Sungai Tiang (state constituency)

Sungai Tiang

State constituency

Legislature

Constituency created

1994

First contested

1995

Last contested

Demographics

Electors (2023)

49,414

Sungai Tiang is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.

Demographics

As of 2020, Sungai Tiang has a population of 55,797 people.^[1]

Ethnic breakdown of Sungai Tiang's electorate as of 2023^[2]

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Sungai Tiang constituency has a total of 23 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Sungai Tiang (N19)	Kubor Panjang	011/19/01	SK Kubor Panjang
	Kampung Perupok	011/19/02	SK Bendang Raja
	Kampung China	011/19/03	Dewan Pendidikan Agama Buddha Watt Siam Kampung China
	Padang Durian	011/19/04	SK Padang Durian
	Pokok Assam	011/19/05	SK Pokok Assam
	Kampung Bekat	011/19/06	SMK Kubor Panjang
	Paya Rawa	011/19/07	SK Paya Rawa
	Kampung Bechah	011/19/08	SK Syed Ibrahim
	Titi Akat	011/19/09	Sekolah Bahasa Siam, Watt Siam Titi Akar
	Sungai Tiang Blok B	011/19/10	Pusat Kokurikulum Daerah Pendang (Kem Sungai Tiang)
	Sungai Tiang Blok A	011/19/11	SK Sungai Tiang
	Kampung Mahawangsa Pendang	011/19/12	SK Sungai Siput
	Kampung Bahru	011/19/13	SK Kampong Baru
	Sawa Kechil	011/19/14	Ma'had Al-Imam As-Syafie, Sawa Kechil
	Padang Pusing	011/19/15	SMK Syed Ibrahim Padang Pusing
	Ayer Puteh	011/19/16	SK Hj Mohamad Ariff
	Bukit Jambol	011/19/17	SK Bukit Jambul
	Junun	011/19/18	SK Bukit Jenun
	Tanjong Setol	011/19/19	Sekolah Model Khas Bukit Jenun
	Bukit Genting	011/19/20	SK Bukit Genting
	Pokok Tai	011/19/21	SK Pokok Tai
	Paya Mak Inson	011/19/22	SK Paya Mak Insun
	Paya Mengkuang	011/19/23	SK Paya Mengkuang

Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Sungai Tiang
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Ayer Puteh and Bukit Raya
9th	1995–1999	Fatimah Ismail	BN (UMNO)
10th	1999–2004	Md Rozai Shafian
11th	2004–2008	Suraya Yaacob
12th	2008–2013
13th	2013–2018
14th	2018–2023
15th	2023–2026	Abdul Razak Khamis	PN (BERSATU)
	2026		Independent
	2026–present		PN (WAWASAN)

Kedah state election, 2018: Sungai Tiang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Suraya Yaacob	12,213	38.39	22.29
	PAS	Saiful Syazwan Shafie	11,572	36.38	1.88
	PH	Abdul Razak Khamis	8,028	25.23	25.23
Total valid votes			31,813	100.00
Total rejected ballots			582
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			32,395	84.14	5.46
Registered electors			38,501
Majority			641	2.01	20.41
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 2013: Sungai Tiang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Suraya Yaacob	18,929	60.68	4.60
	PAS	Fadzil Baharum	11,935	38.26	5.66
	Independent	Rosli Omar	192	0.62	0.62
	KITA	Charean A/L Isen	139	0.45	0.45
Total valid votes			31,195	100.00
Total rejected ballots			577
Unreturned ballots			55
Turnout			31,827	89.60	5.92
Registered electors			35,512
Majority			6,994	22.42	10.26
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 2008: Sungai Tiang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Suraya Yaacob	13,871	56.08	2.91
	PAS	Ab Muthalib Awang	10,865	43.92	2.91
Total valid votes			24,736	100.00
Total rejected ballots			560
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			25,296	83.68	2.56
Registered electors			30,229
Majority			3,006	12.16	5.81
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 2004: Sungai Tiang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Suraya Yaacob	13,948	58.99	2.52
	PAS	Ab Muthalib Awang	9,698	41.02	2.52
Total valid votes			23,646	100.00
Total rejected ballots			385
Unreturned ballots			53
Turnout			24,084	86.24	6.25
Registered electors			27,926
Majority			4,250	17.97	5.03
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1999: Sungai Tiang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Md Rozai Shafian	11,039	56.47	3.65
	PAS	Haji Abdullah Haji Abdul Rahman	8,509	43.53	3.65
Total valid votes			19,548	100.00
Total rejected ballots			650
Unreturned ballots			3,723
Turnout			23,921	92.49	16.68
Registered electors			25,863
Majority			2,520	12.94	7.20
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 1995: Sungai Tiang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Fatimah Ismail	11,168	60.12
	PAS	Rahman @ Haji Abdullah Rahim Haji Abdul Rahman	7,409	39.98
Total valid votes			18,577	100.00
Total rejected ballots			512
Unreturned ballots			9
Turnout			19,098	75.81
Registered electors			25,192
Majority			3,759	20.14
This was a new constituency created.