Bakar Bata (state constituency)

Bakar Bata

Kedah constituency
Defunct state constituency
Legislature	Kedah State Legislative Assembly
Constituency created	2003
Constituency abolished	2018
First contested	2004
Last contested	2013

Bakar Bata was a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that had been represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.

History

It was abolished in 2018 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bakar Bata
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Alor Merah
11th	2004–2008	Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008–2013
13th	2013–2018
Constituency renamed to Suka Menanti

Election results

Kedah state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah	11,999	51.51	0.40
	PKR	Mohd Eekmal Ahmad	11,104	47.67	1.22
	MUPP	Jawahar Raja Abdul Wahid	192	0.82	N/A
Total valid votes			23,295	100.00
Total rejected ballots			363
Unreturned ballots			105
Turnout			23,760	84.30
Registered electors			28,186
Majority			895	3.84
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "undi.info N12 Bakar Bata".

Kedah state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah	8,232	51.11	17.59
	PKR	Rohani Bakar	7,874	48.89	N/A
Total valid votes			16,106	100.00
Total rejected ballots			240
Unreturned ballots			49
Turnout			16,395	72.24
Registered electors			22,695
Majority			358	2.22
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "undi.info N12 Bakar Bata".

Kedah state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah	11,091	68.70
	PAS	Ismail Salleh	5,054	31.30
Total valid votes			16,145	100.00
Total rejected ballots			191
Unreturned ballots			33
Turnout			16,368	75.72
Registered electors			21,617
Majority			6,037	37.40
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) "undi.info N12 Bakar Bata".