Pauh

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Pauh
Flag of Perlis.svg Perlis constituency
State constituency
Legislature Perlis State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Megat Hashirat Hassan
PN
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Population (2020)39,618
Electors (2022) [1] 14,797

Pauh is a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly.

Contents

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 2022, the State Assemblyman for Pauh is Megat Hashirat Hassan from Perikatan Nasional (PN).

Definition

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Pauh constituency is divided into 6 polling districts. [2]

State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Pauh (N11)Guar Gajah003/11/01
  • SMK Dato' Sheikh Ahmad
  • SMA Arau
Padang Siding003/11/02SK Pauh
Pauh003/11/03SMK Tengku Budriah
Istana003/11/04SK Tengku Budriah
Pekan Arau003/11/05SJK (C) Hwa Aik
Kubang Paya003/11/06SJK (C) Sin Min

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Pauh's electorate as of 2022 [3]
  1. Malays (77.7%)
  2. Chinese (14.5%)
  3. Indians (5.33%)
  4. Other Ethnicities (2.46%)

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pauh
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Guar Sanji
9th1995–1999Abdul Azib SaadBN (UMNO)
10th1999–2004Abu Bakar Ismail
11th2004–2008
12th2008–2013 Syed Razlan Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail
13th2013–2018 Azlan Man
14th2018–2022 Rozieana Ahmad
15th2022–present Megat Hashirat Hassan PN (BERSATU)

Election results

Perlis state election, 2022 : Pauh
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
PN Megat Hashirat Hassan 4,92444.18Increase2.svg 44.18
BN Syed Atif Syed Abu Bakar2,69524.18Decrease2.svg 15.11
PH Azhar Ameir2,36921.26Decrease2.svg 16.46
Heritage Mohd Khalid Ahmad1,15710.38Increase2.svg 10.38
Total valid votes11,145 100.00
Total rejected ballots169
Unreturned ballots20
Turnout11,33476.60Decrease2.svg 6.53
Registered electors14,797
Majority2,22920.00Increase2.svg 18.43
PN gain from BN Swing ?
Perlis state election, 2018 : Pauh
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Rozieana Ahmad 3,56439.29Decrease2.svg19.18
PH Amier Hassan3,42137.72Increase2.svg37.72
PAS Idris Yaacob2,08521.57Decrease2.svg19.96
Total valid votes9,070 100.00
Total rejected ballots196
Unreturned ballots36
Turnout9,31083.13Decrease2.svg 3.73
Registered electors11,200
Majority1431.57Decrease2.svg 15.37
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[3]
Perlis state election, 2013 : Pauh
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Azlan Man 4,76958.47Decrease2.svg 11.78
PAS Idris Yaacob3,38741.53Increase2.svg 11.78
Total valid votes8,156 100.00
Total rejected ballots158
Unreturned ballots19
Turnout8,33386.86Increase2.svg 6.35
Registered electors9,594
Majority1,38216.94Decrease2.svg 23.56
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 2016-05-10.[ 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 ]
Perlis state election, 2008 : Pauh
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Syed Razlan Syed Putra Jamalullail4,46170.25Increase2.svg 7.05
PAS Abu Bakar Ali1,88929.75Decrease2.svg 7.05
Total valid votes6,350 100.00
Total rejected ballots132
Unreturned ballots45
Turnout6,52780.51Decrease2.svg 0.85
Registered electors8,107
Majority2,57240.50Increase2.svg 14.10
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[5]
Perlis state election, 2004 : Pauh
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Abu Bakar Ismail3,79563.20Decrease2.svg 1.54
PAS Abu Bakar Ali2,21036.80Increase2.svg 36.80
Total valid votes6,005 100.00
Total rejected ballots179
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout6,18481.36Increase2.svg 1.46
Registered electors7,601
Majority1,58526.40Decrease2.svg 3.08
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[5]
Perlis state election, 1999 : Pauh
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Abu Bakar Ismail3,65364.74Decrease2.svg 12.46
PKR Zulmi Sabri1,99035.26Increase2.svg 35.26
Total valid votes5,643 100.00
Total rejected ballots172
Unreturned ballots45
Turnout5,86079.90Increase2.svg 4.27
Registered electors7,334
Majority1,66329.48Decrease2.svg 24.92
BN hold Swing
Perlis state election, 1995 : Pauh
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Abdul Aziz Saad4,05477.20
PAS Ismail Ahmad1,19722.80
Total valid votes5,251 100.00
Total rejected ballots115
Unreturned ballots19
Turnout5,38575.63
Registered electors7,120
Majority2,85754.40
This was a new constituency created.

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. ↑ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Perlis". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  4. ↑ "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia . 1. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  5. 1 2 "Undi.info - Pauh (P3-N11)". Archived from the original on 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
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