Santan (state constituency)

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Santan
Flag of Perlis.svg Perlis constituency
State constituency
Legislature Perlis State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Mohammad Azmir Azizan
PN
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Electors (2022) [1] 10,751

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

Contents

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 Santan is Mohammad Azmir Azizan from Perikatan Nasional (PN).

Definition

Polling districts

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

State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Santan(N05)Kampong Darat001/05/01SK Seri Tunjong
Paya001/05/02SK Paya
Alor Tampang001/05/03Pusat Kegiatan (Kemas) Alor Tampang
Padang Lati001/05/04Dewan Seri Melati Beseri
Padang Pauh001/05/05SMK Abi
Santan001/05/06SK Santan

Demographics

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

   Malay (99.00%)
   Chinese (0.46%)
  Other ethnicities (0.46%)
   Indian (0.08%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling districtElectors
Kampong Darat1,191
Paya1,872
Alor Tampang1,021
Padang Lati1,159
Padang Pauh1,366
Santan1,635
Total8,244
Source: Malaysian Election Commission [4]

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Santan
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created, renamed from Padang Pauh
9th 1995–1999Bahari TaibBN (UMNO)
10th 1999–2004Zolkharnain AbidinPAS
11th 2004–2008Sabry AhmadBN (UMNO)
12th 2008–2013
13th 2013–2018
14th 2018–2022 Azizan Sulaiman
15th 2022–present Mohammad Azmir Azizan PN (PAS)

Election results

Perlis state election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PN Mohammad Azmir Azizan 4,75256.40Increase2.svg 56.40
BN Azizan Sulaiman 2,64431.08Decrease2.svg 9.68
PH Che Mazlina Che Yob1,03012.22Decrease2.svg 17.88
Total valid votes8,426 100.00
Total rejected ballots72
Unreturned ballots13
Turnout8,51179.20Decrease2.svg 3.76
Registered electors10,751
Majority2,108
PN gain from BN Swing ?
Perlis state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Azizan Sulaiman 3,07140.76Decrease2.svg 16.63
PH Che Mazlina Che Yob2,12230.10Increase2.svg 30.10
PAS Baharuddin Ahmad2,08829.14Decrease2.svg 13.47
Total valid votes7,281100.00
Total rejected ballots102
Unreturned ballots10
Turnout7,39382.96Decrease2.svg 5.67
Registered electors8,912
Majority949
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[3]
Perlis state election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Sabry Ahmad4,20957.39Increase2.svg 1.68
PAS Mohd Anuar Mohd Tahir 3,12542.61Decrease2.svg 1.68
Total valid votes7,334 100.00
Total rejected ballots93
Unreturned ballots22
Turnout7,44988.63Increase2.svg 3.71
Registered electors8,405
Majority1,084
BN 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
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Sabry Ahmad3,47555.71Increase2.svg 0.89
PAS Abd Rashid Abd Rahman2,76344.29Decrease2.svg 0.89
Total valid votes6,238 100.00
Total rejected ballots101
Unreturned ballots12
Turnout6,35184.92Decrease2.svg 1.60
Registered electors7,479
Majority712
BN hold Swing BN
Perlis state election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Sabry Ahmad3,28454.82Increase2.svg 7.34
PAS Zolkharnain Abidin2,70645.18Decrease2.svg 7.34
Total valid votes5,990 100.00
Total rejected ballots73
Unreturned ballots
Turnout6,06386.52Increase2.svg 1.18
Registered electors7,008
Majority578
BN gain from National Trust Party (Malaysia)-Malaysian Islamic Party Swing ?
Perlis state election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Zolkharnain Abidin2,80252.52Increase2.svg 15.90
BN Bahari Taib2,53347.48Decrease2.svg 15.90
Total valid votes5,335 100.00
Total rejected ballots87
Unreturned ballots87
Turnout5,50985.34Increase2.svg 8.26
Registered electors6,455
Majority269
PAS gain from BN Swing ?
Perlis state election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes %
BN Bahari Taib3,10763.38
PAS Abdullah Jasin1,79536.62
Total valid votes4,902 100.00
Total rejected ballots96
Unreturned ballots6
Turnout5,00477.08
Registered electors6,492
Majority1,312
This was a new constituency created.

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