Sungai Besar is a federal constituency in Sabak Bernam District, Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.
 Selangor constituency | |
|---|---|
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| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 2003 |
| First contested | 2004 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 58,955 |
| Electors (2023)[2] | 64,722 |
| Area (km²)[3] | 639 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 92.3 |
The federal constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
editAge breakdown of Sungai Besar's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (5.95%)
21-29 (22.25%)
30-39 (24.14%)
40-49 (16.94%)
50-59 (14.62%)
60-69 (9.42%)
70-79 (4.92%)
80-89 (1.48%)
above 90 (0.28%)
Gender breakdown of Sungai Besar's electorate as of 2022
Male (50.51%)
Female (49.49%)
History
editPolling districts
editAccording to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Sungai Besar constituency is divided into 30 polling districts.[5]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sungai Panjang（N03） | Parit 16-Belia 2 | 093/03/01 | SK Binjai Jaya |
| Parit 13-15 Sungai Panjang | 093/03/02 | SK Tok Khalifah Sungai Besar | |
| Parit 6-12 Sungai Panjang | 093/03/03 | KAFA Integrasi Kampung Desa Permai Parit 8 Sungai Panjang | |
| Parit 2-5 Sungai Panjang | 093/03/04 | SRA Parit Empat Sungai Haji Dorani | |
| Pekan Sungai Besar | 093/03/05 | SK Seri Utama Sungai Besar | |
| Bagan Sungai Besar | 093/03/06 | Balai Raya Bagan Sungai Besar | |
| Parit Satu Timur | 093/03/07 | SMK Sungai Besar | |
| Sungai Limau | 093/03/08 | SK Sungai Limau Sungai Besar | |
| Sungai Haji Dorani | 093/03/09 | SK Sungai Haji Dorani | |
| Peket Enam Puluh | 093/03/10 | SK Parit Empat, Sungai Besar | |
| Simpang Lima | 093/03/11 | SK Simpang Lima Sungai Besar | |
| Parit 13 Sungai Nipah | 093/03/12 | SK Parit 13 Sungai Nipah | |
| Sungai Nipah | 093/03/13 | SMA Tun Rahah | |
| Sungai Nibong | 093/03/14 | SK Sungai Nibong | |
| Pasir Panjang Tengah | 093/03/15 | Dewan Dato' Muhd. Fauzi Pasir Panjang | |
| Pasir Panjang Selatan | 093/03/16 | SK Pasir Panjang | |
| Taman Berkat | 093/03/17 | Mini Stadium Sungai Besar | |
| Parit 6-12 Timur | 093/03/18 | SRA Parit 11 Timur | |
| Kampung Baharu Nelayan | 093/03/19 | SMA Tengku Ampuan Jemaah Sungai Besar | |
| Sekinchan（N04） | Sungai Leman Bendang Utara | 093/04/01 | SK Parit 9 Sungai Leman Sekinchan |
| Sungai Leman Bendang Tengah | 093/04/02 | SK Parit 9 Sungai Leman Sekinchan | |
| Sungai Leman Bendang Selatan | 093/04/03 | SRA Parit 7 Ban 2 Sungai Leman | |
| Sungai Leman Kampung Darat | 093/04/04 | SK Sungai Leman | |
| Sungai Leman Kampung Laut | 093/04/05 | SRA Parit 9 Sungai Leman Sekinchan | |
| Sekinchan Selatan | 093/04/06 | SJK (C) Yoke Kuan Sekinchan | |
| Sekinchan Tempatan Selatan | 093/04/07 | SRA Harmoni Taman Ria | |
| Sekinchan Tempatan Tengah | 093/04/08 | SMJK Yoke Kuan Sekinchan | |
| Sekinchan Tempatan (Site B) | 093/04/09 | SMJK Yoke Kuan Sekinchan | |
| Kian Sit | 093/04/10 | SJK (C) Kian Sit | |
| Sekinchan | 093/04/11 | SK Seri Sekinchan |
Representation history
edit| Members of Parliament for Sungai Besar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Tanjong Karang and Sabak Bernam | ||||
| 11th | P093 | 2004–2008 | Noriah Kasnon (نوريه كسنون) |
BN (UMNO) |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | |||
| 13th | 2013–2016 | |||
| 2016–2018 | Budiman Mohd Zohdi (بوديمن محمد زهدي) | |||
| 14th | 2018–2020 | Muslimin Yahaya (مسلمين يحيى) |
PH (BERSATU) | |
| 2020–2022 | PN (BERSATU) | |||
| 15th | 2022–present | |||
State constituency
edit| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Sungai Besar | Sekinchan | ||||||
| Sungai Panjang | |||||||
Current state assembly members
edit| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N3 | Sungai Panjang | Mohamad Razali Saari | PN (PAS) |
| N4 | Sekinchan | Ng Suee Lim | PH (DAP) |
Local governments & postcodes
edit| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N3 | Sungai Panjang | Sabak Bernam District Council |
|
| N4 | Sekinchan |
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PN | Muslimin Yahaya | 19,791 | 38.75 |  38.75
| ||
| PH | Saipolyazan Mat Yusop | 17,070 | 33.42 |  8.69
| ||
| BN | Jamal Yunos | 13,984 | 27.38 | 12.99
| ||
| GTA | Asmawar Samat @ Samad | 225 | 0.44 | 0.44
| ||
| Total valid votes | 51,070 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 441 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 83 | |||||
| Turnout | 51,594 | 79.32 | 6.60
| |||
| Registered electors | 64,382 | |||||
| Majority | 2,721 | 5.33 | 3.60
| |||
| PN gain from PH | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Muslimin Yahaya | 17,350 | 42.11 | 42.11
| ||
| BN | Budiman Mohd Zohdi | 16,636 | 40.37 | 13.29
| ||
| PAS | Mohamed Salleh M Husin | 7,220 | 17.52 | 4.52
| ||
| Total valid votes | 41,206 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 564 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 108 | |||||
| Turnout | 41,878 | 85.92 | 10.92
| |||
| Registered electors | 48,739 | |||||
| Majority | 714 | 1.73 | 27.63
| |||
| PH gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 239/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 313/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2018-08-01. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Budiman Mohd Zohdi | 16,800 | 53.66 | 3.12
| ||
| Amanah | Azhar Abdul Shukur | 7,609 | 24.30 | 24.30
| ||
| PAS | Abdul Rani Osman | 6,902 | 22.04 | 27.42
| ||
| Total valid votes | 31,311 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 379 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 31 | |||||
| Turnout | 31,721 | 74.37 | 13.89
| |||
| Registered electors | 42,655 | |||||
| Majority | 9,191 | 29.36 | 28.28
| |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Pilihan Raya Kecil P.093 Sungai Besar". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-09-19. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election - By-election of the Dewan Rakyat of P.093 Sungai Besar for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 270/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 2018-09-19. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statement of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes for the By-election of P.093 Sungai Besar [P. U. (B) 299/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-27. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Noriah Kasnon | 18,695 | 50.54 | 8.69
| ||
| PAS | Salleh Husin | 18,296 | 49.46 | 8.69
| ||
| Total valid votes | 36,991 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 690 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 129 | |||||
| Turnout | 37,810 | 88.26 | 6.30
| |||
| Registered electors | 42,837 | |||||
| Majority | 399 | 1.08 | 17.38
| |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 176/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-06. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 217/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-06. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Noriah Kasnon | 16,069 | 59.23 | 6.52
| |
| PAS | Osman Sabran | 11,060 | 40.77 | 6.52
| |
| Total valid votes | 27,129 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 656 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 142 | ||||
| Turnout | 27,927 | 81.96 | 4.16
| ||
| Registered electors | 34,073 | ||||
| Majority | 5,009 | 18.46 | 13.04
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Noriah Kasnon | 15,337 | 65.75 | |||
| PAS | Sallehen Mukhyi | 7,988 | 34.25 | |||
| Total valid votes | 23,325 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 795 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 24,120 | 77.80 | ||||
| Registered electors | 31,002 | |||||
| Majority | 7,349 | 31.50 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created out of Tanjong Karang and Sabak Bernam which went to BN in the previous election. | ||||||
References
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