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Paroi
Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
LegislatureNegeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Mohamad Taufek Abd Ghani
PH
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]36,213

Paroi is a state constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.

The state constituency was created in 2003. It was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Paroi is Mohamad Taufek Abd Ghani from the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Definition

The Paroi constituency contains the polling districts of Paroi, Taman Satria, Taman Tuanku Jaafar, Taman Sri Permata, Kombok, Taman Tasik Jaya, Bukit Seri Senawang, Taman Kobena, Senawang Jaya and Taman Marida.[2]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Paroi's electorate as of 2018[3]

  Malay (75.45%)
  Chinese (8.24%)
  Indian (15.65%)
  Other ethnicities (0.36%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Paroi 1,377
Taman Satria 4,326
Taman Tuanku Jaafar 5,216
Taman Sri Permata 899
Kombok 730
Taman Tasik Jaya 3,579
Bukit Seri Senawang 3,840
Taman Kobena 3,087
Senawang Jaya 3,087
Taman Marida 3,792
Total 31,081
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[4]

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Paroi
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
11th 2004-2008 Bibi Sharliza Mohd Khalid BN (UMNO)
12th 2008-2013 Mohamad Taufek Abd. Ghani PAS
13th 2013-2018 Mohd Ghazali Wahid BN (UMNO)
14th 2018–present Mohamad Taufek Abd Ghani PH (AMANAH)

Election results

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PH (2018) Mohamad Taufek Abd Ghani 16,038 52.18 + 52.18
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Mohd Ghazali Abd Wahid 11,197 36.43 - 17.53
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAS Masita Mohamed Ali 3,499 11.39 - 34.65
Total valid votes 30,734 100.00
Total rejected ballots 273
Unreturned ballots 173
Turnout 31,180 86.10
Registered electors 36,213
Majority 4,841
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|PH]] Swing BN
Source(s)
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Mohd Ghazali Abd. Wahid 14,896 53.96 + 7.08
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAS Mohamad Taufek Abd. Ghani 12,712 46.04 - 7.08
Total valid votes 27,608 100.00
Total rejected ballots 230
Unreturned ballots 167
Turnout 28,005 87.89
Registered electors 31,862
Majority 2,184
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|BN]] Swing PAS
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Negeri Sembilan [P.U. (B) 193/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Negeri Sembilan [P.U. (B) 234/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAS Mohamad Taufek Abd. Ghani 9,423 53.12 + 21.89
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Zaharudin Mohd Shariff 8,316 46.88 - 21.89
Total valid votes 17,739 100.00
Total rejected ballots 299
Unreturned ballots 38
Turnout 18,076 78.39
Registered electors 23,060
Majority 1,107
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|PAS]] Swing BN
Source(s)
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Bibi Sharliza Mohd Khalid 7,524 68.77
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAS Rosli Yaakop 3,417 31.23
Total valid votes 10,941 100.00
Total rejected ballots 249
Unreturned ballots 60
Turnout 11,250 75.70
Registered electors 14,862
Majority 4,107
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)

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