Kuala Perlis

Perlisconstituency
State constituency
Legislature	Perlis State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Abu Bakar Hamzah PN
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)[1]	14,717

Kuala Perlis is a state constituency inPerlis,Malaysia, that has been represented in thePerlis State Legislative Assembly. It has been represented byAbu Bakar Hamzah ofPerikatan Nasional (PN) since 2022.

The state constituency was created in 1958. It was first contested in 1959 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to thePerlis State Legislative Assembly under thefirst-past-the-post voting system.

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kuala Perlis constituency is divided into 9 polling districts.^[2]

Perlis state election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Abu Bakar Hamzah	3,207	30.06	30.06
	PH	Nor Azam Karap	3,053	28.61	22.52
	Independent	Azahar Ahmad	2,197	20.59	20.59
	BN	Kamarudin Malek	2,145	20.10	15.96
	Heritage	Muhamad Hairi Noordin	68	0.54	0.54
Total valid votes			10,670	100.00
Total rejected ballots			136
Unreturned ballots			12
Turnout			10,818	73.5	6.24
Registered electors			14,717
Majority			153
	PNgain fromPH		Swing		?

Perlis state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Nor Azam Karap	4,253	51.13	51.13
	BN	Azam Rashid	2,999	36.06	21.11
	PAS	Mohamad Fuat Haji Abu Bakar	1,066	12.81	12.81
Total valid votes			8,318	100.00
Total rejected ballots			144
Unreturned ballots			34
Turnout			8,496	79.74	3.81
Registered electors			10,654
Majority			1,254
	PHgain fromBN		Swing		?
Source(s) [3]

Perlis state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mat Hassan	4,758	57.17	12.60
	PKR	Noor Amin Ahmad	3,374	40.54	40.54
	Independent	Shaari Ludin	191	2.29	2.29
Total valid votes			8,323	100.00
Total rejected ballots			149
Unreturned ballots			8
Turnout			8,480	83.55	4.82
Registered electors			10,150
Majority			1,384
	BNhold		Swing
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. Retrieved2016-05-10.[permanent dead link] "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. Retrieved2016-05-10.[permanent dead link]

Perlis state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mat Hassan	4,448	69.77	3.13
	PAS	Ahmad Tajuddin Salleh	1,927	30.23	30.23
Total valid votes			6,375	100.00
Total rejected ballots			135
Unreturned ballots			14
Turnout			6,524	78.73	0.11
Registered electors			8,287
Majority			2,521
	BNhold		Swing

Perlis state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Bakar Saad	4,495	72.90	11.23
	PKR	Mohd Yusoff Ubi @ Madarsa	1,671	27.10	27.10
Total valid votes			6,166	100.00
Total rejected ballots			155
Unreturned ballots			5
Turnout			6,326	78.84	0.41
Registered electors			8,024
Majority			2,824
	BNhold		Swing

Perlis state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Bakar Saad	3,487	61.67	9.55
	PAS	Nadzaharuddin Mohd. Noor	2,167	38.33	9.55
Total valid votes			5,654	100.00
Total rejected ballots			148
Unreturned ballots			22
Turnout			5,824	78.43	5.00
Registered electors			7,426
Majority			1,320
	BNhold		Swing

Perlis state election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abd Karim @ Ibrahim Mat Salleh	3,690	71.22	17.81
	PAS	Ahmad Tajuddin Salleh	1,491	28.78	28.78
Total valid votes			5,181	100.00
Total rejected ballots			129
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			5,310	73.43	2.91
Registered electors			7,231
Majority			2,199
	BNhold		Swing

Perlis state election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abd Karim @ Ibrahim Mat Salleh	2,668	53.41	7.23
	S46	Zahri Abas	2,327	46.59	46.59
Total valid votes			4,995	100.00
Total rejected ballots			161
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			5,156	76.34	1.47
Registered electors			6,754
Majority			341
	BNhold		Swing

Perlis state election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Osman	2,556	60.64	6.66
	PAS	Din Saaid	1,659	39.36	6.66
Total valid votes			4,215	100.00
Total rejected ballots			158
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			4,373	74.87	1.59
Registered electors			5,841
Majority			897
	BNhold		Swing

Perlis state election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Osman	3,061	67.30	8.26
	PAS	Din Said	1,487	32.70	8.26
Total valid votes			4,548	100.00
Total rejected ballots			130
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			4,678	76.46
Registered electors			6,118
Majority			1,574
	BNhold		Swing

Perlis state election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Noor Yub	2,303	59.04	2.86
	PAS	Din Said	1,598	40.96	40.96
Total valid votes			3,901	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			5,307
Majority			705
	BNhold		Swing

Perlis state election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Noor Yub	2,031	61.90	2.64
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Osman Abdul Rahman	1,250	38.10	31.85
Total valid votes			3,281	100.00
Total rejected ballots			345
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			3,626	76.76	0.75
Registered electors			4,724
Majority			781
	BNhold		Swing

Perlis state election, 1969

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Sheikh Ahmad Mohd Hashim	1,744	59.26	11.26
	PMIP	Ali Abdullah	1,015	34.49	5.01
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Man Hashim	184	6.25	6.25
Total valid votes			2,943	100.00
Total rejected ballots			173
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			3,116	77.51	3.36
Registered electors			4,020
Majority			729
	Alliancehold		Swing

Perlis state election, 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Sheikh Ahmad Mohd Hashim	1,770	70.52	3.89
	PMIP	Yahaya Abdullah	740	29.48	3.89
Total valid votes			2,510	100.00
Total rejected ballots			182
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			2,692	80.87	1.63
Registered electors			3,329
Majority			1,030
	Alliancehold		Swing

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya".Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived fromthe original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved2016-05-10.

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