Kuantan (federal constituency)
Pahang constituency | |
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Federal constituency | |
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
MP | |
Constituency created | 1958 |
First contested | 1959 |
Last contested | 2018 |
Demographics | |
Electors (2018)[1] | 62,696 |
Area (km²)[2] | 165 |
Kuantan is a federal constituency in Pahang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.
The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
History
2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Seri Kuantan, Medan Tok Sira, Perkampungan Teratai, Kampung Selamat, Bandar Kuantan, Lapang Besar, Seri Berlian, Seri Teruntum, Kampung Jawa, Kubang Buaya, Medan Warisan, Medan Makmur, Seri Kemunting, Tanjung Lumpur, Tanah Putih Baru, Sungai Isap, Kampung Peramu, Kempadang, Taman Guru, Kampung Belukar, Kampung Pahang, Kuala Penor, Ubai, Cherok Paloh.
2016–present:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Seri Kuantan, Perkampungan Teratai, Medan Tok Sira, Kubang Buaya, Kampung Selamat, Bandar Kuantan, Seri Teruntum, Kampung Jawa, Seri Berlian, Lapang Besar, Medan Warisan, Medan Makmur, Seri Kemunting, Tanjung Lumpur, Kempadang, Kampung Peramu, Tanah Putih Baru, Sungai Isap Murni, Sungai Isap, Kampung Belukar, Kuala Penor, Cherok Paloh, Ubai, Kampung Pahang, Taman Guru.
Representation history
Members of Parliament for Kuantan | ||||
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Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
Constituency created | ||||
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya | ||||
1st | 1959-1963 | Abdul Rahman Talib | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Parliament of Malaysia | ||||
1st | 1963-1964 | Abdul Rahman Talib | Alliance (UMNO) | |
2nd | 1964-1968 | |||
1968-1969 | Mohamed Taib | |||
1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[5][6] | |||
3rd | 1971-1973 | Mohamed Taib | Alliance (UMNO) | |
1973-1974 | BN (UMNO) | |||
4th | 1974-1978 | Mohd Ali M. Shariff | ||
5th | 1978-1982 | |||
6th | 1982-1986 | Abdul Rahim Abu Bakar | ||
7th | 1986-1990 | Adam Abdul Kadir | ||
8th | 1990-1995 | Fauzi Abdul Rahman | ||
9th | 1995-1999 | |||
10th | 1999-2004 | Mohd Khalil Yaakob | ||
11th | 2004-2008 | Fu Ah Kiow (胡亚桥) | BN (MCA) | |
12th | 2008-2013 | Fuziah Salleh | PKR | |
13th | 2013-2018 | |||
14th | 2018-present | PH (PKR) |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PH (2018) | Fuziah Salleh | 22,807 | 44.57 | +44.57 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Sulaiman Md Derus | 14,696 | 27.72 | +27.72 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Wong Kean Hwee | 13,667 | 26.71 | -18.50 | |
Total valid votes | 51,170 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 798 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 199 | |||||
Turnout | 52,167 | 83.21 | ||||
Registered electors | 62,696 | |||||
Majority | 8,111 | 15.85 | ||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | PH (2018) | ||||
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 238/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 312/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PKR | Fuziah Salleh | 25,834 | 54.79 | + 2.18 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Mohamed Suffian Awang | 21,319 | 45.21 | - 2.18 | |
Total valid votes | 47,153 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 570 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 135 | |||||
Turnout | 47,858 | 85.04 | ||||
Registered electors | 56,280 | |||||
Majority | 4,515 | 9.58 | ||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | PKR | ||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 175/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-16. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 216/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-16. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PKR | Fuziah Salleh | 18,398 | 52.61 | + 16.26 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Fu Ah Kiow @ Oh (Fu) Soon Guan | 16,572 | 47.39 | - 16.26 | |
Total valid votes | 34,970 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 623 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 179 | |||||
Turnout | 35,772 | 74.92 | ||||
Registered electors | 47,745 | |||||
Majority | 1,826 | 5.22 | ||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|PKR]] | Swing | BN
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Fu Ah Kiow @ Oh (Fu) Soon Guan | 21,324 | 63.65 | + 6.25 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | KEADILAN | Fuziah Salleh | 12,177 | 36.35 | - 6.25 | |
Total valid votes | 33,501 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 543 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 246 | |||||
Turnout | 34,290 | 74.65 | ||||
Registered electors | 45,934 | |||||
Majority | 9,147 | 27.30 | ||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Mohd Khalil Yaakob | 28,479 | 57.40 | - 18.64 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | KEADILAN | Fuziah Salleh | 21,136 | 42.60 | + 42.60 | |
Total valid votes | 49,615 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 1,037 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 1,656 | |||||
Turnout | 52,308 | 74.26 | ||||
Registered electors | 70,438 | |||||
Majority | 7,343 | 14.80 | ||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Fauzi Abdul Rahman | 33,718 | 76.04 | + 19.40 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | S46 | Noorsiah Tuajib | 10,622 | 23.96 | - 19.40 | |
Total valid votes | 44,340 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 1,784 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 1,423 | |||||
Turnout | 47,547 | 72.44 | ||||
Registered electors | 65,636 | |||||
Majority | 23,096 | 52.08 | ||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Fauzi Abdul Rahman | 25,020 | 56.64 | - 2.16 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | S46 | Ahmad Mokhtar Mohamed | 19,153 | 43.36 | + 43.36 | |
Total valid votes | 44,173 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 1,282 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 45,455 | 71.24 | ||||
Registered electors | 63,805 | |||||
Majority | 5,867 | 13.28 | ||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Adam Abdul Kadir | 20,943 | 58.80 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Syed Ali Mohsin | 9,283 | 26.06 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Syed Noh Syed Mohamed | 5,390 | 15.13 | |
Total valid votes | 35,616 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 832 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 36,448 | 66.76 | |||
Registered electors | 54,595 | ||||
Majority | 11,660 | 32.74 | |||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Abdul Rahim Abu Bakar | 20,444 | 62.21 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Lim Pan Chiang | 9,022 | 27.46 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Tengku Ali Shahdan Tengku Endut | 3,395 | 10.33 | |
Total valid votes | 32,861 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 856 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 33,717 | 71.53 | |||
Registered electors | 47,137 | ||||
Majority | 11,422 | ||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Mohd Ali M. Shariff | 16,568 | 60.10 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PSRM | Dzulkifli Ismail | 6,441 | 23.36 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Jaafar Hussin | 2,659 | 9.64 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Zabidin Rahmat | 1,901 | 6.90 | |
Total valid votes | 27,569 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | |||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | 38,229 | ||||
Majority | 10,127 | ||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Mohd Ali M. Shariff | 12,371 | 62.84 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PSRM | S. Sivasubramaniam | 4,595 | 23.34 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | Chin Jeck Soon | 2,721 | 13.82 | |
Total valid votes | 19,687 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 998 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 20,685 | 74.41 | |||
Registered electors | 27,800 | ||||
Majority | 7,776 | ||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|BN]] | Swing | Alliance
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | Alliance | Mohamed Taib | 8,798 | 44.60 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | Parti Rakyat | Mohd Ramly Ismail @ Dzulkifli Ismail | 7,491 | 37.97 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PMIP | Tengku Kamarulzaman Tengku Abd. Hamid | 3,438 | 17.43 | |
Total valid votes | 19,727 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 1,011 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 20,738 | 68.77 | |||
Registered electors | 30,154 | ||||
Majority | 1,307 | ||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | Alliance
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
On the nomination day, Mohamed Taib won uncontested. | ||||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | Alliance | Mohamed Taib | ||||
Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | ||||||
Registered electors | ||||||
Majority | ||||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | Alliance
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | Alliance | Abdul Rahman Talib | 10,696 | 69.42 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | Socialist Front | Mohamed Kameil Ibrahim | 2,957 | 19.19 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PMIP | Jamahir Idris | 1,755 | 11.39 | |
Total valid votes | 15,408 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 710 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 16,118 | 73.64 | |||
Registered electors | 21,889 | ||||
Majority | 7,739 | ||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | Alliance
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | Alliance | Abdul Rahman Talib | 8,856 | 76.25 | ||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PMIP | Hamzah Dahaman | 2,758 | 23.75 | ||
Total valid votes | 11,614 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 106 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 11,720 | 70.81 | ||||
Registered electors | 16,552 | |||||
Majority | 6,098 | |||||
This was a new constituency created. |
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