Pasir Panjang (state constituency)

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Pasir Panjang
Flag of Perak.svg Perak constituency
State constituency
Legislature Perak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Rosli Abdul Rahman
PN
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Electors (2022) [1] 62,418
Area (km²) [2] 221

Pasir Panjang is a state constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly. [3]

Contents

The state constituency was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Perak State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Definition

The Pasir Panjang constituency spans largest portion of southern part of Manjung district including township of Seri Manjung and industrial area of Lumut Port. It contains the polling districts of Kampong Telok, Kampong Baharu, Sungai Wangi, Ladang Sungai Wangi, Kampong Sitiawan, Samudera, Pundut, Bandar Baru Seri Manjung, Seri Manjung, Kampong Dato Sri Kamarudin, Pasir Panjang, Batu 8 Lekir, FELCRA Lekir, Lekir, Lekir Tengah, Sungai Tiram Lekir and Kayan. [4]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Pasir Panjang's electorate as of 2018 [5]

   Malay (75.11%)
   Indian (13.99%)
   Chinese (9.06%)
  Other ethnicities (1.84%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling districtElectors
Kampong Telok650
Kampong Baharu1,314
Sungai Wangi2,072
Ladang Sungai Wangi1,729
Kampong Sitiawan4,577
Samudera4.454
Pundut1,687
Bandar Baru Seri Manjung3,404
Seri Manjung4,854
Kampong Dato Sri Kamarudin1,844
Pasir Panjang1,841
Batu 8 Lekir1,773
FELCRA Lekir715
Lekir2,074
Lekir Tengah1,193
Sungai Tiram Lekir816
Kayan891
Total35,888
Source: Malaysian Election Commission [6]

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Pasir Panjang constituency is divided into 17 polling districts. [7]

State constituencyPolling DistrictCodeLocation
Pasir Panjang(N51)Kampong Telok074/51/01SK Telaga Nanas
Kampong Bahru074/51/02SK Kampong Bahru
Sungai Wangi074/51/03SK Sungai Wangi
Ladang Sungai Wangi074/51/04SJK (T) Ladang Sg. Wangi II
Kampong Sitiawan074/51/05
  • SK Sitiawan
  • SMK Ahmad Boestamam
Samudera074/51/06
  • SMK Seri Samudera
  • SJK (C) Eng Ling
  • SK Seri Sitiawan
  • SK Seri Samudera
Pundut074/51/07SK Seri Bayu
Bandar Baru Seri Manjung074/51/08SK Seri Manjung
Seri Manjung074/51/09
  • SMK Seri Manjung
  • Kolej Vokasional Seri Manjung
Kampong Dato Sri Kamarudin074/51/10SK Kpg Dato' Seri Kamaruddin
Pasir Panjang074/51/11SK Muhammad Saman
Batu 8 Lekir074/51/12SK Lekir
FELCRA Lekir074/51/13SK Gugusan Lekir
Lekir074/51/14SK Batu Sepuluh
Lekir Tengah074/51/15Dewan Seberguna Batu 15, Lekir
Sungai Tiram Lekir074/51/16SK Sungai Tiram
Kayan074/51/17SK Kayan

Representation History

Perak State Legislative Assemblyman for Pasir Panjang
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Pangkor and Sitiawan
9th 1995 – 1999M. MuthiahBN (MIC)
10th 1999 – 2004K. Munisamy
11th 2004 – 2008M. Ramachandran
12th 2008 – 2013 Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin PR (PAS)
13th 2013 – 2018Rashidi IbrahimBN (UMNO)
14th 2018 – 2022 Yahaya Mat Nor PH (AMANAH)
15th 2022 – presentRosli Abdul RahmanPN (PAS)

Election results

Perak state election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PN Rosli Abd Rahman20,18241.05Increase2.svg 41.05
PH Yahaya Mat Nor15,06530.64Decrease2.svg 9.92
BN Mohd Rafiq Mohd13,30127.06Decrease2.svg 10.00
GTA Mohd Norazlee Mohd3390.69Increase2.svg 0.69
Sabah Heritage Party Nur Inderasyawalis Ahmad Mukhtar2740.56Increase2.svg 0.56
Total valid votes49,161 100.00
Total rejected ballots427
Unreturned ballots363
Turnout49,95180.03Decrease2.svg 3.61
Registered electors62,418
Majority5,11710.41Increase2.svg 6.91
PN gain from PH Swing ?
Perak state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Pakatan Harapan (2018) Yahaya Mat Nor 14,12340.56Decrease2.svg 40.56
BN Rashidi Ibrahim12,90437.06Decrease2.svg 13.04
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Rohawati Abidin7,79522.39Decrease2.svg 26.70
Total valid votes34,82298.11
Total rejected ballots4701.32
Unreturned ballots2020.57
Turnout35,49483.71Decrease2.svg 1.99
Registered electors42,402
Majority1,2193.50Decrease2.svg 2.49
Pasir Panjang gain from Pakatan Harapan (2018) Swing BN
Source(s)
"Federal Government Gazette" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2019.
Perak state election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Rashidi Ibrahim15,15350.10Increase2.svg 11.56
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Rohawati Abidin14,84949.09Decrease2.svg 12.37
Independent Vijayan Subramaniam2450.81Increase2.svg 0.81
Total valid votes30,24798.26
Total rejected ballots4651.51
Unreturned ballots710.23
Turnout30,78385.70Increase2.svg 9.68
Registered electors35,940
Majority3041.01Decrease2.svg 21.91
Pasir Panjang gain from BN Swing PAS
Perak state election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin 11,99461.46Increase2.svg 16.23
BN Vasan P. Sinnadurai7,52038.54Decrease2.svg 38.54
Total valid votes19,51496.66
Total rejected ballots4502.23
Unreturned ballots00.00
Turnout20,18876.02Decrease2.svg 2.89
Registered electors26,557
Majority4,47422.92Increase2.svg 13.38
Pasir Panjang gain from National Trust Party (Malaysia)-Malaysian Islamic Party Swing BN
Perak state election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN M. Ramachandran9,44654.77Increase2.svg 2.91
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Norazli Musa7,80245.23Decrease2.svg 2.91
Total valid votes17,24895.93
Total rejected ballots4742.64
Unreturned ballots2581.43
Turnout17,98073.13Decrease2.svg 5.12
Registered electors24,587
Majority1,6449.54Increase2.svg 5.82
Pasir Panjang hold Swing BN
Perak state election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN K. Munisamy7,47051.86Decrease2.svg 23.93
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Sidek Noor6,93548.14Increase2.svg 23.29
Total valid votes14,40595.25
Total rejected ballots4052.68
Unreturned ballots3132.07
Turnout15,12368.01Decrease2.svg 2.70
Registered electors22,238
Majority5353.72Decrease2.svg 47.86
Pasir Panjang hold Swing BN
Perak state election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN M. Muthiah9,74075.79
S46 Zulkifli Mat Isin3,11224.21
Total valid votes12,85293.61
Total rejected ballots5473.98
Unreturned ballots3302.40
Turnout13,72965.31
Registered electors21,021
Majority6,62851.58
This was a new constituency created.

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