Simpang Empat (state constituency)

Simpang Empat
Perlis constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Perlis State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Nurulhisham Yaakob; BN
;
Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)	8,547

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

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 2013, the State Assemblyman for Simpang Empat is Nurulhisham Yaakob from Barisan Nasional (BN).

Definition[]

The Simpang Empat constituency contains the polling districts of Sungai Berembang, Behor Mali, Sungai Bharu, Simpang Empat Che Kasim and Lat Seribu.^[2]

Demographics[]

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

Malay (90.62%)

Chinese (8.82%)

Indian (0.33%)

East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.06%)

Other ethnicities (0.18%)

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
	1995-1999	Ramlah @ Che Ah Long	BN (UMNO)
	1999-2004	Zahari Bakar
	2004-2008	Zahari Bakar
	2008-2013	Rus'sele Eizan	PAS
	2013-2018	Nurulhisham Yaakob	BN (UMNO)
	2018–present	Nurulhisham Yaakob	BN (UMNO)

Election results[]

Perlis state election, 2018 hide
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
Registered electors			8,547
Majority			82
	BN hold		Swing
show Source(s) ^[3]^[5]

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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
Registered electors			7,774
Majority			85
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?
show 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.

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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
Registered electors			6,981
Majority			53
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?
show Source(s) ^[5]

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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
Registered electors			6,554
Majority			276
	BN hold		Swing
show Source(s) ^[5]

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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
Registered electors			6,258
Majority			248
	BN hold		Swing

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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
This was a new constituency created.

References[]

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-10.

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Perlis". 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.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c https://undi.info/perlis/r18/n14

[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.

[star-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Perlis". 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.

[undi-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c https://undi.info/perlis/r18/n14

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