Sena (state constituency)

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Sena
Perlis constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePerlis State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Asrul Nizan Abd Jalil
PH
Constituency created1958
First contested1959
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]12,303

Sena is a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly from 1959 to 1974 and from 1986 to present.

The state constituency was created in 1958. It was first contested in 1959 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Perlis State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Sena is Asrul Nizan Abd Jalil from Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Definition[]

The constituency contains the polling districts of the polling districts of Kampong Sanglang, Repoh, Alor Lanchang, Taman Indera, Tok Peduka, Padang Bohor and Padang Petani.[2]

Demographics[]

Ethnic breakdown of Sena's electorate as of 2018[3]

  Malay (86.52%)
  Chinese (8.02%)
  Indian (2.72%)
  East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.29%)
  Other ethnicities (2.45%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Kampong Sanglang 1,940
Repoh 2,069
Alor Lanchang 1,505
Taman Indera 561
Tok Peduka 3,222
Padang Bohor 986
Padang Petani 537
Total 10,820
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[4]

History[]

The seat was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed between Oran and . It was re-created in 1984 from parts of Oran and Paya.

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Sena
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
1959-1964 Alliance (UMNO)
1964-1969
1969-1971 Assembly dissolved
1971-1973 Wan Ahmad Wan Kassim Alliance (UMNO)
1973-1974 BN (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, merged into Oran and
Constituency re-created from Oran and
1986-1990 BN (UMNO)
1990-1995
1995-1999
1999-2004
2004-2008
2008-2013
2013-2018
2018–present Asrul Nizan Abd Jalil PH (PKR)

Election results[]

Perlis state election, 2018 hide
Party Candidate Votes %
PH Asrul Nizan Abd Jalil 4,177 42.07
BN Azihani Ali 3,863 38.91
PAS Fakhrul Anwar Ismail 1,888 19.02
Total valid votes 9,928 100.00
Total rejected ballots 116
Unreturned ballots 69
Turnout 10,113 82.20
Registered electors 12,303
Majority 314
PH gain Swing
Source(s)
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Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Abdul Jamil Saad 5,418 58.68 - 3.74
PKR Tuan Marja Tuan Mat 3,494 37.84 + 37.84
Independent Ahmad Rizal Effande Zainol 321 3.48 + 3.48
Total valid votes 9,233 100.00
Total rejected ballots 177
Unreturned ballots 20
Turnout 9,430 84.24
Registered electors 11,194
Majority 1,924
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
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Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Abdul Jamil Saad 4,697 62.42 + 0.08
PAS Osman Abdullah 2,828 37.58 - 0.08
Total valid votes 7,525 100.00
Total rejected ballots 161
Unreturned ballots 107
Turnout 7,793 81.14
Registered electors 9,604
Majority 1,869
BN hold Swing


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Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Azihani Ali 4,001 62.34 + 7.71
PAS Ahmad Adnan Fadzil 2,417 37.66 - 7.71
Total valid votes 6,418 100.00
Total rejected ballots 72
Unreturned ballots 6
Turnout 6,496 81.41
Registered electors 7,979
Majority 1,584
BN hold Swing


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Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Azihani Ali 3,211 54.63 - 14.15
PAS Mohammad Faisol Abd. Rahman 2,667 45.37 + 14.15
Total valid votes 5,878 100.00
Total rejected ballots 107
Unreturned ballots 75
Turnout 6,060 80.91
Registered electors 7,490
Majority 544
BN hold Swing


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Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Selamat Saad 3,630 68.78 - 5.01
PAS Aziz Shariff 1,648 31.22 + 5.01
Total valid votes 5,278 100.00
Total rejected ballots 102
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 5,380 74.63
Registered electors 7,209
Majority 1,982
BN hold Swing


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Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Selamat Saad 3,348 73.79 + 8.58
PAS Shuib Mohamad 1,189 26.21 - 8.58
Total valid votes 4,537 100.00
Total rejected ballots 131
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 4,668 74.74
Registered electors 6,246
Majority 2,159
BN hold Swing


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Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Selamat Saad 2,459 65.21
PAS Shuib Mohamad 1,312 34.79
Total valid votes 3,771 100.00
Total rejected ballots 131
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 3,902 70.02
Registered electors 5,573
Majority 1,147
BN gain from Alliance Swing ?


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Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Wan Ahmad Wan Kassim 1,594 53.42
PMIP Mahmood Mohd Noor 1,390 46.58
Total valid votes 2,984 100.00
Total rejected ballots 233
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 3,217 84.06
Registered electors 3,827
Majority 204
Alliance hold Swing {{{3}}}


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Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Wan Ahmad Wan Kassim 1,571 62.09
PMIP Mahmood Mohd Noor 959 37.91
Total valid votes 2,530 100.00
Total rejected ballots 146
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 2,676 84.52
Registered electors 3,166
Majority 612
Alliance hold Swing {{{3}}}


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Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Wan Ahmad Wan Kassim 1,654 66.96
PMIP Mat Mohd Isa 816 33.04
Total valid votes 2,470 100.00
Total rejected ballots 23
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 2,493 82.44
Registered electors 3,024
Majority 838
This was a new constituency created.

References[]

  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. 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. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Perlis". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  4. ^ "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.
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