Pokok Sena (federal constituency)

Pokok Sena (P008)
Kedah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Mahfuz Omar; PH
Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2021)	87,337
Area (km²)	322

Pokok Sena is a federal constituency in Pokok Sena District, Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1995.

The federal constituency was created in the 1994 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 Pokok Sena's electorate as of 2018^[3]

Malay (81.45%)

Chinese (15.45%)

Indian (2.45%)

Other ethnicities (0.65%)

History[]

Polling districts[]

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Pokok Sena constituency is divided into 52 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Bukit Lada (N09）	Kedundong	008/09/01	Taman Bimbingan Kanak-Kanak Kg. Kedundong
	Derang	008/09/02	SK Bukit Hijau
	Kampung Kejal	008/09/03	SK Bukit Tampoi
	Gajah Mati	008/09/04	SK Bukit Pak Kiau
	Bukit Larek	008/09/05	SM Sains Pokok Sena
	Pekan Bharu Pokok Sena	008/09/06	SK Pokok Sena
	Pekan Lama Pokok Sena	008/09/07	SMK Pokok Sena
	Kampung Kolon	008/09/08	SJK (T) Ladang Jabi
	Jabi	008/09/09	SK Jabi
	Telaga Mas	008/09/10	SK Telaga Mas
	Tanjong Musang	008/09/11	SMK Jabi
	Kebun 500	008/09/12	SJK (C) Chung Hwa
	Kepala Bendang	008/09/13	Tabika KEMAS Kampung Kolam
	Kampung Menerong	008/09/14	SK Wan Abdul Samad
	Kampung Padang	008/09/15	Tabika KEMAS Kampung Padang
	Kampung Paya	008/09/16	SK Kg Paya
	Kampung Nawa	008/09/17	SK Nawa
	Bukit Payong	008/09/18	SK Bukit Payong
	Kubang Leret	008/09/19	SK Kubang Leret
	Kampung Bukit	008/09/20	SK Kampong Bukit
	Kuala Lanjut	008/09/21	SK Kuala Lanjut
	Kampung Panchor	008/09/22	Taman Bimbingan Kanak-Kanak Kg. Panchor
Bukit Pinang (N10）	Paya Lengkuas	008/10/01	SK Lengkuas
	Bukit Pinang	008/10/02	SJK (C) Soon Cheng
	Titi Baru	008/10/03	SMK Kepala Batas
	Kubang Lintah	008/10/04	SK Haji Abu Bakar
	Hutan Kampung	008/10/05	SMK Hutan Kampung
	Taman Bayu	008/10/06	SMK Dato' Syed Omar
	Kampung Bohor	008/10/07	SK Bohor
	Lepai	008/10/08	SK Haji Abu Bakar
	Kampung Sungai Mati	008/10/09	Maktab Mahmud Pokok Sena
	Limbong	008/10/10	SK Taman Awana
	Kampung Alor Setol	008/10/11	SJK (C) Tai Chong
	Pondok Langgar	008/10/12	SK Langgar
	Kampung Langgar B	008/10/13	SMK Langgar
	Telok Jamat	008/10/14	SK Teluk Jamat
	Alor Senibong	008/10/15	Pertubuhan Peladang Kawasan Gerak Maju B-III Km 14
	Tualang	008/10/16	SK Tualang
Derga（N11）	Taman Pknk	008/11/01	SK Taman Rakyat
	Alor Malai	008/11/02	MADA Rice Training Centre (MRTC)
	Kampung Telok Sena	008/11/03	Kolej Vokasional Alor Setar
	Jalan Stadium	008/11/04	SK Tunku Abdul Halim
	Sentosa	008/11/05	SMK Sultanah Asma
	Jalan Ambar	008/11/06	SMK Sultanah Asma
	Derga	008/11/07	SK Tunku Raudzah
	Jalan Sheriff	008/11/08	SJK (C) Kee Chee
	Alor Segamat	008/11/09	SMK Sultanah Asma
	Taman Mewah	008/11/10	SMK Tunku Sofiah
	Taman Nuri	008/11/11	SK Convent
	Taman Intan	008/11/12	SK Jalan Datuk Kumbar
	Tanjung Seri	008/11/13	SK Alor Setar
	Taman Derga Jaya	008/11/14	SR Islam Alor Setar

Representation history[]

Members of Parliament for Pokok Sena
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Kota Setar and Padang Terap
9th	1995–1999	Wan Hanafiah Wan Mat Saman	BN (UMNO)
10th	1999–2004	Mahfuz Omar	PAS
11th	2004–2008	Abdul Rahman Ibrahim	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008–2013	Mahfuz Omar	PAS
13th	2013–2018		PAS
	2018		Independent
	2018		AMANAH
14th	2018–present		PH (AMANAH)

State constituency[]

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Pokok Sena					Bukit Lada
						Bukit Pinang
						Derga
					Langgar
					Tanjong Seri

Current state assembly members[]

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N9	Bukit Lada	Salim Mahmood	PN (PAS)
N10	Bukit Pinang	Romani Wan Salim	PN (PAS)
N11	Derga	Tan Kok Yew	PH (DAP)

Local governments[]


No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N9	Bukit Lada	Alor Setar City Council
N10	Bukit Pinang	Alor Setar City Council
N11	Derga	Alor Setar City Council

Election results[]

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Mahfuz Omar	28,959	40.93	+40.93
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Muhamad Radhi Mat Din	23,401	33.08	-19.79
	BN	Said Ali Syed Rastan	18,390	25.99	-21.14
Total valid votes			70,750	100.00
Total rejected ballots			869
Unreturned ballots			291
Turnout			71,910	82.76
Registered electors			86,892
Majority			5,558	7.85
	PH gain from Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party		Swing		+30.36
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	%	∆%
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Mahfuz Omar	36,198	52.87	-2.47
	BN	Shahlan Ismail	32,263	47.13	+2.47
Total valid votes			68,461	100.00
Total rejected ballots			848
Unreturned ballots			215
Turnout			69,524	86.14
Registered electors			80,714
Majority			3,935	5.74
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party hold		Swing		-2.47
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.^{[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) 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	Mahfuz Omar	29,687	55.34	+12.34
	BN	Abdul Rahman Ibrahim	23,956	44.66	-12.34
Total valid votes			53,643	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,039
Unreturned ballots			636
Turnout			55,318	79.44
Registered electors			69,631
Majority			5,731	10.68
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party gain from BN		Swing		+12.34

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Rahman Ibrahim	29,740	57.00	+10.55
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Mahfuz Omar	22,440	43.00	-10.55
Total valid votes			52,180	100.00
Total rejected ballots			855
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			53,035	80.27
Registered electors			66,070
Majority			7,300	14.00
	BN gain from Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party		Swing		+10.55

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Mahfuz Omar	27,466	53.55	+8.57
	BN	Wan Hanafiah Wan Mat Saman	23,829	46.45	-8.57
Total valid votes			51,295	100.00
Total rejected ballots			707
Unreturned ballots			777
Turnout			52,779	77.47
Registered electors			68,128
Majority			3,637	7.10
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party gain from BN		Swing		+8.57

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Wan Hanafiah Wan Mat Saman	25,285	55.02
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Mahfuz Omar	20,667	44.98
Total valid votes			45,952	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,747
Unreturned ballots			1,795
Turnout			49,494	77.45
Registered electors			63,904
Majority			4,618	10.04
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. 2. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
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