State Constituency in Malacca, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
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 .
Definition
The Paya Rumput constituency contains the polling districts of Hujong Padang, Kerubong, Pantai Cheng, Cheng Perdana, Cheng and Tanjung Minyak.[ 3]
Demographics
Ethnic breakdown of Paya Rumput's electorate as of 2021 [ 4]
Other Ethnicities (1.25%)
History
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Paya Rumput constituency has a total of 6 polling districts.[ 5]
State constituency
Polling districts
Code
Location
Paya Rumput (N13)
Hujong Padang
136/13/01
SK Paya Rumput
SMK Paya Rumput
Krubong
136/13/02
SK Krubong
SMK Krubong
Dewan Komuniti PPR Krubong
Pantai Cheng
136/13/03
SK Cheng
Cheng Perdana
136/13/04
SK Tanjung Minyak
Cheng
136/13/05
SMK Tun Haji Abdul Malek
Tanjung Minyak
136/13/06
SK Tanjung Minyak 2
SRA JAIM Tanjung Minyak 2
Representation history
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Paya Rumput
Assembly
Years
Member
Party
Constituency created from Krubong
9th
1995 – 1999
Yasin Mohd Sarif
BN (UMNO )
10th
1999 – 2004
Mohd Ali Rustam
11th
2004 – 2008
Tahir Hassan
12th
2008 – 2013
13th
2013 – 2018
Sazali Muhd Din
14th
2018 – 2020
Mohd Rafiq Naizamohideen
PH (BERSATU )
2020 – 2021
PN (BERSATU )
15th
2021 – present
Rais Yasin
BN (UMNO )
Election results
The electoral results for the Paya Rumput state constituency in 2004 , 2008 , 2013 , 2018 and 2021 are as follows.
Malacca state election, 2018
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
PH
Mohd Rafiq Naizamohideen
12,102
56.30
56.30
BN
Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah
7,843
36.48
36.48
PAS
Rafie Ahmad
1,552
7.22
7.22
Total valid votes
21,497
100.00
Total rejected ballots
272
Unreturned ballots
13
Turnout
21,782
87.00
2.59
Registered electors
25,038
Majority
4,259
19.82
13.70
PH gain from BN
Swing
?
Malacca state election, 2013
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
BN
Sazali Muhd Din
11,003
53.06
4.08
PKR
Taha Ahmad
9,733
46.94
4.08
Total valid votes
20,736
100.00
Total rejected ballots
257
Unreturned ballots
0
Turnout
20,993
89.59
7.74
Registered electors
23,432
Majority
1,270
6.12
8.16
BN hold
Swing
Malacca state election, 2008
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
BN
Tahir Hassan
7,581
57.14
23.39
PKR
Taha Ahmad
5,687
42.86
23.39
Total valid votes
13,268
100.00
Total rejected ballots
243
Unreturned ballots
67
Turnout
13,578
81.85
0.89
Registered electors
16,589
Majority
1,894
14.28
46.78
BN hold
Swing
Malacca state election, 2004
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
61.06
BN hold
Swing
References
Perlis State Legislative Assembly
Kedah State Legislative Assembly
Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
Penang State Legislative Assembly
Perak State Legislative Assembly
Pahang State Legislative Assembly
Selangor State Legislative Assembly
Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
Malacca State Legislative Assembly
Johor State Legislative Assembly
Sabah State Legislative Assembly
Sarawak State Legislative Assembly