Padang Pauh (state constituency)

Padang Pauh
Perlis constituency
Defunct state constituency
Legislature Perlis State Legislative Assembly
Constituency created 1984
Constituency abolished 1995
First contested 1986
Last contested 1990

Padang Pauh was a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that was represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly from 1986 to 1995.

The state constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Perlis State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Padang Pauh
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
7th 1986-1990 Bahari Taib BN
8th 1990-1995
Constituency abolished

Election results

Perlis state election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNBahari Taib 4,705 71.41
PASYahya Ahmad 1,742 26.44
IndependentWan Ismail Wan Ahmad 142 2.16
Total valid votes 6,589 100.00
Total rejected ballots 258
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 6,84776.51
Registered electors 8,949
Majority 2,963
BN hold Swing
Perlis state election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNBahari Taib 2,918 65.18
PASAhmad Salleh 1,559 34.82
Total valid votes 4,477 100.00
Total rejected ballots 155
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 4,63274.30
Registered electors 6,234
Majority 1,359
This was a new constituency created.

References

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