Kuala Perlis is a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly. It has been represented by Abu Bakar Hamzah of Perikatan Nasional (PN) since 2022.
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State constituency | |||
Legislature | Perlis State Legislative Assembly | ||
MLA |
PN | ||
Constituency created | 1958 | ||
First contested | 1959 | ||
Last contested | 2022 | ||
Demographics | |||
Electors (2022)[1] | 14,717 |
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.
Definition
editPolling districts
editAccording to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kuala Perlis constituency is divided into 9 polling districts.[2]
State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
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Kuala Perlis (N09) | Seberang Alor | 002/09/01 | SK Seberang Ramai |
Hujong Tanjong | 002/09/02 | SJK (C) Khay Beng | |
Kepala Batas | 002/09/03 | SK Kuala Perlis | |
Seberang Tok Pi | 002/09/04 | SMK Kuala Perlis | |
Padang Besar Selatan | 002/09/05 | SK Padang Besar Selatan |
Demographics
editPolling 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
editMembers of the Legislative Assembly for Kuala Perlis | |||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created | |||
1st | 1959–1964 | Yusoff Abu Bakar | Alliance (UMNO) |
2nd | 1964–1969 | Sheikh Ahmad Mohd Hashim | |
1969–1971 | Assembly dissolved | ||
3rd | 1971–1973 | Sheikh Ahmad Mohd Hashim | Alliance (UMNO) |
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 | 2018–2022 | Nor Azam Karap | PH (PKR) |
15th | 2022–present | Abu Bakar Hamzah | PN (BERSATU) |
Election results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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PN | Abu Bakar Hamzah | 3,207 | 30.06 | 30.06 | |
PH | Nor Azam Karap | 3,053 | 28.61 | 22.52 | |
Independent | Azahar Ahmad | 2,197 | 20.59 | 20.59 | |
BN | Kamarudin Malek | 2,145 | 20.10 | 15.96 | |
Sabah Heritage Party | Muhamad Hairi Noordin | 68 | 0.54 | 0.54 | |
Total valid votes | 10,670 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 136 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 12 | ||||
Turnout | 10,818 | 73.5 | 6.24 | ||
Registered electors | 14,717 | ||||
Majority | 153 | ||||
PN gain from PH | Swing | ?
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PH | Nor Azam Karap | 4,253 | 51.13 | 51.13 | ||
BN | Azam Rashid | 2,999 | 36.06 | 21.11 | ||
PAS | Mohamad Fuat Haji Abu Bakar | 1,066 | 12.81 | 12.81 | ||
Total valid votes | 8,318 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 144 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 34 | |||||
Turnout | 8,496 | 79.74 | 3.81 | |||
Registered electors | 10,654 | |||||
Majority | 1,254 | |||||
Pakatan Harapan (2018) gain from BN | 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 | 4.82 | |||
Registered electors | 10,150 | |||||
Majority | 1,384 | |||||
Kuala Perlis hold | Swing | BN | ||||
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.[permanent dead link] "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.[permanent dead link] |
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 | 0.11 | ||
Registered electors | 8,287 | ||||
Majority | 2,521 | ||||
Kuala Perlis hold | Swing | BN
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Bakar Saad | 4,495 | 72.90 | 11.23 | |
PKR | 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 | 0.41 | ||
Registered electors | 8,024 | ||||
Majority | 2,824 | ||||
Kuala Perlis hold | Swing | BN
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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 | 5.00 | ||
Registered electors | 7,426 | ||||
Majority | 1,320 | ||||
Kuala Perlis hold | Swing | BN
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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 | 2.91 | ||
Registered electors | 7,231 | ||||
Majority | 2,199 | ||||
Kuala Perlis hold | Swing | BN
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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 | 1.47 | ||
Registered electors | 6,754 | ||||
Majority | 341 | ||||
Kuala Perlis hold | Swing | BN
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Ahmad Osman | 2,556 | 60.64 | 6.66 | |
PAS | Din Saaid | 1,659 | 39.36 | 6.66 | |
Total valid votes | 4,215 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 158 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 4,373 | 74.87 | 1.59 | ||
Registered electors | 5,841 | ||||
Majority | 897 | ||||
Kuala Perlis hold | Swing | BN
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Ahmad Osman | 3,061 | 67.30 | 8.26 | |
PAS | Din Said | 1,487 | 32.70 | 8.26 | |
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 | ||||
Kuala Perlis hold | Swing | BN
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Mohamed Noor Yub | 2,303 | 59.04 | 2.86 | |
PAS | Din Said | 1,598 | 40.96 | 40.96 | |
Total valid votes | 3,901 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | |||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | 5,307 | ||||
Majority | 705 | ||||
Kuala Perlis hold | Swing | BN
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Mohamed Noor Yub | 2,031 | 61.90 | 2.64 | |
Parti Rakyat Malaysia | Osman Abdul Rahman | 1,250 | 38.10 | 31.85 | |
Total valid votes | 3,281 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 345 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 3,626 | 76.76 | 0.75 | ||
Registered electors | 4,724 | ||||
Majority | 781 | ||||
BN gain from Alliance Party (Malaysia) Party (Malaysia) | Swing | ?
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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Alliance | Sheikh Ahmad Mohd Hashim | 1,744 | 59.26 | 11.26 | |
PMIP | Ali Abdullah | 1,015 | 34.49 | 5.01 | |
Parti Rakyat Malaysia | Man Hashim | 184 | 6.25 | 6.25 | |
Total valid votes | 2,943 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 173 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 3,116 | 77.51 | 3.36 | ||
Registered electors | 4,020 | ||||
Majority | 729 | ||||
Kuala Perlis hold | Swing | Alliance
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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Alliance | Sheikh Ahmad Mohd Hashim | 1,770 | 70.52 | 3.89 | |
PMIP | Yahaya Abdullah | 740 | 29.48 | 3.89 | |
Total valid votes | 2,510 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 182 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 2,692 | 80.87 | 1.63 | ||
Registered electors | 3,329 | ||||
Majority | 1,030 | ||||
Kuala Perlis hold | Swing | Alliance
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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
edit- "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
- ^ a b "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.