Oran (state constituency)
Oran was a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that was represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1995.
The state constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Perlis State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system. Its last election was in 1990. It disappeared in the 1995 election.
History
It was abolished in 1995 after it was redistributed.
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Oran |
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created |
| 4th | 1974-1978 | Abdullah Hassan | BN |
| 5th | 1978-1982 | Ali Ahmad |
| 6th | 1982-1986 |
| 7th | 1986-1990 | Yazid Mat |
| 8th | 1990-1995 |
| Constituency abolished |
Election results
| Perlis state election, 1990 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
BN | Yazid Mat | 4,568 | 71.05 |
|
PAS | Ismail Mohamad | 1,861 | 28.95 |
| Total valid votes |
6,429 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
280 |
| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
6,709 | 81.04 |
| Registered electors |
8,279 |
| Majority |
2,707 |
|
BN hold |
Swing |
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|
| Perlis state election, 1986 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
BN | Yazid Mat | 3,700 | 73.63 |
|
PAS | Bakar Ismail | 1,325 | 26.37 |
| Total valid votes |
5,025 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
235 |
| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
5,260 | 79.19 |
| Registered electors |
6,642 |
| Majority |
2,375 |
|
BN hold |
Swing |
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|
| Perlis state election, 1982 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
BN | Ali Ahmad | 3,026 | 73.99 |
|
PAS | Abu Bakar Ismail | 1,064 | 26.01 |
| Total valid votes |
4,090 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
116 |
| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
4,206 | 80.79 |
| Registered electors |
5,206 |
| Majority |
1,962 |
|
BN hold |
Swing |
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|
| Perlis state election, 1978 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
| On the nomination day, Ali Ahmad won uncontested. |
|
BN | Ali Ahmad |
| Total valid votes |
| 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
|
| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
|
| Registered electors |
|
| Majority |
|
|
BN hold |
Swing |
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|
| Perlis state election, 1974 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
BN | Abdullah Hassan | 1,418 | 58.26 |
|
Independent | Osman Mat | 962 | 39.52 |
|
Independent | Hussin @ Bakar Tin | 35 | 1.44 |
|
PSRM | Amin Ishak Hussein | 19 | 0.78 |
| Total valid votes |
2,434 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
154 |
| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
2,588 | 75.78 |
| Registered electors |
3,415 |
| Majority |
456 |
| This was a new constituency created. |
References
Perlis constituency