Tambun Tulang (Perlis state constituency)
State constituency in Perlis, Malaysia
This article is about the state constituency. For the football club formerly named "Tambun Tulang", see Perlis United F.C.
Malaysian electoral constituency
Tambun Tulang is a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly. It has been represented by Member of the State Executive Council (EXCO) Wan Zikri Afthar Ishak since 2022.
The state constituency was created in 1994. It was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Perlis State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.
Definition
Polling districts
According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Tambun Tulang constituency is divided into 6 polling districts.[2]
State constituency
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Polling Districts
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Code
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Location
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Tambun Tulang (N12)
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Kubang Gajah
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003/12/01
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SK Kubang Gajah
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Jejawi
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003/12/02
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SMK Syed Sirajuddin
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Kampong Banat
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003/12/03
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SMK Arau
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Kampong Surau
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003/12/04
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SK Utan Aji
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Mengkuang Layar
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003/12/05
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SK Long Boh
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Tambun Tulang
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003/12/06
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SK Tambun Tulang
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Demographics
Ethnic breakdown of Tambun Tulang's electorate as of 2022[3]
Other Ethnicities (11.35%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district
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Electors
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Kubang Gajah
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1,692
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Jejawi
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1,493
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Kampung Banat
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1,024
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Kampong Surau
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2,160
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Mengkuang Layar
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1,038
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Tambun Tulang
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2,344
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Total
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9,751
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Source: Malaysian Election Commission[4]
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History
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tambun Tulang
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Assembly |
Years |
Member |
Party
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Constituency created from Utan Aji
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9th |
1995–1999 |
Shahidan Kassim |
BN (UMNO)
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10th |
1999–2004
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11th |
2004–2008
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12th |
2008–2013
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13th |
2013–2018 |
Ismail Kassim
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14th |
2018–2019
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2019–2020
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PH (BERSATU)
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2020–2022
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BN (UMNO)[5]
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15th |
2022–present |
Wan Zikri Afthar Ishak
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PN (BERSATU)
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Election results
Perlis state election, 1995: Tambun Tulang
Party
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Candidate
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Votes |
% |
∆%
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BN |
Shahidan Kassim |
3,777 |
69.46
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S46 |
Alias Othman |
1,661 |
30.54
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Total valid votes
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5,438 |
100.00
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Total rejected ballots
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139
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Unreturned ballots
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2
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Turnout
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5,579 |
77.40
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Registered electors
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7,208
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Majority
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2,116 |
38.92
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This was a new constituency created.
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References
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| Kedah State Legislative Assembly |
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| Kelantan State Legislative Assembly |
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| Terengganu State Legislative Assembly |
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| Penang State Legislative Assembly |
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| Perak State Legislative Assembly |
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| Selangor State Legislative Assembly |
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| Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly |
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| Malacca State Legislative Assembly |
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| Johor State Legislative Assembly |
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| Sabah State Legislative Assembly |
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