Beseri (state constituency)

Constituency in Perlis, Malaysia

Malaysian electoral constituency

Beseri
Perlis constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Perlis State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Haziq Asyraf Dun PN
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)^[1]	12,128

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

The state constituency was first contested in 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Perlis State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2022^[update], the State Assemblyman for Beseri is Haziq Asyraf Dun from Perikatan Nasional (PN).

Definition

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Polling districts

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

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Beseri(N02)	Pekan Kaki Bukit	001/02/01	SJK (C) Kong Hwa
	Tasoh	001/02/02	Kem Tasoh Pusat Ko-Kurikulum JPN Perlis
	Guar Jentil	001/02/03	SK Guar Jentik
	Beseri	001/02/04	SK Beseri
	Tunjong	001/02/05	SMK Tengku Sulaiman

Demographics

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

Malay (82.37%)
Chinese (15.06%)
Other ethnicities (1.82%)
Indian (0.75%)

Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district	Electors
Pekan Kaki Bukit	1,402
Tasoh	621
Guar Jentik	1,245
Beseri	2,166
Tunjong	2,955
Total	9,309
Source: Malaysian Election Commission ^[4]

History

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Beseri
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Paya
7th	1986–1990	Nordin Abdullah	BN (UMNO)
8th	1990–1995
9th	1995–1999
10th	1999–2004	Zahidi Zainul Abidin
11th	2004–2008	Zahidi Zainul Abidin
12th	2008–2013	Mat Rawi Kassim
13th	2013–2018	Mat Rawi Kassim
14th	2018–2022	Rouzaini Rais
15th	2022–present	Haziq Asyraf Dun	PN (PAS)

Election results

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Perlis state election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
PN	Haziq Asyraf Dun	4,040	45.84	Increase 45.84
BN	Ruzaini Rais	2,993	33.96	Decrease 7.99
PH	Mat Safar Saad	1,684	19.11	Decrease 16.77
Heritage	Shamim Nordin	96	1.09	Increase 1.09
Total valid votes			8,813	100.00
Total rejected ballots			108
Unreturned ballots			18
Turnout			8,939	73.70	Decrease 5.13
Registered electors			12,128
Majority			1,047
PN gain from BN		Swing		?

Perlis state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
BN	Ruzaini Rais	2,879	41.95	Decrease 12.06
PH	Wan Kharizal Wan Khazim	2,463	35.88	Increase 35.88
PAS	Azamhari Mohamood	1,523	22.18	Decrease 23.81
Total valid votes			6,865	100.00
Total rejected ballots			128
Unreturned ballots			34
Turnout			7,027	78.83	Decrease 4.70
Registered electors			8,914
Majority			416
BN hold		Swing
Source(s) ^[3]

Perlis state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
BN	Mat Rawi Kassim	3,636	54.01	Decrease 6.81
PAS	Wan Kharizal Wan Khazim	3,096	45.99	Increase 45.99
Total valid votes			6,732	100.00
Total rejected ballots			95
Unreturned ballots			20
Turnout			6,847	83.53	Increase 7.58
Registered electors			8,197
Majority			540
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年04月27日.^{[permanent dead link ‍]} "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年04月27日.^{[permanent dead link ‍]} "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年04月27日.^{[permanent dead link ‍]}

Perlis state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
BN	Mat Rawi Kassim	3,123	60.82	Decrease 6.48
PKR	Dzulkefli Mat De	2,012	39.18	Increase 39.18
Total valid votes			5,135	100.00
Total rejected ballots			130
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			5,265	75.95	Decrease 2.64
Registered electors			6,932
Majority			1,111
BN hold		Swing

Perlis state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
BN	Zahidi Zainul Abidin	3,492	68.30	Increase 9.64
PAS	Mohd Anuar Mohd Tahir	1,621	31.70	Decrease 9.64
Total valid votes			5,113	100.00
Total rejected ballots			109
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			5,222	78.59	Increase 4.82
Registered electors			6,645
Majority			1,871
BN hold		Swing

Perlis state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
BN	Zahidi Zainul Abidin	2,774	58.66	Decrease 15.71
PAS	Abd. Rahman Rejab	1,955	41.34	Increase 41.34
Total valid votes			4,729	100.00
Total rejected ballots			110
Unreturned ballots			230
Turnout			5,069	73.77	Increase 2.93
Registered electors			6,871
Majority			819
BN hold		Swing

Perlis state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
BN	Nordin Abdullah	3,389	74.37	Increase 8.15
S46	Syed Ahmad Syed Ali	1,168	25.63	Decrease 8.15
Total valid votes			4,557	100.00
Total rejected ballots			173
Unreturned ballots			139
Turnout			4,869	70.84	Decrease 3.45
Registered electors			6,873
Majority			2,221
BN hold		Swing

Perlis state election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
BN	Nordin Abdullah	3,286	66.22	Increase 1.34
S46	Abd. Rahman Rejab	1,676	33.78	Increase 33.78
Total valid votes			4,962	100.00
Total rejected ballots			176
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			5,138	74.29	Increase 1.63
Registered electors			6,916
Majority			1,610
BN hold		Swing

Perlis state election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
BN	Nordin Abdullah	2,784	64.88
PAS	Yahaya Ahmad	1,507	35.12
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

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"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia . Archived from the original on 2016年04月24日. Retrieved 2016年04月27日.

^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018年04月16日. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018年04月25日. Retrieved 2018年04月25日.
^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 2022年10月31日.
^ ^a ^b "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Perlis". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018年05月12日.
^ "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia . 1. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018年04月12日. Retrieved 2018年05月14日.

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