Malaysian electoral constituency
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