Kamunting (state constituency)

Kamaunting
Perak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Perak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mohd Fakhrudin Abdul Aziz; PN
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Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)	39,850

Constituency created1974

First contested1974

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

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Kamunting (N16）	Sungai Relong	060/16/01	SMK Bukit Jana
	Expo	060/16/02	SMK Kamunitng
	Kamunting Baru	060/16/03	SK Kamunting
	Kamunting	060/16/04	SJK (C) Phui Choi
	Kampong Pinang Utara	060/16/05	SA Bantuan Kerajaan Maahad Al-Khair Lil Banat
	Kampong Pinang Timor	060/16/06	SK Long Jaafar
	Kampong Pinang Selatan	060/16/07	SK Long Jaafar
	Kamunting Road	060/16/08	SK All Saints
	Bukit Jana	060/16/09	SK Taman Jana SRA Rakyat Nurul Nizomiyyah
	Waterfall Road	060/16/10	SK King Edward VII (2)

Members of the Perak State Assembly for Kamunting
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Larut and Matang
4th	1974 – 1978	Cheong Kim Foong	BN (MCA)
5th	1978 – 1982	Ahmad Nawi	BN (UMNO)
6th	1982 – 1986	Abdul Khalid Mohamed Nasir
7th	1986 – 1990	Zulkifli Hussein
8th	1990 – 1995	Zulkifli Hussein
9th	1995 – 1999	Abdul Malek Mohamed Hanafiah
10th	1999 – 2004
11th	2004 – 2008
12th	2008 – 2013	Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid
13th	2013 – 2018	Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid
14th	2018 – 2022	Muhd Fadhil Nuruddin	PH (AMANAH)
15th	2022–present	Mohd Fakhrudin Abdul Aziz	PN (PAS)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Mohd Fakhrudin Abdul Aziz	13,045	43.98	43.98
	PH	Muhd Fadhil Nuruddin	9,945	33.53	8.97
	BN	Ahmad Shalimin Ahmad Shaffie	6,674	22.50	12.45
Total valid votes			30,042	100.00
Total rejected ballots			292
Unreturned ballots			86
Turnout			30,420	75.39	4.54
Registered electors			39,850
Majority			3,100	10.45	2.90
	PN gain from PH		Swing		?

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Muhd Fadhil Nuruddin	9,898	42.50	42.50
	BN	Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid	8,118	34.95	17.01
	PAS	Mohd Fakhrudin Abdul Aziz	5,276	22.65	25.39
Total valid votes			23,292	97.13
Total rejected ballots			471	1.96
Unreturned ballots			217	0.90
Turnout			23,980	79.93	4.17
Registered electors			30,000
Majority			1,780	7.55	3.63
	PH gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid	11,784	51.96	0.16
	PAS	Mohd Fakhrudin Abdul Aziz	10,897	48.04	0.16
Total valid votes			22,681	98.62
Total rejected ballots			212	0.92
Unreturned ballots			106	0.46
Turnout			22,999	84.10	9.46
Registered electors			27,348
Majority			887	3.92	0.32
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI". Archived from the original on 2013-06-08. Retrieved 2022-03-23.

History

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid	7,975	51.80	13.53
	PAS	Muhamad Apardi Shaari	7,420	48.20	13.53
Total valid votes			15,395	95.15
Total rejected ballots			358	2.21
Unreturned ballots			426	2.63
Turnout			16,179	74.64	2.17
Registered electors			21,675
Majority			555	3.60	28.51
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Malek Mohamed Hanafiah	9,184	65.33	6.44
	PAS	Mohamed Ghazali Tain	4,613	32.82	8.29
	Independent	Simon Uthaya Kumar A/L Sellaiyah	259	1.84	1.84
Total valid votes			14,056	95.17
Total rejected ballots			295	2.00
Unreturned ballots			419	2.84
Turnout			14,770	72.47	0.41
Registered electors			20,382
Majority			4,571	32.51	14.73
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2004".

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Malek Mohamed Hanafiah	7,303	58.89	20.39
	PAS	Kamarudin Ahmad	5,098	41.11	20.39
Total valid votes			12,401	91.50
Total rejected ballots			252	1.86
Unreturned ballots			900	6.64
Turnout			13,553	72.88	2.63
Registered electors			18,597
Majority			2,205	17.78	40.78
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1999".

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Malek Mohamed Hanafiah	9,155	79.28	12.39
	PAS	Ahmad Tajuddin Mat Jali	2,393	20.72	12.39
Total valid votes			11,548	97.88
Total rejected ballots			250	2.12
Unreturned ballots			0	0
Turnout			11,798	70.25	2.18
Registered electors			16,795
Majority			6,762	58.56	24.78
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1995".

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zulkifli Hussein	14,028	66.89	10.35
	PAS	Khalid Nasir	6,945	33.11	10.35
Total valid votes			20,973	98.06
Total rejected ballots			415	1.94
Unreturned ballots			0	0
Turnout			21,388	72.43	9.35
Registered electors			29,531
Majority			7,083	33.78	20.70
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1990".

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Zulkifli Hussein	10,739	77.24
	PAS	Johari Habib	3,164	22.76
Total valid votes			13,903	95.90
Total rejected ballots			594	4.10
Unreturned ballots			0	0
Turnout			14,497	63.08
Registered electors			22,983
Majority			7,575	54.48
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1986".