Padang Besar (federal constituency)

Padang Besar is a federal constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1995.

Padang Besar (P001)

Perlis constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Rushdan Rusmi PN
Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	86,798
Electors (2022)[2]	60,192
Area (km²)[3]	450
Pop. density (per km²)	192.9

The federal constituency was created from parts of the Kangar constituency in the 1994 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Padang Besar's electorate as of 2022^[4]

1. Malay (86.7%)
2. Chinese (8.38%)
3. Other ethnicities (2.97%)
4. Indian (1.99%)

Age breakdown of Padang Besar's electorate as of 2022

1. 18-20 (5.92%)
2. 21-29 (21.4%)
3. 30-39 (24.9%)
4. 40-49 (16.1%)
5. 50-59 (12.7%)
6. 60-69 (10.8%)
7. 70-79 (6.04%)
8. 80-89 (1.87%)
9. above 90 (0.35%)

Gender breakdown of Padang Besar's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (50.2%)
2. Female (49.8%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Padang Besar constituency is divided into 27 polling districts.^[5]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Titi Tinggi (N01)	Jalan Padang Besar	001/01/01	SMK Raja Puan Muda Tengku Fauziah
	Titi Tinggi	001/01/02	SK Titi Tinggi
	FELDA Mata Ayer	001/01/03	SK (FELDA) Mata Ayer
	Kampong Kastam	001/01/04	SK Padang Besar Utara
	Padang Besar	001/01/05	SMK Padang Besar Utara
	FELDA Rimba Mas	001/01/06	SK (FELDA) Rimba Mas
	Lubok Sireh	001/01/07	SK Lubok Sireh
Beseri（N02）	Pekan Kaki Bukit	001/02/01	SJK (C) Kong Hwa
	Tasoh	001/02/02	Kem Tasoh Pusat Ko-Kurikulum JPN Perlis
	Guar Jentik	001/02/03	SK Guar Jentik
	Beseri	001/02/04	SK Beseri
	Tunjong	001/02/05	SMK Tengku Sulaiman
Chuping（N03）	Panggas	001/03/01	SMK Datuk Jaafar Hasan
	Sungai Buloh	001/03/02	SK Batu Bertangkup
	Kilang Gula Chuping	001/03/03	SR Islam III
	Kubang Perun	001/03/04	SMK Guar Nangka
	Guar Nangka	001/03/05	SK Guar Nangka
	FELDA Chuping	001/03/06	SK (FELDA) Chuping
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
Santan（N05）	Kampong Darat	001/05/01	SK Seri Tunjong
	Paya	001/05/02	SK Paya
	Alor Tampang	001/05/03	Pusat Kegiatan (Kemas) Alor Tampang
	Padang Lati	001/05/04	Dewan Seri Melati Beseri
	Padang Pauh	001/05/05	SMK Abi
	Santan	001/05/06	SK Santan

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Padang Besar
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Kangar
9th	P001	1995–1999	Azmi Khalid (عزمي خالد)	BN (UMNO)
10th		1999–2004
11th		2004–2008
12th		2008–2013
13th		2013–2018	Zahidi Zainul Abidin (زاهدي زاين العابدين)
14th		2018–2022
15th		2022–present	Rushdan Rusmi (رشدان روسمي)	PN (PAS)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–1959*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Padang Besar					Beseri
					Chuping
					Mata Ayer
					Santan
					Titi Tinggi

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N1	Titi Tinggi	Izizam Ibrahim	PN (BERSATU)
N2	Beseri	Haziq Asyraf Dun	PN (PAS)
N3	Chuping	Saad Seman
N4	Mata Ayer	Wan Badariah Wan Saad
N5	Santan	Mohammad Azmir Azizan

Local governments & postcodes

No.	Local Government	Postcode
P001	Kangar Municipal Council	01000, 02400, 02450, 02500 Kangar 02100 Padang Besar 02200 Kaki Bukit

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Rushdan Rusmi	24,267	53.58	53.58
	BN	Zahida Zarik Khan	11,753	25.95	19.23
	PH	Mohamad Yahaya	7,085	15.64	21.60
	Independent	Zahidi Zainul Abidin	1,939	1.56	1.56
	Heritage	Ko Chu Liang	244	0.54	0.54
Total valid votes			45,288	100.00
Total rejected ballots			693
Unreturned ballots			78
Turnout			46,059	76.52	4.68
Registered electors			60,192
Majority			12,514	27.63	23.69
	PN gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753257/PUB605.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zahidi Zainul Abidin	15,032	41.18	19.27
	PH	Izizam Ibrahim	13,594	37.24	37.24
	PAS	Mokhtar Senik	7,874	21.57	17.98
Total valid votes			36,500	100.00
Total rejected ballots			780
Unreturned ballots			152
Turnout			37,432	81.20
Registered electors			46,096
Majority			1,438	3.94
	BN hold		Swing		28.26
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perlis [P.U. (B) 232/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Perlis [P.U. (B) 306/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link]

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zahidi Zainul Abidin	21,473	60.45	1.11
	PAS	Azamhari Mohamood	14,047	39.55	1.11
Total valid votes			35,520	100.00
Total rejected ballots			531
Unreturned ballots			91
Turnout			36,142	86.11
Registered electors			41,974
Majority			7,426	20.9
	BN hold		Swing		1.11
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perlis [P.U. (B) 169/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2016-04-27. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Perlis [P.U. (B) 210/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-27.[permanent dead link]

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Baseri @ Azmi Khalid	16,991	59.34	7.58
	PAS	Zolkharnain Abidin	11,643	40.66	7.58
Total valid votes			28,634	100.00
Total rejected ballots			674
Unreturned ballots			2
Turnout			29,310	80.05
Registered electors			36,613
Majority			5,348	18.68
	BN hold		Swing		7.58

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Baseri @ Azmi Khalid	18,323	66.92	7.60
	PAS	Wan Kharizal Wan Khazim	9,058	33.08	33.08
Total valid votes			27,381	100.00
Total rejected ballots			672
Unreturned ballots			400
Turnout			28,453	83.93
Registered electors
Majority			9,265	33.84
	BN hold		Swing		12.74

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Baseri @ Azmi Khalid	14,386	59.32	11.70
	PKR	Mohd Anuar Mohd Tahir	9,867	40.68	40.68
Total valid votes			24,253	100.00
Total rejected ballots			441
Unreturned ballots			653
Turnout			25,347	78.04
Registered electors
Majority			4,519	18.64
	BN hold		Swing		26.19

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Baseri @ Azmi Khalid	17,013	71.02
	PAS	Hisharudin Hasan	6,943	28.98
Total valid votes			23,956	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,083
Unreturned ballots			815
Turnout			25,854	77.65
Registered electors
Majority			10,070	42.04
This was a new constituency created out of Kangar which went to BN in the previous election.