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Sungai Besar (P093)
Selangor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
MP
Constituency created2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Population (2020) [1]58,955
Electors (2023) [2]64,722
Area (km²) [3]639
Pop. density (per km²)92.3

Sungai Besar is a federal constituency in Sabak Bernam District, Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.

The federal constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Sungai Besar's electorate as of 2018 [4]

   Malay (68.4%)
   Chinese (29.4%)
   Indian (2.0%)
  Other ethnicities (0.2%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Sungai Besar constituency is divided into 30 polling districts. [5]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Sungai Panjang(N03) Parit 16-Belia 2 093/03/01 SK Binjai Jaya
Parit 13-15 Sungai Panjang 093/03/02 SK Tok Khalifah Sungai Besar
Parit 6-12 Sungai Panjang 093/03/03 KAFA Integrasi Kampung Desa Permai Parit 8 Sungai Panjang
Parit 2-5 Sungai Panjang 093/03/04 SRA Parit Empat Sungai Haji Dorani
Pekan Sungai Besar 093/03/05 SK Seri Utama Sungai Besar
Bagan Sungai Besar 093/03/06 Balai Raya Bagan Sungai Besar
Parit Satu Timur 093/03/07 SMK Sungai Besar
Sungai Limau 093/03/08 SK Sungai Limau Sungai Besar
Sungai Haji Dorani 093/03/09 SK Sungai Haji Dorani
Peket Enam Puluh 093/03/10 SK Parit Empat, Sungai Besar
Simpang Lima 093/03/11 SK Simpang Lima Sungai Besar
Parit 13 Sungai Nipah 093/03/12 SK Parit 13 Sungai Nipah
Sungai Nipah 093/03/13 SMA Tun Rahah
Sungai Nibong 093/03/14 SK Sungai Nibong
Pasir Panjang Tengah 093/03/15 Dewan Dato' Muhd. Fauzi Pasir Panjang
Pasir Panjang Selatan 093/03/16 SK Pasir Panjang
Taman Berkat 093/03/17 Mini Stadium Sungai Besar
Parit 6-12 Timur 093/03/18 SRA Parit 11 Timur
Kampung Baharu Nelayan 093/03/19 SMA Tengku Ampuan Jemaah Sungai Besar
Sekinchan(N04) Sungai Leman Bendang Utara 093/04/01 SK Parit 9 Sungai Leman Sekinchan
Sungai Leman Bendang Tengah 093/04/02 SK Parit 9 Sungai Leman Sekinchan
Sungai Leman Bendang Selatan 093/04/03 SRA Parit 7 Ban 2 Sungai Leman
Sungai Leman Kampung Darat 093/04/04 SK Sungai Leman
Sungai Leman Kampung Laut 093/04/05 SRA Parit 9 Sungai Leman Sekinchan
Sekinchan Selatan 093/04/06 SJK (C) Yoke Kuan Sekinchan
Sekinchan Tempatan Selatan 093/04/07 SRA Harmoni Taman Ria
Sekinchan Tempatan Tengah 093/04/08 SMJK Yoke Kuan Sekinchan
Sekinchan Tempatan (Site B) 093/04/09 SMJK Yoke Kuan Sekinchan
Kian Sit 093/04/10 SJK (C) Kian Sit
Sekinchan 093/04/11 SK Seri Sekinchan

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Sungai Besar
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency created from Tanjong Karang and Sabak Bernam
11th P093 2004–2008 Noriah Kasnon
(نوريه كسنون)
BN (UMNO)
12th 2008–2013
13th 2013–2016
2016–2018 Budiman Mohd Zohdi
(بوديمن محمد زهدي)
14th 2018–2020 Muslimin Yahaya
(مسلمين يحيى)
PH (BERSATU)
2020–2022 PN (BERSATU)
15th 2022–present

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Sungai Besar Sekinchan
Sungai Panjang

Current state assembly members

No. State Constituency Member Coalition (Party)
N3 Sungai Panjang Mohamad Razali Saari PN (PAS)
N4 Sekinchan Ng Suee Lim PH (DAP)

Local governments

No. State Constituency Local Government
N3 Sungai Panjang Sabak Bernam District Council
N4 Sekinchan

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PN Muslimin Yahaya 19,791 38.75 Increase 38.75
PH Saipolyazan Mat Yusop 17,070 33.42 Decrease 8.69
BN Jamal Yunos 13,984 27.38 Decrease 12.99
GTA Asmawar Samat @ Samad 225 0.44 Increase 0.44
Total valid votes 51,070 100.00
Total rejected ballots 441
Unreturned ballots 83
Turnout 51,594 79.32 Decrease 6.60
Registered electors 64,382
Majority 2,721 5.33 Increase 3.60
PN gain from PH Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Muslimin Yahaya 17,350 42.11 Increase 42.11
BN Budiman Mohd Zohdi 16,636 40.37 Decrease 13.29
PAS Mohamed Salleh M Husin 7,220 17.52 Decrease 4.52
Total valid votes 41,206 100.00
Total rejected ballots 564
Unreturned ballots 108
Turnout 41,878 85.92 Increase 10.92
Registered electors 48,739
Majority 714 1.73 Decrease 27.63
PH gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)

"His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 239/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 313/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
Malaysian general by-election, 18 June 2016
The by-election was called due to the death of incumbent, Noriah Kasnon.
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Budiman Mohd Zohdi 16,800 53.66 Increase 3.12
Amanah Azhar Abdul Shukur 7,609 24.30 Increase 24.30
PAS Abdul Rani Osman 6,902 22.04 Decrease 27.42
Total valid votes 31,311 100.00
Total rejected ballots 379
Unreturned ballots 31
Turnout 31,721 74.37 Decrease 13.89
Registered electors 42,655
Majority 9,191 29.36 Increase 28.28
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Noriah Kasnon 18,695 50.54 Decrease 8.69
PAS Salleh Husin 18,296 49.46 Increase 8.69
Total valid votes 36,991 100.00
Total rejected ballots 690
Unreturned ballots 129
Turnout 37,810 88.26 Increase 6.30
Registered electors 42,837
Majority 399 1.08 Decrease 17.38
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Noriah Kasnon 16,069 59.23 Decrease 6.52
PAS Osman Sabran 11,060 40.77 Increase 6.52
Total valid votes 27,129 100.00
Total rejected ballots 656
Unreturned ballots 142
Turnout 27,927 81.96 Increase 4.16
Registered electors 34,073
Majority 5,009 18.46 Decrease 13.04
BN hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
BN Noriah Kasnon 15,337 65.75
PAS Sallehen Mukhyi 7,988 34.25
Total valid votes 23,325 100.00
Total rejected ballots 795
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 24,120 77.80
Registered electors 31,002
Majority 7,349 31.50
This was a new constituency created out of Tanjong Karang and Sabak Bernam which went to BN in the previous election.

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