Hulu Bernam (state constituency)

Hulu Bernam

Selangor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Selangor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Rosni Sohar BN
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2013

Hulu Bernam is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly since 1959.

The state constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed. It was re-created in 1995.

2004–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kawasan S.K.C., Ladang Lima Belas, Gedangsa, Sungai Selisik, Kampung Gesir, Kampung Sungai Dusun, Kampung Desa Maju, Kampung Sungai Tengi Selatan, Changkat Asa, Kampung Hulu Bernam, Ladang Escot, Kampung Gumut, Bandar Kalumpang, Kampung Baharu Kalumpang, Kuala Kalumpang.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Hulu Bernam
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Ulu Bernam
1st	1959-1964	Noor Yusof	Alliance
2nd	1964-1969	Shoib Ahmad
	1969-1971	Assembly dissolved
3rd	1971-1973	Shoib Ahmad	Alliance
	1973-1974		BN
Constituency abolished
Constituency re-created
Hulu Bernam
9th	1995-1999	Zainal Abidin Sakom	BN
10th	1999-2004	Mohamed Idris Abu Bakar
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-present	Rosni Sohar

Election results

Selangor state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Rosni Sohar	10,397	58.54
	PAS	Muhamad Idris Ahmad	7,365	41.46
Total valid votes			17,762	100.00
Total rejected ballots			261
Unreturned ballots			26
Turnout			18,124	86.58
Registered electors			20,933
Majority			3,032
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s)

Selangor state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Idris Abu Bakar	7,985	64.29
	PAS	Abdul Sukor Ali	4,436	35.71
Total valid votes			12,421	100.00
Total rejected ballots			318
Unreturned ballots			193
Turnout			12,932	73.69
Registered electors			17,549
Majority			3,549
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Idris Abu Bakar	9,264	77.35
	PAS	Abdul Sukor Ali	2,713	22.65
Total valid votes			11,977	100.00
Total rejected ballots			310
Unreturned ballots			16
Turnout			12,303	70.38
Registered electors			17,482
Majority			6,551
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Idris Abu Bakar	7,856	68.96
	PAS	Mazalan Hussin	3,536	31.04
Total valid votes			11,392	100.00
Total rejected ballots			417
Unreturned ballots			20
Turnout			11,829	69.56
Registered electors			17,006
Majority			4,320
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zainal Abidin Sakom	10,579	92.78
	PAS	Abdul Majid Hasan	823	7.22
Total valid votes			11,402	100.00
Total rejected ballots			351
Unreturned ballots			3
Turnout			11,756	68.72
Registered electors			17,106
Majority			9,756
	BN gain from Alliance		Swing		?

Selangor state election, 1969: Ulu Bernam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Shoib Ahmad
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	Alliance hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1964: Ulu Bernam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Shoib Ahmad
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	Alliance hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1959: Ulu Bernam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Noor Yusof
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.