Paya Rumput (state constituency)
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State Constituency in Malacca, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
 Malacca constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Malacca State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
BN | ||
| Constituency created | 1994 | ||
| First contested | 1995 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2021)[1] | 26,455 | ||
| 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.
The Paya Rumput constituency contains the polling districts of Hujong Padang, Kerubong, Pantai Cheng, Cheng Perdana, Cheng and Tanjung Minyak.[3]
Demographics
History
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Paya Rumput constituency has a total of 6 polling districts.[5]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paya Rumput (N13) | Hujong Padang | 136/13/01 |
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| Krubong | 136/13/02 |
| |
| Pantai Cheng | 136/13/03 | SK Cheng | |
| Cheng Perdana | 136/13/04 | SK Tanjung Minyak | |
| Cheng | 136/13/05 | SMK Tun Haji Abdul Malek | |
| Tanjung Minyak | 136/13/06 |
|
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Paya Rumput | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Tanjong Minyak, Tranquerah and Krubong | |||
| 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 – 2020 | Mohd Rafiq Naizamohideen | PH (BERSATU) |
| 2020 – 2021 | PN (BERSATU) | ||
| 15th | 2021 – present | Rais Yasin | BN (UMNO) |
Election results
The electoral results for the Paya Rumput state constituency in 2004, 2008, 2013, 2018 and 2021 are as follows.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Rais Yasin | 6,830 | 39.68 |  3.20 | ||
| PH | Shamsul Iskandar Md. Akin | 6,201 | 36.03 |  20.22 | ||
| PN | Muhammad Fariz Izwan Mazlan | 3,972 | 23.08 | 23.08 | ||
| Independent | Mohd Jaini Dimon | 127 | 0.73 | 0.73 | ||
| PUTRA | Muhammad Hashidi Mohd Zin | 81 | 0.47 | 0.47 | ||
| Total valid votes | 17,211 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 234 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 58 | |||||
| Turnout | 17,503 | 66.16 | 20.84 | |||
| Registered electors | 26,455 | |||||
| Majority | 629 | 3.65 | 16.17 | |||
| BN gain from PH | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Mohd Rafiq Naizamohideen | 12,102 | 56.30 | 56.30 | ||
| BN | Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah | 7,843 | 36.48 | 36.48 | ||
| PAS | Rafie Ahmad | 1,552 | 7.22 | 7.22 | ||
| Total valid votes | 21,497 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 272 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 13 | |||||
| Turnout | 21,782 | 87.00 | 2.59 | |||
| Registered electors | 25,038 | |||||
| Majority | 4,259 | 19.82 | 13.70 | |||
| PH gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Sazali Muhd Din | 11,003 | 53.06 | 4.08 | ||
| PKR | Taha Ahmad | 9,733 | 46.94 | 4.08 | ||
| Total valid votes | 20,736 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 257 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 20,993 | 89.59 | 7.74 | |||
| Registered electors | 23,432 | |||||
| Majority | 1,270 | 6.12 | 8.16 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
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 21 May 2016. "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2016. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Tahir Hassan | 7,581 | 57.14 | 23.39 | ||
| PKR | Taha Ahmad | 5,687 | 42.86 | 23.39 | ||
| Total valid votes | 13,268 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 243 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 67 | |||||
| Turnout | 13,578 | 81.85 | 0.89 | |||
| Registered electors | 16,589 | |||||
| Majority | 1,894 | 14.28 | 46.78 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Tahir Hassan | 8,539 | 80.53 | |||
| 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 | 61.06 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) | ||||||
References
- ↑ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 16 April 2018. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ↑ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ↑ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ↑ "2021马六甲州选举" (in Chinese).
- ↑ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
- ↑ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- 1 2 3 "undi.info - Paya Rumput (P136-N13) | Malaysiakini". undi.info - Paya Rumput (P136-N13). Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
