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Utan Aji (state constituency)

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Utan Aji
Perlis constituency
Defunct state constituency
LegislaturePerlis State Legislative Assembly
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1995
First contested1959
Last contested1990

Utan Aji was a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that was represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly from 1959 to 1995.

The state constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Perlis State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

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It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Utan Aji
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
1st 1959-1964 Syed Darus Syed Hashim Alliance (UMNO)
2nd 1964-1969 Taharim Ariffin PMIP
1969-1971 Assembly dissolved
3rd 1971-1973 Syed Darus Syed Hashim Alliance (UMNO)
1973-1974 BN (UMNO)
4th 1974–1978
5th 1978-1982 Idrus Kassim
6th 1982–1986
7th 1986-1990 Fadzil Mahmood
8th 1990–1995
Constituency abolished, renamed to Tambun Tulang

Election results

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Perlis state election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Fadzil Mahmood 2,708 64.49
S46 Idrus Kassim 1,491 35.51
Total valid votes 4,199 100.00
Total rejected ballots 149
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 4,348 79.26
Registered electors 5,486
Majority 1,217
BN hold Swing


Perlis state election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Fadzil Mahmood 2,270 64.31
PAS Ahmad Tajuddin Salleh 1,260 35.69
Total valid votes 3,530 100.00
Total rejected ballots 113
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 3,643 75.39
Registered electors 4,832
Majority 1,010
BN hold Swing


Perlis state election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Idrus Kassim 3,029 65.82
PAS Mohamad Noor 1,573 34.18
Total valid votes 4,602 100.00
Total rejected ballots 129
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 4,731 79.55
Registered electors 5,947
Majority 1,456
BN hold Swing


Perlis state election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Idrus Kassim 2,273 56.40
PAS Bakri Hashim 1,757 43.60
Total valid votes 4,030 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 5,228
Majority 516
BN hold Swing {{{2}}}


Perlis state election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Syed Darus Syed Hashim 2,096 61.72
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Saad Man 1,110 32.69
Independent Yusof Osman 190 5.59
Total valid votes 3,396 100.00
Total rejected ballots 365
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 3,761 82.71
Registered electors 4,547
Majority 986
BN gain from Alliance Swing ?


Perlis state election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Syed Darus Syed Hashim 1,868 50.22
PMIP Taharim Ariffin 1,852 49.78
Total valid votes 3,720 100.00
Total rejected ballots 216
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 3,936 81.34
Registered electors 4,839
Majority 16
Alliance gain from PMIP Swing ?


Perlis state election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PMIP Taharim Ariffin 1,680 54.07
Alliance Syed Darus Syed Hashim 1,427 45.93
Total valid votes 3,107 100.00
Total rejected ballots 188
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 3,295 82.23
Registered electors 4,007
Majority 253
PMIP gain from Alliance Swing ?


Perlis state election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Syed Darus Syed Hashim 1,366 55.51
PMIP Ahmad Salleh 1,095 44.49
Total valid votes 2,461 100.00
Total rejected ballots 61
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 2,522 78.25
Registered electors 3,223
Majority 271
This was a new constituency created.

References

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  • "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-10.