Bagan Serai (federal constituency)

Bagan Serai (P058)
Perak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Idris Ahmad; PN
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)	92,986
Electors (2022)	80,293
Area (km²)	770
Pop. density (per km²)	120.8

Bagan Serai is a federal constituency in Kerian District, Perak, 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 Bagan Serai's electorate as of 2022^[4]

Malay (78.6%)

Chinese (12.4%)

Indian (8.9%)

Other ethnicities (0.1%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Bagan Serai constituency is divided into 45 polling districts.^[5]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Alor Pongsu (N10）	Simpang Lima	058/10/01	SJK (T) Simpang Lima
	Ladang Tali Ayer	058/10/02	SK Tanah Kebun
	Jalan Baharu	058/10/03	SK Jalan Baharu
	Parit Haji Amin	058/10/04	SK Jalan Baharu
	Kedai Dua	058/10/05	SRA Rakyat Al-Amaniah
	Pandak Puteh	058/10/06	SMK Sri Kurau
	Ladang Chersonese	058/10/07	SJK (T) Ladang Chersonese
	Ladang Gula	058/10/08	SJK (T) Ladang Gula
	Sungai Dungun	058/10/09	Dewan Serbaguna Bagan Serai, Taman Serai Permai
	Ladang Lian Seng	058/10/10	SK Matang Gerdu
	Jin Seng	058/10/11	SMK Sri Kurau
	Matang Gerdu	058/10/12	SK Matang Gerdu
	Sungai Bogak	058/10/13	SK Sungai Bogak
	Matang Jelutong	058/10/14	SK Matang Jelutong
	Parit Simpang Lima	058/10/15	SK Alor Pongsu
	Alor Pongsu	058/11/16	SK Alor Pongsu
	Changkat Lobak	058/11/17	SK Changkat Lobak
Gunong Semanggol (N11）	Batu 6 Bukit Merah	058/11/01	SRA Rakyat Al-Ammar
	Bukit Merah	058/11/02	SK Bukit Merah
	Pondok Tanjong Barat	058/11/03	SK Pondok Tanjong
	Kampong Selamat	058/11/04	SK Kampong Selamat
	Gunong Semanggol	058/11/05	SK Gunong Semanggol
	Kubu Gajah	058/11/06	SRA Rakyat Nurul Islamiah
	Kampong Tua	058/11/07	SK Haji Dahalan
	Padang Lalang	058/11/08	SK Tebuk Pancur
	Railway Line	058/11/09	SJK (C) Alor Pongsu
	Parit Haji Taib	058/11/10	SK Parit Haji Taib
	Mesjid Tinggi	058/11/11	SRA Rakyat Al Akhlak Al Islamiah
	Kota Bandung	058/11/12	SK Dato' Mas'ud
	Bagan Serai	058/11/13	SMK Bagan Serai
	Main Road Bagan Serai	058/11/14	SJK (C) Tong Wah
Selinsing (N12）	Jalan Siakap	058/12/01	SMK Alang Iskandar
	Kampong Kedah	058/12/02	SJK (T) Ladang Kalumpong
	Kuala Gula	058/12/03	SK Kuala Gula
	Selinsing	058/12/04	SK Seri Pinang
	Parit Haji Tahir	058/12/05	SK Teluk Medan
	Parit Gabis	058/12/06	SK Teluk Medan
	Telok Medan	058/12/07	SMK Abu Bakar Al Baqir
	Sungai Gedong	058/12/08	SJK (T) Ladang Gedong
	Simpang Ampat Semanggol	058/12/09	SA Rakyat Azharul Jannah
	Parit 3 Selinsing	058/12/10	SK Seri Pinang
	Jalan Gula	058/12/11	SMK Mudazffar Shah
	Kampong Dew	058/12/12	SMK Selinsing
	Simpang Tiga	058/12/13	SK Dato' Alauddin
	Bukit Putus	058/12/14	SR Islam Al-Ehya Asshariff

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Bagan Serai
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Krian Darat
4th	P047	1974–1978	Ramli Omar (رملي عمر)	BN (UMNO)
5th		1978–1982	Ramli Omar (رملي عمر)
6th		1982–1986	Zainal Abidin Zin (زاين العابدين زين)
7th	P052	1986–1990	Zainal Abidin Zin (زاين العابدين زين)
8th	P052	1990–1995	Qamaruzaman Ismail (قمرالزمان اسماعيل)
9th	P055	1995–1999	Qamaruzaman Ismail (قمرالزمان اسماعيل)
10th	P055	1999–2004	Zainal Abidin Zin (زاين العابدين زين)
11th	P058	2004–2008	Zainal Abidin Zin (زاين العابدين زين)
12th		2008–2010	Mohsin Fadzli Samsuri (محسين فضلي سمسوري)	PR (PKR)
12th		2010-2013	Mohsin Fadzli Samsuri (محسين فضلي سمسوري)	Independent
13th		2013–2018	Noor Azmi Ghazali (نور عزمي غزالي)	BN (UMNO)
14th		2018		BN (UMNO)
		2018		Independent
		2018–2020		PH (BERSATU)
		2020–2022		PN (BERSATU)
15th		2022–present	Idris Ahmad (إدريس احمد)	PN (PAS)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Bagan Serai			Alor Pongsu
			Gunong Semanggol
						Selinsing

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N10	Alor Pongsu	Noor Azman Ghazali	PN (BERSATU)
N11	Gunong Semanggol	Razman Zakaria	PN (PAS)
N12	Selinsing	Sallehuddin Abdullah	PN (PAS)

Local governments


No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N10	Alor Pongsu	Kerian District Council
N11	Gunong Semanggol
N12	Selinsing

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Idris Ahmad	33,753	53.98	53.98
	BN	Zul Helmi Ghazali	15,202	24.31	12.13
	PH	Siti Aishah Shaik Ismail	13,195	21.10	6.38
	GTA	Ahmad Luqman Ahmad Yahya	383	0.61	0.61
Total valid votes			62,533	100.00
Total rejected ballots			895
Unreturned ballots			93
Turnout			63,521	77.88	3.72
Registered electors			80,293
Majority			18,551	29.67	29.31
	PN gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753277/PUB610%20PARLIMEN%20PERAK.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Noor Azmi Ghazali	17,220	36.44	14.46
	PAS	Rohaya Bakar	17,048	36.08	36.08
	PH	Adam Asmuni	12,987	27.48	27.48
Total valid votes			47,255	100.00
Total rejected ballots			865
Unreturned ballots			261
Turnout			48,381	81.60	3.06
Registered electors			59,293
Majority			172	0.36	2.16
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 237/2018]" (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 Perak [P.U. (B) 311/2018]" (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	Noor Azmi Ghazali	23,014	50.90	5.85
	PKR	Mohd Nor R. M. Monutty	21,874	48.38	6.57
	Independent	Abdul Latiff Mas'ud	329	0.73	0.73
Total valid votes			45,217	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,096
Unreturned ballots			73
Turnout			46,386	84.66	7.74
Registered electors			54,792
Majority			1,140	2.52	7.38
	BN gain from PKR		Swing		?
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 174/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-14. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 215/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-14.^{[permanent dead link]}

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Mohsin Fadzli Samsuri	18,943	54.95	54.95
	BN	Zainal Abidin Zin	15,530	45.05	13.20
Total valid votes			34,473	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,186
Unreturned ballots			578
Turnout			36,237	76.92	11.19
Registered electors			47,111
Majority			3,413	9.90	6.60
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zainal Abidin Zin	19,827	58.25	5.48
	PAS	Ahmad Awang	14,209	41.75	5.48
Total valid votes			34,036	100.00
Total rejected ballots			986
Unreturned ballots			54
Turnout			35,076	73.47	7.74
Registered electors			47,741
Majority			5,618	16.50	10.96
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zainal Abidin Zin	15,088	52.77	9.74
	PAS	Ahmad Awang	13,504	47.23	47.23
Total valid votes			28,592	100.00
Total rejected ballots			835
Unreturned ballots			80
Turnout			29,507	65.73	1.82
Registered electors			44,891
Majority			1,584	5.54	17.94
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Qamaruzaman Ismail	16,434	61.74	6.11
	S46	Zainal Abidin Zin	10,184	38.26	6.11
Total valid votes			26,618	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,535
Unreturned ballots			98
Turnout			28,251	67.55	3.78
Registered electors			41,822
Majority			6,250	23.48	12.22
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Qamaruzaman Ismail	14,824	55.63	7.73
	S46	Zainal Abidin Zin	11,822	44.37	44.37
Total valid votes			26,646	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,053
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			27,699	71.33	2.84
Registered electors			38,834
Majority			3,002	11.26	15.46
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zainal Abidin Zin	16,508	63.36	0.90
	PAS	Rahmat Husin	9,548	36.64	0.90
Total valid votes			26,056	100.00
Total rejected ballots			880
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			26,936	68.49	5.83
Registered electors			39,328
Majority			6,960	26.72	1.80
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zainal Abidin Zin	16,151	62.46	3.22
	PAS	Abdul Kadir Kahar	9,708	37.54	7.62
Total valid votes			25,859	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,148
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			27,007	74.32	0.58
Registered electors			36,338
Majority			6,443	24.92	4.40
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ramli Omar	14,442	59.24	59.24
	PAS	Ibrahim Hassan	7,295	29.92	29.92
	DAP	Abu Samah Yahaya	2,643	10.84	10.84
Total valid votes			24,380	100.00
Total rejected ballots			982
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			25,462	74.90
Registered electors			33,863
Majority			7,147	29.32
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
On the nomination day, Ramli Omar won uncontested.
	BN	Ramli Omar
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			29,919
Majority
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.

^ "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
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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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[1] "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.

[2] "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[3] 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.

[4] "15th General Election Malaysia (GE15 / PRU15) - Results Overview". oriantaldaily.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.

[5] "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.

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