| Paya Rumput | |
| State: | Malacca |
| State-Rep: | Rais Yasin |
| State-Rep-Party: | Barisan Nasional |
| State-Status: | active |
| State-Created: | 1994 |
| State-Election-First: | 1995 |
| State-Election-Last: | 2021 |
| Demo-Electors: | 26,455 |
| Demo-Electors-Date: | 2021 |
| Demo-Electors-Ref: | [1] |
| Demo-Area: | 47 |
| Demo-Area-Ref: | [2] |
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.
The Paya Rumput constituency contains the polling districts of Hujong Padang, Kerubong, Pantai Cheng, Cheng Perdana, Cheng and Tanjung Minyak.[3]
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Paya Rumput constituency has a total of 6 polling districts.[4]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paya Rumput (N13) | Hujong Padang | 136/13/01 |
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| Krubong | 136/13/02 |
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| 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 |
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| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Paya Rumput | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| Constituency created from Krubong | ||||
| 9th | 1995 – 1999 | Yasin Mohd Sarif | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2020 – 2021 | ||||
| 15th | 2021 – present | Rais Yasin | ||
The electoral results for the Paya Rumput state constituency in 2004, 2008, 2013, 2018 and 2021 are as follows.