Utan Aji (state constituency)

Utan Aji
Perlis constituency
Defunct state constituency
Legislature Perlis State Legislative Assembly
Constituency created 1958
Constituency abolished 1995
First contested 1959
Last contested 1990

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

It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

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

Election results

Perlis state election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNFadzil Mahmood 2,708 64.49
S46Idrus Kassim 1,491 35.51
Total valid votes 4,199 100.00
Total rejected ballots 149
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 4,34879.26
Registered electors 5,486
Majority 1,217
BN hold Swing
Perlis state election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNFadzil Mahmood 2,270 64.31
PASAhmad Tajuddin Salleh 1,260 35.69
Total valid votes 3,530 100.00
Total rejected ballots 113
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 3,64375.39
Registered electors 4,832
Majority 1,010
BN hold Swing
Perlis state election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNIdrus Kassim
PASMohamad Noor
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 5,947
Majority
BN hold Swing
Perlis state election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNIdrus Kassim
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Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 5,228
Majority 516
BN hold Swing {{{3}}}
Perlis state election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNSyed Darus Syed Hashim 2,096 61.72
PSRMSaad Man 1,110 32.69
IndependentYusof Osman 190 5.59
Total valid votes 3,396 100.00
Total rejected ballots 365
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 3,76182.71
Registered electors 4,547
Majority 986
BN gain from Alliance Swing ?
Perlis state election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceSyed Darus Syed Hashim 1,868 50.22
PMIPTaharim Ariffin 1,852 49.78
Total valid votes 3,720 100.00
Total rejected ballots 216
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 3,93681.34
Registered electors 4,839
Majority 16
Alliance gain from PMIP Swing ?
Perlis state election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PMIPTaharim Ariffin 1,680 54.07
AllianceSyed Darus Syed Hashim 1,427 45.93
Total valid votes 3,107 100.00
Total rejected ballots 188
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 3,29582.23
Registered electors 4,007
Majority 253
PMIP gain from Alliance Swing ?
Perlis state election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceSyed Darus Syed Hashim 1,366 55.51
PMIPAhmad Salleh 1,095 44.49
Total valid votes 2,461 100.00
Total rejected ballots 61
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 2,52278.25
Registered electors 3,223
Majority 271
This was a new constituency created.

References

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