Hamdi Abu Bakar
# Hamdi Abu Bakar

Hamdi bin Abu Bakar is a Malaysian politician from UMNO. He was the Member of Perak State Legislative Assembly for Pengkalan Baharu in the Perak State Legislative Assembly from 1990 to 2013.

## Politics

On 12 October 2008, he lost in the UMNO Beruas branch chairman election to Abdul Manaf Hashim despite being the state assemblyman and the incumbent branch chairman.

## Election result

Perak State Legislative Assembly :

| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct. | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct. | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | Pengkalan Baharu | Hamdi Abu Bakar (UMNO) | 6,804 | 58.59% | Abdul Malik Ahmad (S46) | 4,395 | 37.85% | 11,613 | 2,409 | 72.87% |
| 1995 | Pengkalan Baharu | Hamdi Abu Bakar (UMNO) | 7,382 | 67.87% | Kamarudin Awang Teh (S46) | 3,083 | 28.35% | 10,876 | 4,299 | 65.03% |
| 1999 | Pengkalan Baharu | Hamdi Abu Bakar (UMNO) | 5,758 | 54.44% | Hisham Mat Ali (PAS) | 4,517 | 42.71% | 10,576 | 1,241 | 63.85% |
| 2004 | Pengkalan Baharu | Hamdi Abu Bakar (UMNO) | 6,240 | 58.36% | Kamarudin Awang Teh (PKR) | 4,062 | 37.99% | 10,693 | 2,178 | 68.87% |
| 2008 | Pengkalan Baharu | Hamdi Abu Bakar (UMNO) | 5,375 | 48.39% | Abu Bakar Hussian (PAS) | 5,361 | 48.26% | 11,108 | 14 | 72.78% |

## Honours

* Malaysia:
   * Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (2013)
* Perak :
   * Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) – Dato' (1996)
