Utan Aji
Perlis constituency
Defunct state constituency
LegislaturePerlis State Legislative Assembly
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1995
First contested1959
Last contested1990

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
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
1st1959-1964Syed Darus Syed HashimAlliance (UMNO)
2nd1964-1969Taharim AriffinPMIP
1969-1971Assembly dissolved
3rd1971-1973Syed Darus Syed HashimAlliance (UMNO)
1973-1974BN (UMNO)
4th1974-1978
5th1978-1982Idrus Kassim
6th1982-1986
7th1986-1990Fadzil Mahmood
8th1990-1995
Constituency abolished, renamed to Tambun Tulang

Election results

Perlis state election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNFadzil Mahmood2,70864.49
S46Idrus Kassim1,49135.51
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 Mahmood2,27064.31
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAhmad Tajuddin Salleh1,26035.69
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 Kassim3,02965.82
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyMohamad Noor1,57334.18
Total valid votes 4,602 100.00
Total rejected ballots 129
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 4,73179.55
Registered electors 5,947
Majority 1,456
BN hold Swing
Perlis state election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNIdrus Kassim2,27356.40
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyBakri Hashim1,75743.60
Total valid votes 4,030 100.00
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 Hashim2,09661.72
Parti Rakyat MalaysiaSaad Man1,11032.69
IndependentYusof Osman1905.59
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 Hashim1,86850.22
PMIPTaharim Ariffin1,85249.78
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 Ariffin1,68054.07
AllianceSyed Darus Syed Hashim1,42745.93
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 Hashim1,36655.51
PMIPAhmad Salleh1,09544.49
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

  • "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
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