Bagan Datuk (federal constituency)

Bagan Datuk (formerly Bagan Datok) is a federal constituency in Bagan Datuk District, Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.

Bagan Datuk (P075)

Perak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi BN
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	47,309
Area (km²)[2]	635

The federal constituency was created from parts of the Telok Anson constituency in the 1958 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 Datuk's electorate as of 2018[3]

  Malay (58.99%)

  Indian (21.63%)

  Chinese (17.72%)

  Other ethnicities (1.67%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Melintang Estate, Sungai Pergam, Bagan Datok, Pasang Api, Sungai Balai Baroh, Sungai Betul, Rungkup, Sungai Balai Darat, Sungai Nipah Darat, Sungai Lancang, Sungai Tiang, Sungai Che Maja, Simpang Tiga Rungkup, Kuala Perak Estate, Selekoh, Sungai Haji Mohamad, Bagan Sungai Belukang, Sungai Batang, Tebok Bengkang, Tanah Lalang, Sungai Dulang, Kampong Sungai Buloh, Jenderata, Kampong Baharu Jenderata, Kampong Baharu Batu 16, Kuala Bernam Estate, Batu Dua Puloh, Bagan Pasir, Parit 4, Parit 7, Sungai Sumun, Parit 13, Parit 21, Batu Dua Belas, Simpang Ampat, Jenderata Estate Div. 3, Hutan Melintang, Kampong Kebun Baru, Kampong Telok Buloh, Kampong Kota, Jalan Feri.

2016–present:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Melintang Estate, Sungai Pergam, Bagan Datok, Pasang Api, Sungai Balai Baroh, Sungai Betul, Rungkup, Sungai Balai Darat, Sungai Nipah Darat, Sungai Lancang, Sungai Tiang, Sungai Che Maja, Simpang Tiga Rungkup, Kuala Perak Estate, Selekoh, Sungai Haji Mohamad, Bagan Sungai Belukang, Sungai Batang, Tebok Bengkang, Tanah Lalang, Sungai Dulang, Kampong Sungai Buloh, Jenderata, Kampong Baharu Jenderata, Kampong Baharu Batu 16, Kuala Bernam Estate, Batu Dua Puloh, Bagan Pasir, Parit 4, Parit 7, Sungai Sumun, Parit 13, Parit 21, Batu Dua Belas, Simpang Ampat, Jenderata Estate Div. 3, Hutan Melintang, Kampong Kebun Baru, Kampong Telok Buloh, Kampong Kota, Jalan Feri.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Bagan Datuk
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Bagan Datoh
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	1959-1963	Yahya Ahmad	Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	1963-1964	Yahya Ahmad	Alliance (UMNO)
2nd	1964-1969	Sulaiman Bulon
	1969-1971	Parliament was suspended[5][6]
3rd	1971-1973	Sulaiman Bulon	Alliance (UMNO)
	1973-1974		BN (UMNO)
Bagan Datok
4th	1974-1978	Hassan Adli Arshad	BN (PAS)
5th	1978-1982		BN (UMNO)
6th	1982-1986	Yahya Zakaria
7th	1986-1990	Mohamed Jamrah
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013–2018
Bagan Datuk
14th	2018–present	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi	BN (UMNO)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Bagan Datok		Hutan Melintang
		Rungkup
Bagan Datuk							Hutan Melintang
							Rungkup

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi	18,909	51.37	-1.90
	PH	Pakhrurrazi Arshad	13,836	37.59	+37.59
	PAS	Ata Abdul Muneim Hasan Adli	4,061	11.03	+11.03
Total valid votes			36,806	100.00
Total rejected ballots			814
Unreturned ballots			176
Turnout			37,796	79.89
Registered electors			47,309
Majority			5,073	13.78
	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. "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.

Malaysian general election, 2013: Bagan Datok

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi	17,176	53.27	2.45
	PKR	Madhi Hasan	15,068	46.73	2.45
Total valid votes			32,244	100.00
Total rejected ballots			716
Unreturned ballots			109
Turnout			33,069	82.83
Registered electors			39,924
Majority			2,108	6.54
	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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2016-04-27. "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 2016-04-27.

Malaysian general election, 2008: Bagan Datok

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi	13,115	55.72	23.36
	PKR	Madhi Hasan	10,423	44.28	23.36
Total valid votes			23,538	100.00
Total rejected ballots			814
Unreturned ballots			62
Turnout			24,414	70.42
Registered electors			34,670
Majority			2,692	11.44
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004: Bagan Datok

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi	17,049	79.08	18.22
	KEADILAN	Ayyathurai Achutharaman	4,510	20.92	18.22
Total valid votes			21,559	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,077
Unreturned ballots			54
Turnout			22,690	66.38
Registered electors			34,181
Majority			12,539	58.16
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999: Bagan Datok

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi	12,938	60.86	25.38
	KEADILAN	Mohamad Dahalan Arshad	8,321	39.14	N/A
Total valid votes			21,259	100.00
Total rejected ballots			878
Unreturned ballots			27
Turnout			22,164	60.24
Registered electors			36,792
Majority			4,617	21.72
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995: Bagan Datok

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi	17,646	86.24	19.00
	S46	Asha'ri Marsom	2,816	13.76	N/A
Total valid votes			20,462	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,412
Unreturned ballots			63
Turnout			21,937	62.02
Registered electors			35,370
Majority			14,830	72.48
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990: Bagan Datok

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Jamrah	15,365	67.24	0.63
	PAS	Ariffin Ngah Nasution	7,486	32.76	0.63
Total valid votes			22,851	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,129
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			23,980	68.89
Registered electors			34,809
Majority			7,879	34.48
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986: Bagan Datok

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Jamrah	14,902	67.87	0.22
	PAS	Ariffin Ngah Nasution	7,054	32.13	0.22
Total valid votes			21,956	100.00
Total rejected ballots			882
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			22,838	67.24
Registered electors			33,965
Majority			7,848	35.74
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982: Bagan Datok

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yahya Zakaria	16,568	68.09	8.63
	PAS	Mohamed Aris Bakri	7,763	31.91	20.10
Total valid votes			24,331	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,225
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			25,556	72.96
Registered electors			35,028
Majority			8,805	36.18
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978: Bagan Datok

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hassan Adli Arshad	16,894	76.72	11.01
	PAS	Abdullah Basiran	2,600	11.81	N/A
	DAP	Thee Ah Pow @ Thee You Min	2,527	11.48	N/A
Total valid votes			22,021	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			30,989
Majority			14,294	64.91
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974: Bagan Datok

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hassan Adli Arshad	15,781	87.73	N/A
	PEKEMAS	Ibrahim Karim	2,208	12.27	N/A
Total valid votes			17,989	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,708
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			19,697
Registered electors			27,630
Majority			13,573	75.46
	BN gain from Alliance		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969: Bagan Datoh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Sulaiman Bulon	10,204	60.55	13.29
	PMIP	Mohamad Sayoti Mohamad Elham	6,648	39.45	13.29
Total valid votes			16,852	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,408
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			18,260	69.60
Registered electors			26,237
Majority			3,556	21.10
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1964: Bagan Datoh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Sulaiman Bulon	12,225	73.84	12.11
	PMIP	Ibrahim Dahalan	4,331	26.16	7.65
Total valid votes			16,556	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,039
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			17,595	77.29
Registered electors			22,766
Majority			7,894	47.68
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1959: Bagan Datoh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Yahya Ahmad	8,078	61.73
	PMIP	Azubir Ahmad	4,425	33.81
	PPP	Mohamed Yunus Sibi	583	4.46
Total valid votes			13,086	100.00
Total rejected ballots			133
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			13,219	71.28
Registered electors			18,545
Majority			3,653	27.92
This was a new constituency created out of Telok Anson which went to Alliance in the previous election.

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