Sena (state constituency)

Sena
Perlis constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Perlis State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Abdul Jamil Saad; BN
;
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2013

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

The state constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Perlis State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

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

2004–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampong Salang, Repoh, Alor Lanchang, Taman Indera, Tok Peduka, Padang Bohor, Padang Petani.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Sena
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1959-1964	Wan Ahmad Wan Kassim	Alliance
2nd	1964-1969
3rd	1969-1974
Constituency abolished, merged into Oran and Paya
Constituency re-created from Oran and Paya
7th	1986-1990	Selamat Saad	BN
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004	Azihani Ali
11th	2004-2008	Azihani Ali
12th	2008-2013	Abdul Jamil Saad
13th	2013-present	Abdul Jamil Saad

Election results

Perlis state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Abdul Jamil Saad	5,418
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PKR	Tuan Marja Tuan Mat	3,494
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Ahmad Rizal Effande Zainol	321
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
	[[\|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	Abdul Jamil Saad	4,697
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Osman Abdullah	2,828
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
	[[\|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	Azihani Ali	4,001
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Ahmad Adnan Fadzil	2,417
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
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Perlis state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Azihani Ali	3,211
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Mohammad Faisol Abd. Rahman	2,667
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
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Perlis state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Selamat Saad	3,630
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Aziz Shariff	1,648
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
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Perlis state election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Selamat Saad	3,348
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Shuib Mohamad	1,189
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
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Perlis state election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Selamat Saad	2,459
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Shuib Mohamad	1,312
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
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	[[\|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
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	[[\|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
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-04-27.