Baling (federal constituency)

Baling (P016)
Kedah constituency

Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Hassan Saad PN
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)^[1]	142,530
Electors (2023)^[2]	132,517
Area (km²)^[3]	1,540
Pop. density (per km²)	92.6

Baling is a federal constituency in Baling District , Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.

The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

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Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Baling's electorate as of 2022

Malay (89.6%)

Indian (4.9%)

Chinese (4.3%)

Other ethnicities (1.2%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Baling constituency is divided into 78 polling districts.^[5]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Bayu (N30）	Kampung Batu Lapan	016/30/01	SK Tanjong Pari
	Tanjong Pari	016/30/02	SK Tanjong Pari
	Kampung Weng	016/30/03	SK Seri Bayu
	Kampung Surau	016/30/04	SMK Siong
	Kampung Legong	016/30/05	Tadika KEDA Taman Ummi
	Kampung Lalang	016/30/06	SK Siong
	Kampung Luar	016/30/07	SJK (C) Kampung Lalang
	Kampung Bandar	016/30/08	SK Kampung Bandar
	Tandop	016/30/09	SK Penghulu Abu Bakar
	Bongor Mesjid	016/30/10	Maktab Mahmud Baling
	Bongor Sekolah	016/30/11	SMK Bongor
	Kampung Haji Abbas	016/30/12	SJK (C) Yeok Chee
	Rambong Baling	016/30/13	SK Tunku Puan Habsah
	Batu 7 Jalan Kroh	016/30/14	SK Tunku Puan Habsah
	Simpang Empat	016/30/15	Sekolah Khas Baling
	Pekan Baling	016/30/16	SMK Baling
	Bukit Baling	016/30/17	SK Tunku Putera
	Sebrang Baling	016/30/18	SK Baling
	Dalam Wang	016/30/19	SK Dalam Wang
	Pekan Pulai	016/30/20	SK Pulai
	Pokok Sena	016/30/21	SMK Tunku Putera
	Telok Teduri	016/30/22	SK Telok Teduri
	Sera Mesjid	016/30/23	SK Kampung Sera
	Telok Sera	016/30/24	SK Rambong Pulai
	Kampung Tiak	016/30/25	SK Tiak
	Bendang Padang	016/30/26	Taman Bimbingan Kanak-Kanak Kampung Bendang Bechah
	Kuala Kuang	016/30/27	SK Kuala Kuang
	Kampung Iboi	016/30/28	SK Iboi
Kupang (N31）	Charok Salang	016/31/01	SK Lanai
	Kampung Asam Jawa	016/31/02	SK Asam Jawa
	Charok Kelian	016/31/03	SK Asam Jawa
	Sungai Limau	016/31/04	SK Titi Gantong
	Charok Bemban	016/31/05	SMK Syed Abu Bakar
	Gua Reban	016/31/06	SK Seberang Ketil
	Kampung Padang	016/31/07	SK Kampung Padang
	Lanai	016/31/08	SK Lanai
	Mengkuang	016/31/09	SMK Kuala Pegang
	Lubok Kabu	016/31/10	SMK Kuala Pegang
	Kuala Pegang	016/31/11	SK Kuala Pegang
	Kampung Raha	016/31/12	SK Kuala Kupang
	Kampung Landak	016/31/13	SJK (C) Seng Yok
	Pekan Kupang	016/31/14	SK Kampung Keda
	Kuala Chenerai	016/31/15	SJK (C) Chin Hwa
	Ketemba	016/31/16	SK Kuala Pegang
	Kampung Sadek	016/31/17	SK Kampung Sadek
	Bukit Terabak	016/31/18	SMA (Arab) Diniah Islamiyah
	Simpang Jerai	016/31/19	SMK Jerai
	Kampung Tanjong	016/31/20	SK Syed Sheh
	Ladang Sungai Tawar	016/31/21	Dewan Orang Ramai (Tokong Hindu) Kampung Dara
	Badenoch	016/31/22	SMK Bakai
	Ulu Bakai	016/31/23	SK Ulu Bakai
	Pekan Malau	016/31/24	SK Malau
	Badang	016/31/25	SK Badang
	Kampung Sidim	016/31/26	SK Badang
Kuala Ketil（N32）	FELDA Teloi Kanan	016/32/01	SK Teloi Kanan
	Kampung Guar Chempedak	016/32/02	SK Mohd Ariff Abdullah
	Padang Kulim	016/32/03	SK Kuala Ketil
	Pekan Baru Kuala Ketil	016/32/04	SMK Kuala Ketil
	Pekan Lama Kuala Ketil	016/32/05	SMK Tanjung Puteri
	Taman Batu Pekaka	016/32/06	SJK (C) Kuala Ketil
	Batu Pekaka	016/32/07	SK Batu Pekaka
	Kampung Thye Seng	016/32/08	SJK (T) Ladang Batu Pekaka
	Kuala Kuli	016/32/09	SK Seri Jemerli
	Kampung Jawa	016/32/10	SK Kuala Ketil
	Padang Geh	016/32/11	SJK (T) Ladang Kim Seng
	Kuala Merah	016/32/12	SK Kuala Merah
	Parit Panjang	016/32/13	SMK Parit Panjang
	Kampung Tembak	016/32/14	SK Tembak
	Paya Besar	016/32/15	SK Paya Besar
	Kuala Samak	016/32/16	SK Kuala Semak
	Binjol Dalam	016/32/17	SK Binjul Dalam
	Kampung Tawar	016/32/18	SK Tawar
	Pekan Tawar	016/32/19	SJK (C) Kong Min
	Binjal Luar	016/32/20	SK Binjul
	Ladang Malakoff	016/32/21	SJK (T) Ladang Malakoff
	Kejal	016/32/22	SK Kampung Selarong
	Kampung Bakai	016/32/23	SK Seri Inas
	Pelam	016/32/24	SJK (T) Ladang Pelam

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Baling
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Sungei Muda
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	P011	1959–1963	Harun Abdullah (هارون عبدالله)	Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	P011	1963–1964	Harun Abdullah (هارون عبدالله)	Alliance (UMNO)
2nd	P011	1964–1969	Harun Abdullah (هارون عبدالله)	Alliance (UMNO)
		1969–1971	Parliament was suspended^[6]^[7]
3rd	P011	1971–1973	Shafie Abdullah (شافعي عبدالله)	Alliance (UMNO)
3rd	P011	1973–1974		BN (UMNO)
4th	P010	1974–1978		BN (UMNO)
5th		1978–1982	Mohd. Nakhaie Ahmad (محمد. نقهاياي احمد)	PAS
6th		1982–1986	Seroji Haron (سروجي هراون)	BN (UMNO)
7th	P013	1986–1990	Raja Ariffin Raja Sulaiman (راج عريفين راج سليمان)
8th	P013	1990–1995
9th	P016	1995–1999
10th		1999–2004	Taib Azamudden Md Taib (طائب عزاموددن مد طائب)	BA (PAS)
11th		2004–2008	Mashitah Ibrahim (مشاته إبراهيم)	BN (UMNO)
12th		2008–2013	Taib Azamudden Md Taib (طائب عزاموددن مد طائب)	PR (PAS)
13th		2013–2018	Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim (عبد العزيز عبد الرحيم)	BN (UMNO)
14th		2018–2022	Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim (عبد العزيز عبد الرحيم)	BN (UMNO)
15th		2022–present	Hassan Saad (حسن سعد)	PN (PAS)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Baling		Baling Barat
		Baling Timor
			Bayu
						Kuala Ketil
			Kupang

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N30	Bayu	Mohd Taufik Yaacob	PN (BERSATU)
N31	Kupang	Najmi Ahmad	PN (PAS)
N32	Kuala Ketil	Mansor Zakaria	PN (PAS)

Local governments


No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N30	Bayu	Baling District Council
N31	Kupang
N32	Kuala Ketil

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Hassan Saad	64,493	59.13	59.13
	BN	Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim	35,356	32.42	10.18
	PH	Johari Abdullah	8,636	7.92	8.07
	GTA	Bashir Abdul Rahman	579	0.53	0.53
Total valid votes			109,064	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,141
Unreturned ballots			148
Turnout			110,353	82.75	3.18
Registered electors			132,099
Majority			29,137	26.71	25.52
	PN gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753260/PUB%20606%20(2022).pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim	38,557	42.60	10.57
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Hassan Saad	37,483	41.41	5.42
	PH	Mohd Taufik Yaacob	14,472	15.99	15.99
Total valid votes			90,512	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,388
Unreturned ballots			228
Turnout			92,128	85.93	3.27
Registered electors			107,213
Majority			1,074	1.19	5.15
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Kedah [P.U. (B) 233/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.^{[permanent dead link]} "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Kedah [P.U. (B) 307/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.^{[permanent dead link]}

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim	43,504	53.17	9.07
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Najmi Ahmad	38,319	46.83	9.07
Total valid votes			81,823	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,091
Unreturned ballots			195
Turnout			83,109	89.20	5.73
Registered electors			93,168
Majority			5,185	6.34	5.46
	BN gain from Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party		Swing		?
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Kedah [P.U. (B) 170/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-16. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Kedah [P.U. (B) 211/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-16.^{[permanent dead link]}

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Taib Azamudden Md Taib	36,074	55.90	9.36
	BN	Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim	28,461	44.10	9.36
Total valid votes			64,535	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,154
Unreturned ballots			75
Turnout			65,764	83.47	0.20
Registered electors			78,784
Majority			7,613	11.80	4.88
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mashitah Ibrahim	32,661	53.46	5.14
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Taib Azamudden Md Taib	28,432	46.54	5.14
Total valid votes			61,093	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,109
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			62,202	83.27	4.34
Registered electors			74,699
Majority			4,229	6.92	3.56
	BN gain from Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Taib Azamudden Md Taib	21,468	51.68	9.33
	BN	Bahador Shah Md. Isa	20,074	48.32	9.33
Total valid votes			41,542	100.00
Total rejected ballots			664
Unreturned ballots			328
Turnout			42,534	78.93	3.00
Registered electors			53,888
Majority			1,394	3.36	11.94
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Raja Ariffin Raja Sulaiman	21,448	57.65	5.22
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Mohamad @ Md. Yusoff Ismail	15,755	42.35	5.22
Total valid votes			37,203	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,153
Unreturned ballots			60
Turnout			38,416	75.93	2.01
Registered electors			50,593
Majority			5,693	15.30	10.44
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Raja Ariffin Raja Sulaiman	20,590	62.87	2.28
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Yusof Husin	12,161	37.13	2.28
Total valid votes			32,751	100.00
Total rejected ballots			720
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			33,471	77.94	1.82
Registered electors			42,945
Majority			8,429	25.74	4.56
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Raja Ariffin Raja Sulaiman	17,995	60.59	0.39
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Haron Othman	11,706	39.41	0.39
Total valid votes			29,701	100.00
Total rejected ballots			754
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			30,455	76.12	1.51
Registered electors			40,008
Majority			6,289	21.18	0.78
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Seroji Haron	18,743	60.20	12.78
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Mohd. Nakhaie Ahmad	12,394	39.80	8.65
Total valid votes			31,137	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,178
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			32,315	77.63
Registered electors			41,626
Majority			6,349	20.40	19.37
	BN gain from Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Mohd. Nakhaie Ahmad	13,623	48.45	48.45
	BN	Shafie Abdullah	13,332	47.42	47.42
	Independent	Abu Bakar Sarda	1,161	4.13	4.13
Total valid votes			28,116	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			37,072
Majority			291	1.03
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Shafie Abdullah won uncontested.
	BN	Shafie Abdullah
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			32,738
Majority
	BN gain from Alliance		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Shafie Abdullah	16,247	59.78	8.39
	PMIP	Mohamed Romli Abdullah	10,932	40.22	16.50
Total valid votes			27,179	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,160
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			28,339	78.26	5.30
Registered electors			36,210
Majority			5,315	19.56	24.89
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Harun Abdullah	14,970	68.17	2.10
	PMIP	Ya'acob Shafie	5,208	23.72	3.30
	Socialist Front	Abdullah Mohd Hashim	1,782	8.11	8.11
Total valid votes			21,960	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,255
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			23,215	72.96	2.45
Registered electors			31,820
Majority			9,762	44.45	5.40
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Harun Abdullah	12,118	70.27
	PMIP	Syed Jan Aljeffri	3,521	20.42
	Independent	Wan Basor Ali Wan Salim	1,605	9.31
Total valid votes			17,244	100.00
Total rejected ballots			132
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			17,376	75.41
Registered electors			23,043
Majority			8,597	49.85
This was a new constituency created.

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v t e Constituencies of the Dewan Rakyat by state or territory
Perlis	Padang Besar Kangar Arau
Kedah	Langkawi Jerlun Kubang Pasu Padang Terap Pokok Sena Alor Setar Kuala Kedah Pendang Jerai Sik Merbok Sungai Petani Baling Padang Serai Kulim-Bandar Baharu
Kelantan	Tumpat Pengkalan Chepa Kota Bharu Pasir Mas Rantau Panjang Kubang Kerian Bachok Ketereh Tanah Merah Pasir Puteh Machang Jeli Kuala Krai Gua Musang
Terengganu	Besut Setiu Kuala Nerus Kuala Terengganu Marang Hulu Terengganu Dungun Kemaman
Penang	Kepala Batas Tasek Gelugor Bagan Permatang Pauh Bukit Mertajam Batu Kawan Nibong Tebal Bukit Bendera Tanjong Jelutong Bukit Gelugor Bayan Baru Balik Pulau
Perak	Gerik Lenggong Larut Parit Buntar Bagan Serai Bukit Gantang Taiping Padang Rengas Sungai Siput Tambun Ipoh Timor Ipoh Barat Batu Gajah Kuala Kangsar Beruas Parit Kampar Gopeng Tapah Pasir Salak Lumut Bagan Datuk Teluk Intan Tanjong Malim
Pahang	Cameron Highlands Lipis Raub Jerantut Indera Mahkota Kuantan Paya Besar Pekan Maran Kuala Krau Temerloh Bentong Bera Rompin
Selangor	Sabak Bernam Sungai Besar Hulu Selangor Tanjong Karang Kuala Selangor Selayang Gombak Ampang Pandan Hulu Langat Bangi Puchong Subang Petaling Jaya Damansara Sungai Buloh Shah Alam Kapar Klang Kota Raja Kuala Langat Sepang
Kuala Lumpur	Kepong Batu Wangsa Maju Segambut Setiawangsa Titiwangsa Bukit Bintang Lembah Pantai Seputeh Cheras Bandar Tun Razak
Putrajaya	Putrajaya
Negeri Sembilan	Jelebu Jempol Seremban Kuala Pilah Rasah Rembau Port Dickson Tampin
Malacca	Masjid Tanah Alor Gajah Tangga Batu Hang Tuah Jaya Kota Melaka Jasin
Johor	Segamat Sekijang Labis Pagoh Ledang Bakri Muar Parit Sulong Ayer Hitam Sri Gading Batu Pahat Simpang Renggam Kluang Sembrong Mersing Tenggara Kota Tinggi Pengerang Tebrau Pasir Gudang Johor Bahru Pulai Iskandar Puteri Kulai Pontian Tanjung Piai
Labuan	Labuan
Sabah	Kudat Kota Marudu Kota Belud Tuaran Sepanggar Kota Kinabalu Putatan Penampang Papar Kimanis Beaufort Sipitang Ranau Keningau Tenom Pensiangan Beluran Libaran Batu Sapi Sandakan Kinabatangan Lahad Datu Semporna Tawau Kalabakan
Sarawak	Mas Gading Santubong Petra Jaya Bandar Kuching Stampin Kota Samarahan Puncak Borneo Serian Batang Sadong Batang Lupar Sri Aman Lubok Antu Betong Saratok Tanjong Manis Igan Sarikei Julau Kanowit Lanang Sibu Mukah Selangau Kapit Hulu Rajang Bintulu Sibuti Miri Baram Limbang Lawas
See also: List of former Malaysian federal electoral districts

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