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Bakar Arang

{{Short description|Political subdivision in Malaysia}}

{{use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}

{{Infobox Malaysia electoral district

| name = Bakar Arang

| state = Kedah

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| state-rep = Adam Loh Wei Chai

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| state-rep-party = Pakatan Harapan

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| state-status = active

| state-created = 1994

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| state-election-first = 1995

| state-election-last = 2023

| demo-census-date =2020

| demo-pop =91,449

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| demo-electors = 57,867

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Bakar Arang ({{zh|c=峇甲亚兰}}) is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.

Demographics

{{Pie chart|thumb=left|caption=Ethnic breakdown of Bakar Arang's electorate as of 2023{{Cite web|title=15th Kedah State Election - Results Overview|url=https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/2023election/Kedah|access-date=2023-08-13|website=live.chinapress.com}}|label1=Malay|value1=47.57|color1=green|label2=Chinese|value2=36.99|color2=red|label3=Indian|value3=14.65|color3=orange|label4=Other ethnicities|value4=0.78|color4=yellow}}

History

= Polling districts =

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bakar Arang constituency has a total of 18 polling districts.{{Cite web |date=2018-03-30 |title=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] |url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20180330_PU%20B%20157.pdf |access-date=2019-01-03 |publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}

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!State constituency

!Polling districts

!Code

!Location

rowspan="18" |Bakar Arang (N28）

|Taman Dahlia

|015/28/01

|Pusat Bimbingan Islam Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (PUSBA)

Jalan Pengkalan

|015/28/02

|SMK Khir Johari

Kolam Air

|015/28/03

|SK St. Theresa

Bandar

|015/28/04

|SK Khir Johari

Simpang Tiga Pekan Lama

|015/28/05

|Dewan Annasamy Pillai, Pekan Lama

Peteri

|015/28/06

|SK Khir Johari

Kampung Bahru

|015/28/07

|SK Petani Jaya

Taman Sentosa

|015/28/08

|SJK (C) Sin Kwang

Taman Delima

|015/28/09

|SMK Tunku Ismail

Taman Intan

|015/28/10

|SK Tunku Ismail

Bakar Arang

|015/28/11

|SMK Bakar Arang

Taman Arked

|015/28/12

|SK Bakar Arang

Taman Makmur

|015/28/13

|SMK Che Tom

Sungai Pasir

|015/28/14

|SK Sungai Pasir

Taman Nilam

|015/28/15

|SK Taman Intan

Taman Sejati Indah

|015/28/16

|SK Seri Gedong

Taman Sri Wang

|016/28/17

|SK Taman Sri Wang

Taman Keladi

|015/28/18

|SMJK Sin Min (P)

=Representation history=

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! colspan="4" |Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Bakar Arang

Assembly

!Years

!Member

!Party

colspan="4" align="center" |Constituency created from Tikam Batu
9th

|1995–1999

| rowspan="2" | Tan Hong Eng

| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| BN (MCA)}}

10th

|1999–2004

11th

|2004–2008

|Seng Kooh Huat

rowspan="2" |12th

|2008–2009

| rowspan="2" |Tan Wei Shu

|bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Rakyat|PR}}" | {{Font color|white| PR (PKR)}}

2009–2013

|bgcolor={{party color|Independent|IND}} | IND

13th

|2013–2018

| rowspan="2" | Simon Ooi Tze Min

|bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Rakyat|PR}}" | {{Font color|white| PR (PKR)}}

14th

|2018–2023

|rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Harapan|PH}}" | {{Font color|white| PH (PKR)}}

15th

|2023–present

|Adam Loh Wei Chai

Election results

{{MASelec/top|Kedah|2023|Bakar Arang (state constituency)|Bakar Arang|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Pakatan Harapan|Adam Loh Wei Chai|21,889|54.41|{{decrease}} 3.79}}

{{MASelec|Perikatan Nasional|Tai Kuang Tee|18,206|45.25|{{increase}} 45.25}}

{{MASelec|Parti Rakyat Malaysia|Tan Kee Chye|138|0.34|{{increase}} 0.16}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|40,233| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|217|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|54|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|40,504|69.99|{{decrease}} 12.26}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|57,867|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|3,683|9.16|{{decrease}} 25.03}}

{{MASelec/hold|Pakatan Harapan|}}

{{MASelec/source|||hide=}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Kedah|2018|Bakar Arang (state constituency)|Bakar Arang|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|PH (2018)|Simon Ooi Tze Min|18,440|58.20|{{increase}} 58.20}}

{{MASelec|Malaysian Islamic Party|Othman Che Mee|7,607|24.01|{{increase}}24.01}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Ko Hung Weng |5,547|17.51|{{decrease}} 20.95}}

{{MASelec|Parti Rakyat Malaysia|Tan Kee Chye|58|0.18|{{increase}} 0.18}}

{{MASelec|Independent politician|Tan Hock Huat|29|0.10|{{increase}} 0.10}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|31,681| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|391|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|0|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|32,072|82.25|{{decrease}} 3.05}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|38,991|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|10,833|34.19|{{increase}} 11.81}}

{{MASelec/hold|PH (2018)||}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Kedah|2013|Bakar Arang (state constituency)|Bakar Arang|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|Simon Ooi Tze Min|17,757|60.84|{{increase}} 8.22}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Lee Yean Wang|11,223|38.46|{{decrease}} 7.48}}

{{MASelec|Independent politician|Ong Kah Soon|204|0.70|{{increase}} 0.70}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|29,184| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|366|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|69|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|29,619|85.30|{{increase}} 10.97}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|34,743|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|6,534|22.38|{{increase}} 15.70}}

{{MASelec/hold|People's Justice Party (Malaysia)||}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Kedah|2008|Bakar Arang (state constituency)|Bakar Arang|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|Tan Wei Shu|10,489|52.62|{{increase}} 25.43}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Seng Kooh Huat|9,159|45.94|{{decrease}} 26.87}}

{{MASelec|Independent politician|Lim Pok Long|287|1.44|{{increase}} 1.44}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|19,935| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|490|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|71|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|20,496|74.33|{{decrease}} 0.80}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|27,574|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|1,330|6.68|{{decrease}} 38.94}}

{{MASelec/gain|People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|Barisan Nasional|?}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Kedah|2004|Bakar Arang (state constituency)|Bakar Arang|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Seng Kooh Huat|14,204|72.81|{{increase}} 8.64}}

{{MASelec|People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|Johari Abdul|5,304|27.19|{{increase}} 27.19}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|19,509| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|269|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|0|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|19,778|75.13|{{decrease}} 2.58}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|26,326|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|8,899|45.62|{{increase}} 17.28}}

{{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional||}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Kedah|1999|Bakar Arang (state constituency)|Bakar Arang|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Tan Hong Eng|11,066|64.17|{{increase}} 3.40}}

{{MASelec|Malaysian Islamic Party|Abdul Halim Mohd Nasir|6,179|35.83|{{increase}} 16.75}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|17,245| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|246|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|2,477|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|19,968|77.71|{{increase}} 1.62}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|25,694|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|4,887|28.34|{{decrease}} 12.28}}

{{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional||}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Kedah|1995|Bakar Arang (state constituency)|Bakar Arang|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Tan Hong Eng|9,882|60.77|}}

{{MASelec|Democratic Action Party|Lee Chuan Saw|3,276|20.15|}}

{{MASelec|Malaysian Islamic Party|Haji Azizan Haji Maghribi|3,104|19.08|}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|16,262| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|496|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|663|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|17,421|76.09}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|22,896|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|6,606|40.62}}

{{MASelec/note|This was a new constituency created.}}

{{end}}

References

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{{Malaysian state constituencies}}

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Category:Kedah state constituencies

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