Bagan Datuk (federal constituency)

Bagan Datuk (P075)
Perak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi; BN
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)	76,495
Electors (2022)	58,183
Area (km²)	635
Pop. density (per km²)	120.5

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.

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 2022^[4]

Malay (56.3%)

Indian (21.7%)

Chinese (20.6%)

Other ethnicities (1.4%)

Age breakdown of Bagan Datuk's electorate as of 2022

18-20 (4.84%)

21-29 (19.36%)

30-39 (24.2%)

40-49 (17%)

50-59 (14.03%)

60-69 (11.34%)

70-79 (6.69%)

80-89 (2.05%)

above 90 (0.51%)

Gender breakdown of Bagan Datuk's electorate as of 2022

Male (50.42%)

Female (49.58%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Bagan Datuk constituency is divided into 41 polling districts.^[5]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Rungkup (N53）	Melintang Estate	075/53/01	SJK (C) Hua Hsia
	Sungai Pergam	075/53/02	SK Sungai Pergam
	Bagan Datok	075/53/03	SK Bagan Datoh
	Pasang Api	075/53/04	SK Bagan Datoh
	Sungai Balai Baroh	075/53/05	SK Sungai Nipah
	Sungai Betul	075/53/06	SK Sungai Betul
	Rungkup	075/53/07	SK Rungkup
	Sungai Balai Darat	075/53/08	SK Sungai Balai
	Sungai Nipah Darat	075/53/09	Madrasah Manbail Ulum Sungai Nipah Darat
	Simpang Tiga Rungkup	075/53/10	SK Simpang Tiga
	Kuala Perak Estate	075/53/11	SJK (T) Tun Sambanthan
	Tebok Bengkang	075/53/12	SK Sungai Batang
	Sungai Batang	075/53/13	SK Sungai Batang
	Sungai Haji Mohamad	075/53/14	SK Sungai Haji Muhammad
	Selekoh	075/53/15	SK Selekoh
	Sungai Che Maja	075/53/16	SK Sungai Tiang Darat
	Sungai Lancang	075/53/17	SK Rungkup
	Sungai Tiang	075/53/18	SK Sungai Tiang Baroh
	Bagan Sungai Belukang	075/53/19	SJK (C) Yee Hwa
Hutan Melintang (N54)	Tanah Lalang	075/54/01	SK Tanah Lalang
	Sungai Dulang	075/54/02	SK Sungai Dulang Dalam
	Kampong Sungai Buloh	075/54/03	SK Sungai Buloh
	Simpang Ampat	075/54/04	SK Simpang Empat SK Tanjong Bayan
	Kampong Baharu Batu 16	075/54/05	SK Kampung Baharu
	Kuala Bernam Estate	075/54/06	SMK Khir Johari
	Batu Dua Puloh	075/54/07	SK Bagan Pasir
	Bagan Pasir	075/54/08	SJK (C) Bagan Pasir Laut
	Parit 4	075/54/09	SMK Khir Johari
	Parit 7	075/54/10	SK Khir Johari
	Sungai Sumun	075/54/11	SK Sungai Sumun
	Parit 13	075/54/12	SJK (T) Ladang Flemington
	Parit 21	075/54/13	SJK (C) Pooi Seng
	Hutan Melintang	075/54/14	SJK (C) Keow Min SMK Hutan Melintang
	Batu Dua Belas	075/54/15	SK Hutan Melintang
	Jalan Feri	075/54/16	SJK (T) Barathi
	Kampong Baharu Jendarata	075/54/17	SJK (C) Yeong Seng
	Jendarata	075/54/18	SJK (T) Ladang Jendarata 1
	Jenderata Estate Div. 3	075/54/19	SJK (T) Ladang Jenderata Bhg 3
	Kampong Kebun Baru	075/54/20	SMK Seri Perkasa
	Kampong Telok Buloh	075/54/21	SK Teluk Buloh
	Kampong Kota	075/54/22	SK Sungai Keli

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Bagan Datuk
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency split from Telok Anson
Bagan Datoh
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	P058	1959–1963	Yahya Ahmad (يحي احمد)	Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	P058	1963–1964	Yahya Ahmad (يحي احمد)	Alliance (UMNO)
2nd	P058	1964–1969	Sulaiman Bulon (سليمان بولون)	Alliance (UMNO)
		1969–1971	Parliament was suspended^[6]^[7]
3rd	P058	1971–1973	Sulaiman Bulon (سليمان بولون)	Alliance (UMNO)
3rd	P058	1973–1974	Sulaiman Bulon (سليمان بولون)	BN (UMNO)
Bagan Datok
4th	P064	1974–1978	Hassan Adli Arshad (حسن عدلي ارشد)	BN (PAS)
5th		1978–1982	Hassan Adli Arshad (حسن عدلي ارشد)	BN (UMNO)
6th		1982–1986	Yahya Zakaria (يحي زكريا)
7th	P069	1986–1990	Mohamed Jamrah (محمد جمرح)
8th	P069	1990–1995	Mohamed Jamrah (محمد جمرح)
9th	P072	1995–1999	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (أحمد زاهد حميدي)
10th	P072	1999–2004
11th	P075	2004–2008
12th		2008–2013
13th		2013–2018
Bagan Datuk
14th	P075	2018–2022	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (أحمد زاهد حميدي)	BN (UMNO)
15th	P075	2022–present	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (أحمد زاهد حميدي)	BN (UMNO)

State constituency

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

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N53	Rungkup	Shahrul Zaman Yahya	BN (UMNO)
N54	Hutan Melintang	Wasanthee Sinnasamy	PH (PKR)

Local governments & postcodes


No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N53	Rungkup	Teluk Intan Municipal Council	36100 Bagan Datuk 36110 Teluk Intan 36200 Selekoh 36300 Sungai Sumun 36400 Hutan Melintang
N54	Hutan Melintang	Teluk Intan Municipal Council

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi	16,578	39.61	11.76
	PH	Shamsul Iskandar Md. Akin	16,230	38.78	1.19
	PN	Muhammad Faiz Na'aman	8,822	21.08	21.08
	Independent	Mohamad Tawfik Ismail	226	0.54	0.54
Total valid votes			41,856	100.00
Total rejected ballots			748
Unreturned ballots			91
Turnout			42,695	73.40	6.49
Registered electors			58,183
Majority			348	0.83	12.95
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753277/PUB610%20PARLIMEN%20PERAK.pdf

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	2.94
Registered electors			47,309
Majority			5,073	13.78	7.24
	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.^{[permanent dead link‍]} "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.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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	12.41
Registered electors			39,924
Majority			2,108	6.54	4.90
	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.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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	4.04
Registered electors			34,670
Majority			2,692	11.44	46.72
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004: Bagan Datok
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi	17,049	79.08	18.22
	PKR	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	6.14
Registered electors			34,181
Majority			12,539	58.16	36.40
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999: Bagan Datok
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi	12,938	60.86	25.38
	PKR	Mohamad Dahalan Arshad	8,321	39.14	39.14
Total valid votes			21,259	100.00
Total rejected ballots			878
Unreturned ballots			27
Turnout			22,164	60.24	1.78
Registered electors			36,792
Majority			4,617	21.72	50.76
	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	13.76
Total valid votes			20,462	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,412
Unreturned ballots			63
Turnout			21,937	62.02	6.87
Registered electors			35,370
Majority			14,830	72.48	38.00
	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			0
Turnout			23,980	68.89	1.65
Registered electors			34,811
Majority			7,879	34.48	1.26
	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			0
Turnout			22,838	67.24	5.72
Registered electors			33,965
Majority			7,848	35.74	0.44
	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			0
Turnout			25,556	72.96	1.38
Registered electors			35,028
Majority			8,805	36.18	28.73
	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	11.81
	DAP	Thee Ah Pow @ Thee You Min	2,527	11.48	11.48
Total valid votes			22,021	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,016
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			23,037	74.34	3.11
Registered electors			30,989
Majority			14,294	64.91	10.55
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974: Bagan Datok
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hassan Adli Arshad	15,781	87.73	87.73
	PEKEMAS	Ibrahim Karim	2,208	12.27	12.27
Total valid votes			17,989	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,708
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			19,697	71.23	1.63
Registered electors			27,630
Majority			13,573	75.46	54.36
	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			0
Turnout			18,260	69.60	7.69
Registered electors			26,237
Majority			3,556	21.10	26.58
	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			0
Turnout			17,595	77.29	6.01
Registered electors			22,766
Majority			7,894	47.68	19.76
	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			0
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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