Santan (state constituency)

Santan (N05)
Perlis constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Perlis State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mohammad Azmir Azizan; PN
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Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)	10,751

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

The state constituency was created in 1994. It was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Perlis State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2022, the State Assemblyman for Santan is Mohammad Azmir Azizan from Perikatan Nasional (PN).

Definition

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Santan constituency is divided into 6 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Santan（N05）	Kampong Darat	001/05/01	SK Seri Tunjong
	Paya	001/05/02	SK Paya
	Alor Tampang	001/05/03	Pusat Kegiatan (Kemas) Alor Tampang
	Padang Lati	001/05/04	Dewan Seri Melati Beseri
	Padang Pauh	001/05/05	SMK Abi
	Santan	001/05/06	SK Santan

Ethnic breakdown of Santan's electorate as of 2022^[3]

Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district	Electors
Kampong Darat	1,191
Paya	1,872
Alor Tampang	1,021
Padang Lati	1,159
Padang Pauh	1,366
Santan	1,635
Total	8,244
Source: Malaysian Election Commission^[4]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Santan
Assembly	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Padang Pauh and Beseri
9th	N05	1995–1999	Bahari Taib	BN (UMNO)
10th		1999–2004	Zolkharnain Abidin	PAS
11th		2004–2008	Sabry Ahmad	BN (UMNO)
12th		2008–2013
13th		2013–2018
14th		2018–2022	Azizan Sulaiman
15th		2022–present	Mohammad Azmir Azizan	PN (PAS)

Perlis state election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Mohammad Azmir Azizan	4,752	56.40	56.40
	BN	Azizan Sulaiman	2,644	31.08	9.68
	PH	Che Mazlina Che Yob	1,030	12.22	12.22
Total valid votes			8,426	100.00
Total rejected ballots			72
Unreturned ballots			13
Turnout			8,511	79.16	4.14
Registered electors			10,751
Majority			2,108	25.02	11.98
	PN gain from BN		Swing		?

Perlis state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sabry Ahmad	4,209	57.39	1.68
	PAS	Mohd Anuar Mohd Tahir	3,125	42.61	1.68
Total valid votes			7,334	100.00
Total rejected ballots			93
Unreturned ballots			22
Turnout			7,449	88.63	3.71
Registered electors			8,405
Majority			1,084	14.78	3.37
	BN hold		Swing
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	Sabry Ahmad	3,475	55.71	0.89
	PAS	Abd Rashid Abd Rahman	2,763	44.29	0.89
Total valid votes			6,238	100.00
Total rejected ballots			101
Unreturned ballots			12
Turnout			6,351	84.92	1.60
Registered electors			7,479
Majority			712	11.41	1.76
	BN hold		Swing

Perlis state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sabry Ahmad	3,284	54.82	7.34
	PAS	Zolkharnain Abidin	2,706	45.18	7.34
Total valid votes			5,990	100.00
Total rejected ballots			73
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			6,063	86.52	1.17
Registered electors			7,008
Majority			578	9.65	4.61
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?

Perlis state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Zolkharnain Abidin	2,802	52.52	15.90
	BN	Bahari Taib	2,533	47.48	15.90
Total valid votes			5,335	100.00
Total rejected ballots			87
Unreturned ballots			87
Turnout			5,509	85.34	8.27
Registered electors			6,455
Majority			269	5.04	21.72
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Perlis state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Bahari Taib	3,107	63.38
	PAS	Abdullah Jasin	1,795	36.62
Total valid votes			4,902	100.00
Total rejected ballots			96
Unreturned ballots			6
Turnout			5,004	77.08
Registered electors			6,492
Majority			1,312	26.76
This was a new constituency created.