State constituency in Perlis, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
Simpang Empat is a state constituency inPerlis,Malaysia, that has been represented in thePerlis State Legislative Assembly.
The state constituency was created in 1994. It was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to thePerlis State Legislative Assembly under thefirst-past-the-post voting system. Since 2022[update], the State Assemblyman for Simpang Empat isRazali Saad fromPerikatan Nasional (PN).
According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Simpang Empat constituency is divided into 5 polling districts.[2]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
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| Simpang Empat (N14) | Sungai Berembang | 003/14/01 | SK Sungai Berembang |
| Behor Mali | 003/14/02 | SK Bohor Mali |
| Sungai Bahru | 003/14/03 | SK Sungai Baru |
| Simpang Empat Che Kassim | 003/14/04 | SK Simpang Ampat |
| Lat Seribu | 003/14/05 | SJK (C) Simpang Ampat |
Ethnic breakdown of Simpang Empat's electorate as of
2022[3]- Malay (90.6%)
- Chinese (8.60%)
- Other ethnicities (0.51%)
- Indian (0.33%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016| Polling district | Electors |
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| Sungai Berembang | 1,093 |
| Behor Mali | 921 |
| Sungai Bharu | 2,408 |
| Simpang Empat Che Kasim | 1,806 |
| Lat Seribu | 1,500 |
| Total | 7,728 |
| Source:Malaysian Election Commission[4] |
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Simpang Empat |
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| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
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| Constituency created from Utan Aji, Kayang and Sanglang |
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| 9th | 1995–1999 | Ramlah @ Che Ah Long | BN (UMNO) |
| 10th | 1999–2004 | Zahari Bakar |
| 11th | 2004–2008 |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | Rus'sele Eizan | PR (PAS) |
| 13th | 2013–2018 | Nurulhisham Yaakob | BN (UMNO) |
| 14th | 2018–2022 |
| 15th | 2022–present | Razali Saad | PN (PAS) |
Perlis state election, 2018| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% |
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| BN | Nurulhisham Yaakob | 2,528 | 36.46 | 14.18 |
| PAS | Rus'sele Eizan | 2,446 | 35.28 | 14.08 |
| PH | Wan Noralhakim Shaghir Saad | 1,960 | 28.26 | 28.26 |
| Total valid votes | 6,934 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | 121 |
| Unreturned ballots | 649 |
| Turnout | 7,704 | 90.14 | 3.58 |
| Registered electors | 8,547 |
| Majority | 82 | 1.18 | 0.10 |
| BNhold | Swing | BN |
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Perlis state election, 2008| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% |
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| PAS | Rus'sele Eizan | 2,878 | 50.46 | 3.06 |
| BN | Zahari Bakar | 2,825 | 49.54 | 3.06 |
| Total valid votes | 5,703 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | 82 |
| Unreturned ballots | 8 |
| Turnout | 5,793 | 82.98 | 0.13 |
| Registered electors | 6,981 |
| Majority | 53 | 0.92 | 4.28 |
| PASgain fromBN | Swing | ? |
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Perlis state election, 1995| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% |
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| BN | Ramlah @ Che Ah Long | 2,721 | 60.43 |
| S46 | Ramli Abdul Karim | 1,782 | 39.57 |
| Total valid votes | 4,503 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | 111 |
| Unreturned ballots | 6 |
| Turnout | 4,620 | 73.92 |
| Registered electors | 6,250 |
| Majority | 939 | 20.86 |
| This was a new constituency created. |
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