# Barisal-5

Barisal-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Barisal City Corporation and Barisal Sadar Upazila.

## History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1973 | Abdul Mannan Howlader | Awami League |
| 1979 | Sunil Kumar Gupta | BNP |
| 1986 | M. Matiur Rahman | Jatiya Party |
| 1991 | Abdur Rahman Biswas | BNP |
| Dec 1991 by-election | Majibur Rahman Sarwar | BNP |
| 1996 | Nasim Biswas | BNP |
| 1998 by-election | Majibur Rahman Sarwar | BNP |
| 2014 | Shawkat Hossain Hiron | Awami League |
| 2014 by-election | Jebunnesa Afroz | Awami League |
| 2018 | Zahid Faruk | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Shawkat Hossain Hiron died in April 2014. Jebunnesa Afroz, his widow, was elected in a June 2014 by-election.
Barisal-5 by-election, June 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Jebunnesa Afroz | 183,629 | 96.1 | +49.3 |
| | BNF | Saiful Islam Liton | 6,136 | 3.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 177,493 | 92.9 | +90.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 191,028 | 55.8 | −24.1 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
Shawkat Hossain Hiron, of the Awami League, was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Barisal-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Majibur Rahman Sarwar | 105,694 | 45.0 | −14.7 |
| | AL | Zahid Faruk | 99,393 | 42.3 | +13.5 |
| | IAB | Sayed Md. Faizul Karim | 27,156 | 11.6 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Mizanur Rahman Bachchu | 2,023 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | National People's Party | A.B.M. Masud Karim | 251 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Mahbub Uddin Ahmed | 225 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,301 | 2.7 | −28.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 234,742 | 79.9 | +16.1 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |
General Election 2001: Barisal-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BNP | Majibur Rahman Sarwar | 108,412 | 59.7 |
| | AL | Shawkat Hossain Hiron | 52,385 | 28.8 |
| | IJOF | Sayed Md. Faizul Karim | 20,553 | 11.3 |
| | JSD | S. M. Saifur Rahman | 244 | 0.1 |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Shafiqul Islam Shah Alam | 143 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56,027 | 30.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 181,737 | 63.8 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

Nasim Biswas died in March 1998. Majibur Rahman Sarwar, of the BNP, was elected in a mid-1998 by-election.
General Election June 1996: Barisal-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BNP | Nasim Biswas | 70,804 | 45.8 |
| | AL | Mahabub Uddin Ahmed | 42,922 | 27.7 |
| | JP(E) | Shawkat Hossain Hiron | 31,111 | 20.1 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Muazzaman Hossain Helel | 4,667 | 3.0 |
| | IOJ | Syed Nashir Ahmed Kowsher | 4,647 | 3.0 |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Mostafizur Rahman | 330 | 0.2 |
| | FP | A. Hannan Chowdhury | 131 | 0.1 |
| | Independent | Md. Hannan Sherniabad | 69 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Md. A. Malek Mridha | 68 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27,882 | 18.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 154,749 | 73.7 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |
In October 1991, Abdur Rahman Biswas became President of Bangladesh, vacating his parliamentary seat. M. R. Sarwar was elected in a December 1991 by-election.
General Election 1991: Barisal-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Abdur Rahman Biswas | 52,095 | 43.7 | |
| | AL | Mahabub Uddin Ahmed | 28,705 | 24.1 | |
| | JP(E) | M. Matiur Rahman | 22,864 | 19.2 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Abul Hasnat Md. Nurullah | 5,704 | 4.8 | |
| | IOJ | Rashid Ahmod Ferdous | 4,177 | 3.5 | |
| | WPB | Rashed Khan Menon | 1,712 | 1.4 | |
| | Zaker Party | Alauddin Miah | 1,544 | 1.3 | |
| | Bangladesh Janata Party | Md. Obaidul Islam | 1,383 | 1.2 | |
| | Independent | Md. Enaet Pir Khan | 336 | 0.3 | |
| | Independent | Tofael Ahmed | 165 | 0.1 | |
| | National Democratic Party | Shamsul Alam | 138 | 0.1 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Sikder Md. Nizam | 131 | 0.1 | |
| | FP | Kazi Abdul Naim | 118 | 0.1 | |
| | Jatiya Jukta Front | F. A. Faisal | 87 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | Khandakar M. A. Kasem | 35 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,390 | 19.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 119,194 | 47.9 | |
| | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) |