Bukit Katil (federal constituency)

Bukit Katil

Malacca constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Shamsul Iskandar @ Yusre Mohd Akin PKR
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2013

Bukit Katil is a federal constituency in Malacca, 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.

History

2004–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Malim Jaya, Pasir Puteh, Peringgit, Pengkalan Batu, Peringgit Jaya, Bukit Palah, Bukit Piatu, Taman Asean, Seri Siantan, Rumpun Bahagia, Bachang Baru, Taman Melaka Baru, Sungai Putat, Taman Bukit Melaka, Ayer Keroh Heights, Kampung Ayer Keroh, Kampung Tun Razak, Batu Berendam, Taman Merdeka, Taman Bunga Raya, Taman Kerjasama, Taman Muzaffar Shah, Bukit Beruang, Kampung Bukit Katil, Paya Ikan, Kampungku Sayang, Bukit Baru Dalam, Padang Jambu, Bukit Pulau, Taman Tun Rahah, Pengkalan Minyak, Tambak Paya, Tiang Dua, Paya Dalam, Bukit Lintang, Kandang, Kg. Ayer Molek.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Bukit Katil
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
11th	2004-2008	Mohd Ruddin Ab Ghani	BN
12th	2008-2013	Md Sirat Abu
13th	2013-present	Shamsul Iskandar @ Yusre Mohd Akin	PKR

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Shamsul Iskandar @ Yusre Mohd Akin	46,357	53.30
	BN	Mohd Ali Mohd Rustam	40,624	46.70
Total valid votes			86,981	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,102
Unreturned ballots			188
Turnout			88,271	88.77
Registered electors			99,438
Majority			5,733
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s)

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Md Sirat Abu	30,975	51.46
	PKR	Khalid Jaafar	29,217	48.54
Total valid votes			60,192	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,173
Unreturned ballots			708
Turnout			62,073	81.92
Registered electors			75,777
Majority			1,758
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Ruddin Ab Ghani	39,491	76.34
	KEADILAN	Khalid Jaafar	12,239	23.66
Total valid votes			51,730	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,334
Unreturned ballots			85
Turnout			53,149	80.49
Registered electors
Majority			27,252
This was a new constituency created.