Oran (state constituency)

Oran
Perlis constituency
Defunct state constituency
LegislaturePerlis State Legislative Assembly
Constituency created1974
Constituency abolished1995
First contested1974
Last contested1990

Oran was a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that was represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1995.

The state constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Perlis State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system. Its last election was in 1990. It disappeared in the 1995 election.

History

It was abolished in 1995 after it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Oran
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Sena
4th 1974–1978 Abdullah Hassan BN (UMNO)
5th 1978–1982 Ali Ahmad
6th 1982–1986
7th 1986–1990 Yazid Mat
8th 1990–1995
Constituency abolished, renamed to Sena

Election results

Perlis state election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Yazid Mat 4,568 71.05
PAS Ismail Mohamad 1,861 28.95
Total valid votes 6,429 100.00
Total rejected ballots 280
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 6,709 81.04
Registered electors 8,279
Majority 2,707
BN hold Swing {{{2}}}


Perlis state election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Yazid Mat 3,700 73.63
PAS Bakar Ismail 1,325 26.37
Total valid votes 5,025 100.00
Total rejected ballots 235
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 5,260 79.19
Registered electors 6,642
Majority 2,375
BN hold Swing {{{2}}}


Perlis state election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Ali Ahmad 3,026 73.99
PAS Abu Bakar Ismail 1,064 26.01
Total valid votes 4,090 100.00
Total rejected ballots 116
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 4,206 80.79
Registered electors 5,206
Majority 1,962
BN hold Swing {{{2}}}


Perlis state election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
On the nomination day, Ali Ahmad won uncontested.
BN Ali Ahmad
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN hold Swing {{{2}}}


Perlis state election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Abdullah Hassan 1,418 58.26
Independent Osman Mat 962 39.52
Independent Hussin @ Bakar Tin 35 1.44
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Amin Ishak Hussein 19 0.78
Total valid votes 2,434 100.00
Total rejected ballots 154
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 2,588 75.78
Registered electors 3,415
Majority 456
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 2016-04-25.