Paya Rumput (state constituency)

Paya Rumput is a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Melaka State Legislative Assembly.

Paya Rumput

Malacca constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Malacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Rais Yasin BN
Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)[1]	26,455
Area (km²)[2]	47

The state constituency was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Melaka State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Definition

The Paya Rumput constituency contains the polling districts of Hujong Padang, Kerubong, Pantai Cheng, Cheng Perdana, Cheng and Tanjung Minyak.^[3]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Paya Rumput's electorate as of 2021^[4]

1. Malays (62.6%)
2. Chinese (29.3%)
3. Indians (6.84%)
4. Other Ethnicities (1.25%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Paya Rumput constituency has a total of 6 polling districts.^[5]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Paya Rumput (N13)	Hujong Padang	136/13/01	SK Paya Rumput SMK Paya Rumput
	Krubong	136/13/02	SK Krubong SMK Krubong Dewan Komuniti PPR Krubong
	Pantai Cheng	136/13/03	SK Cheng
	Cheng Perdana	136/13/04	SK Tanjung Minyak
	Cheng	136/13/05	SMK Tun Haji Abdul Malek
	Tanjung Minyak	136/13/06	SK Tanjung Minyak 2 SRA JAIM Tanjung Minyak 2

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Paya Rumput
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Krubong
9th	1995 – 1999	Yasin Mohd Sarif	BN (UMNO)
10th	1999 – 2004	Mohd Ali Rustam
11th	2004 – 2008	Tahir Hassan
12th	2008 – 2013
13th	2013 – 2018	Sazali Muhd Din
14th	2018 – 2020	Mohd Rafiq Naizamohideen	PH (BERSATU)
	2020 – 2021		PN (BERSATU)
15th	2021 – present	Rais Yasin	BN (UMNO)

Election results

The electoral results for the Paya Rumput state constituency in 2004, 2008, 2013, 2018 and 2021 are as follows.

Malacca state election, 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Rais Yasin	6,830	39.68	3.20
	PH	Shamsul Iskandar Md. Akin	6,201	36.03	20.22
	PN	Muhammad Fariz Izwan Mazlan	3,972	23.08	23.08
	Independent	Mohd Jaini Dimon	127	0.73	0.73
	PUTRA	Muhammad Hashidi Mohd Zin	81	0.47	0.47
Total valid votes			17,211
Total rejected ballots			234
Unreturned ballots			58
Turnout			17,503	66.16	20.84
Registered electors			26,455
Majority			629	3.65	16.17
	BN gain from PH		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1715764/PUB%20583.pdf

Malacca state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Mohd Rafiq Naizamohideen	12,102	56.30	56.30
	BN	Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah	7,843	36.48	36.48
	PAS	Rafie Ahmad	1,552	7.22	7.22
Total valid votes			21,497	100.00
Total rejected ballots			272
Unreturned ballots			13
Turnout			21,782	87.00	2.59
Registered electors			25,038
Majority			4,259	19.82	13.70
	PH gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) [6][7]

Malacca state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sazali Muhd Din	11,003	53.06	4.08
	PKR	Taha Ahmad	9,733	46.94	4.08
Total valid votes			20,736	100.00
Total rejected ballots			257
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			20,993	89.59	7.74
Registered electors			23,432
Majority			1,270	6.12	8.16
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 192/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2016. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 233/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2016.

Malacca state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tahir Hassan	7,581	57.14	23.39
	PKR	Taha Ahmad	5,687	42.86	23.39
Total valid votes			13,268	100.00
Total rejected ballots			243
Unreturned ballots			67
Turnout			13,578	81.85	0.89
Registered electors			16,589
Majority			1,894	14.28	46.78
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [7]

Malacca state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Tahir Hassan	8,539	80.53
	PAS	Mohd Shafee Said	2,065	19.47
Total valid votes			10,604	100.00
Total rejected ballots			192
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			10,796	80.96
Registered electors			13,335
Majority			6,474	61.06
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [7]