{{Short description|State constituency in Perlis, Malaysia}} {{Infobox Malaysia electoral district |name =Pauh |state =Perlis |image = |image_map = |caption = |coordinates = |coordinates_caption = |coordinates_date = |state-rep =Megat Hashirat Hassan |state-rep-link = |state-rep-party =Perikatan Nasional |state-rep-party-link = |state-status =active |state-created =1994 |state-abolished = |state-election-first =1995 |state-election-last =2022 |demo-census-date =2020 |demo-pop =39,618 |demo-pop-ref = |demo-electors=14,797 |demo-electors-date=2022 |demo-electors-ref=<ref>{{cite web|title=Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018|url=http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/HargaDPIST42017_PRU14.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of Malaysia|date=2018-04-16|access-date=2018-04-25|page=12|language=ms|archive-date=2018-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425183951/http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/HargaDPIST42017_PRU14.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>|demo-area=|demo-area-ref=|demo-cd=|demo-csd=}} '''Pauh''' is a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly.

The state constituency was created in 1994. It was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Perlis State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. {{As of|2022|since=y}}, the State Assemblyman for Pauh is Megat Hashirat Hassan from Perikatan Nasional (PN).

==Definition== === Polling districts === According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Pauh constituency is divided into 6 polling districts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1747650/PUB514.pdf | title=Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election | website=Attorney General's Chambers|date=31 October 2022}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:85%" !State constituency !Polling Districts !Code !Location |- | rowspan="6" |Pauh (N11) |Guar Gajah |003/11/01 | * SMK Dato' Sheikh Ahmad * SMA Arau |- |Padang Siding |003/11/02 |SK Pauh |- |Pauh |003/11/03 |SMK Tengku Budriah |- |Istana |003/11/04 |SK Tengku Budriah |- |Pekan Arau |003/11/05 |SJK (C) Hwa Aik |- |Kubang Paya |003/11/06 |SJK (C) Sin Min |- |}

==Demographics== {{Pie chart|thumb=left|caption=Ethnic breakdown of Pauh's electorate as of 2022<ref name="star" />|label1=Malays|value1=77.74|color1=green|label2=Chinese|value2=14.47|color2=red|label3=Indians|value3=5.33|color3=orange|label4=Other Ethnicities|value4=2.46|color4=yellow}} {| class="wikitable sortable" |+Total electors by polling district in 2016 !Polling district !Electors |- |Guar Gajah | align="right" |2,991 |- |Padang Siding | align="right" |1,079 |- |Pauh | align="right" |2,555 |- |Istana | align="right" |934 |- |Pekan Arau | align="right" |918 |- |Kubang Paya | align="right" |1,321 |- | style="background: #f2f2f2" |'''Total''' | style="background: #f2f2f2" align="right" |9,798 |- | colspan="2" align="right" |<small>''Source: Malaysian Election Commission<ref name=2018report>{{Cite journal|date=2018|title=Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018|url=http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/Jilid%201%20Kajian%20Semula%20Persempadanan%20V2.pdf|journal=Election Commission of Malaysia|volume=1|access-date=2018-05-15|archive-date=2018-04-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412212213/http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/Jilid%201%20Kajian%20Semula%20Persempadanan%20V2.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>''</small> |}

==History== {| class=wikitable |- ! colspan=4| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pauh |- ! Assembly !! Years !! Member !! Party |- ! colspan=4 align=center| ''Constituency created from Guar Sanji'' |- | 9th || 1995–1999 || Abdul Azib Saad || rowspan=6 bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| '''BN''' ('''UMNO''')}} |- | 10th || 1999–2004 || rowspan=2| Abu Bakar Ismail |- | 11th || 2004–2008 |- | 12th || 2008–2013 || Syed Razlan Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail |- | 13th || 2013–2018 || Azlan Man |- | 14th || 2018–2022 || Rozieana Ahmad |- | 15th || 2022–present || Megat Hashirat Hassan || bgcolor="{{party color|Perikatan Nasional|PN}}" | {{Font color|white| '''PN''' ('''BERSATU''')}} |}

==Election results== {{MASelec/top|Perlis|2022|Pauh (state constituency)|Pauh|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{MASelec|Perikatan Nasional|Megat Hashirat Hassan|4,924|44.18|{{increase}} 44.18}} {{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Syed Atif Syed Abu Bakar|2,695|24.18|{{decrease}} 15.11}} {{MASelec|Pakatan Harapan|Azhar Ameir|2,369|21.26|{{decrease}} 16.46}} {{MASelec|Heritage Party (Malaysia)|Mohd Khalid Ahmad|1,157|10.38|{{increase}} 10.38}} {{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|11,145| 100.00}} {{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|169|}} {{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|20|}} {{MASelec/total|Turnout|11,334|76.60|{{decrease}} 6.53}} {{MASelec/total|Registered electors|14,797|}} {{MASelec/total|Majority|2,229|20.00|{{increase}} 18.43}} {{MASelec/gain|Perikatan Nasional|Barisan Nasional|?}} {{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Perlis|2018|Pauh (state constituency)|Pauh|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Rozieana Ahmad|3,564|39.29|{{decrease}}19.18}} {{MASelec|Pakatan Harapan|Amier Hassan|3,421|37.72|{{increase}}37.72}} {{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Idris Yaacob|2,085|21.57|{{decrease}}19.96}} {{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|9,070| 100.00}} {{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|196|}} {{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|36|}} {{MASelec/total|Turnout|9,310|83.13|{{decrease}} 3.73}} {{MASelec/total|Registered electors|11,200|}} {{MASelec/total|Majority|143|1.57|{{decrease}} 15.37}} {{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional||}} {{MASelec/source|||hide=<ref name="star">{{Cite web|url=https://election.thestar.com.my/perlis.html|title=14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Perlis|website=election.thestar.com.my|access-date=2018-05-12}}</ref>}} {{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Perlis|2013|Pauh (state constituency)|Pauh|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Azlan Man|4,769|58.47|{{decrease}} 11.78}} {{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Idris Yaacob|3,387|41.53|{{increase}} 11.78}} {{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|8,156| 100.00}} {{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|158|}} {{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|19|}} {{MASelec/total|Turnout|8,333|86.86|{{increase}} 6.35}} {{MASelec/total|Registered electors|9,594|}} {{MASelec/total|Majority|1,382|16.94|{{decrease}} 23.56}} {{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional||}} {{MASelec/source|hide={{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130426_P.U.%20(B)%20185%20-%20NOTIS%20PILIHAN%20RAYA%20YANG%20DIPERTANDINGKAN%20DEWAN%20NEGERI%20BAGI%20NEGERI%20PERLIS.pdf|title=Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Perlis [P.U. (B) 185/2013]|date=26 April 2013|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2016-05-10}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130522_P%20U%20%20(B)%20226%20-%20Borang%2016%20Dun%20-%20Perlis%20UPDATED%20(2).pdf|title=Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Perlis [P.U. (B) 226/2013]|date=22 May 2013|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2016-05-10}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}}} {{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Perlis|2008|Pauh (state constituency)|Pauh|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Syed Razlan Syed Putra Jamalullail|4,461|70.25|{{increase}} 7.05}} {{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Abu Bakar Ali|1,889|29.75|{{decrease}} 7.05}} {{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|6,350| 100.00}} {{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|132|}} {{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|45|}} {{MASelec/total|Turnout|6,527|80.51|{{decrease}} 0.85}} {{MASelec/total|Registered electors|8,107|}} {{MASelec/total|Majority|2,572|40.50|{{increase}} 14.10}} {{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional||}} {{MASelec/source|||hide=<ref name="undi">{{Cite web |url=https://undi.info/perlis/r18/n11 |title=Undi.info - Pauh (P3-N11) |access-date=2018-05-15 |archive-date=2018-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515184254/https://undi.info/perlis/r18/n11 |url-status=dead }}</ref>}} {{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Perlis|2004|Pauh (state constituency)|Pauh|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Abu Bakar Ismail|3,795|63.20|{{decrease}} 1.54}} {{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Abu Bakar Ali|2,210|36.80|{{increase}} 36.80}} {{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|6,005| 100.00}} {{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|179|}} {{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|0|}} {{MASelec/total|Turnout|6,184|81.36|{{increase}} 1.46}} {{MASelec/total|Registered electors|7,601|}} {{MASelec/total|Majority|1,585|26.40|{{decrease}} 3.08}} {{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional||}} {{MASelec/source|||hide=<ref name="undi" />}} {{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Perlis|1999|Pauh (state constituency)|Pauh|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Abu Bakar Ismail|3,653|64.74|{{decrease}} 12.46}} {{MASelec|People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|Zulmi Sabri|1,990|35.26|{{increase}} 35.26}} {{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|5,643| 100.00}} {{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|172|}} {{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|45|}} {{MASelec/total|Turnout|5,860|79.90|{{increase}} 4.27}} {{MASelec/total|Registered electors|7,334|}} {{MASelec/total|Majority|1,663|29.48|{{decrease}} 24.92}} {{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional||}} {{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Perlis|1995|Pauh (state constituency)|Pauh|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Abdul Aziz Saad|4,054|77.20}} {{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Ismail Ahmad|1,197|22.80}} {{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|5,251| 100.00}} {{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|115|}} {{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|19|}} {{MASelec/total|Turnout|5,385|75.63}} {{MASelec/total|Registered electors|7,120|}} {{MASelec/total|Majority|2,857|54.40}} {{MASelec/note|This was a new constituency created.}} {{end}}

==References== *{{cite web |url=http://www.spr.gov.my/index.php/component/content/article?layout=edit&id=74= |title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya |work=Election Commission of Malaysia |access-date=2016-05-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424120924/http://www.spr.gov.my/index.php/component/content/article?layout=edit&id=74= |archive-date=2016-04-24 }} {{reflist}}

{{Malaysian state constituencies}}

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