Beseri (state constituency)

Beseri

Perlis constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Perlis State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mat Rawi Kassim BN
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2013

Beseri is a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly since 1986.

The state constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Perlis State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Pekan Kaki Bukit, Tasoh, Guar Jentik, Beseri, Tunjong.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Beseri
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
7th	1986-1990	Nordin Abdullah	BN
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004	Zahidi Zainul Abidin
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Mat Rawi Kassim
13th	2013-present

Election results

Perlis state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mat Rawi Kassim	3,636
	PAS	Wan Kharizal Wan Khazim	3,096
Total valid votes			6,732	100.00
Total rejected ballots			95
Unreturned ballots			20
Turnout			6,847	83.53
Registered electors			8,197
Majority			540
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}
Source(s)  "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Perlis [P.U. (B) 185/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-27. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Perlis [P.U. (B) 226/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-27. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Perlis Corrigendum [P.U. (B) 249/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

Perlis state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mat Rawi Kassim	3,123
	PKR	Dzulkefli Mat De	2,012
Total valid votes			5,135	100.00
Total rejected ballots			130
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			5,265	75.95
Registered electors			6,932
Majority			1,111
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Perlis state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zahidi Zainul Abidin	3,492
	PAS	Mohd Anuar Mohd Tahir	1,621
Total valid votes			5,113	100.00
Total rejected ballots			109
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			5,222	78.59
Registered electors			6,645
Majority			1,871
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Perlis state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zahidi Zainul Abidin	2,774
	PAS	Abd. Rahman Rejab	1,955
Total valid votes			4,729	100.00
Total rejected ballots			110
Unreturned ballots			230
Turnout			5,069	73.77
Registered electors			6,871
Majority			819
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Perlis state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nordin Abdullah	3,389
	S46	Syed Ahmad Syed Ali	1,168
Total valid votes			4,557	100.00
Total rejected ballots			173
Unreturned ballots			139
Turnout			4,869	70.84
Registered electors			6,873
Majority			2,221
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Perlis state election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nordin Abdullah	3,286
	S46	Abd. Rahman Rejab	1,676
Total valid votes			4,962	100.00
Total rejected ballots			176
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			5,138	74.29
Registered electors			6,916
Majority			1,610
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Perlis state election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nordin Abdullah	2,784
	PAS	Yahaya Ahmad	1,507
Total valid votes			4,291	100.00
Total rejected ballots			169
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			4,460	72.66
Registered electors			6,138
Majority			1,277
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-04-27.