Paya Rumput (state constituency)
Paya Rumput is a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Melaka State Legislative Assembly.
 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 | ||
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.
Definition
The Paya Rumput constituency contains the polling districts of Hujong Padang, Kerubong, Pantai Cheng, Cheng Perdana, Cheng and Tanjung Minyak.[3]
History
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Paya Rumput | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from 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 (PPBM) |
| 2020 – 2021 | PN (PPBM) | ||
| 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 | |||||
| PH | Shamsul Iskandar Md. Akin | |||||
| PN | Muhammad Fariz Izwan Mazlan | |||||
| PUTRA | Muhammad Hashidi Mohd Zin | |||||
| Independent | Mohd Jaini Dimon | |||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Registered electors | 26,455 | |||||
| Majority | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Mohd Rafiq Naizamohideen | 12,102 | 56.30 | |||
| BN | Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah | 7,843 | 36.48 | |||
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | Rafie Ahmad | 1,552 | 7.22 | |||
| Total valid votes | 21,497 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 272 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 13 | |||||
| Turnout | 21,782 | 87.00 | ||||
| Registered electors | 25,038 | |||||
| Majority | 4,259 | |||||
| PH gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Sazali Muhd Din | 11,003 | 53.06 | |||
| PKR | Taha Ahmad | 9,733 | 46.94 | |||
| Total valid votes | 20,736 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 257 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 20,993 | 89.59 | ||||
| Registered electors | 23,432 | |||||
| Majority | 1,270 | |||||
| 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 2016-05-21. "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 2016-05-21. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Tahir Hassan | 7,581 | 57.14 | |||
| PKR | Taha Ahmad | 5,687 | 42.86 | |||
| Total valid votes | 13,268 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 243 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 67 | |||||
| Turnout | 13,578 | 81.85 | ||||
| Registered electors | 16,589 | |||||
| Majority | 1,894 | |||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Tahir Hassan | 8,539 | 80.53 | |||
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | 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 | |||||
| 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. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- 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 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- "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 2016-06-19.
- "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- "undi.info - Paya Rumput (P136-N13) | Malaysiakini". undi.info - Paya Rumput (P136-N13).
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