Utan Aji (state constituency)
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 |
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created |
| 1st | 1959-1964 | Syed Darus Syed Hashim | Alliance |
| 2nd | 1964-1969 | Taharim Ariffin | PMIP |
| | 1969-1971 | Assembly dissolved |
| 3rd | 1971-1973 | Syed Darus Syed Hashim | Alliance |
| 1973-1974 | BN |
| 4th | 1974-1978 |
| 5th | 1978-1982 | Idrus Kassim |
| 6th | 1982-1986 |
| 7th | 1986-1990 | Fadzil Mahmood |
| 8th | 1990-1995 |
| Constituency abolished |
Election results
| Perlis state election, 1990 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
BN | Fadzil Mahmood | 2,708 | 64.49 |
|
S46 | Idrus Kassim | 1,491 | 35.51 |
| Total valid votes |
4,199 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
149 |
| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
4,348 | 79.26 |
| Registered electors |
5,486 |
| Majority |
1,217 |
|
BN hold |
Swing |
|
| Perlis state election, 1986 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
BN | Fadzil Mahmood | 2,270 | 64.31 |
|
PAS | Ahmad Tajuddin Salleh | 1,260 | 35.69 |
| Total valid votes |
3,530 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
113 |
| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
3,643 | 75.39 |
| Registered electors |
4,832 |
| Majority |
1,010 |
|
BN hold |
Swing |
|
| Perlis state election, 1982 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
BN | Idrus Kassim | | |
|
PAS | Mohamad Noor | | |
| Total valid votes |
| 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
|
| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
|
| Registered electors |
5,947 |
| Majority |
|
|
BN hold |
Swing |
|
| Perlis state election, 1978 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
BN | Idrus Kassim |
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| Total valid votes |
| 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
|
| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
|
| Registered electors |
5,228 |
| Majority |
516 |
|
BN hold |
Swing |
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| Perlis state election, 1974 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
BN | Syed Darus Syed Hashim | 2,096 | 61.72 |
|
PSRM | Saad Man | 1,110 | 32.69 |
|
Independent | Yusof Osman | 190 | 5.59 |
| Total valid votes |
3,396 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
365 |
| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
3,761 | 82.71 |
| Registered electors |
4,547 |
| Majority |
986 |
|
BN gain from Alliance |
Swing |
?
|
| Perlis state election, 1969 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
Alliance | Syed Darus Syed Hashim | 1,868 | 50.22 |
|
PMIP | Taharim Ariffin | 1,852 | 49.78 |
| Total valid votes |
3,720 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
216 |
| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
3,936 | 81.34 |
| Registered electors |
4,839 |
| Majority |
16 |
|
Alliance gain from PMIP |
Swing |
?
|
| Perlis state election, 1964 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
PMIP | Taharim Ariffin | 1,680 | 54.07 |
|
Alliance | Syed Darus Syed Hashim | 1,427 | 45.93 |
| Total valid votes |
3,107 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
188 |
| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
3,295 | 82.23 |
| Registered electors |
4,007 |
| Majority |
253 |
|
PMIP gain from Alliance |
Swing |
?
|
| Perlis state election, 1959 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
Alliance | Syed Darus Syed Hashim | 1,366 | 55.51 |
|
PMIP | Ahmad Salleh | 1,095 | 44.49 |
| Total valid votes |
2,461 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
61 |
| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
2,522 | 78.25 |
| Registered electors |
3,223 |
| Majority |
271 |
| This was a new constituency created. |
References
Perlis constituency