Paya Jaras

Selangor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Selangor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Ab Halim Tamuri PN
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	72,563

Paya Jaras is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly since 1986. It has been represented by Ab Halim Tamuri of Perikatan Nasional (PN) since 2023.

The state constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Paya Jaras constituency has a total of 11 polling districts. ^[2]

Representation history

Election results

Selangor state election, 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Ab Halim Tamuri	27,627	51.72	51.72
	PH	Mohd Khairuddin Othman	25,541	47.82	10.86
	Independent	Nurhaslinda Basri	245	0.46	0.46
Total valid votes			53,413	100.00
Total rejected ballots			246
Unreturned ballots			66
Turnout			53,725	74.04	13.16
Registered electors			72,563
Majority			2,086	3.90	30.87
	PN gain		Swing

Selangor state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Mohd Khairuddin Othman	20,376	58.68	58.68
	BN	Zein Isma Ismail	8,304	23.92	18.83
	PAS	Hanafi Zulkapli	6,042	17.40	39.85
Total valid votes			34,722	100.00
Total rejected ballots			307
Unreturned ballots			86
Turnout			35,115	87.20	1.52
Registered electors			40,269
Majority			12,072	34.77	20.27
	Pakatan Harapan (2018) gain from PAS		Swing		?

Selangor state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohd Khairuddin Othman	21,808	57.25	8.68
	BN	Muhammad Bushro Mat Johor	16,286	42.75	8.68
Total valid votes			38,094	100.00
Total rejected ballots			477
Unreturned ballots			128
Turnout			38,699	88.72	10.25
Registered electors			43,617
Majority			5,522	14.50	11.64
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 192/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-21. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 233/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

Selangor state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhammad Bushro Mat Johor	11,521	51.43	9.20
	PAS	Mohd Khairuddin Othman	10,879	48.57	9.20
Total valid votes			22,400	100.00
Total rejected ballots			429
Unreturned ballots			54
Turnout			22,883	78.47	3.92
Registered electors			29,163
Majority			642	2.86	19.00
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhammad Bushro Mat Johor	10,966	60.63	2.86
	PKR	Badrul Amin Bahron	7,122	39.37	39.37
Total valid votes			18,088	100.00
Total rejected ballots			241
Unreturned ballots			23
Turnout			18,352	74.55	0.39
Registered electors			24,616
Majority			3,844	21.26	5.72
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sulaiman Samat	11,626	57.77	31.33
	PAS	Abdul Majid Hasan	8,499	42.23	42.23
Total valid votes			20,125	100.00
Total rejected ballots			610
Unreturned ballots			504
Turnout			21,239	74.94	3.29
Registered electors			28,340
Majority			3,127	15.54	62.66
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Saidin Tamby	15,636	89.10	19.85
	S46	Khalid Siri	1,913	10.90	19.85
Total valid votes			17,549	100.00
Total rejected ballots			745
Unreturned ballots			277
Turnout			18,571	71.65	1.60
Registered electors			25,918
Majority			13,723	78.20	39.70
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Saidin Tamby	22,642	69.25	7.71
	S46	Ali Amran Ab. Hamid	10,055	30.75	30.75
Total valid votes			32,697	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,133
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			33,830	73.25	5.79
Registered electors			46,186
Majority			12,587	38.50	6.89
	BN hold		Swing

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-21.