Kuala Kurau (state constituency)

Kuala Kurau

Perak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Perak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Abdul Yunus Jamahri PN
Constituency created	1959
First contested	1959
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)	32,602

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

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Kuala Kurau's electorate as of 2022

  Malay (63.25%)

  Chinese (35.13%)

  Indian (1.38%)

  Other ethnicities (0.24%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kuala Kurau constituency is divided into 17 polling districts.

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Kuala Kurau (N09)	Tanjong Piandang	057/09/01	SMK Raja Lope Nor Rashid
	Piandang Indah	057/09/02	SJK (C) Nam Hua
	Parit Sungai Burong	057/09/03	SMA Shamsul Maarif Al Wataniah
	Parit Tok Hin	057/09/04	SK Telok Pial
	Sungai Baharu	057/09/05	SK Sungai Baharu
	Batu 14	057/09/06	SMK Kuala Kurau
	Coast Road	057/09/07	SK Kuala Kurau (Baru)
	Jalan Bawah	057/09/08	Taman Didekan Kanak-Kanak Yu Chai
	Parit Abas	057/09/09	SMA Al-Hidayah
	Kuala Kurau	057/09/10	SJK (C) Yu Chai
	Kurau Indah	057/09/11	SK Kuala Kurau
	Simpang Tiga	057/09/12	SK Sri Siakap
	Siakap Road	057/09/13	Pertubuhan Perladangan Kawasan Kuala Kurau
	Parit Telok Pial	057/09/14	SK Sungai Burong
	Parit Haji Wahab	057/09/15	SK Parit Hj Wahab
	Parit Haji Abd. Rahman	057/09/16	Madrasah Al-Islamiah Addiniah
	Parit Haji Ali	057/09/17	SRA Rakyat Al-Ihyaa Al-Diniyyah

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kuala Kurau
Assembly	Years	Name	Party
Constituency created
1st	1959-1964	Samsudin Ahmad	Alliance (UMNO)
2nd	1964-1969
	1969-1971	Assembly dissolved
3rd	1969-1974	Ismail Daud	Alliance (UMNO)
4th	1974-1978	Zakaria Johor Ali	BN (UMNO)
5th	1978-1982	Abdul Rahman Mokhtar	PAS
6th	1982-1986	Shaarani Mohamed	BN (UMNO)
7th	1986-1990	Ahmad Shariffudin A Aziz
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008	Mohd Salleh Mat Disa
12th	2008-2013	Abdul Yunus Jamahri	PR (PKR)
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018-2020		PH (PKR)
	2020-2022		PN (BERSATU)
15th	2022–present

Election Results

Perak state election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Abdul Yunus Jamahri	10,309	41.97	Increase 41.97
	PH	Anuar Ahmad	8,962	36.49	Decrease 5.39
	BN	Mohd Jamil Jahaya	5,292	21.54	Decrease 7.55
Total valid votes			24,872	100.00
Total rejected ballots			259
Unreturned ballots			50
Turnout			25,181	76.29	Decrease 7.17
Registered electors			32,602
Majority			1,347	5.48	Decrease 7.31
	PN gain from PH		Swing		?

Perak state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Abdul Yunus Jamahri	8,655	41.88	Increase 41.26
	BN	Shahrul Nizam Razali	6,012	29.09	Decrease 8.16
	PAS	Abdul Baharin Mat Desa	5,997	29.02	Increase 29.02
Total valid votes			20,664	98.51
Total rejected ballots			273	1.30
Unreturned ballots			39	0.19
Turnout			20,976	83.46	Decrease 2.24
Registered electors			25,134
Majority			2,643	12.79	Decrease 12.71
	Kuala Kurau hold		Swing		PH (2018)
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Perak state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Abdul Yunus Jamahri	12,336	62.75	Increase 11.29
	BN	Mohd Salleh Mat Disa	7,322	37.25	Decrease 11.29
Total valid votes			19,658	98.36
Total rejected ballots			282	1.41
Unreturned ballots			45	0.23
Turnout			19,985	85.70	Increase 7.83
Registered electors			23,315
Majority			5,014	25.50	Increase 22.58
	Kuala Kurau hold		Swing		PKR
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".

Perak state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Abdul Yunus Jamahri	8,224	51.46	Increase 51.46
	BN	Mohd Salleh Mat Disa	7,757	48.54	Decrease 4.03
Total valid votes			15,981	97.68
Total rejected ballots			378	2.31
Unreturned ballots			1	0.01
Turnout			16,360	77.87	Increase 1.48
Registered electors			21,009
Majority			467	2.92	Decrease 12.73
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Perak state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Salleh Mat Disa	8,328	52.57	Increase 3.74
	PAS	Khalil Idham Lim Abdullah	5,849	36.92	Increase 30.97
	DAP	Tan Ah An	1,664	10.50	Increase 10.50
Total valid votes			15,841	97.75
Total rejected ballots			343	2.12
Unreturned ballots			22	0.14
Turnout			16,206	76.39	Increase 5.53
Registered electors			21,216
Majority			2,479	15.65	Increase 12.04
	Kuala Kurau hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2004".

Perak state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Shariffudin A Aziz	6,941	48.83	Decrease 5.28
	PKR	Zainuddin Abdul Rashid	6,427	45.22	Increase 45.22
	PAS	Aswan Ismail	846	5.95	Decrease 20.31
Total valid votes			14,214	95.90
Total rejected ballots			580	3.91
Unreturned ballots			27	0.18
Turnout			14,821	70.86	Decrease 0.45
Registered electors			20,916
Majority			514	3.61	Decrease 24.24
	Kuala Kurau hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1999".

Perak state election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Shariffudin A Aziz	7,754	54.11	Increase 12.05
	PAS	Kadir Idris	3,763	26.26	Increase 0.34
	DAP	Abdul Hamid Salleh	2,813	19.63	Decrease 12.39
Total valid votes			14,330	97.15
Total rejected ballots			395	2.68
Unreturned ballots			25	0.17
Turnout			14,750	71.31	Decrease 3.58
Registered electors			20,684
Majority			3,991	27.85	Increase 17.81
	Kuala Kurau hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1995".

Perak state election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Shariffudin A Aziz	5,902	42.06	Increase 5.82
	DAP	Clement De Brito	4,493	32.02	Decrease 1.57
	PAS	Hashim Walad	3,636	25.92	Decrease 4.25
Total valid votes			14,031	96.53
Total rejected ballots			504	3.47
Unreturned ballots			0	0
Turnout			14,535	74.89	Increase 1.86
Registered electors			19,409
Majority			1,409	10.04	Increase 7.36
	Kuala Kurau hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1990".

Perak state election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Shariffudin A Aziz	4,924	36.24
	DAP	Lim Yan Chiow	4,564	33.59
	PAS	Ghazalli Ahmad	4,100	30.17
Total valid votes			13,588	97.34
Total rejected ballots			372	2.66
Unreturned ballots			0	0
Turnout			13,960	73.03
Registered electors			19,116
Majority			360	2.68
	Kuala Kurau hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1986".

References

"14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Perak". election.thestar.com.my.</ref>