Perai (state constituency)

Perai is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.[3]

Perai
Penang constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePenang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Ramasamy Palanisamy
PH
Constituency created1986 (as Prai)
First contested1986
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]17,032
Area (km²)[2]11

The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Perai is Ramasamy Palanisamy from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).[4]

Definition

The Perai constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Indrawasih, Taman Chai Leng, Perai, Taman Perai, Taman Supreme and Taman Kimsar.[5]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Perai's electorate as of 2018[6]

  Malay (11.56%)
  Chinese (51.4%)
  Indian (36.22%)
  East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.11%)
  Other ethnicities (0.7%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Taman Indrawasih 4,233
Taman Chai Leng 3,224
Perai 2,268
Taman Perai 999
Taman Supreme 2,937
Taman Kimsar 2,403
Total 16,064
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[7]

History
Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Perai
Assembly Years Member Party
7th 1986 – 1990 N Shanmugam DAP
8th 1990 – 1991 S. Asamaley[8]
8th-by 1991 – 1995 V Muthusamy BN (MIC)
9th 1995 – 1999 Rajapathy Kuppusamy
10th 1999 – 2004
11th 2004 – 2008
12th 2008 – 2013 Ramasamy Palanisamy PR (DAP)
13th 2013 – 2018
14th 2018 – PH (DAP)

Election results

The electoral results for the Perai state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.

Penang state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%
PHRamasamy Palanisamy11,24382.5
BNSuresh Muniandy2,19416.1
PFPOoi Khar Giap1040.8
PRMSamuganathan Muniandy370.2
PAPAsoghan Govindaraju330.2
IndependentKumary Retnam230.2
Total valid votes 13,634100.0
Total rejected ballots 168
Unreturned ballots 17
Turnout 13,81981.1
Registered electors 17,032
Majority 9,049
PH hold Swing
Source(s)

"His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 252/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 326/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
Penang state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%
DAPRamasamy Palanisamy10,54979.2
BNKrishnan Letchumanan2,59019.4
IndependentMuhammad Ridhwan Sulaiman1841.4
Total valid votes 13,323 100.00
Total rejected ballots 142
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 13,46583.9
Registered electors 16,058
Majority 7,959
DAP hold Swing
Source(s)
"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 189/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. 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 Penang [P.U. (B) 230/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
Penang state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%
DAPRamasamy Palanisamy7,66873.2
BNKrishnan Letchumanan2,49223.8
IndependentUlaganathan Ramasamy3113.0
Total valid votes 10,471 100.00
Total rejected ballots 180
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 10,65175.4
Registered electors 14,124
Majority 4,241
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
[9]

See also

References
  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. Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  3. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24.
  4. https://election.thestar.com.my/penang.html
  5. "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  6. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  7. "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.
  8. https://bibliotheca.limkitsiang.com/1991/07/07/dap-announces-sdr-karpal-singh-as-its-candidate-in-the-prai-by-election/
  9. https://undi.info/penang/r18/n16
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