Kurong Anai (state constituency)

Kurong Anai
Perlis constituency
Defunct state constituency
LegislaturePerlis State Legislative Assembly
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1995
First contested1959
Last contested1990

Kurong Anai was a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that was represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly from 1959 to 1995.

The state constituency was created in the 1958 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 Kurong Anai
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
1st 1959-1964 Mokhtar Ismail Alliance (UMNO)
2nd 1964-1969 Wan Ahmad Wan Abdullah
1969-1971 Assembly dissolved
3rd 1971-1973 Wan Ahmad Wan Abdullah Alliance (UMNO)
1973-1974 BN (UMNO)
4th 1974-1978
5th 1978-1982 Abu Bakar Ahmad
6th 1982-1986
7th 1986-1990 Tengku Aziz Tengku Jaafar
8th 1990-1995
Constituency abolished, renamed to Simpang Empat

Election results

Perlis state election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Tengku Aziz Tengku Jaafar 2,143 52.55
PAS Hashim Jasin 1,935 47.45
Total valid votes 4,078 100.00
Total rejected ballots 110
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 4,188 80.29
Registered electors 5,216
Majority 208
BN hold Swing


Perlis state election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Tengku Aziz Tengku Jaafar 1,660 51.14
PAS Halim Ismail 1,586 48.86
Total valid votes 3,246 100.00
Total rejected ballots 143
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 3,389 76.92
Registered electors 4,406
Majority 74
BN hold Swing


Perlis state election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Abu Bakar Ahmad 2,927 58.32
PAS Halim @ Omar Ismail 1,921 38.27
Independent Jusoh Man 171 3.41
Total valid votes 5,019 100.00
Total rejected ballots 106
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 5,125 77.95
Registered electors 6,575
Majority 1,006
BN hold Swing


Perlis state election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Abu Bakar Ahmad 2,398 56.09
PAS Ahmad Salleh 1,877 43.91
Total valid votes 4,275 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 5,929
Majority 521
BN hold Swing {{{2}}}


Perlis state election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Wan Ahmad Wan Abdullah 2,053 58.59
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Aishah Salleh 1,451 41.41
Total valid votes 3,504 100.00
Total rejected ballots 475
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 3,979 73.99
Registered electors 5,378
Majority 602
BN gain from Alliance Party (Malaysia) Party (Malaysia) Swing ?


Perlis state election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Wan Ahmad Wan Abdullah 1,824 52.52
PMIP Saleh Che Mat 1,512 43.54
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Omar Ismail 137 3.94
Total valid votes 3,473 100.00
Total rejected ballots 325
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 3,798 79.13
Registered electors 4,800
Majority 312
Alliance hold Swing {{{2}}}


Perlis state election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Wan Ahmad Wan Abdullah 1,733 61.48
PMIP Ahmad Salleh 1,086 38.52
Total valid votes 2,819 100.00
Total rejected ballots 194
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 3,013 76.88
Registered electors 3,919
Majority 647
Alliance hold Swing {{{2}}}


Perlis state election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Mokhtar Ismail 1,495 62.71
PMIP Ibrahim Yasin 889 37.29
Total valid votes 2,384 100.00
Total rejected ballots 74
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 2,458 78.91
Registered electors 3,115
Majority 606
This was a new constituency created.

References

  • "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-10.