Simpang Empat (state constituency)
Simpang Empat is a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly.
 Perlis constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Perlis State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
BN | ||
| Constituency created | 1994 | ||
| First contested | 1995 | ||
| Last contested | 2018 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2018)[1] | 8,547 | ||
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 2013, the State Assemblyman for Simpang Empat is Nurulhisham Yaakob from Barisan Nasional (BN).
Definition
The Simpang Empat constituency contains the polling districts of Sungai Berembang, Behor Mali, Sungai Bharu, Simpang Empat Che Kasim and Lat Seribu.[2]
Demographics
| Polling district | Electors |
|---|---|
| Sungai Berembang | 1,093 |
| Behor Mali | 921 |
| Sungai Bharu | 2,408 |
| Simpang Empat Che Kasim | 1,806 |
| Lat Seribu | 1,500 |
| Total | 7,728 |
| Source: Malaysian Election Commission[4] | |
History
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Simpang Empat | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created | |||
| 9th | 1995-1999 | Ramlah @ Che Ah Long | BN (UMNO) |
| 10th | 1999-2004 | Zahari Bakar | |
| 11th | 2004-2008 | ||
| 12th | 2008-2013 | Rus'sele Eizan | PAS |
| 13th | 2013-2018 | Nurulhisham Yaakob | BN (UMNO) |
| 14th | 2018–present | ||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Nurulhisham Yaakob | 2,528 | 36.46 | - 14.18 | ||
| PAS | Rus'sele Eizan | 2,446 | 35.28 | + 14.08 | ||
| PH | Wan Noralhakim Shaghir Saad | 1,960 | 28.26 | + 28.26 | ||
| Total valid votes | 6,934 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 121 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 649 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,704 | 90.14 | ||||
| Registered electors | 8,547 | |||||
| Majority | 82 | |||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Nurulhisham Yaakob | 3,362 | 50.64 | + 1.10 | ||
| PAS | Rus'sele Eizan | 3,277 | 49.36 | - 1.10 | ||
| Total valid votes | 6,639 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 70 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 20 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,729 | 86.56 | ||||
| Registered electors | 7,774 | |||||
| Majority | 85 | |||||
| BN gain from PAS | 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. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Rus'sele Eizan | 2,878 | 50.46 | + 3.06 | ||
| BN | Zahari Bakar | 2,825 | 49.54 | - 3.06 | ||
| Total valid votes | 5,703 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 82 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 8 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,793 | 82.98 | ||||
| Registered electors | 6,981 | |||||
| Majority | 53 | |||||
| PAS gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Zahari Bakar | 2,795 | 52.60 | + 0.08 | ||
| PAS | Che Rosli Che Mat | 2,519 | 47.40 | - 0.08 | ||
| Total valid votes | 5,314 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 133 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 5,447 | 83.11 | ||||
| Registered electors | 6,554 | |||||
| Majority | 276 | |||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Zahari Bakar | 2,584 | 52.52 | - 7.91 | |
| PAS | Che Rosli Che Mat | 2,336 | 47.48 | + 7.91 | |
| Total valid votes | 4,920 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 107 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 6 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,033 | 80.43 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,258 | ||||
| Majority | 248 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Ramlah @ Che Ah Long | 2,721 | 60.43 | |||
| S46 | Ramli Abdul Karim | 1,782 | 39.57 | |||
| Total valid votes | 4,503 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 111 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 6 | |||||
| Turnout | 4,620 | 73.92 | ||||
| Registered electors | 6,250 | |||||
| Majority | 939 | |||||
| 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 2016-05-10.
- "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. 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/n14
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