Pauh

Pauh is a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly.

Pauh

Perlis constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Perlis State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Megat Hashirat Hassan PN
Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)	39,618
Electors (2022)[1]	14,797

The state constituency was created in 1994. It was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Perlis State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2022^[update], the State Assemblyman for Pauh is Megat Hashirat Hassan from Perikatan Nasional (PN).

Definition

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Pauh constituency is divided into 6 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Pauh (N11)	Guar Gajah	003/11/01	SMK Dato' Sheikh Ahmad SMA Arau
	Padang Siding	003/11/02	SK Pauh
	Pauh	003/11/03	SMK Tengku Budriah
	Istana	003/11/04	SK Tengku Budriah
	Pekan Arau	003/11/05	SJK (C) Hwa Aik
	Kubang Paya	003/11/06	SJK (C) Sin Min

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Pauh's electorate as of 2022^[3]

1. Malays (77.74%)
2. Chinese (14.47%)
3. Indians (5.33%)
4. Other Ethnicities (2.46%)

Total electors by polling district in 2016

Polling district	Electors
Guar Gajah	2,991
Padang Siding	1,079
Pauh	2,555
Istana	934
Pekan Arau	918
Kubang Paya	1,321
Total	9,798
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[4]

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pauh
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Kota Raja
9th	1995–1999	Abdul Azib Saad	BN (UMNO)
10th	1999–2004	Abu Bakar Ismail
11th	2004–2008
12th	2008–2013	Syed Razlan Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail
13th	2013–2018	Azlan Man
14th	2018–2022	Rozieana Ahmad
15th	2022–present	Megat Hashirat Hassan	PN (BERSATU)

Election results

Perlis state election, 2022: Pauh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Megat Hashirat Hassan	4,924	44.18	44.18
	BN	Syed Atif Syed Abu Bakar	2,695	24.18	15.11
	PH	Azhar Ameir	2,369	21.26	16.46
	Heritage	Mohd Khalid Ahmad	1,157	10.38	10.38
Total valid votes			11,145	100.00
Total rejected ballots			169
Unreturned ballots			20
Turnout			11,334	76.60	6.53
Registered electors			14,797
Majority			2,229	20.00	18.43
	PN gain from BN		Swing		?

Perlis state election, 2018: Pauh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Rozieana Ahmad	3,564	39.29	19.18
	PH	Amier Hassan	3,421	37.72	37.72
	PAS	Idris Yaacob	2,085	21.57	19.96
Total valid votes			9,070	100.00
Total rejected ballots			196
Unreturned ballots			36
Turnout			9,310	83.13	3.73
Registered electors			11,200
Majority			143	1.57	15.37
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [3]

Perlis state election, 2013: Pauh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Azlan Man	4,769	58.47	11.78
	PAS	Idris Yaacob	3,387	41.53	11.78
Total valid votes			8,156	100.00
Total rejected ballots			158
Unreturned ballots			19
Turnout			8,333	86.86	6.35
Registered electors			9,594
Majority			1,382	16.94	23.56
	BN hold		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. Retrieved 2016-05-10. "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 2016-05-10.

Perlis state election, 2008: Pauh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Syed Razlan Syed Putra Jamalullail	4,461	70.25	7.05
	PAS	Abu Bakar Ali	1,889	29.75	7.05
Total valid votes			6,350	100.00
Total rejected ballots			132
Unreturned ballots			45
Turnout			6,527	80.51	0.85
Registered electors			8,107
Majority			2,572	40.50	14.10
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [5]

Perlis state election, 2004: Pauh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abu Bakar Ismail	3,795	63.20	1.54
	PAS	Abu Bakar Ali	2,210	36.80	36.80
Total valid votes			6,005	100.00
Total rejected ballots			179
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			6,184	81.36	1.46
Registered electors			7,601
Majority			1,585	26.40	3.08
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [5]

Perlis state election, 1999: Pauh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abu Bakar Ismail	3,653	64.74	12.46
	PKR	Zulmi Sabri	1,990	35.26	35.26
Total valid votes			5,643	100.00
Total rejected ballots			172
Unreturned ballots			45
Turnout			5,860	79.90	4.27
Registered electors			7,334
Majority			1,663	29.48	24.92
	BN hold		Swing

Perlis state election, 1995: Pauh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Aziz Saad	4,054	77.20
	PAS	Ismail Ahmad	1,197	22.80
Total valid votes			5,251	100.00
Total rejected ballots			115
Unreturned ballots			19
Turnout			5,385	75.63
Registered electors			7,120
Majority			2,857	54.40
This was a new constituency created.