Paya Rumput
Malacca constituency
State constituency
LegislatureMalacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Rais Yasin
BN
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)[1]26,455
Area (km²)[2]47

Paya Rumput is a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Melaka State Legislative Assembly.

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]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Paya Rumput's electorate as of 2021[4]

  Malays (62.59%)
  Chinese (29.32%)
  Indians (6.84%)
  Other Ethnicities (1.25%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Paya Rumput constituency has a total of 6 polling districts.[5]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Paya Rumput (N13) Hujong Padang 136/13/01
  • SK Paya Rumput
  • SMK Paya Rumput
Krubong 136/13/02
  • SK Krubong
  • SMK Krubong
  • Dewan Komuniti PPR Krubong
Pantai Cheng 136/13/03 SK Cheng
Cheng Perdana 136/13/04 SK Tanjung Minyak
Cheng 136/13/05 SMK Tun Haji Abdul Malek
Tanjung Minyak 136/13/06
  • SK Tanjung Minyak 2
  • SRA JAIM Tanjung Minyak 2

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Paya Rumput
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
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 (BERSATU)
2020 – 2021 PN (BERSATU)
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.

Malacca state election, 2021
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNRais Yasin6,83039.68Increase 3.20
PHShamsul Iskandar Md. Akin6,20136.03Decrease 20.22
PNMuhammad Fariz Izwan Mazlan3,97223.08Increase 23.08
IndependentMohd Jaini Dimon1270.73Increase 0.73
PUTRAMuhammad Hashidi Mohd Zin810.47Increase 0.47
Total valid votes 17,211
Total rejected ballots 234
Unreturned ballots 58
Turnout 17,50366.16Decrease 20.84
Registered electors 26,455
Majority 6293.65Decrease 16.17
BN gain from PH Swing ?
Malacca state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PHMohd Rafiq Naizamohideen12,10256.30Increase 56.30
BNAbu Bakar Mohamad Diah7,84336.48Decrease 36.48
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyRafie Ahmad1,5527.22Increase 7.22
Total valid votes 21,497 100.00
Total rejected ballots 272
Unreturned ballots 13
Turnout 21,78287.00Decrease 2.59
Registered electors 25,038
Majority 4,25919.82Increase 13.70
PH gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
Malacca state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNSazali Muhd Din11,00353.06Decrease 4.08
PKRTaha Ahmad9,73346.94Increase 4.08
Total valid votes 20,736100.00
Total rejected ballots 257
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 20,99389.59Increase 7.74
Registered electors 23,432
Majority 1,2706.12Decrease 8.16
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 21 May 2016.

"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 21 May 2016.
Malacca state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNTahir Hassan7,58157.14Decrease 23.39
PKRTaha Ahmad5,68742.86Increase 23.39
Total valid votes 13,268100.00
Total rejected ballots 243
Unreturned ballots 67
Turnout 13,57881.85Increase 0.89
Registered electors 16,589
Majority 1,89414.28Decrease 46.78
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
Malacca state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
BNTahir Hassan8,53980.53
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyMohd Shafee Said2,06519.47
Total valid votes 10,604100.00
Total rejected ballots 192
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 10,79680.96
Registered electors 13,335
Majority 6,47461.06
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

References

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