Guar Sanji

Guar Sanji
Perlis constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePerlis State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Mohd Ridzuan Hashim
PN
Constituency created1984
First contested1986
Last contested2022
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]11,510

Guar Sanji is a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly.

The state constituency was created in 1984. It was first contested in 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Perlis State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Guar Sanji is Mohd Ridzuan Hashim from Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS).

Definition

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Guar Sanji constituency is divided into 6 polling districts.[2]

State constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Guar Sanji (N13) Guar Sanji 003/13/01 SK Arau
Kampong Sena 003/13/02 SK Jelempok
Behor Mentalon 003/13/03 SMK Syed Ahmad
Chemumar 003/13/04 SK Raja Perempuan Budriah
Serdang 003/18/05 SK Kampong Serdang
Changkat Jawi 003/13/06 SK Changkat Jawi

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Guar Sanji's electorate as of 2022[3]

  Malay (96.82%)
  Chinese (2.28%)
  Other ethnicities (0.50%)
  Indian (0.39%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Guar Sanji 1,878
Kampong Sena 1,810
Behor Mentalon 1,261
Chemumar 1,035
Serdang 1,804
Changkat Jawi 743
Total 8,531
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[4]

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Guar Sanji
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Sanglang
7th 1986–1990 Taib Ismail BN (UMNO)
8th 1990–1995 Abdul Aziz Saad
9th 1995–1999 Arof Saad
10th 1999–2004 Ahmad Ali PAS
11th 2004–2008 Jafperi Othman BN (UMNO)
12th 2008–2013
13th 2013–2018
14th 2018–2020 Mohd Ridzuan Hashim PAS
2020–present PN (PAS)
15th 2022–present

Election results

Perlis state election, 2022: Guar Sanji
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PN Ridzuan Hashim 6,717 74.20 Increase 74.20
BN Rozieana Ahmad 1,616 17.85 Decrease 20.02
PH Hasparizal Hassan 601 6.64 Decrease 13.30
GTA Abdul Malik Abdullah 119 1.31 Increase 1.31
Total valid votes 9,053 100.00
Total rejected ballots 140
Unreturned ballots 17
Turnout 9,210 78.65 Decrease 5.02
Registered electors 11,510
Majority 5,101 56.35 Increase 52.03
PN hold Swing


Perlis state election, 2018: Guar Sanji
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Ridzuan Hashim 3,199 42.19 Decrease 1.67
BN Afifi Osman 2,871 37.87 Decrease 18.27
PH Baridah Che Nayan 1,512 19.94 Increase 19.94
Total valid votes 7,582 100.00
Total rejected ballots 103
Unreturned ballots 40
Turnout 7,725 83.67 Decrease 3.90
Registered electors 9,233
Majority 328 4.32 Decrease 7.96
PAS gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
[3]
Perlis state election, 2013: Guar Sanji
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Jafperi Othman 4,235 56.14 Increase 0.96
PAS Zulmi Sabri 3,308 43.86 Decrease 0.96
Total valid votes 7,543 100.00
Total rejected ballots 82
Unreturned ballots 14
Turnout 7,639 87.57 Increase 3.27
Registered electors 8,723
Majority 927 12.28 Increase 1.92
Guar Sanji hold Swing BN
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.[permanent dead link]

"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.[permanent dead link]
Perlis state election, 2008: Guar Sanji
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Jafperi Othman 3,736 55.18 Increase 4.08
PAS Ahmad Adnan Fadzil 3,034 44.82 Decrease 4.08
Total valid votes 6,770 100.00
Total rejected ballots 93
Unreturned ballots 16
Turnout 6,879 84.30 Decrease 2.09
Registered electors 8,160
Majority 702 10.36 Increase 8.16
Guar Sanji hold Swing BN
Source(s)
[5]
Perlis state election, 2004: Guar Sanji
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Jafperi Othman 3,378 51.10 Increase 6.10
PAS Ahmad Ali 3,233 48.90 Decrease 6.10
Total valid votes 6,611 100.00
Total rejected ballots 97
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 6,708 86.39 Increase 2.07
Registered electors 7,765
Majority 145 2.20 Decrease 7.80
BN gain from PAS Swing ?
Source(s)
[5]
Perlis state election, 1999: Guar Sanji
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Ahmad Ali 3,318 55.00 Increase 7.82
BN Azib Saad 2,715 45.00 Decrease 7.82
Total valid votes 6,033 100.00
Total rejected ballots 123
Unreturned ballots 1
Turnout 6,157 84.32 Increase 6.68
Registered electors 7,302
Majority 603 10.00 Increase 4.36
PAS gain from BN Swing ?


Perlis state election, 1995: Guar Sanji
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Arof Saad 2,791 52.82 Decrease 11.52
PAS Bahari Ali 2,493 47.18 Increase 11.52
Total valid votes 5,284 100.00
Total rejected ballots 91
Unreturned ballots 5
Turnout 5,380 77.64 Increase 0.97
Registered electors 6,929
Majority 298 5.64 Decrease 23.04
Guar Sanji hold Swing BN


Perlis state election, 1990: Guar Sanji
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Abdul Aziz Saad 3,167 64.34 Increase 0.06
PAS Bahari Ali 1,755 35.66 Decrease 0.06
Total valid votes 4,922 100.00
Total rejected ballots 184
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 5,106 76.67 Increase 3.19
Registered electors 6,660
Majority 1,412 28.68 Increase 0.12
Guar Sanji hold Swing BN


Perlis state election, 1986: Guar Sanji
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Taib Ismail 2,697 64.28
PAS Mahamood Mohd Noor 1,499 35.72
Total valid votes 4,196 100.00
Total rejected ballots 177
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 4,373 73.48
Registered electors 5,951
Majority 1,198 28.56
This was a new constituency created.

References

  1. ^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Perlis". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  4. ^ "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  5. ^ a b "Undi.info - Tambun Tulang (P3-N12)". Archived from the original on 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2018-05-15.