Santan (state constituency) explained

Santan
State:Perlis
State-Rep:Mohammad Azmir Azizan
State-Rep-Party:Perikatan Nasional
State-Status:active
State-Created:1994
State-Election-First:1995
State-Election-Last:2022
Demo-Electors:10,751
Demo-Electors-Date:2022
Demo-Electors-Ref:[1]

Santan 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., the State Assemblyman for Santan is Mohammad Azmir Azizan from Perikatan Nasional (PN).

Definition

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Santan constituency is divided into 6 polling districts.[2]

State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Santan(N05)Kampong Darat001/05/01SK Seri Tunjong
Paya001/05/02SK Paya
Alor Tampang001/05/03Pusat Kegiatan (Kemas) Alor Tampang
Padang Lati001/05/04Dewan Seri Melati Beseri
Padang Pauh001/05/05SMK Abi
Santan001/05/06SK Santan

Demographics

Total electors by polling district in 2016!Polling district!Electors
Kampong Darat1,191
Paya1,872
Alor Tampang1,021
Padang Lati1,159
Padang Pauh1,366
Santan1,635
Total8,244
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[3]

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Santan
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created, renamed from Padang Pauh
1995–1999 Bahari Taib bgcolor=#000080
1999–2004 Zolkharnain Abidin
2004–2008 Sabry Ahmad
2008–2013
2013–2018
2018–2022
2022–present

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018. Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. 2018-04-25. 12. ms.
  2. Web site: Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election . Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
  3. 2018. Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018. Election Commission of Malaysia. 1.