Paya Jaras (state constituency)

Paya Jaras
Selangor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Selangor State Legislative Assembly
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Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2018

Paya Jaras is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly since 1986.

The state constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Ehsan Jalan 5, Sungai Buloh, Petempatan Sungai Buloh, Bandar Baru Sungai Buloh Utara, Bukit Rahman Putra, Merbau Sempak, Paya Jaras, Taman Ehsan Jalan 2, Desa Aman Puri, Bandar Baru Sungai Buloh Selatan, Sungai Pelong, Taman Ehsan Jalan 4, Paya Jaras Hilir, Matang Pagar, Kubu Gajah.

2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Ehsan Jalan 5, Sungai Buloh, Petempatan Sungai Buloh, Bandar Baru Sungai Buloh Utara, Bukit Rahman Putra, Merbau Sempak, Paya Jaras, Taman Ehsan Jalan 2, Desa Aman Puri, Bandar Baru Sungai Buloh Selatan, Sungai Pelong, Taman Ehsan Jalan 4, Paya Jaras Hilir, Matang Pagar, Kubu Gajah.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Paya Jaras
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
7th	1986-1990	Saidin Tamby	BN (UMNO)
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004	Sulaiman Samat
11th	2004-2008	Muhammad Bushro Mat Johor
12th	2008-2013	Muhammad Bushro Mat Johor
13th	2013-2018	Mohd Khairuddin Othman	PAS
14th	2018-present	Mohd Khairuddin Othman	PH(PKR)

Election results

Selangor state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Mohd Khairuddin Othman	20,376	58.68	+ 58.68
	BN	Zein Isma Ismail	8,304	23.92	- 18.83
	PAS	Hanafi Zulkapli	6,042	17.40	- 39.85
Total valid votes			34,722	100.00
Total rejected ballots			307
Unreturned ballots			86
Turnout			35,115	87.20
Registered electors			40,269
Majority			12,072	34.77
	PH gain from PAS		Swing		?

Selangor state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohd Khairuddin Othman	21,808	57.25	+ 8.68
	BN	Muhammad Bushro Mat Johor	16,286	42.75	- 8.68
Total valid votes			38,094	100.00
Total rejected ballots			477
Unreturned ballots			128
Turnout			38,699	88.72
Registered electors			43,617
Majority			5,522
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 192/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-21. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 233/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

Selangor state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhammad Bushro Mat Johor	11,521	51.43	- 9.20
	PAS	Mohd Khairuddin Othman	10,879	48.57	+ 9.20
Total valid votes			22,400	100.00
Total rejected ballots			429
Unreturned ballots			54
Turnout			22,883	78.47
Registered electors			29,163
Majority			642
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhammad Bushro Mat Johor	10,966	60.63	+ 2.86
	KEADILAN	Badrul Amin Bahron	7,122	39.37	+ 39.37
Total valid votes			18,088	100.00
Total rejected ballots			241
Unreturned ballots			23
Turnout			18,352	74.55
Registered electors			24,616
Majority			3,844
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sulaiman Samat	11,626	57.77	- 31.33
	PAS	Abdul Majid Hasan	8,499	42.23	+ 42.23
Total valid votes			20,125	100.00
Total rejected ballots			610
Unreturned ballots			504
Turnout			21,239	74.94
Registered electors			28,340
Majority			3,127
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Saidin Tamby	15,636	89.10	+ 19.85
	S46	Khalid Siri	1,913	10.90	- 19.85
Total valid votes			17,549	100.00
Total rejected ballots			745
Unreturned ballots			277
Turnout			18,571	71.65
Registered electors			25,918
Majority			13,723
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Saidin Tamby	22,642	69.25	+ 7.71
	S46	Ali Amran Ab. Hamid	10,055	30.75	+ 30.75
Total valid votes			32,697	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,133
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			33,830	73.25
Registered electors			46,186
Majority			12,587
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Saidin Tamby	13,992	61.54
	DAP	Hong Chin Poh	6,805	29.93
	PAS	Syed Meer Wahid Syed Ibrahim	1,938	8.52
Total valid votes			22,735	100.00
Total rejected ballots			601
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			23,336	67.46
Registered electors			34,594
Majority			7,187
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 2016-05-21.

"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.

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[1] "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.