Kangar (federal constituency)

Kangar

Perlis constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Shaharuddin Ismail BN
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2013

Kangar is a federal constituency in Selangor, 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.

History

2004–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Nesam, Abi, Kechor, Hutan Melintang, Telok Kachang, Wang Bintong, Kampong Salang, Repoh, Alor Lanchang, Taman Indera, Tok Peduka, Padang Bohor, Padang Petani, Padang Katong, Derma, Pekan Lama Kangar, Pengkalan Assam, Pekan Baru Kangar, Seberang Bakau, Behor Gandin, Seberang Alor, Hujong Tanjong, Kepala Batas, Seberang Tok Pi, Padang Besar Selatan, Titi Tok Bandar, Bangsal Lebah, Temak, Seriab, Gunong Utan Aji, Hujung Batu.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kangar
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
4th	1974-1978	Shaari Jusoh	BN
5th	1978-1982
6th	1982-1986	Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad
7th	1986-1990
8th	1990-1995	Ishak Arshad
9th	1995-1999	Md Isa Sabu
10th	1999-2004	Abdul Hamid Pawanteh
11th	2004-2008	Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-present	Shaharuddin Ismail

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shaharuddin Ismail	23,343	54.73
	PAS	Baharuddin Ahmad	19,306	45.27
Total valid votes			42,649	100.00
Total rejected ballots			660
Unreturned ballots			122
Turnout			43,431	84.81
Registered electors			51,207
Majority			4,037
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s)

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad	23,821	70.12
	PKR	Tunku Abdul Rahman Tunku Ismail	10,150	29.88
Total valid votes			33,971	100.00
Total rejected ballots			808
Unreturned ballots			167
Turnout			34,946	80.17
Registered electors			43,591
Majority			13,671
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad	22,498	69.34
	PAS	Ishar Saad	9,950	30.66
Total valid votes			32,448	100.00
Total rejected ballots			548
Unreturned ballots			99
Turnout			33,095	81.68
Registered electors
Majority			12,548
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Hamid Pawanteh	16,529	56.98
	PAS	Zainul Abidin Yahaya	12,480	43.02
Total valid votes			29,009	100.00
Total rejected ballots			482
Unreturned ballots			73
Turnout			29,564	79.42
Registered electors
Majority			4,049
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Md Isa Sabu	20,000	55.56
	PAS	Aziz Shariff	16,000	44.44
Total valid votes			36,000	100.00
Total rejected ballots			23
Unreturned ballots			177
Turnout			36,200
Registered electors
Majority			4,000
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ishak Arshad	26,819	68.99
	S46	Rosnah Darus	12,056	31.01
Total valid votes			38,875	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,450
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			40,325	75.19
Registered electors
Majority			14,763
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad	22,463	70.51
	PAS	Shuib Mohamad	9,397	29.49
Total valid votes			31,860	100.00
Total rejected ballots			730
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			32,590	72.29
Registered electors			45,082
Majority			13,066
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shaari Jusoh
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shaari Jusoh
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.