Beseri (state constituency)

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

Beseri

Perlis constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Perlis State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Ruzaini Rais BN
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	8,914

The state constituency was first contested in 1986 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 Beseri is Ruzaini Rais from Barisan Nasional (BN)

Definition

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Pekan Kaki Bukit, Tasoh, Guar Jentik, Beseri, Tunjong.

2016–present:[2] The constituency contains the polling districts of Pekan Kaki Bukit, Tasoh, Guar Jentik, Beseri, Tunjong.

Demographics

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

  Malay (81.33%)

  Chinese (16.83%)

  Indian (0.74%)

  East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.29%)

  Other ethnicities (0.81%)

Total electors by polling district in 2016

Polling district	Electors
Pekan Kaki Bukit	1,402
Tasoh	621
Guar Jentik	1,245
Beseri	2,166
Tunjong	2,955
Total	9,309
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[4]

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Beseri
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
7th	1986-1990	Nordin Abdullah	BN (UMNO)
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004	Zahidi Zainul Abidin
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Mat Rawi Kassim
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018-	Ruzaini Rais

Election results

Perlis state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Ruzaini Rais	2,879	41.95
	PH	Wan Kharizal Wan Khazim	2,463	35.88
	PAS	Azamhari Mohamood	1,523	22.18
Total valid votes			6,865	100.00
Total rejected ballots			128
Unreturned ballots			34
Turnout			7,027	78.83
Registered electors			8,914
Majority			416
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [3]

Perlis state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mat Rawi Kassim	3,636	54.01	- 6.81
	PAS	Wan Kharizal Wan Khazim	3,096	45.99	+ 45.99
Total valid votes			6,732	100.00
Total rejected ballots			95
Unreturned ballots			20
Turnout			6,847	83.53
Registered electors			8,197
Majority			540
	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 2016-04-27. "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. "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 Corrigendum [P.U. (B) 249/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

Perlis state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mat Rawi Kassim	3,123	60.82	- 6.48
	PKR	Dzulkefli Mat De	2,012	39.18	+ 39.18
Total valid votes			5,135	100.00
Total rejected ballots			130
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			5,265	75.95
Registered electors			6,932
Majority			1,111
	BN hold		Swing

Perlis state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zahidi Zainul Abidin	3,492	68.30	+ 9.64
	PAS	Mohd Anuar Mohd Tahir	1,621	31.70	- 9.64
Total valid votes			5,113	100.00
Total rejected ballots			109
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			5,222	78.59
Registered electors			6,645
Majority			1,871
	BN hold		Swing

Perlis state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zahidi Zainul Abidin	2,774	58.66	- 15.71
	PAS	Abd. Rahman Rejab	1,955	41.34	+ 41.34
Total valid votes			4,729	100.00
Total rejected ballots			110
Unreturned ballots			230
Turnout			5,069	73.77
Registered electors			6,871
Majority			819
	BN hold		Swing

Perlis state election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nordin Abdullah	3,389	74.37	+ 8.15
	S46	Syed Ahmad Syed Ali	1,168	25.63	- 8.15
Total valid votes			4,557	100.00
Total rejected ballots			173
Unreturned ballots			139
Turnout			4,869	70.84
Registered electors			6,873
Majority			2,221
	BN hold		Swing

Perlis state election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nordin Abdullah	3,286	66.22	+ 1.34
	S46	Abd. Rahman Rejab	1,676	33.78	+ 33.78
Total valid votes			4,962	100.00
Total rejected ballots			176
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			5,138	74.29
Registered electors			6,916
Majority			1,610
	BN hold		Swing

Perlis state election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nordin Abdullah	2,784	64.88
	PAS	Yahaya Ahmad	1,507	35.12
Total valid votes			4,291	100.00
Total rejected ballots			169
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			4,460	72.66
Registered electors			6,138
Majority			1,277
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

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.
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.