State constituency in Perlis, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
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 2022, the State Assemblyman for Pauh is Megat Hashirat Hassan from Perikatan Nasional (PN).
Definition
Polling districts
According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Pauh constituency is divided into 6 polling districts.[2]
State constituency
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Polling Districts
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Code
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Location
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Pauh (N11)
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Guar Gajah
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003/11/01
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- SMK Dato' Sheikh Ahmad
- SMA Arau
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Padang Siding
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003/11/02
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SK Pauh
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Pauh
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003/11/03
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SMK Tengku Budriah
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Istana
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003/11/04
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SK Tengku Budriah
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Pekan Arau
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003/11/05
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SJK (C) Hwa Aik
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Kubang Paya
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003/11/06
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SJK (C) Sin Min
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Demographics
Ethnic breakdown of Pauh's electorate as of 2022[3]
Other Ethnicities (2.46%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district
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Electors
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Guar Gajah
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2,991
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Padang Siding
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1,079
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Pauh
|
2,555
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Istana
|
934
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Pekan Arau
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918
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Kubang Paya
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1,321
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Total
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9,798
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Source: Malaysian Election Commission[4]
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History
Election results
Perlis state election, 2018: Pauh
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
BN |
Rozieana Ahmad |
3,564 |
39.29 |
19.18
|
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PH |
Amier Hassan |
3,421 |
37.72 |
37.72
|
|
PAS |
Idris Yaacob |
2,085 |
21.57 |
19.96
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Total valid votes
|
9,070 |
100.00
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Total rejected ballots
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196
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Unreturned ballots
|
36
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Turnout
|
9,310 |
83.13 |
3.73
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Registered electors
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11,200
|
Majority
|
143 |
1.57 |
15.37
|
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Pauh hold
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Swing
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BN
|
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Perlis state election, 2013: Pauh
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
BN |
Azlan Man |
4,769 |
58.47 |
11.78
|
|
PAS |
Idris Yaacob |
3,387 |
41.53 |
11.78
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Total valid votes
|
8,156 |
100.00
|
Total rejected ballots
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158
|
Unreturned ballots
|
19
|
Turnout
|
8,333 |
86.86 |
6.35
|
Registered electors
|
9,594
|
Majority
|
1,382 |
16.94 |
23.56
|
|
Pauh hold
|
Swing
|
BN
|
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Perlis state election, 2008: Pauh
Party
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Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
BN |
Syed Razlan Syed Putra 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 |
0.85
|
Registered electors
|
8,107
|
Majority
|
2,572 |
40.50 |
14.10
|
|
Pauh hold
|
Swing
|
BN
|
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Perlis state election, 2004: Pauh
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
BN |
Abu Bakar Ismail |
3,795 |
63.20 |
1.54
|
|
PAS |
Abu Bakar Ali |
2,210 |
36.80 |
36.80
|
Total valid votes
|
6,005 |
100.00
|
Total rejected ballots
|
179
|
Unreturned ballots
|
0
|
Turnout
|
6,184 |
81.36 |
1.46
|
Registered electors
|
7,601
|
Majority
|
1,585 |
26.40 |
3.08
|
|
Pauh hold
|
Swing
|
BN
|
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Perlis state election, 1995: Pauh
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
|
This was a new constituency created.
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