Padang Serai (federal constituency)

Padang Serai

Kedah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Surendran Nagarajan PKR
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2013

Padang Serai is a federal constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 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 Guar Lobak, Pekan Padang Serai, Jalan Baling, Sidam Kanan, Kuala Sidim, Pekan Merbau Pulas, Kampung Jemerli, Bagan Sena, Sungai Karangan, Padang Meiha, Ladang Padang Meiha, Batu Puteh, Bukit Sedim, Kampung Bikan, Kampung Jangkang, Sungai Kob, Kampung Sungai Ular, Kulim High Tech, Padang China, Jalan Lunas, Taman Perak, Taman Senangin, Kampung Baru, Jalan Serdang, Henrietta, Victoria, Naga Lilit, Sungai Seluang, Batu Enam, Kampung Baru Lunas, Pekan Lunas, Taman Sejahtera, Paya Besar, Taman Lobak, Sungai Limau, Kampung Keladi, Taman Selasih, Simpang Tiga Keladi, Kampung Dusun, Kelang Sago, Bandar Putra, Taman Angsana, Taman Semarak.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Padang Serai
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
4th	1974-1978	Lim Kiam Hoon	BN
5th	1978-1982
6th	1982-1986	Tan Kok Hooi
7th	1986-1990	Chew Kam Hoy
8th	1990-1995	Lim Lay Hoon
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004	Lim Bee Kau
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2011	Gobalakrishnan Nagapan	PKR
	2011-2013		Independent
13th	2013-present	Surendran Nagarajan	PKR

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Surendran Nagarajan	34,151	54.07
	BN	Heng Seai Kie	25,714	40.71
	Berjasa	Hamidi Abu Hassan	2,630	4.16
	Independent	Gobalakrishnan Nagapan	390	0.62
	Independent	Othman Wawi	279	0.44
Total valid votes			63,164	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,223
Unreturned ballots			197
Turnout			64,584	87.16
Registered electors			74,095
Majority			8,437
	PKR hold		Swing
Source(s)

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Gobalakrishnan Nagapan	28,774	62.81
	BN	Boey Chin Gan	17,036	37.19
Total valid votes			45,810	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,259
Unreturned ballots			55
Turnout			47,124	79.58
Registered electors			59,218
Majority			11,738
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lim Bee Kau	26,269	62.22
	KEADILAN	Saifuddin Nasution Ismail	15,953	37.78
Total valid votes			42,222	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,075
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			43,307	80.31
Registered electors
Majority			10,316
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lim Bee Kau	27,395	60.32
	KEADILAN	Saifuddin Nasution Ismail	18,023	39.68
Total valid votes			45,418	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,349
Unreturned ballots			11
Turnout			46,778	72.75
Registered electors
Majority			9,372
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lim Lay Hoon	27,844	69.07
	S46	Ahmad Awang	11,291	28.01
	Independent	Tan Kee Chye	1,177	2.92
Total valid votes			40,312	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,090
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			42,412	70.57
Registered electors
Majority			16,553
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lim Lay Hoon	19,157	61.45
	PAS	Wahab	6,657	21.35
	DAP	Karuppalah Ramasamy	5,360	17.19
Total valid votes			31,174	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,314
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			32,488	73.67
Registered electors
Majority			12,500
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chew Kam Hoy	19,246	69.82
	PAS	Mohd Radzi Hussain	8,320	30.18
Total valid votes			27,566	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,015
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			28,581	73.04
Registered electors			39,128
Majority			10,926
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Kok Hooi
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lim Kiam Hoon
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lim Kiam Hoon
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.