Simpang Empat (state constituency)

Simpang Empat (N14)
Perlis constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Perlis State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Razali Saad; PN
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Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)	10,697

Simpang Empat 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 Simpang Empat is Razali Saad from Perikatan Nasional (PN).

Definition

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Simpang Empat constituency is divided into 5 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Simpang Empat (N14)	Sungai Berembang	003/14/01	SK Sungai Berembang
	Behor Mali	003/14/02	SK Bohor Mali
	Sungai Bahru	003/14/03	SK Sungai Baru
	Simpang Empat Che Kassim	003/14/04	SK Simpang Ampat
	Lat Seribu	003/14/05	SJK (C) Simpang Ampat

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

Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district	Electors
Sungai Berembang	1,093
Behor Mali	921
Sungai Bharu	2,408
Simpang Empat Che Kasim	1,806
Lat Seribu	1,500
Total	7,728
Source: Malaysian Election Commission^[4]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Simpang Empat
Assembly	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Utan Aji, Kayang and Sanglang
9th	N14	1995–1999	Ramlah @ Che Ah Long	BN (UMNO)
10th		1999–2004	Zahari Bakar
11th		2004–2008	Zahari Bakar
12th		2008–2013	Rus'sele Eizan	PR (PAS)
13th		2013–2018	Nurulhisham Yaakob	BN (UMNO)
14th		2018–2022	Nurulhisham Yaakob	BN (UMNO)
15th		2022–present	Razali Saad	PN (PAS)

Perlis state election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Razali Saad	5,388	66.40	66.40
	BN	Nurulhisham Yaakob	1,380	17.01	17.45
	PH	Amran Darus	1,111	13.69	13.69
	Independent	Ammar Hassan	128	1.58	1.58
	PEJUANG	Izhar Sudin	73	0.90	0.90
	Heritage	Hakim Saad	35	0.43	0.43
Total valid votes			8,115	100.00
Total rejected ballots			140
Unreturned ballots			17
Turnout			9,210	80.0	10.14
Registered electors			10,697
Majority			4,008	49.39	48.21
	PN gain from BN		Swing		?

Perlis state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nurulhisham Yaakob	3,362	50.64	1.10
	PAS	Rus'sele Eizan	3,277	49.36	1.10
Total valid votes			6,639	100.00
Total rejected ballots			70
Unreturned ballots			20
Turnout			6,729	86.56	3.58
Registered electors			7,774
Majority			85	1.28	0.36
	BN gain from PAS		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 2016-05-10. "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 2016-05-10.

Perlis state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zahari Bakar	2,584	52.52	7.91
	PAS	Che Rosli Che Mat	2,336	47.48	7.91
Total valid votes			4,920	100.00
Total rejected ballots			107
Unreturned ballots			6
Turnout			5,033	80.43	6.51
Registered electors			6,258
Majority			248	5.04	15.82
	BN hold		Swing

Perlis state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Ramlah @ Che Ah Long	2,721	60.43
	S46	Ramli Abdul Karim	1,782	39.57
Total valid votes			4,503	100.00
Total rejected ballots			111
Unreturned ballots			6
Turnout			4,620	73.92
Registered electors			6,250
Majority			939	20.86
This was a new constituency created.