Arau (federal constituency)

Arau is a federal constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

Arau (P003)
Perlis constituency
Federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
MP
Shahidan Kassim
PN
Constituency created1974
First contested1974
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]97,332
Electors (2022)[2]60,876
Area (km²)[3]222
Pop. density (per km²)438.4

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Arau's electorate as of 2022[4]

  Malay (92.6%)
  Chinese (4%)
  Other ethnicities (2.3%)
  Indian (1.1%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Arau constituency is divided into 30 polling districts.[5]

State constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Pauh (N11) Guar Gajah 003/11/01
  • SMK Dato' Sheikh Ahmad
  • SMA Arau
Padang Siding 003/11/02 SK Pauh
Pauh 003/11/03 SMK Tengku Budriah
Istana 003/11/04 SK Tengku Budriah
Pekan Arau 003/11/05 SJK (C) Hwa Aik
Kubang Paya 003/11/06 SJK (C) Sin Min
Tambun Tulang (N12) Kubang Gajah 003/12/01 SK Kubang Gajah
Jejawi 003/12/02 SMK Syed Sirajuddin
Kampong Banat 003/12/03 SMK Arau
Kampong Surau 003/12/04 SK Utan Aji
Mengkuang Layar 003/12/05 SK Long Boh
Tambun Tulang 003/12/06 SK Tambun Tulang
Guar Sanji (N13) Guar Sanji 003/13/01 SK Arau
Kampong Sena 003/13/02 SK Jelempok
Behor Mentalon 003/13/03 SMK Syed Ahmad
Chemumar 003/13/04 SK Raja Perempuan Budriah
Serdang 003/18/05 SK Kampong Serdang
Changkat Jawi 003/13/06 SK Changkat Jawi
Simpang Empat (N14) Sungai Berembang 003/14/01 SK Sungai Berembang
Behor Mali 003/14/02 SK Bohor Mali
Sungai Bahru 003/14/03 SK Sungai Baru
Simpang Empat Che Kassim 003/14/04 SK Simpang Ampat
Lat Seribu 003/14/05 SJK (C) Simpang Ampat
Sanglang (N15) Bongor Kudong 003/15/01 Dewan 1 Malaysia Simpang Empat
Bunga Mas 003/15/02 SMK Syed Saffi
Sungai Padang 003/15/03 SK Dato Ahmad Musa
Simpang Sanglang 003/15/04 SK Sanglang
Padang Keria 003/15/05 SK Padang Keria
Kuala Sanglang 003/15/06 SJK (C) Chin Hun
Tok Pulau 003/15/07 SMK Sanglang

Representation history
Members of Parliament for Arau
Parliament NoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created, renamed from Perlis Selatan
4th P0021974–1978Syed Hassan Syed Mohamed
(سيد حسن سيد محمد)		BN (UMNO)
5th1978–1982
6th1982–1986Abdul Hamid Pawanteh
(عبدالحميد ڤاوانتيه)
7th1986–1990Shahidan Kassim
(شهيدان كسسيم)
8th1990–1995
9th P0031995–1998Kamarudin Ahmad
(كامرودين احمد)
1998–1999Hashim Jasin
(هشيم جاسين)		PAS
10th1999–2004Mastika Junaidah Husin
(مستيكا جنيده حسين)		BN (UMNO)
11th2004–2008Syed Razlan Syed Putra Jamallullail
(سيد رزلن سيد ڤوترا جماللوللايل)
12th2008–2013Ismail Kassim
(اسماعيل كسسيم)
13th2013–2018Shahidan Kassim
(شهيدان كسسيم)
14th2018–2022
15th2022–presentPN (PAS)

State constituency
Parliamentary

constituency

 State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Arau Bandar Arau
Guar Sanji
Kayang
Kota Raja
Kuala Perlis
Kurong Anai
Pauh
Sanglang
Simpang Empat
Tambun Tulang
Utan Aji

Current state assembly members
No. State Constituency Member Coalition (Party)
N11 Pauh Megat Hashirat Hassan PN (BERSATU)
N12 Tambun Tulang Wan Zikri Afthar Ishak
N13 Guar Sanji Mohd. Ridzuan Hashim PN (PAS)
N14 Simpang Empat Razali Saad
N15 Sanglang Mohd. Shukri Ramli

Local governments
No. Local Government
P003 Kangar Municipal Council

Election results
Malaysian general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PNShahidan Kassim31,45867.23Increase 67.23
BNRozabil Abd Rahman8,24217.62Decrease 24.17
PHFathin Amelina Fazlie7,08915.15Decrease 14.37
Total valid votes 46,789 100.00
Total rejected ballots 727
Unreturned ballots 88
Turnout 47,60476.86Decrease 7.05
Registered electors 60,876
Majority 23,21649.61Increase 37.34
PN gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753257/PUB605.pdf
Malaysian general election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNShahidan Kassim16,54741.79Decrease 9.49
PHAbd Rahman Daud11,69129.52Increase 29.52
PASHashim Jasin11,36228.69Decrease 18.96
Total valid votes 39,600100.00
Total rejected ballots 690
Unreturned ballots 143
Turnout 40,43383.91Decrease 3.70
Registered electors 48,187
Majority 4,85612.27Increase 8.64
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

"His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perlis [P.U. (B) 232/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Perlis [P.U. (B) 306/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
Malaysian general election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNShahidan Kassim19,37651.28Increase 0.82
PASHaron Din18,00547.65Decrease 1.89
IndependentZainudin Yom4061.08Increase 1.08
Total valid votes 37,787100.00
Total rejected ballots 525
Unreturned ballots 127
Turnout 38,43987.61Increase 4.16
Registered electors 43,876
Majority 1,3713.63Increase 2.71
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perlis [P.U. (B) 169/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2016-05-10.

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Perlis [P.U. (B) 210/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
Malaysian general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNIsmail Kassim16,45150.46Decrease 4.69
PASHaron Din16,15149.54Increase 4.69
Total valid votes 32,602100.00
Total rejected ballots 586
Unreturned ballots 88
Turnout 33,27683.45Decrease 0.78
Registered electors 39,877
Majority 3000.92Decrease 9.38
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNSyed Razlan Syed Putra Jamallullail17,36755.15Increase 2.42
PASHaron Din14,12444.85Decrease 2.42
Total valid votes 31,491100.00
Total rejected ballots 533
Unreturned ballots 38
Turnout 32,06284.23Increase 2.44
Registered electors 38,064
Majority 3,24310.30Increase 4.84
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNMastika Junaidah Husin15,29752.73Increase 5.44
PASAbd. Aziz Hanafi13,71147.27Decrease 5.44
Total valid votes 29,008100.00
Total rejected ballots 414
Unreturned ballots 51
Turnout 29,47381.79Increase 11.52
Registered electors 36,034
Majority 1,5865.46Increase 0.04
BN gain from PAS Swing ?

Malaysian general by-election, 4 July 1998
Upon the death of incumbent, Kamarudin Ahmad
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PASHashim Jasin12,86452.71Increase 52.71
BNIsmail Kassim11,54147.29Decrease 16.24
Total valid votes 24,405100.00
Total rejected ballots 344
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 24,74970.27Decrease 6.24
Registered electors 35,221
Majority 1,3235.42Decrease 21.64
PAS gain from BN Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNKamarudin Ahmad16,26663.53Increase 2.10
S46Saad @ Md. Zain Hamzah9,33736.47Increase 36.47
Total valid votes 25,603100.00
Total rejected ballots 891
Unreturned ballots 30
Turnout 26,52476.51Decrease 0.91
Registered electors 34,667
Majority 6,92927.06Increase 4.20
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNShahidan Kassim20,94861.43Decrease 0.65
PASKhalid Abdul Samad13,15438.57Increase 0.65
Total valid votes 34,102100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,094
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 35,19677.42Increase 2.81
Registered electors 45,461
Majority 7,79422.86Decrease 1.30
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNShahidan Kassim18,15662.08Decrease 1.52
PASTengku Abdul Rahman Tengku Ismail11,09137.92Increase 1.52
Total valid votes 29,247100.00
Total rejected ballots 830
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 30,07774.61Decrease 2.24
Registered electors 40,312
Majority 7,06524.16Decrease 3.04
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNAbdul Hamid Pawanteh17,46463.60Increase 9.44
PASMahamood Mohamad Noor9,99436.40Increase 2.53
Total valid votes 27,458100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,004
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 28,46276.85
Registered electors 37,035
Majority 7,47027.20Increase 6.91
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNSyed Hassan Syed Mohamed13,15054.16Decrease 16.42
PASMahamood Mohamad Noor8,22333.87Increase 33.87
IndependentHussain Abdul Rahman2,90611.97Increase 11.97
Total valid votes 24,279100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 32,947
Majority 4,92720.29Decrease 20.87
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
BNSyed Hassan Syed Mohamed14,78970.58
IndependentIdrus @ Darus Omar6,16429.42
Total valid votes 20,953100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,512
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 22,46577.57
Registered electors 28,961
Majority 8,62541.16
This was a new constituency created.

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