Chuping (state constituency)

Chuping

Perlis constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Perlis State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Asmaiza Ahmad BN
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2013

Chuping is a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1986, and then 1995 to present.

The state constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandate to return a single member to the Perlis State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 1986 when it was redistributed. Later It was re-created in 1994.

2004–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Panggas, Sungai Buloh, Kilang Gula Chuping, Kubang Perun, Guar Nangka, FELDA Chuping.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Chuping
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
4th	1974-1978	Ahmad Said	BN
5th	1978-1982
6th	1982-1986	Shaari Jusoh
Constituency abolished
Constituency re-created
9th	1995-1999	Yazid Mat	BN
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008	Mansor Jusoh
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-present	Asmaiza Ahmad

Election results

Perlis state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Asmaiza Ahmad	5,688
	PKR	Wan Mohamad Fishaal Wan Daud	2,812
Total valid votes			8,500	100.00
Total rejected ballots			165
Unreturned ballots			17
Turnout			8,682	88.16
Registered electors			9,848
Majority			2,876
	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.

Perlis state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mansor Jusoh	4,972
	PAS	Mohd. Ali Puteh	2,169
Total valid votes			7,141	100.00
Total rejected ballots			151
Unreturned ballots			9
Turnout			7,301	82.73
Registered electors			8,825
Majority			2,803
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Perlis state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mansor Jusoh	4,632
	PAS	Mohd. Ali Puteh	2,042
Total valid votes			6,674	100.00
Total rejected ballots			122
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			6,797	87.12
Registered electors			7,802
Majority			2,590
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Perlis state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yaziz @ Yazid Mat	3,756
	PAS	Wan Kharizal Wan Khazim	2,496
Total valid votes			6,252	100.00
Total rejected ballots			146
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			6,399	85.31
Registered electors			7,501
Majority			1,260
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Perlis state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yaziz @ Yazid Mat	4,124
	PAS	Yahaya Ahmad	1,714
Total valid votes			5,838	100.00
Total rejected ballots			133
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			5,972	82.84
Registered electors			7,209
Majority			2,410
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Perlis state election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shaari Jusoh
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
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Majority
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Perlis state election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Said
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Perlis state election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Said
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References

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