# Barisal-1

Barisal-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 The constituency is vacant.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Agailjhara and Gournadi upazilas.

## History

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

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1973 | Tofail Ahmed | Awami League |
| 1979 | Mosharraf Hossain Shahjahan | BNP |
| 1986 | Sunil Kumar Gupta | Jatiya Party |
| 1991 | Abul Hasnat Abdullah | Awami League |
| Feb 1996 | Zahir Uddin Swapan | BNP |
| Jun 1996 | Abul Hasnat Abdullah | Awami League |
| 2001 | Zahir Uddin Swapan | BNP |
| 2008 | Talukder Md. Younus | Awami League |
| 2014 | Abul Hasanat Abdullah | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Abul Hasanat Abdullah 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-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Talukder Md. Younus | 98,245 | 57.2 | +12.1 |
| | BNP | Abdus Sobhan | 70,969 | 41.3 | −13.1 |
| | IAB | Golam Mahmud | 1,582 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Kalyan Party | Shuvashis Samaddar | 415 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Ashok Gupta | 371 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Zahir Uddin Shapan | 203 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27,276 | 15.9 | +6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 171,785 | 87.0 | +10.5 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Barisal-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Zahir Uddin Swapan | 81,791 | 54.4 | +11.2 |
| | AL | Abul Hasnat Abdullah | 67,760 | 45.1 | 0.0 |
| | IJOF | Md. Haroon Ur Rashid | 470 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Bhabaranjan Baidhya | 262 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | John Nihar Ranjan Biswas | 64 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,031 | 9.3 | +7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 150,347 | 76.5 | −0.7 |
| | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Barisal-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Abul Hasnat Abdullah | 52,418 | 45.1 | −2.5 |
| | BNP | Kazi Golam Mahbub | 50,125 | 43.2 | +3.2 |
| | JP(E) | Sunil Kumar Gupta | 6,054 | 5.2 | +4.2 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Sarder Abdus Salam | 5,395 | 4.6 | −4.3 |
| | IOJ | Abdur Razzak Khan | 1,619 | 1.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | John Nihar Ranjan Biswas | 374 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) | Md. Mahabubur Rahman | 111 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Abdul Latif Kabiraj | 79 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,293 | 2.0 | −5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 116,175 | 77.2 | +16.6 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
General Election 1991: Barisal-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Abul Hasanat Abdullah | 55,697 | 47.6 | |
| | BNP | Kazi Golam Mahbub | 46,855 | 40.0 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Sarder Abdus Salam | 10,430 | 8.9 | |
| | Zaker Party | A. K. M. Forhad Hossain | 1,510 | 1.3 | |
| | JP(E) | Sarwar Alam | 1,154 | 1.0 | |
| | UCL | Zahir Uddin Swapan | 613 | 0.5 | |
| | Independent | S. K. Zaman | 597 | 0.5 | |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) | Khalilur Rahman | 165 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,842 | 7.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 117,021 | 60.6 | |
| | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) |