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Malaysian electoral constituency
Santan is a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly.
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 2018[update], the State Assemblyman for Santan is Azizan Sulaiman from Barisan Nasional (BN).
Definition
Polling districts
According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Santan constituency is divided into 6 polling districts.[2]
State constituency
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Polling Districts
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Code
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Location
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Santan(N05)
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Kampong Darat
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001/05/01
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SK Seri Tunjong
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Paya
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001/05/02
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SK Paya
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Alor Tampang
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001/05/03
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Pusat Kegiatan (Kemas) Alor Tampang
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Padang Lati
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001/05/04
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Dewan Seri Melati Beseri
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Padang Pauh
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001/05/05
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SMK Abi
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Santan
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001/05/06
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SK Santan
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Demographics
Ethnic breakdown of Santan's electorate as of 2018[3]
Other ethnicities (0.12%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district
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Electors
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Kampong Darat
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1,191
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Paya
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1,872
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Alor Tampang
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1,021
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Padang Lati
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1,159
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Padang Pauh
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1,366
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Santan
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1,635
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Total
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8,244
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Source: Malaysian Election Commission[4]
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History
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Santan
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Assembly |
Years |
Member |
Party
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Constituency created, renamed from Padang Pauh
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9th |
1995-1999 |
Bahari Taib |
BN (UMNO)
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10th |
1999-2004 |
Zolkharnain Abidin |
PAS
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11th |
2004-2008 |
Sabry Ahmad |
BN (UMNO)
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12th |
2008-2013
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13th |
2013-2018
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14th |
2018–present |
Azizan Sulaiman
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Election results
Perlis state election, 2022
Party
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Candidate
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Votes |
% |
∆%
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] |
PH |
Che Maszlina Che Yob |
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] |
PN |
Azmir Azizan |
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] |
BN |
Azizan Sulaiman |
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|
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Total valid votes
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100.00
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Total rejected ballots
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Unreturned ballots
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Turnout
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Registered electors
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10,751
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Majority
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|
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold
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Swing
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Perlis state election, 2018
Party
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Candidate
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Votes |
%
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] |
BN |
Azizan Sulaiman |
3,071 |
40.76
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] |
PH (2018) |
Che Mazlina Che Yob |
2,122 |
30.10
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] |
PAS |
Baharuddin Ahmad |
2,088 |
29.14
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Total valid votes
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7,281 |
100.00
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Total rejected ballots
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102
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Unreturned ballots
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10
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Turnout
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7,393 |
82.96
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Registered electors
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8,912
|
Majority
|
949
|
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Santan hold
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Swing
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BN
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Perlis state election, 2013
Party
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Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] |
BN |
Sabry Ahmad |
4,209 |
57.39 |
+ 1.68
|
|
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] |
PAS |
Mohd Anuar Mohd Tahir |
3,125 |
42.61 |
- 1.68
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Total valid votes
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7,334 |
100.00
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Total rejected ballots
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93
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Unreturned ballots
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22
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Turnout
|
7,449 |
88.63
|
Registered electors
|
8,405
|
Majority
|
1,084
|
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Santan hold
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Swing
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BN
|
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Perlis state election, 2008
Party
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Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] |
BN |
Sabry Ahmad |
3,475 |
55.71 |
+ 0.89
|
|
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] |
PAS |
Abd Rashid Abd Rahman |
2,763 |
44.29 |
- 0.89
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Total valid votes
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6,238 |
100.00
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Total rejected ballots
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101
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Unreturned ballots
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12
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Turnout
|
6,351 |
84.92
|
Registered electors
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7,479
|
Majority
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712
|
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Santan hold
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Swing
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BN
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Perlis state election, 2004
Party
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Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] |
BN |
Sabry Ahmad |
3,284 |
54.82 |
+ 7.34
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] |
PAS |
Zolkharnain Abidin |
2,706 |
45.18 |
- 7.34
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Total valid votes
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5,990 |
100.00
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Total rejected ballots
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73
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Unreturned ballots
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|
Turnout
|
6,063 |
86.52
|
Registered electors
|
7,008
|
Majority
|
578
|
|
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|BN]]
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Swing
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PAS
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Perlis state election, 1999
Party
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Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] |
PAS |
Zolkharnain Abidin |
2,802 |
52.52 |
+ 15.90
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|
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] |
BN |
Bahari Taib |
2,533 |
47.48 |
- 15.90
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Total valid votes
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5,335 |
100.00
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Total rejected ballots
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87
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Unreturned ballots
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87
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Turnout
|
5,509 |
85.34
|
Registered electors
|
6,455
|
Majority
|
269
|
|
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|PAS]]
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Swing
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BN
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Perlis state election, 1995
Party
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Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] |
BN |
Bahari Taib |
3,107 |
63.38
|
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] |
PAS |
Abdullah Jasin |
1,795 |
36.62
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Total valid votes
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4,902 |
100.00
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Total rejected ballots
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96
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Unreturned ballots
|
6
|
Turnout
|
5,004 |
77.08
|
Registered electors
|
6,492
|
Majority
|
1,312
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This was a new constituency created.
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References
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Perlis State Legislative Assembly |
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Kedah State Legislative Assembly |
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Kelantan State Legislative Assembly |
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Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly |
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Malacca State Legislative Assembly |
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Johor State Legislative Assembly |
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Sabah State Legislative Assembly |
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