Rusnah Aluai

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Aluai is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Rusnah. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

2018–2022

Rusnah Aluai
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Tangga Batu
In office 9 May 2018 –19 November 2022		Pakatan Harapan
Personal details
Born	Rusnah binti Aluai (1962-02-20) 20 February 1962 (age 63) Malacca, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	People's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Spouse	Rahmat Abd Rahman
Alma mater	Universiti Islam Malaysia & London's School of Economics and Political Science (Law)
Occupation	Politician

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

Political career

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

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		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 (IND)	267	0.29%

References

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.