Parit (federal constituency)

Parit

Perak constituency

Federal constituency

Legislature

Dewan Rakyat

Mohd Zaim Abu Hassan
BN

Constituency created

1958

First contested

1959

Last contested

2013

Parit is a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.

The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Buloh Akar, Chopin Kiri, Chopin Kanan, Kampong Prah, Kampong Tepus, Serapoh, Tanjong Belanja, Kampong Nyior, Kampong Tua Belanja Kiri, Belanja Kanan, Ladang Glenealy, Parit Utara, Parit Selatan, Belanja Kiri, Pasir Gajah, Tanjong Medan, Kampong Paloh, Kampong Dusun, Kampong Selboh, Kampong Kepala Pulau, Layang-Layang Kanan, Titi Gantong, Kompleks Pertanian, Kampong Aji, Padang Tenggala, Kampong Selat, Bota Kanan, Seri Iskandar, Suak Padi, Padang Changkat, Bota Kiri, Telok Kepayang, Telok Bakong, Kampong Bakong, Lambor Kiri, Kampong Tua, Lambor Kanan.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Buloh Akar, Chopin Kiri, Chopin Kanan, Kampong Prah, Kampong Tepus, Serapoh, Tanjong Belanja, Kampong Nyior, Kampong Tua Belanja Kiri, Belanja Kanan, Ladang Glenealy, Parit Utara, Parit Selatan, Belanja Kiri, Pasir Gajah, Tanjong Medan, Kampong Paloh, Kampong Dusun, Kampong Selboh, Kampong Kepala Pulau, Layang-Layang Kanan, Titi Gantong, Kompleks Pertanian, Kampong Aji, Padang Tenggala, Kampong Selat, Bota Kanan, Seri Iskandar, Suak Padi, Padang Changkat, Bota Kiri, Telok Kepayang, Telok Bakong, Kampong Bakong, Lambor Kiri, Kampong Tua, Lambor Kanan.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Parit
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	1959-1963	Hussein Mohd Noordin	Alliance
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	1963-1964	Hussein Mohd Noordin	Alliance
2nd	1964-1969	Hussein Mohd Noordin	Alliance
	1969-1971	Parliament dissolved^[2]^[3]
3rd	1971-1974	Hashim Gera	PMIP
4th	1974-1978	Mohd. Bakri Abdul Rais	BN
5th	1978-1982	Mohd. Bakri Abdul Rais
6th	1982-1986	Ahamed Hambal Yeop Majlis
7th	1986-1990	Nasruddin Alang Saidin
8th	1990-1995	Nasruddin Alang Saidin
9th	1995-1999	Ainon Khairiyah Mohd. Abas
10th	1999-2004	Mat Basir Rahmat	PAS
11th	2004-2008	Nasaruddin Hashim	BN
12th	2008-2013	Mohd Nizar Zakaria
13th	2013-present	Mohd Zaim Abu Hassan

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Zaim Abu Hassan	16,253	58.03	+ 1.48
	PAS	Muhammad Ismi Mat Taib	11,756	41.97	- 1.48
Total valid votes			28,009	100.00
Total rejected ballots			532
Unreturned ballots			72
Turnout			28,613	85.40
Registered electors			33,503
Majority			4,497	16.06
	BN hold		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. 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.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Nizar Zakaria	12,399	56.55	- 4.67
	PAS	Najihatussalehah Ahmad	9,526	43.45	+ 4.67
Total valid votes			21,925	100.00
Total rejected ballots			628
Unreturned ballots			45
Turnout			22,598	78.30
Registered electors			28,859
Majority			2,873	13.10
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nasaruddin Hashim	12,808	61.22	+ 14.07
	PAS	Muhammad Ismi Mat Taib	8,112	38.78	- 14.07
Total valid votes			20,920	100.00
Total rejected ballots			483
Unreturned ballots			129
Turnout			21,532	74.46
Registered electors			28,917
Majority			4,696	22.44
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mat Basir Rahmat	12,003	52.85	+ 21.02
	BN	Megat Junid Megat Ayub	10,710	47.15	- 21.02
Total valid votes			22,713	100.00
Total rejected ballots			431
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			23,144	65.24
Registered electors			35,475
Majority			1,293	5.70
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ainon Khairiyah Mohd. Abas	14,207	68.17	+ 5.87
	PAS	Ahmad Subki Abd. Latif @ Subky Abd. Latif	6,634	31.83	- 5.87
Total valid votes			20,841	100.00
Total rejected ballots			818
Unreturned ballots			117
Turnout			21,776	65.08
Registered electors			33,460
Majority			7,573	36.34
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nasruddin Alang Saidin	14,853	62.30	+ 4.06
	PAS	Abdul Kader Kahar	8,987	37.70	- 4.06
Total valid votes			23,840	100.00
Total rejected ballots			952
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			24,792	67.95
Registered electors			36,485
Majority			5,866	24.60
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nasruddin Alang Saidin	13,053	58.24
	PAS	Syeikh Mohd Nor Mansor	9,360	41.76
Total valid votes			22,413	100.00
Total rejected ballots			702
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			23,115	67.96
Registered electors			34,011
Majority			3,693	16.48
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahamed Hambal Yeop Majlis	16,020	64.66
	PAS	Othman Itam Karib	8,756	35.34
Total valid votes			24,776	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,137
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			25,913	71.61
Registered electors			36,187
Majority			7,264
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd. Bakri Abdul Rais
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			31,667
Majority			5,610
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd. Bakri Abdul Rais	11,884	54.00
	DAP	Mohamed Salleh Nakhoda Itam	6,304	28.64
	Independent	Mahmud Zainal Abidin	3,509	15.94
	PEKEMAS	Mohamed Dahan Katib	311	1.41
Total valid votes			22,008	100.00
Total rejected ballots			720
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			22,728	77.70
Registered electors			29,250
Majority
	BN gain from PMIP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PMIP	Hashim Gera	9,193	51.43
	Alliance	Hussein Mohd Noordin	8,683	48.57
Total valid votes			17,876	100.00
Total rejected ballots			933
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			18,809	74.44
Registered electors			25,268
Majority			510
	PMIP gain from Alliance		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Hussein Mohd Noordin	10,571	59.74
	PMIP	Mohd Hanifah Abdul Ghani	5,066	28.63
	UDP	Zainal Abidin Abas	1,138	6.43
	Independent	Mohamed Sulaiman	920	5.20
Total valid votes			17,695	100.00
Total rejected ballots			433
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			18,128	81.31
Registered electors			22,296
Majority			5,505
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Hussein Mohd Noordin	8,998	59.97
	PMIP	Osman Budin	6,007	40.03
Total valid votes			15,005	100.00
Total rejected ballots			82
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			15,087	79.64
Registered electors			18,945
Majority			2,991
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-14.

↑ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
↑ Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
↑ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-14.

Federal constituencies represented in the Dewan Rakyat

Perlis	Padang Besar Kangar Arau

Kedah	Langkawi Jerlun Kubang Pasu Padang Terap Pokok Sena Alor Setar Kuala Kedah Pendang Jerai Sik Merbok Sungai Petani Baling Padang Serai Kulim-Bandar Baharu

Kelantan	Tumpat Pengkalan Chepa Kota Bharu Pasir Mas Rantau Panjang Kubang Kerian Bachok Ketereh Tanah Merah Pasir Puteh Machang Jeli Kuala Krai Gua Musang

Terengganu	Besut Setiu Kuala Nerus Kuala Terengganu Marang Hulu Terengganu Dungun Kemaman

Penang	Kepala Batas Tasek Gelugor Bagan Permatang Pauh Bukit Mertajam Batu Kawan Nibong Tebal Bukit Bendera Tanjong Jelutong Bukit Gelugor Bayan Baru Balik Pulau

Perak	Gerik Lenggong Larut Parit Buntar Bagan Serai Bukit Gantang Taiping Padang Rengas Sungai Siput Tambun Ipoh Timor Ipoh Barat Batu Gajah Kuala Kangsar Beruas Parit Kampar Gopeng Tapah Pasir Salak Lumut Bagan Datok Telok Intan Tanjong Malim

Pahang	Cameron Highlands Lipis Raub Jerantut Indera Mahkota Kuantan Paya Besar Pekan Maran Kuala Krau Temerloh Bentong Bera Rompin

Selangor	Sabak Bernam Sungai Besar Hulu Selangor Tanjong Karang Kuala Selangor Selayang Gombak Ampang Pandan Hulu Langat Serdang Puchong Kelana Jaya Petaling Jaya Selatan Petaling Jaya Utara Subang Shah Alam Kapar Klang Kota Raja Kuala Langat Sepang

F. T. of Kuala Lumpur	Kepong Batu Wangsa Maju Segambut Setiawangsa Titiwangsa Bukit Bintang Lembah Pantai Seputeh Cheras Bandar Tun Razak

F. T. of Putrajaya	Putrajaya

Negeri Sembilan	Jelebu Jempol Seremban Kuala Pilah Rasah Rembau Telok Kemang Tampin

Malacca	Masjid Tanah Alor Gajah Tangga Batu Bukit Katil Kota Melaka Jasin

Johor	Segamat Sekijang Labis Pagoh Ledang Bakri Muar Parit Sulong Ayer Hitam Sri Gading Batu Pahat Simpang Renggam Kluang Sembrong Mersing Tenggara Kota Tinggi Pengerang Tebrau Pasir Gudang Johor Bahru Pulai Gelang Patah Kulai Pontian Tanjong Piai

F. T. of Labuan	Labuan

Sabah	Kudat Kota Marudu Kota Belud Tuaran Sepanggar Kota Kinabalu Putatan Penampang Papar Kimanis Beaufort Sipitang Ranau Keningau Tenom Pensiangan Beluran Libaran Batu Sapi Sandakan Kinabatangan Silam Semporna Tawau Kalabakan

Sarawak	Mas Gading Santubong Petra Jaya Bandar Kuching Stampin Kota Samarahan Mambong Serian Batang Sadong Batang Lupar Sri Aman Lubok Antu Betong Saratok Tanjong Manis Igan Sarikei Julau Kanowit Lanang Sibu Mukah Selangau Kapit Hulu Rajang Bintulu Sibuti Miri Baram Limbang Lawas

See also: List of former Malaysian federal electoral districts

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