Pauh (state constituency)

Pauh
Perlis constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Perlis State Legislative Assembly
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Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	11,200

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

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 2018, the State Assemblyman for Pauh is Rozieana Ahmad from Barisan Nasional (BN).

Definition

The Pauh constituency contains the polling districts of the polling districts of Guar Gajah, Padang Siding, Pauh, Istana, Pekan Arau and Kubang Paya.[2]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Pauh's electorate as of 2018[3]

Malay (77.58%)

Chinese (14.63%)

Indian (5.76%)

East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.38%)

Other ethnicities (1.65%)

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
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
9th	1995-1999	Abdul Aziz Saad	BN (UMNO)
10th	1999-2004	Abu Bakar Ismail
11th	2004-2008	Abu Bakar Ismail
12th	2008-2013	Syed Razlan Putra Syed Jamalullail
13th	2013-2018	Azlan Man
14th	2018–present	Rozieana Ahmad

Election results

Perlis state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Rozieana Ahmad	3,564	39.29	19.18
	PH	Amier Hassan	3,421	37.72	37.72
	PAS	Idris Yaacob	2,085	21.57	19.96
Total valid votes			9,070	100.00
Total rejected ballots			196
Unreturned ballots			36
Turnout			9,310	83.13
Registered electors			11,200
Majority			143
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [3]

Perlis state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Azlan Man	4,769	58.47	11.78
	PAS	Idris Yaacob	3,387	41.53	11.78
Total valid votes			8,156	100.00
Total rejected ballots			158
Unreturned ballots			19
Turnout			8,333	86.86
Registered electors			9,594
Majority			1,382	16.94
	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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Syed Razlan Putra Syed Jamalullail	4,461	70.25	7.05
	PAS	Abu Bakar Ali	1,889	29.75	7.05
Total valid votes			6,350	100.00
Total rejected ballots			132
Unreturned ballots			45
Turnout			6,527	80.51
Registered electors			8,107
Majority			2,572	40.50
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [5]

Perlis state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abu Bakar Ismail	3,795	63.20	1.54
	PAS	Abu Bakar Ali	2,210	36.80	N/A
Total valid votes			6,005	100.00
Total rejected ballots			179
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			6,184	81.36
Registered electors			7,601
Majority			1,585	26.40
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [5]

Perlis state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abu Bakar Ismail	3,653	64.74	12.46
	KEADILAN	Zulmi Sabri	1,990	35.26	N/A
Total valid votes			5,643	100.00
Total rejected ballots			172
Unreturned ballots			45
Turnout			5,860	79.90
Registered electors			7,334
Majority			1,663	29.48
	BN hold		Swing

Perlis state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Abdul Aziz Saad	4,054	77.20
	PAS	Ismail Ahmad	1,197	22.80
Total valid votes			5,251	100.00
Total rejected ballots			115
Unreturned ballots			19
Turnout			5,385	75.63
Registered electors			7,120
Majority			2,857	54.40
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References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-10.

"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. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
"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) - Perlis". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
"Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.
https://undi.info/perlis/r18/n11

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[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. Retrieved 2018-04-25.

[2] "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.

[star-3] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Perlis". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.

[2018report-4] "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.

[undi-5] ttps://undi.info/perlis/r18/n11