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Jitra

Kedah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Kedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Haim Hilman Abdullah PN
Constituency created	1959
First contested	1959
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	63,059

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

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Jitra's electorate as of 2023

History

Polling districts

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

Representation history

Election results

Kedah state election, 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Haim Hilman Abdullah	34,342	75.46	75.46
	PH	Sabrina Ahmad	11,170	24.54	31.04
Total valid votes			45,512	100.00
Total rejected ballots			216
Unreturned ballots			64
Turnout			45,792	72.62	10.69
Registered electors			63,059
Majority			23,172	50.92	18.93
	PN gain from PH		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Mukhriz Mahathir	18,852	55.58	55.58
	BN	Aminuddin Omar	8,003	23.59	31.32
	PAS	Ahmad Azhar Abdullah	7,064	20.83	24.26
Total valid votes			33,919	100.00
Total rejected ballots			333
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			34,381	83.31	3.99
Registered electors			41,267
Majority			10,849	31.99	22.17
	PH gain from BN		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Aminuddin Omar	17,094	54.91	0.25
	PAS	Rohani Abd Muttalib	14,038	45.09	0.25
Total valid votes			31,132	100.00
Total rejected ballots			394
Unreturned ballots			182
Turnout			31,078	87.30	8.55
Registered electors			36,322
Majority			3,056	9.82	0.50
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Saad Man	12,065	55.16	8.65
	PAS	Rohani Abd Muttalib	9,807	44.84	8.65
Total valid votes			21,872	100.00
Total rejected ballots			373
Unreturned ballots			67
Turnout			22,312	78.75	2.64
Registered electors			28,331
Majority			2,258	10.32	17.30
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Othman Ishak	13,297	63.81	1.80
	PAS	Rohani Abd Muttalib	7,541	36.19	1.80
Total valid votes			20,838	100.00
Total rejected ballots			372
Unreturned ballots			59
Turnout			21,269	81.39	3.17
Registered electors			26,131
Majority			5,756	27.62	3.60
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Othman Ishak	10,928	62.01	4.24
	PAS	Mat Nanyan	6,694	37.99	4.24
Total valid votes			17,622	100.00
Total rejected ballots			381
Unreturned ballots			21
Turnout			18,024	78.22	1.57
Registered electors			23,042
Majority			4,234	24.02	8.48
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Osman @ Mohd Daud Aroff	9,483	57.77	21.34
	PAS	Abu Kassim Lebai Abdullah	6,933	42.23	42.23
Total valid votes			16,416	100.00
Total rejected ballots			300
Unreturned ballots			40
Turnout			16,727	76.65	0.81
Registered electors			21,822
Majority			2,550	15.54	42.68
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Osman @ Mohd Daud Aroff	15,083	79.11	5.99
	S46	Abd Rashid Mohd Salleh	3,982	20.89	20.89
Total valid votes			19,065	100.00
Total rejected ballots			785
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			19,862	77.46	4.62
Registered electors			25,976
Majority			11,101	58.22	10.66
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Osman @ Mohd Daud Aroff	12,876	73.78	0.28
	PAS	Mohd. Kamal Haji Ismail	4,577	26.22	0.28
Total valid votes			17,453	100.00
Total rejected ballots			533
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			17,986	72.84	3.58
Registered electors			24,692
Majority			8,299	47.56	0.46
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Osman @ Mohd Daud Aroff	11,851	73.55	9.94
	PAS	Mohamad @ Mohd Salleh Yaacob	4,262	26.45	9.94
Total valid votes			16,113	100.00
Total rejected ballots			367
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			16,480	76.42	0.33
Registered electors			21,564
Majority			7,589	47.10	19.88
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Osman @ Mohd Daud Aroff	8,508	63.61	63.61
	PAS	Ahmad Yusof	4,868	36.39	36.39
Total valid votes			13,376	100.00
Total rejected ballots			662
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			14,038	76.75
Registered electors			18,291
Majority			3,640	27.22
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1969

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Osman @ Mohd Daud Aroff	7,637	59.49	15.91
	PMIP	Ayob Haji Jasin	5,193	40.51	15.91
Total valid votes			12,820	100.00
Total rejected ballots			899
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			13,719	77.60	0.20
Registered electors			17,690
Majority			2,434	18.98	31.82
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Haji Omar Haji Salleh	7,974	75.40	3.12
	PMIP	Abdul Rahim Hassan	2,601	24.60	3.12
Total valid votes			10,575	100.00
Total rejected ballots			698
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			11,273	77.40	1.10
Registered electors			14,564
Majority			5,373	50.80	6.24
	BN hold		Swing

References

1. "15th Kedah State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
2. "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]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
• Anzagain Sdn. Bhd. (2004). Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999) (1st ed.). Shah Alam, Malaysia: Anzagain Sdn. Bhd. ISBN 983-037-152-2.

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