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Santan
Perlis constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePerlis State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Sabry Ahmad
BN
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested2013

Santan is a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly since 1995.

The state constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Perlis State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

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

Representation history

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

Election results

Perlis state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Sabry Ahmad 4,209
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAS Mohd Anuar Mohd Tahir 3,125
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
[[|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 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
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAS Abd Rashid Abd Rahman 2,763
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
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing BN


Perlis state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Sabry Ahmad 3,284
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAS Zolkharnain Abidin 2,706
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
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Bahari Taib 2,533
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
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAS Abdullah Jasin 1,795
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