Simpang Empat (state constituency)

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Simpang Empat
Flag of Perlis.svg Perlis constituency
State constituency
Legislature Perlis State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Razali Saad
PN
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Electors (2022) [1] 10,697

Simpang Empat 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 Simpang Empat is Razali Saad from Perikatan Nasional (PN).

Definition

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Simpang Empat constituency is divided into 5 polling districts. [2]

State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Simpang Empat (N14)Sungai Berembang003/14/01SK Sungai Berembang
Behor Mali003/14/02SK Bohor Mali
Sungai Bahru003/14/03SK Sungai Baru
Simpang Empat Che Kassim003/14/04SK Simpang Ampat
Lat Seribu003/14/05SJK (C) Simpang Ampat

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Simpang Empat's electorate as of 2022 [3]

   Malay (90.56%)
   Chinese (8.60%)
  Other ethnicities (0.51%)
   Indian (0.33%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling districtElectors
Sungai Berembang1,093
Behor Mali921
Sungai Bharu2,408
Simpang Empat Che Kasim1,806
Lat Seribu1,500
Total7,728
Source: Malaysian Election Commission [4]

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Simpang Empat
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Kurong Anai
9th 1995–1999Ramlah @ Che Ah LongBN (UMNO)
10th 1999–2004Zahari Bakar
11th 2004–2008
12th 2008–2013 Rus'sele Eizan PR (PAS)
13th 2013–2018 Nurulhisham Yaakob BN (UMNO)
14th 2018–2022
15th 2022–present Razali Saad PN (PAS)

Election results

Perlis state election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PN Razali Saad 5,38866.40Increase2.svg 66.40
BN Nurulhisham Yaakob 1,38017.01Decrease2.svg 17.45
PH Amran Darus1,11113.69Decrease2.svg 14.57
Independent Ammar Hassan1281.58Increase2.svg 1.58
GTA Izhar Sudin730.90Increase2.svg 0.90
Sabah Heritage Party Hakim Saad350.43Increase2.svg 0.43
Total valid votes8,115 100.00
Total rejected ballots140
Unreturned ballots17
Turnout9,21080.0Decrease2.svg 10.14
Registered electors10,697
Majority4,00849.39Increase2.svg 48.21
PN gain from BN Swing ?
Perlis state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Nurulhisham Yaakob 2,52836.46Decrease2.svg 14.18
PAS Rus'sele Eizan 2,44635.28Increase2.svg 14.08
PH Wan Noralhakim Shaghir Saad1,96028.26Increase2.svg 28.26
Total valid votes6,934 100.00
Total rejected ballots121
Unreturned ballots649
Turnout7,70490.14Increase2.svg 3.58
Registered electors8,547
Majority821.18Decrease2.svg 0.10
BN hold Swing BN
Source(s)
Perlis state election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Nurulhisham Yaakob 3,36250.64Increase2.svg 1.10
PAS Rus'sele Eizan 3,27749.36Decrease2.svg 1.10
Total valid votes6,639 100.00
Total rejected ballots70
Unreturned ballots20
Turnout6,72986.56Increase2.svg 3.58
Registered electors7,774
Majority851.28Increase2.svg 0.36
BN gain from National Trust Party (Malaysia)-Malaysian Islamic Party 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.

"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.
Perlis state election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Rus'sele Eizan2,87850.46Increase2.svg 3.06
BN Zahari Bakar2,82549.54Decrease2.svg 3.06
Total valid votes5,703 100.00
Total rejected ballots82
Unreturned ballots8
Turnout5,79382.98Decrease2.svg 0.13
Registered electors6,981
Majority530.92Decrease2.svg 4.28
PAS gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
[5]
Perlis state election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Zahari Bakar2,79552.60Increase2.svg 0.08
PAS Che Rosli Che Mat 2,51947.40Decrease2.svg 0.08
Total valid votes5,314 100.00
Total rejected ballots133
Unreturned ballots
Turnout5,44783.11Increase2.svg 2.68
Registered electors6,554
Majority2765.20Increase2.svg 0.16
BN hold Swing BN
Source(s)
[5]
Perlis state election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Zahari Bakar2,58452.52Decrease2.svg 7.91
PAS Che Rosli Che Mat 2,33647.48Increase2.svg 7.91
Total valid votes4,920 100.00
Total rejected ballots107
Unreturned ballots6
Turnout5,03380.43Increase2.svg 6.51
Registered electors6,258
Majority2485.04Decrease2.svg 15.82
BN hold Swing BN
Perlis state election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Ramlah @ Che Ah Long2,72160.43
S46 Ramli Abdul Karim1,78239.57
Total valid votes4,503 100.00
Total rejected ballots111
Unreturned ballots6
Turnout4,62073.92
Registered electors6,250
Majority93920.86
This was a new constituency created.

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