Jerlun-Langkawi

Malaysia constituency

Malaysian electoral constituency

Jerlun-Langkawi Kedah constituency

Defunct federal constituency
Legislature| Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created| 1974
Constituency abolished| 1995
First contested| 1974
Last contested| 1990

Jerlun-Langkawi was a federal constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1995.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

## History

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It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed.

### Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Jerlun-Langkawi

Parliament  | No | Years | Member | Party
Constituency created, renamed from Jitra-Padang Terap
4th | P003 | 1974–1978 | Syed Nahar Syed Sheh Shahabuddin
(سيد نهار سيد سهيه شاهبوددين) | BN (UMNO)
5th | 1978–1982 | Sanusi Junid (سنسي جنيد)
6th | 1982–1986
7th | 1986–1990
8th | 1990–1995
Constituency abolished, split into Langkawi and Jerlun

### State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

| State constituency

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1955–1959*  | 1959–1974  | 1974–1986  | 1986–1995  | 1995–2004  | 2004–2018  | 2018–present
Jerlun-Langkawi  |  | Jerlun  |
Langkawi  |

## Election results

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Malaysian general election, 1990: Jerlun-Langkawi Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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| BN | Sanusi Junid | 21,690 | 61.77 |  1.71
| S46 | Syed Mustaffa Aljafree | 13,425 | 38.23 |  38.23
Total valid votes  | 35,115 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 1,281
Unreturned ballots  | 0
Turnout  | 36,396 | 78.29 |  3.12
Registered electors  | 21,690
Majority  | 8,265 | 23.54 |  3.42
| BN hold | Swing |

Malaysian general election, 1986: Jerlun-Langkawi Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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| BN | Sanusi Junid | 18,813 | 60.06 |  2.56
| PAS | Ahmad Din | 12,510 | 39.94 |  2.56
Total valid votes  | 31,323 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 698
Unreturned ballots  | 0
Turnout  | 32,021 | 75.17 |  2.93
Registered electors  | 42,597
Majority  | 6,303 | 20.12 |  5.12
| BN hold | Swing |

Malaysian general election, 1982: Jerlun-Langkawi Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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| BN | Sanusi Junid | 18,593 | 62.62 |  10.12
| PAS | Halim Arshat | 11,097 | 37.38 |  10.12
Total valid votes  | 29,690 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 735
Unreturned ballots  | 0
Turnout  | 30,425 | 78.10 |  1.39
Registered electors  | 38,958
Majority  | 7,496 | 25.24 |  20.24
| BN hold | Swing |

Malaysian general election, 1978: Jerlun-Langkawi Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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| BN | Sanusi Junid | 13,099 | 52.50 |  52.50
| PAS | Hassim Naim | 11,850 | 47.50 |  47.50
Total valid votes  | 24,949 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 684
Unreturned ballots  | 0
Turnout  | 25,633 | 76.71
Registered electors  | 33,416
Majority  | 1,249 | 5.00
| BN hold | Swing |

Malaysian general election, 1974: Jerlun-Langkawi Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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On the nomination day, Syed Nahar Syed Sheh Shahabuddin won uncontested.
| BN | Syed Nahar Syed Sheh Shahabuddin
Total valid votes  |  |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  |
Unreturned ballots  |
Turnout  |
Registered electors  | 28,756
Majority  |
This was a new constituency created.

## References

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* "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-20.