Rusnah binti Aluai (born 20 February 1962) is a Malaysian politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Tangga Batu.[1]

Rusnah Aluai
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Tangga Batu
In office
9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022
Preceded byAbu Bakar Mohamad Diah (BN-UMNO)
Succeeded byBakri Jamaluddin (PN-PAS)
Majority4,659 (2018)
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2018–2022Pakatan Harapan
Personal details
Born
Rusnah binti Aluai

(1962-02-20) 20 February 1962 (age 62)
Melaka, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyPeople's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
SpouseRahmat Abd Rahman
Alma materUniversiti Islam Malaysia & London's School of Economics and Political Science (Law)
OccupationPolitician

Political career edit

In the 2013 election, Rusnah represented the People's Justice Party (PKR) and faced Norpipah Abdol of the Barisan Nasional Party for the Rembia state seat. She lost with a majority vote of 2,358.[2]

In the 2018 election, she represented the PKR party and won the Tangga Batu parliamentary seat, defeating Barisan Nasional candidate Zali Mat Yasin and giving BN its first defeat for a parliamentary seat in the seat since independence.[3]

Election results edit

Malacca State Legislative Assembly
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 N06 Rembia Rusnah Aluai (PKR) 4,521 39.66% Norpipah Abdol (UMNO) 6,879 60.34% 11,617 2,358 86.62%
Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 P136 Tangga Batu, Malacca Rusnah Aluai (PKR) 32,420 46.89% Zali Mat Yasin (UMNO) 27,761 40.15% 70,453 4,659 84.67%
Zulkifli Ismail (PAS) 8,961 12.96%
2022 Rusnah Aluai (PKR) 28,557 31.03% Bakri Jamaluddin (PAS) 37,406 40.65% 92,027 8,849 80.19%
Lim Ban Hong (MCA) 25,095 27.27%
Ghazali Abu (PUTRA) 702 0.26%
Shahril Mahmood (Independent) 267 0.29%

References edit

  1. ^ "Portal Rasmi Parlimen Malaysia - Profile Ahli Dewan". www.parlimen.gov.my. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  2. ^ "Rembia N.06 Rusnah Aluai: Biodata dan Visi di Rembia". 26 April 2013.
  3. ^ "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perlis [P.U. (B) 232/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.