State constituency in Perlis, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
Guar Sanji is a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly.
The state constituency was created in 1984. It 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 2018[update], the State Assemblyman for Guar Sanji is Mohd Ridzuan Hashim from Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS).
According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Guar Sanji constituency is divided into 6 polling districts.[2]
State constituency
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Polling Districts
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Code
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Location
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Guar Sanji (N13)
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Guar Sanji
|
003/13/01
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SK Arau
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Kampong Sena
|
003/13/02
|
SK Jelempok
|
Behor Mentalon
|
003/13/03
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SMK Syed Ahmad
|
Chemumar
|
003/13/04
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SK Raja Perempuan Budriah
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Serdang
|
003/18/05
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SK Kampong Serdang
|
Changkat Jawi
|
003/13/06
|
SK Changkat Jawi
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Ethnic breakdown of Guar Sanji's electorate as of 2022[3]
Other ethnicities (0.50%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district
|
Electors
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Guar Sanji
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1,878
|
Kampong Sena
|
1,810
|
Behor Mentalon
|
1,261
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Chemumar
|
1,035
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Serdang
|
1,804
|
Changkat Jawi
|
743
|
Total
|
8,531
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Source: Malaysian Election Commission[4]
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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Guar Sanji
|
Assembly |
Years |
Member |
Party
|
Constituency created from Sanglang
|
7th |
1986–1990 |
Taib Ismail |
BN (UMNO)
|
8th |
1990–1995 |
Abdul Aziz Saad
|
9th |
1995–1999 |
Arof Saad
|
10th |
1999–2004 |
Ahmad Ali |
PAS
|
11th |
2004–2008 |
Jafperi Othman |
BN (UMNO)
|
12th |
2008–2013
|
13th |
2013–2018
|
14th |
2018–2020 |
Mohd Ridzuan Hashim |
PAS
|
2020–present
|
PN (PAS)
|
15th |
2022–present
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Perlis state election, 2018: Guar Sanji
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
PAS |
Ridzuan Hashim |
3,199 |
42.19 |
1.67
|
|
BN |
Afifi Osman |
2,871 |
37.87 |
18.27
|
|
PH |
Baridah Che Nayan |
1,512 |
19.94 |
19.94
|
Total valid votes
|
7,582 |
100.00
|
Total rejected ballots
|
103
|
Unreturned ballots
|
40
|
Turnout
|
7,725 |
83.67 |
3.90
|
Registered electors
|
9,233
|
Majority
|
328 |
4.32 |
7.96
|
|
PAS gain from BN
|
Swing
|
?
|
|
Perlis state election, 2013: Guar Sanji
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
BN |
Jafperi Othman |
4,235 |
56.14 |
0.96
|
|
PAS |
Zulmi Sabri |
3,308 |
43.86 |
0.96
|
Total valid votes
|
7,543 |
100.00
|
Total rejected ballots
|
82
|
Unreturned ballots
|
14
|
Turnout
|
7,639 |
87.57 |
3.27
|
Registered electors
|
8,723
|
Majority
|
927 |
12.28 |
1.92
|
|
Guar Sanji hold
|
Swing
|
BN
|
|
Perlis state election, 2008: Guar Sanji
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
BN |
Jafperi Othman |
3,736 |
55.18 |
4.08
|
|
PAS |
Ahmad Adnan Fadzil |
3,034 |
44.82 |
4.08
|
Total valid votes
|
6,770 |
100.00
|
Total rejected ballots
|
93
|
Unreturned ballots
|
16
|
Turnout
|
6,879 |
84.30 |
2.09
|
Registered electors
|
8,160
|
Majority
|
702 |
10.36 |
8.16
|
|
Guar Sanji hold
|
Swing
|
BN
|
|
Perlis state election, 2004: Guar Sanji
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
BN |
Jafperi Othman |
3,378 |
51.10 |
6.10
|
|
PAS |
Ahmad Ali |
3,233 |
48.90 |
6.10
|
Total valid votes
|
6,611 |
100.00
|
Total rejected ballots
|
97
|
Unreturned ballots
|
|
Turnout
|
6,708 |
86.39 |
2.07
|
Registered electors
|
7,765
|
Majority
|
145 |
2.20 |
7.80
|
|
BN gain from PAS
|
Swing
|
?
|
|
Perlis state election, 1986: Guar Sanji
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
BN |
Taib Ismail |
2,697 |
64.28
|
|
PAS |
Mahamood Mohd Noor |
1,499 |
35.72
|
Total valid votes
|
4,196 |
100.00
|
Total rejected ballots
|
177
|
Unreturned ballots
|
|
Turnout
|
4,373 |
73.48
|
Registered electors
|
5,951
|
Majority
|
1,198 |
28.56
|
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