Padang Rengas (federal constituency)

Padang Rengas

Perak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz BN
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2013

Padang Rengas is a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 1986 when it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2003.

2004–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Jenalik, Empangan Chenderoh, Sauk, Sauk Utara, Kampong Seterus, Bendang Selinsing, Chegar Galah, Kampong Chuar, Kampong Cheh, Kati, Changkat Jambu, Liman Kati, Berala, Lubok Chapin, Kampong Jamuan, Beluru, Kota Lama Kiri, Kampong Station, Kampong Basong, Lubok Merbau, Kampong Rambong, Kampong Tanah Merah, Kampong Laneh, Kroh Hilir, Kampong Lalang, Padang Assam, Kampong Buaya, Kampong Jaya, Padang Rengas Utara, Kampong Paya, Padang Rengas.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Padang Rengas
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
4th	1974-1978	Abdul Aziz Yeop	BN
5th	1978-1982	Umar Ismail
6th	1982-1986	Saidin Mat Piah
Constituency abolished
Constituency re-created
11th	2004-2008	Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz	BN
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-present

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz	13,005	54.69
	PKR	Meor Ahmad Isharra Ishak	10,775	45.31
Total valid votes			23,780	100.00
Total rejected ballots			410
Unreturned ballots			40
Turnout			24,230	84.96
Registered electors			28,518
Majority			2,230
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s)

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz	9,830	54.88
	PKR	Alias Zenon	8,081	45.12
Total valid votes			17,911	100.00
Total rejected ballots			362
Unreturned ballots			77
Turnout			18,350	75.21
Registered electors			24,397
Majority			1,749
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz	11,615	65.74
	KEADILAN	Mohd Zolkafly Yahaya	6,052	34.26
Total valid votes			17,667	100.00
Total rejected ballots			419
Unreturned ballots			46
Turnout			18,132	72.93
Registered electors
Majority			5,563
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Saidin Mat Piah
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Umar Ismail
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Aziz Yeop
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.