Paroi (state constituency)

Paroi
Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mohamad Taufek Abd Ghani; PH
;
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)	36,213

Paroi is a state constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.

The state constituency was created in 2003. It was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Paroi is Mohamad Taufek Abd Ghani from the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Definition[]

The Paroi constituency contains the polling districts of Paroi, Taman Satria, Taman Tuanku Jaafar, Taman Sri Permata, Kombok, Taman Tasik Jaya, Bukit Seri Senawang, Taman Kobena, Senawang Jaya and Taman Marida.^[2]

Demographics[]

Ethnic breakdown of Paroi's electorate as of 2018^[3]

Malay (75.45%)

Chinese (8.24%)

Indian (15.65%)

East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.3%)

Other ethnicities (0.36%)

Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district	Electors
Paroi	1,377
Taman Satria	4,326
Taman Tuanku Jaafar	5,216
Taman Sri Permata	899
Kombok	730
Taman Tasik Jaya	3,579
Bukit Seri Senawang	3,840
Taman Kobena	3,087
Senawang Jaya	3,087
Taman Marida	3,792
Total	31,081
Source: Malaysian Election Commission^[4]

Representation history[]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Paroi
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
	2004-2008	Bibi Sharliza Mohd Khalid	BN (UMNO)
	2008-2013	Mohamad Taufek Abd. Ghani	PAS
	2013-2018	Mohd Ghazali Wahid	BN (UMNO)
	2018–present	Mohamad Taufek Abd Ghani	PH (AMANAH)

Election results[]

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018 hide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Mohamad Taufek Abd Ghani	16,038	52.18	+ 52.18
	BN	Mohd Ghazali Abd Wahid	11,197	36.43	- 17.53
	PAS	Masita Mohamed Ali	3,499	11.39	- 34.65
Total valid votes			30,734	100.00
Total rejected ballots			273
Unreturned ballots			173
Turnout			31,180	86.10
Registered electors			36,213
Majority			4,841
	PH gain from BN		Swing		?
show Source(s) ^[3]

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Ghazali Abd. Wahid	14,896	53.96	+ 7.08
	PAS	Mohamad Taufek Abd. Ghani	12,712	46.04	- 7.08
Total valid votes			27,608	100.00
Total rejected ballots			230
Unreturned ballots			167
Turnout			28,005	87.89
Registered electors			31,862
Majority			2,184
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?
show Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Negeri Sembilan [P.U. (B) 193/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Negeri Sembilan [P.U. (B) 234/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohamad Taufek Abd. Ghani	9,423	53.12	+ 21.89
	BN	Zaharudin Mohd Shariff	8,316	46.88	- 21.89
Total valid votes			17,739	100.00
Total rejected ballots			299
Unreturned ballots			38
Turnout			18,076	78.39
Registered electors			23,060
Majority			1,107
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?
show Source(s) ^[5]

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Bibi Sharliza Mohd Khalid	7,524	68.77
	PAS	Rosli Yaakop	3,417	31.23
Total valid votes			10,941	100.00
Total rejected ballots			249
Unreturned ballots			60
Turnout			11,250	75.70
Registered electors			14,862
Majority			4,107
This was a new constituency created.
show Source(s) ^[5]

References[]

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
^ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Negeri Sembilan". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
^ "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b https://undi.info/negeri-sembilan/r18/n25

[1] "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.

[2] "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

[star-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Negeri Sembilan". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.

[2018report-4] "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-05-15.

[undi-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b https://undi.info/negeri-sembilan/r18/n25

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