Kuala Perlis (state constituency)
Kuala Perlis is a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly.
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State constituency | |||
Legislature | Perlis State Legislative Assembly | ||
MLA |
PH | ||
First contested | 1959 | ||
Last contested | 2018 | ||
Demographics | |||
Electors (2018)[1] | 10,654 |
The state constituency was created in 1958. It was first contested in 1959 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Perlis State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Kuala Perlis is Nor Azam Karap from Pakatan Harapan (PH).
Definition
The constituency contains the polling districts of the polling districts of Seberang Alor, Hujong Tanjong, Kepala Batas, Seberang Tok Pi and Padang Besar Selatan.[2]
Demographics
Polling district | Electors |
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Seberang Alor | 963 |
Hujong Tanjong | 1,685 |
Kepala Batas | 3,183 |
Seberang Tok Pi | 2,716 |
Padang Besar Selatan | 1,519 |
Total | 10,066 |
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[4] |
History
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kuala Perlis | |||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created | |||
1st | 1959-1964 | Yusoff Abu Bakar | Alliance |
2nd | 1964-1969 | Sheikh Ahmad Mohd Hashim | |
1969-1971 | Assembly dissolved | ||
3rd | 1971-1973 | Sheikh Ahmad Mohd Hashim | Alliance |
1973-1974 | BN (UMNO) | ||
4th | 1974-1978 | Mohamed Noor Yub | |
5th | 1978-1982 | ||
6th | 1982-1986 | Ahmad Osman | |
7th | 1986-1990 | ||
8th | 1990-1995 | Abd Karim @ Ibrahim Mat Salleh | |
9th | 1995-1999 | ||
10th | 1999-2004 | Bakar Saad | |
11th | 2004-2008 | ||
12th | 2008-2013 | Mat Hassan | |
13th | 2013-2018 | ||
14th | 2018–present | Nor Azam Karap | PH (PKR) |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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PH | Nor Azam Karap | 4,253 | 51.13 | |||
BN | Azam Rashid | 2,999 | 36.06 | |||
PAS | Mohamad Fuat Haji Abu Bakar | 1,066 | 12.81 | |||
Total valid votes | 8,318 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 144 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 34 | |||||
Turnout | 8,496 | 79.74 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,654 | |||||
Majority | 1, 254 | |||||
PH gain | Swing | |||||
Source(s) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Mat Hassan | 4,758 | 57.17 | - 12.60 | ||
PKR | Noor Amin Ahmad | 3,374 | 40.54 | + 40.54 | ||
Independent | Shaari Ludin | 191 | 2.29 | - 2.29 | ||
Total valid votes | 8,323 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 149 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 8 | |||||
Turnout | 8,480 | 83.55 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,150 | |||||
Majority | 1,384 | |||||
BN hold | 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. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Mat Hassan | 4,448 | 69.77 | - 3.13 | |
PAS | Ahmad Tajuddin Salleh | 1,927 | 30.23 | + 30.23 | |
Total valid votes | 6,375 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 135 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 14 | ||||
Turnout | 6,524 | 78.73 | |||
Registered electors | 8,287 | ||||
Majority | 2,521 | ||||
BN hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Bakar Saad | 4,495 | 72.90 | + 11.23 | |
KaeDILAN | Mohd Yusoff Ubi @ Madarsa | 1,671 | 27.10 | + 27.10 | |
Total valid votes | 6,166 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 155 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 5 | ||||
Turnout | 6,326 | 78.84 | |||
Registered electors | 8,024 | ||||
Majority | 2,824 | ||||
BN hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Bakar Saad | 3,487 | 61.67 | - 9.55 | |
PAS | Nadzaharuddin Mohd. Noor | 2,167 | 38.33 | + 9.55 | |
Total valid votes | 5,654 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 148 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 22 | ||||
Turnout | 5,824 | 78.43 | |||
Registered electors | 7,426 | ||||
Majority | 1,320 | ||||
BN hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Abd Karim @ Ibrahim Mat Salleh | 3,690 | 71.22 | + 17.81 | |
PAS | Ahmad Tajuddin Salleh | 1,491 | 28.78 | + 28.78 | |
Total valid votes | 5,181 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 129 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 5,310 | 73.43 | |||
Registered electors | 7,231 | ||||
Majority | 2,199 | ||||
BN hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Abd Karim @ Ibrahim Mat Salleh | 2,668 | 53.41 | - 7.23 | |
S46 | Zahri Abas | 2,327 | 46.59 | + 46.59 | |
Total valid votes | 4,995 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 161 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 5,156 | 76.34 | |||
Registered electors | 6,754 | ||||
Majority | 341 | ||||
BN hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Ahmad Osman | 2,556 | 60.64 | ||
PAS | Din Saaid | 1,659 | 39.36 | ||
Total valid votes | 4,215 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 158 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 4,373 | 74.87 | |||
Registered electors | 5,841 | ||||
Majority | 897 | ||||
BN hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Ahmad Osman | 3,061 | 67.30 | ||
PAS | Din Said | 1,487 | 32.70 | ||
Total valid votes | 4,548 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 130 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 4,678 | 76.46 | |||
Registered electors | 6,118 | ||||
Majority | 1,574 | ||||
BN hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BN | Mohamed Noor Yub | 2,303 | 59.04 | ||
PAS | Din Said | 1,598 | 40.96 | ||
Total valid votes | 3,901 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | |||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | 5,307 | ||||
Majority | 705 | ||||
BN hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Mohamed Noor Yub | 2,031 | 61.90 | ||
PSRM | Osman Abdul Rahman | 1,250 | 38.10 | ||
Total valid votes | 3,281 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 345 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 3,626 | 76.76 | |||
Registered electors | 4,724 | ||||
Majority | 781 | ||||
BN gain from Alliance | Swing | ? |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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Alliance | Sheikh Ahmad Mohd Hashim | 1,744 | 59.26 | ||
PMIP | Ali Abdullah | 1,015 | 34.49 | ||
Parti Rakyat | Man Hashim | 184 | 6.25 | ||
Total valid votes | 2,943 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 173 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 3,116 | 77.51 | |||
Registered electors | 4,020 | ||||
Majority | 729 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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Alliance | Sheikh Ahmad Mohd Hashim | 1,770 | 70.52 | ||
PMIP | Yahaya Abdullah | 740 | 29.48 | ||
Total valid votes | 2,510 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 182 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 2,692 | 80.87 | |||
Registered electors | 3,329 | ||||
Majority | 1,030 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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Alliance | Yusoff Abu Bakar | 1,556 | 74.41 | |||
PMIP | Omar Mohd. Said | 535 | 25.59 | |||
Total valid votes | 2,091 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 35 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 2,126 | 82.50 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,577 | |||||
Majority | 1,021 | |||||
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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Perlis". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.