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Kijal (state constituency)

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Kijal
Terengganu constituency
State constituency
LegislatureTerengganu State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Razali Idris
PN
Constituency created1984
First contested1986
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)29,491

Kijal is a state constituency in Terengganu, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly.[1]

The state constituency was first contested in 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Kijal's electorate as of 2018[2]

  Malay (97.44%)
  Chinese (1.8%)
  Other ethnicities (0.51%)
  Indian (0.24%)

History

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Polling Districts

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According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kijal constituency has a total of 9 polling districts.[3]

State Constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Kijal (N30) Padang Kubu 040/30/01 SK Padang Kubu
Seri Bandi 040/30/02 SK Seri Bandi
Ibok 040/30/03 SK Ibok
Bukit Anak Dara 040/30/04 SK Bukit Anak Dara
Pekan Kijal 040/30/05 SK Kijal
Teluk Kalung 040/30/06 SK Telok Kalong
Bukit Kuang 040/30/07
  • SK Bukit Kuang
  • SMK Bukit Kuang
Payoh 040/30/08 SK Payoh
Beris Meraga 040/30/09 SK Meraga Beris

Representation History

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kijal
Assembly Years Members Party
Constituency created from Kemasek
7th 1986–1990 Mohamad Md Amin BN (UMNO)
1990 Ahmad Said
8th 1990–1995
9th 1995–1999
10th 1999–2004 Mohamad Sulong PAS
11th 2004–2008 Ahmad Said BN (UMNO)
12th 2008–2013
13th 2013–2018
14th 2018–2023
15th 2023–present Razali Idris PN (BERSATU)

Election results

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Terengganu state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Razali Idris 13,403 58.15
BN Ahmad Said 9,645 41.85
Total valid votes 23,048 100.00
Total rejected ballots 137
Unreturned ballots 9
Turnout 23,194 78.65
Registered electors 29,491
Majority 3,758 16.30
PAS gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)

References

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  1. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Terengganu".
  2. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  3. ^ Federal Gazette [dead link]
  4. ^ "Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) 2023". Astro Awani. Retrieved 14 August 2023.