Pauh

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

Pauh
Perlis constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePerlis State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Megat Hashirat Hassan
PN
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)[1]14,797

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 2022, the State Assemblyman for Pauh is Megat Hashirat Hassan from Perikatan Nasional (PN).

Definition

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Pauh constituency is divided into 6 polling districts.[2]

State constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Pauh (N11) Guar Gajah 003/11/01
  • SMK Dato' Sheikh Ahmad
  • SMA Arau
Padang Siding 003/11/02 SK Pauh
Pauh 003/11/03 SMK Tengku Budriah
Istana 003/11/04 SK Tengku Budriah
Pekan Arau 003/11/05 SJK (C) Hwa Aik
Kubang Paya 003/11/06 SJK (C) Sin Min

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Pauh's electorate as of 2022[3]

  Malays (77.74%)
  Chinese (14.47%)
  Indians (5.33%)
  Other Ethnicities (2.46%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Guar Gajah 2,991
Padang Siding 1,079
Pauh 2,555
Istana 934
Pekan Arau 918
Kubang Paya 1,321
Total 9,798
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[4]

History
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pauh
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Kota Raja
9th1995–1999Abdul Azib SaadBN (UMNO)
10th1999–2004Abu Bakar Ismail
11th2004–2008
12th2008–2013Syed Razlan Putra Syed Jamalullail
13th2013–2018Azlan Man
14th2018–2022Rozieana Ahmad
14th2022–presentMegat Hashirat HassanPN (BERSATU)

Election results
Perlis state election, 2022: Pauh
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PNMegat Hashirat Hassan4,92444.18Increase 44.18
BNSyed Atif Syed Abu Bakar2,69524.18Decrease 15.11
PHAzhar Ameir2,36921.26Decrease 16.46
Sabah Heritage PartyMohd Khalid Ahmad1,15710.38Increase 10.38
Total valid votes 11,145 100.00
Total rejected ballots 169
Unreturned ballots 20
Turnout 11,33476.60Decrease 6.53
Registered electors 14,797
Majority 2,22920.00Increase 18.43
PN gain from BN Swing ?
Perlis state election, 2018: Pauh
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNRozieana Ahmad3,56439.29Decrease19.18
PHAmier Hassan3,42137.72Increase37.72
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyIdris Yaacob2,08521.57Decrease19.96
Total valid votes 9,070 100.00
Total rejected ballots 196
Unreturned ballots 36
Turnout 9,31083.13Decrease 3.73
Registered electors 11,200
Majority 1431.57Decrease 15.37
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[3]
Perlis state election, 2013: Pauh
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNAzlan Man4,76958.47Decrease 11.78
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyIdris Yaacob3,38741.53Increase 11.78
Total valid votes 8,156 100.00
Total rejected ballots 158
Unreturned ballots 19
Turnout 8,33386.86Increase 6.35
Registered electors 9,594
Majority 1,38216.94Decrease 23.56
BN hold Swing
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 2016-05-10.

"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 2016-05-10.
Perlis state election, 2008: Pauh
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNSyed Razlan Putra Syed Jamalullail4,46170.25Increase 7.05
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAbu Bakar Ali1,88929.75Decrease 7.05
Total valid votes 6,350 100.00
Total rejected ballots 132
Unreturned ballots 45
Turnout 6,52780.51Decrease 0.85
Registered electors 8,107
Majority 2,57240.50Increase 14.10
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[5]
Perlis state election, 2004: Pauh
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNAbu Bakar Ismail3,79563.20Decrease 1.54
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAbu Bakar Ali2,21036.80Increase 36.80
Total valid votes 6,005 100.00
Total rejected ballots 179
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 6,18481.36Increase 1.46
Registered electors 7,601
Majority 1,58526.40Decrease 3.08
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[5]
Perlis state election, 1999: Pauh
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNAbu Bakar Ismail3,65364.74Decrease 12.46
PKRZulmi Sabri1,99035.26Increase 35.26
Total valid votes 5,643 100.00
Total rejected ballots 172
Unreturned ballots 45
Turnout 5,86079.90Increase 4.27
Registered electors 7,334
Majority 1,66329.48Decrease 24.92
BN hold Swing
Perlis state election, 1995: Pauh
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNAbdul Aziz Saad4,05477.20
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyIsmail Ahmad1,19722.80
Total valid votes 5,251 100.00
Total rejected ballots 115
Unreturned ballots 19
Turnout 5,38575.63
Registered electors 7,120
Majority 2,85754.40
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
  3. "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  5. "Undi.info - Pauh (P3-N11)". Archived from the original on 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
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