Pasir Panjang (state constituency)

Pasir Panjang is a state constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly.[3]

Pasir Panjang
Perak constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePerak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Rosli Abdul Rahman
PN
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)[1]62,418
Area (km²)[2]221

The state constituency was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Perak State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Definition

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The Pasir Panjang constituency spans largest portion of southern part of Manjung district including township of Seri Manjung and industrial area of Lumut Port. It contains the polling districts of Kampong Telok, Kampong Baharu, Sungai Wangi, Ladang Sungai Wangi, Kampong Sitiawan, Samudera, Pundut, Bandar Baru Seri Manjung, Seri Manjung, Kampong Dato Sri Kamarudin, Pasir Panjang, Batu 8 Lekir, FELCRA Lekir, Lekir, Lekir Tengah, Sungai Tiram Lekir and Kayan.[4]

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Pasir Panjang's electorate as of 2018[5]

  Malay (75.11%)
  Indian (13.99%)
  Chinese (9.06%)
  Other ethnicities (1.84%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Kampong Telok 650
Kampong Baharu 1,314
Sungai Wangi 2,072
Ladang Sungai Wangi 1,729
Kampong Sitiawan 4,577
Samudera 4.454
Pundut 1,687
Bandar Baru Seri Manjung 3,404
Seri Manjung 4,854
Kampong Dato Sri Kamarudin 1,844
Pasir Panjang 1,841
Batu 8 Lekir 1,773
FELCRA Lekir 715
Lekir 2,074
Lekir Tengah 1,193
Sungai Tiram Lekir 816
Kayan 891
Total 35,888
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[6]

History

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Polling districts

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According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Pasir Panjang constituency is divided into 17 polling districts.[7]

State constituency Polling District Code Location
Pasir Panjang(N51) Kampong Telok 074/51/01 SK Telaga Nanas
Kampong Bahru 074/51/02 SK Kampong Bahru
Sungai Wangi 074/51/03 SK Sungai Wangi
Ladang Sungai Wangi 074/51/04 SJK (T) Ladang Sg. Wangi II
Kampong Sitiawan 074/51/05
  • SK Sitiawan
  • SMK Ahmad Boestamam
Samudera 074/51/06
  • SMK Seri Samudera
  • SJK (C) Eng Ling
  • SK Seri Sitiawan
  • SK Seri Samudera
Pundut 074/51/07 SK Seri Bayu
Bandar Baru Seri Manjung 074/51/08 SK Seri Manjung
Seri Manjung 074/51/09
  • SMK Seri Manjung
  • Kolej Vokasional Seri Manjung
Kampong Dato Sri Kamarudin 074/51/10 SK Kpg Dato' Seri Kamaruddin
Pasir Panjang 074/51/11 SK Muhammad Saman
Batu 8 Lekir 074/51/12 SK Lekir
FELCRA Lekir 074/51/13 SK Gugusan Lekir
Lekir 074/51/14 SK Batu Sepuluh
Lekir Tengah 074/51/15 Dewan Seberguna Batu 15, Lekir
Sungai Tiram Lekir 074/51/16 SK Sungai Tiram
Kayan 074/51/17 SK Kayan

Representation History

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Perak State Legislative Assemblyman for Pasir Panjang
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Pangkor and Sitiawan
9th 1995 – 1999 M. Muthiah BN (MIC)
10th 1999 – 2004 K. Munisamy
11th 2004 – 2008 M. Ramachandran
12th 2008 – 2013 Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin PR (PAS)
13th 2013 – 2018 Rashidi Ibrahim BN (UMNO)
14th 2018 – 2022 Yahaya Mat Nor PH (AMANAH)
15th 2022 – present Rosli Abdul Rahman PN (PAS)

Election results

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Perak state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PN Rosli Abd Rahman 20,182 41.05   41.05
PH Yahaya Mat Nor 15,065 30.64   9.92
BN Mohd Rafiq Mohd 13,301 27.06   10.00
GTA Mohd Norazlee Mohd 339 0.69   0.69
Sabah Heritage Party Nur Inderasyawalis Ahmad Mukhtar 274 0.56   0.56
Total valid votes 49,161 100.00
Total rejected ballots 427
Unreturned ballots 363
Turnout 49,951 80.03   3.61
Registered electors 62,418
Majority 5,117 10.41   6.91
PN gain from Pakatan Harapan(2018) Swing ?


Perak state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Pakatan Harapan (2018) Yahaya Mat Nor 14,123 40.56   40.56
BN Rashidi Ibrahim 12,904 37.06   13.04
PAS Rohawati Abidin 7,795 22.39   26.70
Total valid votes 34,822 98.11
Total rejected ballots 470 1.32
Unreturned ballots 202 0.57
Turnout 35,494 83.71   1.99
Registered electors 42,402
Majority 1,219 3.50   2.49
Pakatan Harapan (2018) gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
"Federal Government Gazette" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2019.
Perak state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Rashidi Ibrahim 15,153 50.10   11.56
PAS Rohawati Abidin 14,849 49.09   12.37
Independent Vijayan Subramaniam 245 0.81   0.81
Total valid votes 30,247 98.26
Total rejected ballots 465 1.51
Unreturned ballots 71 0.23
Turnout 30,783 85.70   9.68
Registered electors 35,940
Majority 304 1.01   21.91
BN gain from PAS Swing ?
Perak state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin 11,994 61.46   16.23
BN Vasan P. Sinnadurai 7,520 38.54   38.54
Total valid votes 19,514 96.66
Total rejected ballots 450 2.23
Unreturned ballots 0 0.00
Turnout 20,188 76.02   2.89
Registered electors 26,557
Majority 4,474 22.92   13.38
National Trust Party (Malaysia)-Malaysian Islamic Party gain from BN Swing ?
Perak state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN M. Ramachandran 9,446 54.77   2.91
PAS Norazli Musa 7,802 45.23   2.91
Total valid votes 17,248 95.93
Total rejected ballots 474 2.64
Unreturned ballots 258 1.43
Turnout 17,980 73.13   5.12
Registered electors 24,587
Majority 1,644 9.54   5.82
BN hold Swing
Perak state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN K. Munisamy 7,470 51.86   23.93
PAS Sidek Noor 6,935 48.14   23.29
Total valid votes 14,405 95.25
Total rejected ballots 405 2.68
Unreturned ballots 313 2.07
Turnout 15,123 68.01   2.70
Registered electors 22,238
Majority 535 3.72   47.86
BN hold Swing
Perak state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN M. Muthiah 9,740 75.79
S46 Zulkifli Mat Isin 3,112 24.21
Total valid votes 12,852 93.61
Total rejected ballots 547 3.98
Unreturned ballots 330 2.40
Turnout 13,729 65.31
Registered electors 21,021
Majority 6,628 51.58
This was a new constituency created.

See also

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References

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