Sena (state constituency)

Sena
Perlis constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Perlis State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Asrul Nizan Abd Jalil; PH
;
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)	12,303

Sena is a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly from 1959 to 1974 and from 1986 to present.

The state constituency was created in 1958. It was first contested in 1959 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 Sena is Asrul Nizan Abd Jalil from Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Definition

The constituency contains the polling districts of the polling districts of Kampong Sanglang, Repoh, Alor Lanchang, Taman Indera, Tok Peduka, Padang Bohor and Padang Petani.^[2]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Sena's electorate as of 2018^[3]

Malay (86.52%)

Chinese (8.02%)

Indian (2.72%)

East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.29%)

Other ethnicities (2.45%)

Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district	Electors
Kampong Sanglang	1,940
Repoh	2,069
Alor Lanchang	1,505
Taman Indera	561
Tok Peduka	3,222
Padang Bohor	986
Padang Petani	537
Total	10,820
Source: Malaysian Election Commission^[4]

History

The seat was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed between Oran and Paya. It was re-created in 1984 from parts of Oran and Paya.

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Sena
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1959-1964	Wan Ahmad Wan Kassim	Alliance
2nd	1964-1969	Wan Ahmad Wan Kassim	Alliance
	1969-1971	Assembly dissolved
3rd	1971-1973	Wan Ahmad Wan Kassim	Alliance
3rd	1973-1974	Wan Ahmad Wan Kassim	BN (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, merged into Oran and Paya
Constituency re-created from Oran and Paya
7th	1986-1990	Selamat Saad	BN (UMNO)
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004	Azihani Ali
11th	2004-2008	Azihani Ali
12th	2008-2013	Abdul Jamil Saad
13th	2013-2018	Abdul Jamil Saad
14th	2018–present	Asrul Nizan Abd Jalil	PH (PKR)

Election results

Perlis state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PH (2018)	Asrul Nizan Abd Jalil	4,177	42.07
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Azihani Ali	3,863	38.91
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Fakhrul Anwar Ismail	1,888	19.02
Total valid votes			9,928	100.00
Total rejected ballots			116
Unreturned ballots			69
Turnout			10,113	82.20
Registered electors			12,303
Majority			314
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|PH]]		Swing		BN
Source(s) ^[3]

Perlis state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Abdul Jamil Saad	5,418	58.68	- 3.74
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PKR	Tuan Marja Tuan Mat	3,494	37.84	+ 37.84
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Ahmad Rizal Effande Zainol	321	3.48	+ 3.48
Total valid votes			9,233	100.00
Total rejected ballots			177
Unreturned ballots			20
Turnout			9,430	84.24
Registered electors			11,194
Majority			1,924
	Sena 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	Abdul Jamil Saad	4,697	62.42	+ 0.08
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Osman Abdullah	2,828	37.58	- 0.08
Total valid votes			7,525	100.00
Total rejected ballots			161
Unreturned ballots			107
Turnout			7,793	81.14
Registered electors			9,604
Majority			1,869
	Sena hold		Swing		BN

Perlis state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Azihani Ali	4,001	62.34	+ 7.71
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Ahmad Adnan Fadzil	2,417	37.66	- 7.71
Total valid votes			6,418	100.00
Total rejected ballots			72
Unreturned ballots			6
Turnout			6,496	81.41
Registered electors			7,979
Majority			1,584
	Sena hold		Swing		BN

Perlis state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Azihani Ali	3,211	54.63	- 14.15
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Mohammad Faisol Abd. Rahman	2,667	45.37	+ 14.15
Total valid votes			5,878	100.00
Total rejected ballots			107
Unreturned ballots			75
Turnout			6,060	80.91
Registered electors			7,490
Majority			544
	Sena hold		Swing		BN

Perlis state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Selamat Saad	3,630	68.78	- 5.01
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Aziz Shariff	1,648	31.22	+ 5.01
Total valid votes			5,278	100.00
Total rejected ballots			102
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			5,380	74.63
Registered electors			7,209
Majority			1,982
	Sena hold		Swing		BN

Perlis state election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Selamat Saad	3,348	73.79	+ 8.58
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Shuib Mohamad	1,189	26.21	- 8.58
Total valid votes			4,537	100.00
Total rejected ballots			131
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			4,668	74.74
Registered electors			6,246
Majority			2,159
	Sena hold		Swing		BN

Perlis state election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Selamat Saad	2,459	65.21
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Shuib Mohamad	1,312	34.79
Total valid votes			3,771	100.00
Total rejected ballots			131
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			3,902	70.02
Registered electors			5,573
Majority			1,147
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|BN]]		Swing		Alliance

Perlis state election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	Alliance	Wan Ahmad Wan Kassim	1,594	53.42
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PMIP	Mahmood Mohd Noor	1,390	46.58
Total valid votes			2,984	100.00
Total rejected ballots			233
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			3,217	84.06
Registered electors			3,827
Majority			204
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		Alliance

Perlis state election, 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	Alliance	Wan Ahmad Wan Kassim	1,571	62.09
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PMIP	Mahmood Mohd Noor	959	37.91
Total valid votes			2,530	100.00
Total rejected ballots			146
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			2,676	84.52
Registered electors			3,166
Majority			612
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		Alliance

Perlis state election, 1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	Alliance	Wan Ahmad Wan Kassim	1,654	66.96
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PMIP	Mat Mohd Isa	816	33.04
Total valid votes			2,470	100.00
Total rejected ballots			23
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			2,493	82.44
Registered electors			3,024
Majority			838
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Perlis". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
^ "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.

[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.

[star-3] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Perlis". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.

[2018report-4] "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.

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