2023 Terengganu state election
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The 15th Terengganu state election were held on 12 August 2023 to elect the State Assembly members of the 15th Terengganu State Legislative Assembly, the legislature of the Malaysian state of Terengganu.
Terengganu is one of the states which did not dissolve simultaneously with Dewan Rakyat on 10 October 2022. It was decided by Perikatan Nasional on 13 October 2022.[3]
In the state election, the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition led by Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) won all 32 seats (achieving a supermajority), recording the first clean sweep in the state's history since 1978. Other candidates, including the Barisan Nasional (BN)-Pakatan Harapan (PH) electoral pact did not win any of the seats, with BN losing all its previous 10 seats, and leaving the state assembly with no elected opposition representative.
The 2023 Kuala Terengganu by-election were held concurrently with this election.
Background[edit]
For the state elections, Perikatan Nasional has decided to use the PAS logo and name for all its candidate in Kelantan and Terengganu, regardless of the candidate party.[4]
Constituencies[edit]
All 32 constituencies within Terengganu, which constitute the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly, were contested during the election.
Electoral map of Terengganu, showing all 32 constituencies
Breakdown of 2022 Malaysian general election result by state constituency in 2022,
where PH in Red, PN in Blue-green and BN in blue
Composition before dissolution[edit]
| Government | Opposition |
| PN | BN |
| 22 | 10 |
| 22 | 10 |
| PAS | UMNO |
Note: 1 seat is ADUN Lantikan (Nominated MLA) which is not contested in this election.[5]
Timeline[edit]
The key dates are listed below.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 13 October 2022 | Perikatan Nasional decides not to dissolve the 14th Terengganu State Legislative Assembly. |
| 28 June 2023 | Dissolution of Terengganu State Legislative Assembly.[6] |
| 5 July 2023 | Issue of the Writ of Election |
| 29 July 2023 | Nomination Day |
| 29 July–11 August 2023 | Campaigning Period |
| 8–11 August 2023 | Early Polling Day For Postal, Overseas and Advance Voters |
| 12 August 2023 | Polling Day |
Retiring incumbent(s)[edit]
The following members of the 14th State Legislative Assembly did not contest this election.
| No. | State Constituency | Departing MLA | Coalition (Party) | Date confirmed | First elected | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N6 | Permaisuri | Abd Halim Jusoh | BN (UMNO) | 21 July 2023 | 2013 | Dropped by party. |
| N25 | Bukit Besi | Roslee Daud | ||||
| N12 | Bukit Tunggal | Alias Razak | PN (PAS) | 27 July 2023 | 1999 | Not contesting state election (MP for Kuala Nerus). |
| N15 | Ladang | Tengku Hassan Tengku Omar | 2013 | Dropped by party. | ||
| N26 | Rantau Abang | Alias Harun | ||||
| N27 | Sura | Wan Hapandi Wan Nik | ||||
| N32 | Air Putih | Ab Razak Ibrahim | 2018 |
Electoral candidates[edit]
Names in bold are the confirmed winners in the 2023 state election.
| No. | Parliamentary Constituency | No. | State Constituency | Voters | Incumbent State Assemblymen | Coalition (Party) | Political coalitions and parties | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barisan Nasional + Pakatan Harapan[7][8][9] | 
|
 
MUDA + PSM electoral pact[11] |
Other parties/Independents | |||||||||||
| Candidate Name | Party | Candidate Name | Party | Candidate Name | Party | Candidate Name | Party | |||||||
| P033 | Besut | N01 | Kuala Besut | 26,992 | Tengku Zaihan Che Ku Abd Rahman | BN (UMNO) | Tengku Zaihan Che Ku Abd Rahman | UMNO | Azbi Salleh | PAS | ||||
| N02 | Kota Putera | 32,792 | Mohd Nurkhuzaini Ab Rahman | PN (PAS) | Muhammad Pehimi Yusoff | UMNO | Mohd Nurkhuzaini Ab Rahman | PAS | ||||||
| N03 | Jertih | 29,088 | Muhammad Pehimi Yusof | BN (UMNO) | Mohd Rozaini Rasli | UMNO | Riduan Mohd Nor | PAS | ||||||
| N04 | Hulu Besut | 23,846 | Nawi Mohamad | BN (UMNO) | Nawi Mohamad | UMNO | Mohd Husaimi Hussin | BERSATU | Che Harun Kamariah | IND | ||||
| P034 | Setiu | N05 | Jabi | 25,192 | Azman Ibrahim | PN (PAS) | Rosdi Zakaria | UMNO | Azman Ibrahim | PAS | ||||
| N06 | Permaisuri | 30,739 | Abd Halim Jusoh | BN (UMNO) | Hamdan Hamzah | UMNO | Mohd Yusop Majid | BERSATU | ||||||
| N07 | Langkap | 22,439 | Sabri Mohd Noor | BN (UMNO) | Sabri Mohd Noor | UMNO | Azmi Maarof | PAS | ||||||
| N08 | Batu Rakit | 29,919 | Bazlan Abd Rahman | BN (UMNO) | Bazlan Abd Rahman | UMNO | Mohd Shafizi Ismail | PAS | ||||||
| P035 | Kuala Nerus | N09 | Tepuh | 30,448 | Hishamuddin Abdul Karim | PN (PAS) | Muhammad Hanafi Hasan | UMNO | Hishamuddin Abdul Karim | PAS | ||||
| N10 | Buluh Gading | 27,845 | Ridzuan Hashim | PN (PAS) | Omar Adam | UMNO | Ridzuan Hashim | PAS | ||||||
| N11 | Seberang Takir | 27,733 | Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman | BN (UMNO) | Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman[12] | UMNO | Khazan Che Mat | BERSATU | ||||||
| N12 | Bukit Tunggal | 21,055 | Alias Razak | PN (PAS) | Wan Noorislan Wan Hashim | UMNO | Zaharudin Zahid | PAS | ||||||
| P036 | Kuala Terengganu | N13 | Wakaf Mempelam | 34,509 | Wan Sukairi Wan Abdullah | PN (PAS) | Wan Mohd Haikal Wan Ghazali | PKR | Wan Sukairi Wan Abdullah | PAS | ||||
| N14 | Bandar | 22,057 | Ahmad Shah Muhamed | PN (PAS) | Armi Irzan Mohd | UMNO | Ahmad Shah Muhamed | PAS | Luqman Long | MUDA | ||||
| N15 | Ladang | 26,250 | Tengku Hassan Tengku Omar | PN (PAS) | Mohd Sabri Azmi | UMNO | Zuraida Md Noor | PAS | ||||||
| N16 | Batu Buruk | 40,759 | Muhammad Khalil Abdul Hadi | PN (PAS) | Mohamad Zamir Ghazali | AMANAH | Muhammad Khalil Abdul Hadi | PAS | ||||||
| P037 | Marang | N17 | Alur Limbat | 36,087 | Ariffin Deraman | PN (PAS) | Yuseri Isa | UMNO | Ariffin Deraman | PAS | ||||
| N18 | Bukit Payung | 28,823 | Mohd Nor Hamzah | PN (PAS) | Mohd Khim @ Mohd Khan Abdul Rahman | UMNO | Mohd Nor Hamzah | PAS | ||||||
| N19 | Ru Rendang | 32,867 | Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar | PN (PAS) | Suhaimi Sulaiman | AMANAH | Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar | PAS | ||||||
| N20 | Pengkalan Berangan | 35,248 | Sulaiman Sulong | PN (PAS) | Nik Dir Nik Wan Ku | UMNO | Sulaiman Sulong | PAS | ||||||
| P038 | Hulu Terengganu | N21 | Telemung | 21,495 | Rozi Mamat | BN (UMNO) | Rozi Mamat | UMNO | Mohd Zawawi Ismail | BERSATU | ||||
| N22 | Manir | 20,639 | Hilmi Harun | PN (PAS) | Eka Lisut | PKR | Hilmi Harun | PAS | ||||||
| N23 | Kuala Berang | 21,428 | Mamad Puteh | PN (PAS) | Jalaludin Ismail | UMNO | Mamad Puteh | PAS | ||||||
| N24 | Ajil | 24,922 | Maliaman Kassim | PN (PAS) | Jailani Johari | UMNO | Maliaman Kassim | PAS | ||||||
| P039 | Dungun | N25 | Bukit Besi | 18,195 | Roslee Daud | BN (UMNO) | Din Adam | UMNO | Ghazali Sulaiman | PAS | ||||
| N26 | Rantau Abang | 33,394 | Alias Harun | PN (PAS) | Mohd Asri Mohamad | UMNO | Mohd Fadhli Rahmi Zulkifli | PAS | ||||||
| N27 | Sura | 30,206 | Wan Hapandi Wan Nik | PN (PAS) | Osman Omar | PKR | Tengku Muhammad Fakhruddin | PAS | ||||||
| N28 | Paka | 34,839 | Satiful Bahri Mamat | PN (PAS) | Ahmad Abdullah Abd Wahab | UMNO | Satiful Bahri Mamat | PAS | ||||||
| P040 | Kemaman | N29 | Kemasik | 28,618 | Saiful Azmi Suhaili | PN (PAS) | Mohd Khairi Mohamad Yusof | UMNO | Saiful Azmi Suhaili | PAS | ||||
| N30 | Kijal | 29,491 | Ahmad Said | BN (UMNO) | Ahmad Said | UMNO | Razali Idris | BERSATU | ||||||
| N31 | Cukai | 39,153 | Hanafiah Mat | PN (PAS) | Mohamed Rahim Hussin | UMNO | Hanafiah Mat | PAS | ||||||
| N32 | Air Putih | 43,826 | Ab Razak Ibrahim | PN (PAS) | Mohd Zaki Salleh | UMNO | Mohd Hafiz Adam | PAS | ||||||
Opinion polls[edit]
| Polling firm | Dates conducted | Sample size | PH+BN | PN | Oth | Lead | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilham Centre | 29 July – 8 August 2023 | 2,304 | 21% | 63% | 14% | PN +42% | [13] |
Results[edit]
| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perikatan Nasional | Malaysian Islamic Party | 414,430 | 60.00 | 27 | +5 | ||
| Malaysian United Indigenous Party | 58,301 | 8.44 | 5 | +5 | |||
| Total | 472,731 | 68.44 | 32 | +10 | |||
| Pakatan Harapan + Barisan Nasional | United Malays National Organisation | 198,268 | 28.70 | 0 | –10 | ||
| National Trust Party | 9,740 | 1.41 | 0 | 0 | |||
| People's Justice Party | 9,476 | 1.37 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 217,484 | 31.48 | 0 | –10 | |||
| MUDA + PSM | Malaysian United Democratic Alliance | 372 | 0.05 | 0 | New | ||
| Independents | 180 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 690,767 | 100.00 | 32 | – | |||
Seats that changed allegiance[edit]
| No. | Seat | Previous Party (2018) | Current Party (2023) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N01 | Kuala Besut | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) | ||||
| N03 | Jertih | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) | ||||
| N04 | Hulu Besut | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (Bersatu) | ||||
| N06 | Permaisuri | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (Bersatu) | ||||
| N07 | Langkap | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) | ||||
| N08 | Batu Rakit | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) | ||||
| N11 | Seberang Takir | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (Bersatu) | ||||
| N21 | Telemung | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (Bersatu) | ||||
| N25 | Bukit Besi | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) | ||||
| N30 | Kijal | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (Bersatu) | ||||
Aftermath[edit]
Ahmad Samsuri were sworn in as Menteri Besar in front of Sultan of Terengganu for the second term on 15 August 2023, along with 10 EXCO members from PN.[14][15]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ ADNAN, AHMAD FADHLULLAH (2023-07-23). "Senarai calon PRN Barisan Nasional (BN) di enam negeri". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ "PRN: Senarai calon PKR di enam negeri". Malaysiakini. 2023-07-23. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
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- ^ Yusry, Muhammad (17 July 2023). "Muda announces more candidates for state polls, fields info chief in Saifuddin Nasution's seat". Malay Mail. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ "Ahmad Razif diumum calon pertama PRN Terengganu, pertahan Seberang Takir" [Ahmad Razif was announced as the first candidate for Terengganu State Election, defending Seberang Takir]. Berita Harian.
- ^ "PRN 2023: Status Quo, Prestasi PH-BN Sukar Dicabar, PN Unggul Di Jajaran Melayu – ILHAM Centre". Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ Bernama (15 August 2023). "Samsuri sworn in as Terengganu MB for second term". MalaysiaNow. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
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