency[]

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Pendang				Ayer Puteh
				Bukit Raya
					Sungai Tiang
						Tokai

Current state assembly members[]

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N18	Tokai	Mohd Hayati Othman	PN (PAS)
N19	Sungai Tiang	Suraya Yaacob	BN (UMNO)

Local governments[]


No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N18	Tokai	Pendang District Council
N19	Sungai Tiang	Pendang District Council

Election results[]

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Awang Solahudin	26,536	42.63	-5.23
	BN	Othman Abdul	20,728	33.30	-14.56
	PH	Wan Saiful Wan Jan	14,901	23.94	+23.94
	Independent	Abdul Malik Manaf	81	0.13	+0.13
Total valid votes			62,246	100.00
Total rejected ballots			952
Unreturned ballots			173
Turnout			63,371	84.64
Registered electors			74,867
Majority			5,808	9.33
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party gain from BN		Swing		+4.67
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	Othman Abdul	32,165	52.14	+6.17
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Mohamad Sabu	29,527	47.86	-6.17
Total valid votes			61,692	100.00
Total rejected ballots			759
Unreturned ballots			127
Turnout			62,578	89.23
Registered electors			70,135
Majority			2,638	4.28
	BN gain from Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party		Swing		+6.17
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 29 December 2019. 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	%	∆%
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Mohd Hayati Othman	27,311	54.03	+3.98
	BN	Md Rozai Shafian	23,238	45.97	-3.98
Total valid votes			50,549	100.00
Total rejected ballots			991
Unreturned ballots			105
Turnout			51,645	84.19
Registered electors			61,346
Majority			4,073	8.06
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party hold		Swing		+3.98

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Mohd Hayati Othman	24,430	50.05	+0.36
	BN	Md Rozai Shafian	24,380	49.95	-0.36
Total valid votes			48,810	100.00
Total rejected ballots			383
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			49,193	86.03
Registered electors			57,181
Majority			50	0.10
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party gain from BN		Swing		+0.36

Malaysian general by-election, 18 July 2002
Upon the death of incumbent, Fadzil Noor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Othman Abdul	22,825	50.31	+3.62
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Mohd Hayati Othman	22,542	49.69	-3.62
Total valid votes			45,367	100.00
Total rejected ballots			346
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			45,713	86.04
Registered electors			53,128
Majority			283	0.62
	BN gain from Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party		Swing		+3.62

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Ali @ Fadzil Md Noor	22,413	53.51	+6.01
	BN	Othman Abdul	19,474	46.49	-6.01
Total valid votes			41,887	100.00
Total rejected ballots			758
Unreturned ballots			647
Turnout			43,292	81.08
Registered electors			53,388
Majority			2,939	7.02
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party gain from BN		Swing		+6.01

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Othman Abdul	20,322	52.50	-1.73
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Mohamed Taulan Mat Rasul	18,389	47.50	+1.73
Total valid votes			38,711	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,129
Unreturned ballots			41
Turnout			39,881	77.51
Registered electors			51,452
Majority			1,933	5.00
	BN hold		Swing		-1.73

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Othman Abdul	20,554	54.23	+2.86
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Ali @ Fadzil Md Noor	17,349	45.77	-2.86
Total valid votes			37,903	100.00
Total rejected ballots			865
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			38,768	82.57
Registered electors			46,951
Majority			3,205	8.46
	BN hold		Swing		+2.86

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Othman Abdul	16,886	51.37
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Phahrolrazi Zawawi	15,986	48.63
Total valid votes			32,872	100.00
Total rejected ballots			580
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			33,452	77.92
Registered electors			42,930
Majority			900	2.74
This was a new constituency created.

References[]

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

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^ 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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[4] "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]}

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