Bukit Kayu Hitam (state constituency)

Bukit Kayu Hitam is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.

Bukit Kayu Hitam

Kedah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Kedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Halimaton Shaadiah Saad PN
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	46,054

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Bukit Kayu Hitam's electorate as of 2023

  Malay (89.30%)

  Chinese (6.59%)

  Indian (2.11%)

  Other ethnicities (2.00%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bukit Kayu Hitam constituency has a total of 22 polling districts.

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Bukit Kayu Hitam (N05）	Bukit Kayu Hitam	006/05/01	SK Bandar Bukit Kayu Hitam
	FELDA Bukit Tangga	006/05/02	SK FELDA Bukit Tangga
	Temin	006/05/03	SK Dato' Wan Kemara
	FELDA Laka Selatan	006/05/04	SK FELDA Laka Selatan
	FELDA Batu Lapan	006/05/05	SK Batu 8
	Pekan Baru Changlun	006/05/06	SJK (C) Yit Min
	Pekan Lama Changlun	006/05/07	SJK (T) Changlun
	Sintok	006/05/08	SK Bandar Baru Sintok
	Kampung Darat	006/05/09	SMK Changlun
	Kubang Pasu	006/05/10	SMK Hosba
	Guar Napai	006/05/11	SK Guar Napai
	Husba	006/05/12	SK Hosba
	Kampung Napoh	006/05/13	SK Hosba
	Binjal	006/05/14	Pertubuhan Peladang Kawasan Asun
	Kampung Bemban	006/05/15	SK Gelong
	Pulau Pisang	006/05/16	SMK Pulau Nyior
	Pekan Tunjang	008/05/17	SK Tunjang
	Pulau Timboi	008/05/18	SK Hakim Teh
	Padang Limau	008/05/19	Bangunan Persatuan Peladang (MADA) D-11 Tunjang
	Pulau Nyior	006/05/20	SK Pulau Nyior
	Kampung Pulau Ketam	006/05/21	SMK Pulau Nyior
	Gelong Rambai	006/05/22	SJK (C) Hwa Min

Representation history

Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Bukit Kayu Hitam
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Tunjang
11th	2004–2008	Khalidah Adibah Ayob	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008–2013	Ahmad Zaini Japar
13th	2013–2018
14th	2018–2020	Halimaton Shaadiah Saad	PH (BERSATU)
	2020–2023		PN (BERSATU)
15th	2023–present

Election results

Kedah state election, 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Halimaton Shaadiah Saad	24,551	72.92	72.92
	BN	Zainol Abidin Mohamad	9,117	27.08	6.48
Total valid votes			33,668	100.00
Total rejected ballots			215
Unreturned ballots			43
Turnout			33,926	73.67	9.13
Registered electors			46,054
Majority			15,434	45.84	37.69
	PN gain from PH		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Halimaton Shaadiah Saad	11,027	41.71	41.71
	BN	Ahmad Zaini Japar	8,874	33.56	32.26
	PAS	Habshah Bakar	6,528	24.73	24.73
Total valid votes			26,439	100.00
Total rejected ballots			414
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			27,006	82.80	4.7
Registered electors			32,614
Majority			2,153	8.15	23.29
	PH gain from BN		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Zaini Japar	16,454	65.72	2.27
	PKR	Che On Yusof	8,581	34.28	2.27
Total valid votes			18,918	100.00
Total rejected ballots			523
Unreturned ballots			66
Turnout			25,522	87.50	7.33
Registered electors			29,228
Majority			6,995	31.44	4.54
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Zaini Japar	13,219	67.99	0.44
	PKR	Che On Yusof	6,224	32.01	32.01
Total valid votes			19,443	100.00
Total rejected ballots			523
Unreturned ballots			71
Turnout			20,037	80.17	6.49
Registered electors			24,992
Majority			6,995	35.98	0.88
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Khalidah Adibah Ayob	12,945	68.43
	PAS	Mat Nanyan Saad	5,973	31.57
Total valid votes			18,918	100.00
Total rejected ballots			395
Unreturned ballots			1,020
Turnout			20,833	86.66
Registered electors			23,463
Majority			6,972	36.86
This was a new constituency created.