Santan (state constituency)

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Santan
Perlis constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePerlis State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Azizan Sulaiman
BN
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]8,912

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, the State Assemblyman for Santan is Azizan Sulaiman from Barisan Nasional (BN).

Definition

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampong Darat, Paya, Alor Tampang, Padang Lati, Padang Pauh, Santan.

2016–present:[2] The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampong Darat, Paya, Alor Tampang, Padang Lati, Padang Pauh and Santan.

Demographics

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

  Malay (99.28%)
  Chinese (0.44%)
  Indian (0.1%)
  East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.05%)
  Other ethnicities (0.12%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Kampong Darat 1,191
Paya 1,872
Alor Tampang 1,021
Padang Lati 1,159
Padang Pauh 1,366
Santan 1,635
Total 8,244
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[4]

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Santan
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created, renamed from Padang Pauh
9th 1995-1999 Bahari Taib BN (UMNO)
10th 1999-2004 Zolkharnain Abidin PAS
11th 2004-2008 Sabry Ahmad BN (UMNO)
12th 2008-2013
13th 2013-2018
14th 2018–present Azizan Sulaiman

Election results

Perlis state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Azizan Sulaiman 3,071 40.76
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PH (2018) Che Mazlina Che Yob 2,122 30.10
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAS Baharuddin Ahmad 2,088 29.14
Total valid votes 7,281 100.00
Total rejected ballots 102
Unreturned ballots 10
Turnout 7,393 82.96
Registered electors 8,912
Majority 949
Santan hold Swing BN
Source(s)
[3]
Perlis state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|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
Total valid votes 7,334 100.00
Total rejected ballots 93
Unreturned ballots 22
Turnout 7,449 88.63
Registered electors 8,405
Majority 1,084
Santan hold Swing BN
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 2016-04-27.

"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 2016-04-27.
Perlis state election, 2008
Party 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
Total valid votes 6,238 100.00
Total rejected ballots 101
Unreturned ballots 12
Turnout 6,351 84.92
Registered electors 7,479
Majority 712
Santan hold Swing BN


Perlis state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Sabry Ahmad 3,284 54.82 + 7.34
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAS Zolkharnain Abidin 2,706 45.18 - 7.34
Total valid votes 5,990 100.00
Total rejected ballots 73
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 6,063 86.52
Registered electors 7,008
Majority 578
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|BN]] Swing PAS


Perlis state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAS Zolkharnain Abidin 2,802 52.52 + 15.90
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Bahari Taib 2,533 47.48 - 15.90
Total valid votes 5,335 100.00
Total rejected ballots 87
Unreturned ballots 87
Turnout 5,509 85.34
Registered electors 6,455
Majority 269
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|PAS]] Swing BN


Perlis state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Bahari Taib 3,107 63.38
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAS Abdullah Jasin 1,795 36.62
Total valid votes 4,902 100.00
Total rejected ballots 96
Unreturned ballots 6
Turnout 5,004 77.08
Registered electors 6,492
Majority 1,312
This was a new constituency created.

References

  1. ^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. ^ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  3. ^ a b "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Perlis". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  4. ^ "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.
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