Simpang Empat (state constituency)

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

Simpang Empat

Perlis constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Perlis State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Razali Saad PN
Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)[1]	10,697

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 Simpang Empat is Razali Saad from Perikatan Nasional (PN).

Definition

Polling districts

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
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

Demographics

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

1. Malay (90.56%)
2. Chinese (8.6%)
3. Other ethnicities (0.51%)
4. Indian (0.33%)

Total electors by polling district in 2016

Polling district	Electors
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]

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Simpang Empat
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Kurong Anai
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)

Election results

Perlis state election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Razali Saad	5,388	66.40	66.40
	BN	Nurulhisham Yaakob	1,380	17.01	17.45
	PH	Amran Darus	1,111	13.69	14.57
	Independent	Ammar Hassan	128	1.58	1.58
	GTA	Izhar Sudin	73	0.90	0.90
	Heritage	Hakim Saad	35	0.43	0.43
Total valid votes			8,115	100.00
Total rejected ballots			140
Unreturned ballots			17
Turnout			9,210	80.0	10.14
Registered electors			10,697
Majority			4,008	49.39	48.21
	PN gain from BN		Swing		?

Perlis state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	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
	BN hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) [3][5]

Perlis state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nurulhisham Yaakob	3,362	50.64	1.10
	PAS	Rus'sele Eizan	3,277	49.36	1.10
Total valid votes			6,639	100.00
Total rejected ballots			70
Unreturned ballots			20
Turnout			6,729	86.56	3.58
Registered electors			7,774
Majority			85	1.28	0.36
	BN gain from PAS		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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	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
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) [5]

Perlis state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zahari Bakar	2,795	52.60	0.08
	PAS	Che Rosli Che Mat	2,519	47.40	0.08
Total valid votes			5,314	100.00
Total rejected ballots			133
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			5,447	83.11	2.68
Registered electors			6,554
Majority			276	5.20	0.16
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [5]

Perlis state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zahari Bakar	2,584	52.52	7.91
	PAS	Che Rosli Che Mat	2,336	47.48	7.91
Total valid votes			4,920	100.00
Total rejected ballots			107
Unreturned ballots			6
Turnout			5,033	80.43	6.51
Registered electors			6,258
Majority			248	5.04	15.82
	BN hold		Swing

Perlis state election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	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.