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Padang Pauh (state constituency)

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Padang Pauh
Perlis constituency
Defunct state constituency
LegislaturePerlis State Legislative Assembly
Constituency created1984
Constituency abolished1995
First contested1986
Last contested1990

Padang Pauh was a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that was represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly from 1986 to 1995.

The state constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Perlis State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

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It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Padang Pauh
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Paya
7th 1986-1990 Bahari Taib BN (UMNO)
8th 1990-1995
Constituency abolished, renamed to Mata Ayer

Election results

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Perlis state election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Bahari Taib 4,705 71.41
PAS Yahya Ahmad 1,742 26.44
Independent Wan Ismail Wan Ahmad 142 2.16
Total valid votes 6,589 100.00
Total rejected ballots 258
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 6,847 76.51
Registered electors 8,949
Majority 2,963
BN hold Swing


Perlis state election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Bahari Taib 2,918 65.18
PAS Ahmad Salleh 1,559 34.82
Total valid votes 4,477 100.00
Total rejected ballots 155
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 4,632 74.30
Registered electors 6,234
Majority 1,359
This was a new constituency created.

References

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