Gurun (state constituency) explained

Gurun
State:Kedah
State-Rep:Baddrol Bakhtiar
State-Rep-Party:Perikatan Nasional
State-Status:active
State-Created:1984
State-Election-First:1986
State-Election-Last:2023
Demo-Electors:40,941
Demo-Electors-Date:2023

Gurun is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Gurun constituency has a total of 18 polling districts.[1]

State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Gurun(N22)Pekan Jeniang012/22/01SMK Tunku Sulong
Kampung Jeniang012/22/02SK Jeniang (Pusat)
Batu Sepuloh012/22/03SJK (C) Jeniang
Batu 9012/22/04SK Jeniang (Pusat)
Padang Lembu012/22/05SJK (C) Mah Wah Padang Lembu
Sungai Rotan012/22/06SJK (C) Yang Kao
Gurun012/22/07SK Gurun (Pusat)
Pulau Chengai012/22/08SK Gurun (Pusat)
Bongkok Gurun012/22/09SK Batu Empat
Pekan Gurun012/22/10SJK (C) Choong Hwa
Pekan Baru Gurun012/22/11SK Sri Jerai
Kampung Gurun012/22/12SMA Pekan Gurun
Taman Seri Jerai012/22/13SMK Gurun
Ladang Jerai012/22/14SJK (T) Ladang Harvard Bahagian I
Sungai Puntar012/22/15SJK (T) Ladang Sungai Puntar
Sungai Tok Pawang012/22/16SK Sungai Tok Pawang
Kampung Mesjid012/22/17SK Bedong
Pekan Bahru Bedong012/22/18SMK Bedong

Representation history

Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Gurun
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Jeniang
7th1986–1990Cheah Soon Hai
8th1990–1995Beh Heng Seong
9th1995–1999
10th1999–2004
11th2004–2008
12th2008–2013Leong Yong Kong
13th2013–2018
14th2018–2022Johari Abdul
2022–2023Vacant[2]
15th2023–presentBaddrol Bakhtiar

Notes

  1. Web site: 2018-03-30 . Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018] ]. 2019-01-03 . Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia.
  2. Vacant from 13 December 2022 until the 2023 state election due to the incumbent's resignation to be nominated as the Speaker of Dewan Rakyat.

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