Paya Rumput is a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Melaka State Legislative Assembly.

The state constituency was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Melaka State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Definition The Paya Rumput constituency contains the polling districts of Hujong Padang, Kerubong, Pantai Cheng, Cheng Perdana, Cheng and Tanjung Minyak.

Demographics

History Polling districts According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Paya Rumput constituency has a total of 6 polling districts. State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocationPaya Rumput (N13)Hujong Padang136/13/01 SK Paya Rumput SMK Paya RumputKrubong136/13/02 SK Krubong SMK Krubong Dewan Komuniti PPR KrubongPantai Cheng136/13/03SK ChengCheng Perdana136/13/04SK Tanjung MinyakCheng136/13/05SMK Tun Haji Abdul MalekTanjung Minyak136/13/06 SK Tanjung Minyak 2 SRA JAIM Tanjung Minyak 2

Representation history Members of the Legislative Assembly for Paya Rumput Assembly No Years Member Party Constituency created from Tanjong Minyak, Tranquerah and Krubong9thN121995 – 1999Yasin Mohd Sarif 10th1999 – 2004Mohd Ali Rustam11thN132004 – 2008Tahir Hassan12th2008 – 201313th2013 – 2018 Sazali Muhd Din14th2018 – 2020 Mohd Rafiq Naizamohideen 2020 – 2021 15th2021 – 2026Rais Yasin

Election results

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