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Mata Ayer (state constituency)

Mata Ayer
Perlis constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePerlis State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Wan Badariah Wan Saad
PN
Constituency created1958
First contested1959
Last contested2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)[1]9,662

Mata Ayer is a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly from 1959 to 1974 and from 1995 to present.

The state constituency was first contested in 1959 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Perlis State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2022, the State Assemblywoman for Mata Ayer is Wan Badariah Wan Saad from Perikatan Nasional (PN).

Definition

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Polling districts

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According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Maya Ayer constituency is divided into 3 polling districts.[2]

State constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Mata Ayer（N04） Tok Kaya Man 001/04/01 SK Dato Kayaman
Hutan Temin 001/04/02 SK Oran
Kampung Gial 001/04/03 SJK (C) Kong Aik

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Mata Ayer's electorate as of 2022[3]

  Malay (90.96%)
  Other ethnicities (5.74%)
  Chinese (2.44%)
  Indian (0.86%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Tok Kaya Man 3,209
Hutan Temin 1,728
Kampung Gial 1,542
Total 6,479
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[4]

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Mata Ayer
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
1st 1959–1964 Mahayuddin Habib Alliance (UMNO)
2nd 1964–1969 Abdullah Hassan
1969–1971 Assembly dissolved
3rd 1971–1973 Abdullah Hassan Alliance (UMNO)
1973–1974 BN (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Paya
Constituency re-created from Padang Pauh
9th 1995–1999 Ishak Arshad BN (UMNO)
10th 1999–2004
11th 2004–2008 Khairi Hasan
12th 2008–2013
13th 2013–2018
14th 2018–2022 Siti Berenee Yahaya
15th 2022–present Wan Badariah Wan Saad PN (PAS)

Election results

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Perlis state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PN Wan Badariah Wan Saad 4,419 58.06 Increase 58.06
BN Siti Berenee Yahaya 2,398 31.51 Decrease 12.03
PH Amran Kamarudin 794 10.43 Decrease 21.38
Total valid votes 7,611 100.00
Total rejected ballots 121
Unreturned ballots 18
Turnout 7,750 80.20 Decrease 3.02
Registered electors 9,662
Majority 2,021
PN gain from BN Swing ?


Perlis state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Siti Berenee Yahaya 2,684 43.54 Decrease 24.58
Pakatan Harapan (2018) Azhar Omar 1,964 31.87 Increase 31.87
PAS Mohammad Yahya 1,516 24.59 Increase 24.59
Total valid votes 6,164 100.00
Total rejected ballots 146
Unreturned ballots 29
Turnout 6,339 83.22 Decrease 4.64
Registered electors 7,617
Majority 720
Mata Ayer hold Swing BN
Source(s)
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Perlis state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Khairi Hasan 3,739 68.12 Increase 0.08
PKR Ammar Gazali 1,750 31.88 Increase 31.88
Total valid votes 5,489 100.00
Total rejected ballots 86
Unreturned ballots 17
Turnout 5,592 87.86 Increase 3.81
Registered electors 6,365
Majority 1,989
Mata Ayer 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 2016-04-27.

"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 2016-04-27.
Perlis state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Khairi Hasan 3,059 68.04 Increase 0.15
PAS Wan Kharizal Wan Khazim 1,437 31.96 Decrease 0.15
Total valid votes 4,496 100.00
Total rejected ballots 98
Unreturned ballots 68
Turnout 4,662 84.05 Increase 1.94
Registered electors 5,547
Majority 1,622
Mata Ayer hold Swing BN


Perlis state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Khairi Hasan 3,041 67.89 Increase 9.09
PAS Suwardi Yaacob 1,438 32.11 Decrease 9.09
Total valid votes 4,479 100.00
Total rejected ballots 56
Unreturned ballots 28
Turnout 4,563 82.11 Decrease 1.76
Registered electors 5,557
Majority 1,603
Mata Ayer hold Swing BN


Perlis state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Ishak Arshad 2,218 58.80 Decrease 12.14
PAS Suwardi Yaacob 1,554 41.20 Increase 12.14
Total valid votes 3,772 100.00
Total rejected ballots 71
Unreturned ballots 250
Turnout 4,093 83.87 Increase 0.89
Registered electors 4,880
Majority 664
Mata Ayer hold Swing BN


Perlis state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Ishak Arshad 2,886 70.94 Increase 23.46
PAS Saleh Itam 1,182 29.06 Decrease 16.93
Total valid votes 4,068 100.00
Total rejected ballots 323
Unreturned ballots 588
Turnout 4,979 82.98 Increase 0.77
Registered electors 6,000
Majority 1,704
BN hold Swing


Perlis state election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Abdullah Hassan 1,623 47.48 Decrease 11.18
PMIP Amin Ishak 1,572 45.99 Increase 4.65
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Wan Khazim @ Wan Hussin Wan Din 223 6.52 Increase 6.52
Total valid votes 3,418 100.00
Total rejected ballots 220
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 3,638 82.21 Decrease 1.07
Registered electors 4,425
Majority 51
Alliance hold Swing


Perlis state election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Abdullah Hassan 1,738 58.66 Decrease 3.13
PMIP Ismail Mohamad 1,225 41.34 Increase 41.34
Total valid votes 2,963 100.00
Total rejected ballots 229
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 3,192 83.28 Increase 3.35
Registered electors 3,833
Majority 513
Alliance hold Swing


Perlis state election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance Mahayuddin Habib 1,509 61.79
Independent Shaik Ali Bajunid 711 29.12
Socialist Front Wan Khazim @ Wan Hussin Wan Din 222 9.09
Total valid votes 2,442 100.00
Total rejected ballots 130
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 2,572 79.93
Registered electors 3,218
Majority 879
This was a new constituency created.

References

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  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. 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.
  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.