Belantek

Belantek is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.

Belantek

Kedah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Kedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Ahmad Sulaiman PN
Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	28,165

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Belantek's electorate as of 2023

  Malay (93.02%)

  Other ethnicities (5.18%)

  Chinese (1.62%)

  Indian (0.19%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Belantek constituency has a total of 14 polling districts.

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Belantek (N23)	Kota Aur	013/23/01	SK Kota Aur
	Belantek	013/23/02	SK Seri Ampang Muda
	Kampung Gulau	013/23/03	SMK Gulau
	Kubang Kesom	013/23/04	SK Danglau
	Chepir	013/23/05	SK Chepir
	Kampung Chong	013/23/06	SK Paya Terendam
	Bendang Man	013/23/07	SMK Chepir
	Durian Burong	013/23/08	SK Sik Dalam
	Charok Kit	013/23/09	Kolej KEDA
	Kampung Dusun	013/23/10	SMK Sik
	Pekan Sik	013/23/11	SK Sik
	Kampung Sadu	013/23/12	SJK (C) Chung Hwa
	Kampung Namek	013/23/13	SK Seri Dusun
	Kampung Kemelong	013/23/14	Maktab Mahmud Sik

Representation history

Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Belantek
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Sik
9th	1995–1999	Salleh Musa	BN (UMNO)
10th	1999–2004	Mohd Isa Shafie	BA (PAS)
11th	2004–2008		PAS
12th	2008–2013	Tajuddin Abdullah	BN (UMNO)
13th	2013–2018
14th	2018–2020	Mohd Isa Shafie	GS (PAS)
	2020–2023		PN (PAS)
	2023	Vacant
15th	2023–present	Ahmad Sulaiman	PN (PAS)

Election results

Kedah state election, 2023: Belantek

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Ahmad Sulaiman	17,782	83.06	83.06
	PH	Mazli Saipi	3,626	16.94	4.44
Total valid votes			21,408	100.00
Total rejected ballots			170
Unreturned ballots			18
Turnout			21,595	76.67	8.53
Registered electors			28,165
Majority			14,156	66.12	52.58
	PN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 2018: Belantek

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohd Isa Shafie	9,600	50.52	1.77
	BN	Tajuddin Abdullah	7,026	36.98	10.73
	PH	Abdul Rashid Abdullah	2,376	12.50	12.50
Total valid votes			19,002	100.00
Total rejected ballots			276
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			19,372	85.20	4.90
Registered electors			22,744
Majority			2,574	13.54	8.96
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 2013: Belantek

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tajuddin Abdullah	9,822	52.29	1.43
	PAS	Abu Bakar Baiklani Abu Hassan	8,980	47.71	1.43
Total valid votes			18,802	100.00
Total rejected ballots			261
Unreturned ballots			46
Turnout			19,109	90.10	3.46
Registered electors			21,200
Majority			842	4.58	2.86
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 2008: Belantek

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tajuddin Abdullah	8,226	50.86	1.04
	PAS	Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor	7,974	49.14	1.04
Total valid votes			16,175	100.00
Total rejected ballots			254
Unreturned ballots			21
Turnout			16,475	86.64	1.24
Registered electors			19,016
Majority			252	1.72	1.36
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 2004: Belantek

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohd Isa Shafie	7,310	50.18	1.90
	BN	Md Salleh Ismail	7,259	49.82	1.90
Total valid votes			14,569	100.00
Total rejected ballots			212
Unreturned ballots			6
Turnout			14,787	85.40	3.31
Registered electors			17,314
Majority			51	0.36	3.80
	PAS hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1999: Belantek

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohd Isa Shafie	6,556	52.08	2.99
	BN	Siti Meriam	6,031	47.92	2.99
Total valid votes			12,587	100.00
Total rejected ballots			276
Unreturned ballots			13
Turnout			12,876	82.09	4.38
Registered electors			15,686
Majority			525	4.16	1.34
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 1995: Belantek

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Salleh Musa	5,819	51.91
	PAS	Hamlan Din	5,391	49.09
Total valid votes			11,210	100.00
Total rejected ballots			246
Unreturned ballots			16
Turnout			11,472	77.71
Registered electors			14,762
Majority			428	2.82
This was a new constituency created.