Paya Rumput (state constituency)
 Malacca constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Malacca State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PPBM | ||
| First contested | 1995 | ||
| Last contested | 2018 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2018)[1] | 25,038 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 47 | ||
Paya Rumput is a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Melaka State Legislative Assembly.
The state constituency was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Melaka State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018[update], the State Assemblyman for Paya Rumput is Mohd Rafiq Naizamohideen from Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).
Definition
The Paya Rumput constituency contains the polling districts of Hujong Padang, Kerubong, Pantai Cheng, Cheng Perdana, Cheng and Tanjung Minyak.[3]
History
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Paya Rumput | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created | |||
| 9th | 1995 – 1999 | Yasin Mohd Sarif | BN (UMNO) |
| 10th | 1999 – 2004 | Mohd Ali Rustam | |
| 11th | 2004 – 2008 | Tahir Hassan | |
| 12th | 2008 – 2013 | ||
| 13th | 2013 – 2018 | Sazali Muhd Din | |
| 14th | 2018 – | Mohd Rafiq Naizamohideen | PH (PPBM) |
Election results
The electoral results for the Paya Rumput state constituency in 2004, 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PH (2018) | Mohd Rafiq Naizamohideen | 12,102 | 56.30 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah | 7,843 | 36.48 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Rafie Ahmad | 1,552 | 7.22 | ||
| Total valid votes | 21,497 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 272 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 13 | |||||
| Turnout | 21,782 | 87.00 | ||||
| Registered electors | 25,038 | |||||
| Majority | 4,259 | |||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|PH]] | Swing | BN | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Sazali Muhd Din | 11,003 | 53.06 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PKR | Taha Ahmad | 9,733 | 46.94 | ||
| Total valid votes | 20,736 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 257 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 20,993 | 89.59 | ||||
| Registered electors | 23,432 | |||||
| Majority | 1,270 | |||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN | ||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 192/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. 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 Selangor [P.U. (B) 233/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Tahir Hassan | 7,581 | 57.14 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PKR | Taha Ahmad | 5,687 | 42.86 | ||
| Total valid votes | 13,268 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 243 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 67 | |||||
| Turnout | 13,578 | 81.85 | ||||
| Registered electors | 16,589 | |||||
| Majority | 1,894 | |||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN | ||||
Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Tahir Hassan | 8,539 | 80.53 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Mohd Shafee Said | 2,065 | 19.47 | ||
| Total valid votes | 10,604 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 192 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 10,796 | 80.96 | ||||
| Registered electors | 13,335 | |||||
| Majority | 6,474 | |||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN | ||||
Source(s) | ||||||
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ "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.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ a b c "undi.info - Paya Rumput (P136-N13) | Malaysiakini". undi.info - Paya Rumput (P136-N13).
