Perai (state constituency)

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Perai
Flag of Penang.svg Penang constituency
State constituency
Legislature Penang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Sundarajoo Somu
PH
Constituency created1986 (as Prai)
First contested1986
Last contested 2023
Demographics
Electors (2023) [1] 20,479
Area (km²) [2] 11

Perai is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly. [3]

Contents

The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Perai is Ramasamy Palanisamy from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH). [4]

Definition

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023 the Perai constituency is divided into 6 polling districts. [5]

State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Perai(N16)Taman Indrawasih046/16/01SMK Taman Inderawasih
Taman Chai Leng046/16/02SK Taman Inderawasih
Perai046/16/03SJK (T) Perai
Taman Perai046/16/04SK Khir Johari
Taman Supreme046/16/05SMK Prai
Taman Kimsar046/16/06SJK (C) Chung Hwa 3

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Perai's electorate as of 2023 [6]
  1. Chinese (49.87%)
  2. Indian (35.64%)
  3. Malay (13.25%)
  4. Other ethnicities (1.24%)

History

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Perai
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Bagan Dalam
7th1986 – 1990Shanmugam Nadason DAP
8th1990 – 1991S. Asamaley [8]
1991 – 1995Valli MuthusamyBN (MIC)
9th1995 – 1999Rajapathy Kuppusamy
10th1999 – 2004
11th2004 – 2008
12th 2008 – 2013 Ramasamy Palanisamy PR (DAP)
13th 2013 – 2015
2015 – 2018PH (DAP)
14th 2018 – 2023
15th 2023–present Sundarajoo Somu

Election results

The electoral results for the Perai state constituency are as follows.

Penang state election, 2023
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Sundarajoo Somu 10,68076.80Decrease2.svg 5.70
PN Sivasuntaram Rajalinggam1,54111.10Increase2.svg 11.10
Independent David Marshel Pakianathan1,43910.30Increase2.svg 10.30
MUDA Vikneswary Harikrishnan2531.80Increase2.svg 1.80
Total valid votes13,913 100.00
Total rejected ballots120
Unreturned ballots11
Turnout14,04468.58Decrease2.svg 12.52
Registered electors20,479
Majority9,13965.70Decrease2.svg 0.70
PH hold Swing
Penang state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Ramasamy Palanisamy 11,24382.50Increase2.svg 82.50
BN Suresh Muniandy2,19416.10Decrease2.svg 3.30
Penang Front Party Ooi Khar Giap1040.80Increase2.svg 0.80
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Samuganathan Muniandy370.20Increase2.svg 0.20
People's Alternative Party Asoghan Govindaraju330.20Increase2.svg 0.20
Independent Kumary Retnam230.20Increase2.svg 0.20
Total valid votes13,634100.00
Total rejected ballots168
Unreturned ballots17
Turnout13,81981.10Decrease2.svg 2.80
Registered electors 17,032
Majority9,04966.40Increase2.svg 6.60
PH hold Swing
Source(s)

"His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 252/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[ 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 Penang [P.U. (B) 326/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
Penang state election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP Ramasamy Palanisamy 10,54979.20Increase2.svg 6.00
BN Krishnan Letchumanan2,59019.40Decrease2.svg 4.40
Independent Muhammad Ridhwan Sulaiman1841.40Increase2.svg 1.40
Total valid votes13,323 100.00
Total rejected ballots142
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout13,46583.90Increase2.svg 8.50
Registered electors16,058
Majority7,95959.80Increase2.svg 10.40
DAP hold Swing
Penang state election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP Ramasamy Palanisamy 7,66873.20Increase2.svg 20.14
BN Krishnan Letchumanan2,49223.80Decrease2.svg 23.14
Independent Ulaganathan Ramasamy3113.00Increase2.svg 3.00
Total valid votes10,471 100.00
Total rejected ballots180
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout10,65175.40Increase2.svg 4.83
Registered electors14,124
Majority4,24149.40Increase2.svg 43.28
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
[9]
Penang state election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Rajapathy Kuppusamy5,06053.06Decrease2.svg 5.04
DAP Chong Eng 4,47746.94Increase2.svg 6.19
Total valid votes9,537 100.00
Total rejected ballots206
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout9,74870.57Increase2.svg 0.30
Registered electors13,813
Majority5836.12Decrease2.svg 11.23
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
Penang state election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Rajapathy Kuppusamy9,17458.10Increase2.svg 2.95
DAP S. Neelamekan6,43540.75Decrease2.svg 5.10
Independent K. Vijaya Kumari1821.15Increase2.svg 1.15
Total valid votes15,791 100.00
Total rejected ballots382
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout16,17670.27Decrease2.svg 2.59
Registered electors23,020
Majority2,73917.35Increase2.svg 8.05
BN hold Swing
Penang state election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Rajapathy Kuppusamy9,04755.15
DAP Patto Perumal7,35745.85
Total valid votes16,404 100.00
Total rejected ballots408
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout16,84972.86
Registered electors23,124
Majority1,6909.30
BN hold Swing
Penang state by-election, 27 July 1991
The by-election was called due to the resignation of incumbent, S. Asamaley.
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Valli Muthusamy--
DAP Karpal Singh Ram Singh--
Total valid votes-100.00
Total rejected ballots-
Unreturned ballots-
Turnout--
Registered electors14,000
Majority-
BN gain from DAP Swing ?
Penang state election, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP S. Asamaley5,25051.75Decrease2.svg 2.51
BN Valli Muthusamy4,89548.25Increase2.svg 11.72
Total valid votes10,145100.00
Total rejected ballots234
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout10,38873.72Increase2.svg 4.10
Registered electors14,092
Majority3553.50Decrease2.svg 14.23
DAP hold Swing
Penang state election, 1986
PartyCandidateVotes %
DAP Shanmugam Nadason5,11754.26
BN Subbiah Thevarayan Chettiar3,44536.53
Independent Lim Eng Seng8709.23
Total valid votes9,430100.00
Total rejected ballots288
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout9,72069.62
Registered electors13,961
Majority1,67217.73
This was a new constituency created.

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