Santan (state constituency)
Santan 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 |
BN | ||
Constituency created | 1994 | ||
First contested | 1995 | ||
Last contested | 2018 | ||
Demographics | |||
Electors (2018)[1] | 8,912 |
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 2018, the State Assemblyman for Santan is Azizan Sulaiman from Barisan Nasional (BN).
Definition
2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampong Darat, Paya, Alor Tampang, Padang Lati, Padang Pauh, Santan.
2016–present:[2] The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampong Darat, Paya, Alor Tampang, Padang Lati, Padang Pauh and Santan.
Demographics
Polling district | Electors |
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Kampong Darat | 1,191 |
Paya | 1,872 |
Alor Tampang | 1,021 |
Padang Lati | 1,159 |
Padang Pauh | 1,366 |
Santan | 1,635 |
Total | 8,244 |
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[4] |
History
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Santan | |||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created, renamed from Padang Pauh | |||
9th | 1995-1999 | Bahari Taib | BN (UMNO) |
10th | 1999-2004 | Zolkharnain Abidin | PAS |
11th | 2004-2008 | Sabry Ahmad | BN (UMNO) |
12th | 2008-2013 | ||
13th | 2013-2018 | ||
14th | 2018–present | Azizan Sulaiman |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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BN | Azizan Sulaiman | 3,071 | 40.76 | |||
PH | Che Mazlina Che Yob | 2,122 | 30.10 | |||
PAS | Baharuddin Ahmad | 2,088 | 29.14 | |||
Total valid votes | 7,281 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 102 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 10 | |||||
Turnout | 7,393 | 82.96 | ||||
Registered electors | 8,912 | |||||
Majority | 949 | |||||
BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Sabry Ahmad | 4,209 | 57.39 | + 1.68 | ||
PAS | Mohd Anuar Mohd Tahir | 3,125 | 42.61 | - 1.68 | ||
Total valid votes | 7,334 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 93 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 22 | |||||
Turnout | 7,449 | 88.63 | ||||
Registered electors | 8,405 | |||||
Majority | 1,084 | |||||
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 2016-04-27. "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 2016-04-27. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Sabry Ahmad | 3,475 | 55.71 | + 0.89 | |
PAS | Abd Rashid Abd Rahman | 2,763 | 44.29 | - 0.89 | |
Total valid votes | 6,238 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 101 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 12 | ||||
Turnout | 6,351 | 84.92 | |||
Registered electors | 7,479 | ||||
Majority | 712 | ||||
BN hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Sabry Ahmad | 3,284 | 54.82 | + 7.34 | |
PAS | Zolkharnain Abidin | 2,706 | 45.18 | - 7.34 | |
Total valid votes | 5,990 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 73 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 6,063 | 86.52 | |||
Registered electors | 7,008 | ||||
Majority | 578 | ||||
BN gain from PAS | Swing | ? |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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PAS | Zolkharnain Abidin | 2,802 | 52.52 | + 15.90 | |
BN | Bahari Taib | 2,533 | 47.48 | - 15.90 | |
Total valid votes | 5,335 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 87 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 87 | ||||
Turnout | 5,509 | 85.34 | |||
Registered electors | 6,455 | ||||
Majority | 269 | ||||
PAS gain from BN | Swing | ? |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Bahari Taib | 3,107 | 63.38 | |||
PAS | Abdullah Jasin | 1,795 | 36.62 | |||
Total valid votes | 4,902 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 96 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 6 | |||||
Turnout | 5,004 | 77.08 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,492 | |||||
Majority | 1,312 | |||||
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 2016-04-27.
- "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.