Simpang Empat (state constituency)

Simpang Empat
Perlis constituency
State constituency
Legislature Perlis State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Nurulhisham Yaakob
BN
Constituency created 1994
First contested 1995
Last contested 2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1] 8,547

Simpang Empat is a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly.

The state constituency was created in 1994. It was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Perlis State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2013, the State Assemblyman for Simpang Empat is Nurulhisham Yaakob from Barisan Nasional (BN).

Definition

The Simpang Empat constituency contains the polling districts of Sungai Berembang, Behor Mali, Sungai Bharu, Simpang Empat Che Kasim and Lat Seribu.[2]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Simpang Empat's electorate as of 2018[3]

  Malay (90.62%)
  Chinese (8.82%)
  Indian (0.33%)
  East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.06%)
  Other ethnicities (0.18%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Sungai Berembang 1,093
Behor Mali 921
Sungai Bharu 2,408
Simpang Empat Che Kasim 1,806
Lat Seribu 1,500
Total 7,728
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[4]

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Simpang Empat
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
9th1995-1999Ramlah @ Che Ah LongBN (UMNO)
10th1999-2004Zahari Bakar
11th2004-2008
12th2008-2013Rus'sele EizanPAS
13th2013-2018Nurulhisham YaakobBN (UMNO)
14th2018-present

Election results

Perlis state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNNurulhisham Yaakob2,52836.46- 14.18
PASRus'sele Eizan2,44635.28+ 14.08
PHWan Noralhakim Shaghir Saad1,96028.26+ 28.26
Total valid votes 6,934 100.00
Total rejected ballots 121
Unreturned ballots 649
Turnout 7,70490.14
Registered electors 8,547
Majority 82
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[3][5]
Perlis state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNNurulhisham Yaakob3,36250.64+ 1.10
PASRus'sele Eizan3,27749.36- 1.10
Total valid votes 6,639 100.00
Total rejected ballots 70
Unreturned ballots 20
Turnout 6,72986.56
Registered electors 7,774
Majority 85
BN gain from PAS Swing ?
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Perlis [P.U. (B) 185/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-10.

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Perlis [P.U. (B) 226/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
Perlis state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PASRus'sele Eizan2,87850.46+ 3.06
BNZahari Bakar2,82549.54- 3.06
Total valid votes 5,703 100.00
Total rejected ballots 82
Unreturned ballots 8
Turnout 5,79382.98
Registered electors 6,981
Majority 53
PAS gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
[5]
Perlis state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNZahari Bakar2,79552.60+ 0.08
PASChe Rosli Che Mat2,51947.40- 0.08
Total valid votes 5,314 100.00
Total rejected ballots 133
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 5,44783.11
Registered electors 6,554
Majority 276
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[5]
Perlis state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNZahari Bakar2,58452.52- 7.91
PASChe Rosli Che Mat2,33647.48+ 7.91
Total valid votes 4,920 100.00
Total rejected ballots 107
Unreturned ballots 6
Turnout 5,03380.43
Registered electors 6,258
Majority 248
BN hold Swing
Perlis state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNRamlah @ Che Ah Long2,72160.43
S46Ramli Abdul Karim1,78239.57
Total valid votes 4,503 100.00
Total rejected ballots 111
Unreturned ballots 6
Turnout 4,62073.92
Registered electors 6,250
Majority 939
This was a new constituency created.

References

  • "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  1. ↑ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. ↑ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  3. 1 2 "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Perlis". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  4. ↑ "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 https://undi.info/perlis/r18/n14
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