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P.002 Arau
P.002 Arau GE-5 (1978)
Total Voters32,947Perlis average: 34,286
Turnout77.8%Perlis +0.6 · National +3.4
Valid Votes24,2791,347 rejected (5.26%)
Majority4,92720.3% · Perlis −6.7
Candidates3
Quick read
- Seat status: Safe (15–30%) — majority of 20.3% of valid votes.
- UMNO held this seat compared with GE-4 (1974).
- Change in the winner's vote share from the previous contest: −16.4 pts.
- Turnout 77.8% compared with the Perlis average of 77.1%.
Vote Share
Candidate Results
Area History
Winner Vote (%) Matched by area name across elections (codes may change after redelineation).
| GE | Name | Party | Vote Share | Majority % | Turnout | Candidates | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE-04 | Syed Hassan bin Syed Mohamad | UMNO | 70.58% | 41.16% | 76.24% | 2 | Won |
| GE-05 | Syed Hassan bin Syed Mohamad | UMNO | 54.16% | 20.29% | 77.78% | 3 | Won |
| GE-06 | Abdul Hamid bin Pawan Teh | UMNO | 63.60% | 27.21% | 76.85% | 2 | Won |
| GE-07 | Shahidan bin Kassim | UMNO | 62.08% | 24.16% | 74.61% | 2 | Won |
| GE-08 | Shahidan bin Kassim | UMNO | 61.43% | 22.85% | 77.50% | 2 | Won |
| GE-09 | Kamarudin bin Ahmad | UMNO | 63.53% | 27.06% | 76.51% | 2 | Won |
| BY-ELECTION | Hashim bin Jasin | PAS | 52.71% | 5.42% | 70.28% | 2 | Won |
| GE-10 | Mastika Junaidah binti Husin | UMNO | 52.73% | 5.47% | 81.80% | 2 | Won |
| GE-11 | Syed Razlan bin Syed Putra Jamalullail | UMNO | 55.15% | 10.30% | 84.23% | 2 | Won |
| GE-12 | Ismail bin Kasim (Chu) | UMNO | 50.46% | 0.92% | 83.45% | 2 | Won |
| GE-13 | Shahidan bin Kassim | UMNO | 51.28% | 3.63% | 87.61% | 3 | Won |
| GE-14 | Shahidan bin Kassim | UMNO | 41.79% | 12.26% | 83.91% | 3 | Won |
| GE-15 | Shahidan bin Kassim | PAS | 67.23% | 49.62% | 78.20% | 3 | Won |