Sungai Air Tawar
Selangor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSelangor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Rizam Ismail
BN
Constituency created1974 (as Sungei Ayer Tawar)
First contested1974
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]20,026

Sungai Air Tawar is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly since 1974.

The state constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Sungai Air Tawar is Rizam Ismail from Barisan Nasional (BN).

It is currently the smallest constituency by number of voters in Selangor.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Sungai Air Tawar's electorate as of 2023[2]

  Malay (84.35%)
  Chinese (12.18%)
  Indian (2.72%)
  Other ethnicities (0.74%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Sungai Air Tawar constituency has a total of 15 polling districts.[3]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Sungai Air Tawar (N01) Parit Baharu Baruh 092/01/01 SJK (C) Poay Chneh Parit Baru Sungai Air Tawar
Sungai Tengar Utara 092/01/02 SRA Al-Ittikhadiah Sungai Tengar
Sungai Air Tawar 092/01/03 SK Seri Mawar Sungai Air Tawar
Sungai Bernam 092/01/04 SJK (T) Ladang Sungai Bernam
Sungai Air Tawar Selatan 092/01/05 SRA Tebuk Mufrad Sungai Air Tawar
Sungai Tengar Selatan 092/01/06 SK Sungai Tengar
Sungai Pelong 092/01/07 SK Parit Baharu
Kampung Teluk Belaga 092/01/08 SK Seri Cempaka
Beting Kepah 092/01/09 SJK (C) Phooi Min Telok Rhu
Kampung Teluk Rhu 092/01/10 SK Teluk Ru
Simpang Empat 092/01/11 SK Simpang 4 Bagan Nakhoda Omar
Kampung Sekendi 092/01/12 SK Sekendi Sabak Bernam
Kampung Banting 092/01/13 SK Kampong Banting
Kampung Batu 38 Buruh 092/01/14 SK Batu 38 Sabak Bernam
Kampung Baharu 092/01/15 SK Kampung Baharu Sabak Bernam

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Sungai Air Tawar
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Sabak
Sungei Ayer Tawar
4th1974-1978Jamaluddin SuhaimiBN (UMNO)
5th1978-1982Khalil Kasmijan
6th1982-1986Zainal Dahlan
Sungai Air Tawar
7th1986-1990Zainal DahlanBN (UMNO)
8th1990-1995
9th1995-1999
10th1999-2004Mat Yasir Ikhsan
11th2004-2008Abdul Rahman Bakri
12th2008-2013Raja Ideris Raja Ahmad
13th2013-2017Kamarol Zaki Abdul Malik
2017-2018Vacant[N 1]
14th2018–2023Rizam IsmailBN (UMNO)
15th 2023-present

Election results

Selangor state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNRizam Ismail7,87052.84Increase 12.13
PNMohamad Zaidi Selamat7,02447.16Increase 47.16
Total valid votes 14,894100.00
Total rejected ballots 92
Unreturned ballots 13
Turnout 14,99974.90Decrease 8.70
Registered electors 20,026
Majority 8465.68Decrease 5.10
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNRizam Ismail5,43740.71Decrease 14.83
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyWahid Rais3,99729.93Decrease 14.53
PHMohd Hamizar Sulaiman3,92129.36Increase 29.36
Total valid votes 13,355 100.00
Total rejected ballots 220
Unreturned ballots 30
Turnout 13,60583.60Decrease 2.14
Registered electors 16,274
Majority 1,44010.78Decrease 0.30
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
Selangor state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNKamarol Zaki Abdul Malik7,09655.54Increase 4.89
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyWahid Rais5,68044.46Decrease 4.89
Total valid votes 12,776 100.00
Total rejected ballots 194
Unreturned ballots 52
Turnout 13,02285.74Increase 9.12
Registered electors 15,187
Majority 1,41611.08Increase 9.78
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 192/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 233/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
Selangor state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNRaja Ideris Raja Ahmad4,79150.65Decrease 11.33
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAzrulkhakim Suradi4,66849.35Increase 11.33
Total valid votes 9,459 100.00
Total rejected ballots 263
Unreturned ballots 29
Turnout 9,75176.62Increase 3.01
Registered electors 12,726
Majority 1231.30Decrease 22.66
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
Selangor state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNAbdul Rahman Bakri5,56961.98Increase 3.34
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAbd. Jalil Bajuri3,41638.02Decrease 3.34
Total valid votes 8,985 100.00
Total rejected ballots 294
Unreturned ballots 4
Turnout 9,28373.61Increase 5.56
Registered electors 12,611
Majority 2,15323.96Increase 6.68
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
Selangor state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNMat Yasir Ikhsan3,98958.64Decrease 24.36
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAbd. Jalil Bajuri2,81441.36Increase 24.36
Total valid votes 6,803 100.00
Total rejected ballots 226
Unreturned ballots 5
Turnout 7,03468.05Increase 7.25
Registered electors 10,337
Majority 1,17517.28Decrease 48.72
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNZainal Dahlan5,13083.00Decrease 1.61
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyMajudim @ A Razak Dawami1,05117.00Increase 17.00
Total valid votes 6,181 100.00
Total rejected ballots 265
Unreturned ballots 19
Turnout 6,46560.80Decrease 10.16
Registered electors 10,633
Majority 4,07966.00Increase 3.22
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNZainal Dahlan5,19181.39Increase 2.03
S46Mohamad Kawaid Ngadimin1,18718.61Increase 18.61
Total valid votes 6,378 100.00
Total rejected ballots 382
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 6,76070.96Increase 2.87
Registered electors 9,527
Majority 4,00462.78Increase 4.06
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNZainal Dahlan4,92979.36Increase 0.59
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyShamsuddin A Rahman1,28220.64Decrease 0.59
Total valid votes 6,211 100.00
Total rejected ballots 210
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 6,42168.09Decrease 3.41
Registered electors 9,430
Majority 3,64758.72Increase 1.18
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1982: Sungei Ayer Tawar
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNZainal Dahlan4,87878.77Increase 13.44
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAbdul Aziz Abdul Shukor1,31521.23Decrease 13.44
Total valid votes 6,193 100.00
Total rejected ballots 203
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 6,39671.50
Registered electors 8,946
Majority 3,56357.54Increase 26.88
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1978: Sungei Ayer Tawar
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNKhalil Kasmijan3,70465.33Increase 65.33
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyTaiban Hassan1,96634.67Increase 34.67
Total valid votes 5,670 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 8,438
Majority 1,73830.66
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1974: Sungei Ayer Tawar
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNJamaluddin Suhaimi
IndependentShahrani Johari @ Ahmad Atan
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 7,274
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

Notes

  1. Vacant from 17 January 2017 until the 2018 Malaysian general election due to the incumbent died in office. No by-election was held due to the next general election was less than a year and half away.

References

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