Paya Rumput (state constituency)

Paya Rumput
Malacca constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Malacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA	; PN
;
Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)	25,038
Area (km²)	47

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

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. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Paya Rumput is from Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Perikatan Nasional (PN).

Definition[]

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

History[]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Paya Rumput
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Krubong
	1995 – 1999	Yasin Mohd Sarif	BN (UMNO)
	1999 – 2004	Mohd Ali Rustam
	2004 – 2008	Tahir Hassan
	2008 – 2013	Tahir Hassan
	2013 – 2018	Sazali Muhd Din
14th	2018 – 2020	Mohd Rafiq Naizamohideen	PH (PPBM)
14th	2020 -	Mohd Rafiq Naizamohideen	PN (PPBM)

Election results[]

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

Malacca state election, 2018 hide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PH	Mohd Rafiq Naizamohideen	12,102	56.30
	BN	Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah	7,843	36.48
	PAS	Rafie Ahmad	1,552	7.22
Total valid votes			21,497	100.00
Total rejected ballots			272
Unreturned ballots			13
Turnout			21,782	87.00
Registered electors			25,038
Majority			4,259
	PH gain from BN		Swing		?
show Source(s) ^[4]^[5]

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Sazali Muhd Din	11,003	53.06
	PKR	Taha Ahmad	9,733	46.94
Total valid votes			20,736	100.00
Total rejected ballots			257
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			20,993	89.59
Registered electors			23,432
Majority			1,270
	BN hold		Swing
show 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 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 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 2016-05-21.

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

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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
	BN hold		Swing
show Source(s) ^[5]

References[]

^ "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.
^ Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
^ "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.
^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "undi.info - Paya Rumput (P136-N13) | Malaysiakini". undi.info - Paya Rumput (P136-N13).

[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] Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-15.

[3] "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-4] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.

[undi-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "undi.info - Paya Rumput (P136-N13) | Malaysiakini". undi.info - Paya Rumput (P136-N13).

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