Pasir Panjang (state constituency)

Pasir Panjang
Perak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Perak State Legislative Assembly
;
First contested	1995
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	42,402
Area (km²)[2]	221

Pasir Panjang is a state constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly.[3]

The state constituency was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Perak State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Pasir Panjang is Yahaya Mat Nor from the Parti Amanah Negara (PAN), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH); who is a former teacher.[4]

Definition

The Pasir Panjang constituency spans largest portion of southern part of Manjung district including township of Seri Manjung and industrial area of Lumut Port. It contains the polling districts of Kampong Telok, Kampong Baharu, Sungai Wangi, Ladang Sungai Wangi, Kampong Sitiawan, Samudera, Pundut, Bandar Baru Seri Manjung, Seri Manjung, Kampong Dato Sri Kamarudin, Pasir Panjang, Batu 8 Lekir, FELCRA Lekir, Lekir, Lekir Tengah, Sungai Tiram Lekir and Kayan.[5]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Pasir Panjang's electorate as of 2018[4]

Malay (74.75%)

Chinese (9.41%)

Indian (14.95%)

East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.67%)

Other ethnicities (0.28%)

Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district	Electors
Kampong Telok	650
Kampong Baharu	1,314
Sungai Wangi	2,072
Ladang Sungai Wangi	1,729
Kampong Sitiawan	4,577
Samudera	4.454
Pundut	1,687
Bandar Baru Seri Manjung	3,404
Seri Manjung	4,854
Kampong Dato Sri Kamarudin	1,844
Pasir Panjang	1,841
Batu 8 Lekir	1,773
FELCRA Lekir	715
Lekir	2,074
Lekir Tengah	1,193
Sungai Tiram Lekir	816
Kayan	891
Total	35,888
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[6]

History

Perak State Legislative Assemblyman for Pasir Panjang
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
9th	1995 – 1999	M. Muthiah	BN (MIC)
10th	1999 – 2004	K. Munisamy	BN (MIC)
11th	2004 – 2008	M. Ramachandran	BN (MIC)
12th	2008 – 2013	Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin	PR (PAS)
13th	2013 – 2018	Rashidi Ibrahim	BN (UMNO)
14th	2018 –	Yahaya Mat Nor	PH (AMANAH)

Election results

The electoral results for the Pasir Panjang state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.

Perak state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PH	Yahaya Mat Nor	14,123	40.6
	BN	Rashidi Ibrahim	12,904	37.0
	PAS	Rohawati Abidin	7,795	22.4
Total valid votes			34,822	100.0
Total rejected ballots			470
Unreturned ballots			202
Turnout			35,494	83.7
Registered electors			42,402
Majority			1,219
	PH gain		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2019.

References

"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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24.
https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/29723/BERITA/Politik/Mohon-maaf-atau-tindakan-undang-undang. Missing or empty |title= (help)
"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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
"Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2020-07-17.

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[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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.

[2] Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-15.

[3] "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24.

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[5] "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

[2018report-6] "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2020-07-17.