Paya Besar (federal constituency)
 Pahang constituency | |
|---|---|
| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1994 |
| First contested | 1995 |
| Last contested | 2018 |
| Demographics | |
| Electors (2018)[1] | 55,135 |
| Area (km²)[2] | 2,218 |
Paya Besar is a federal constituency in Pahang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1995.
The federal constituency was created in the 1994 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 Kuala Kenau, Kampung Nadak, FELDA Bukit Sagu, FELDA Bukit Kuantan, FELDA Bukit Goh, Bukit Kuin, Pekan Sungai Lembing, FELDA Lepar Utara Satu, Paya Bungor, Mahkota Jaya, Seri Fajar, Gambang, Jalan Besar, FELDA Lepar Hilir Satu, FELDA Lepar Hilir Dua, FELDA Lepar Hilir Tiga, Kampung Panching, FELDA Sungai Panching Utara, FELDA Sungai Panching Timur, Kampung Permatang Badak, FELDA Sungai Panching Selatan, Taman Tas, Pandan Permai, Bukit Rangin.
2016–present:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampung Nadak, Pekan Sungai Lembing, Kuala Kenau, FELDA Bukit Sagu, FELDA Bukit Kuantan, FELDA Bukit Goh, Bukit Kuin, Mahkota Jaya, Seri Fajar, Gambang, Jalan Besar, FELDA Lepar Hilir Satu, FELDA Lepar Hilir Dua, FELDA Lepar Hilir Tiga, Paya Bungor, FELDA Lepar Utara Satu, Bukit Rangin, Kampung Permatang Badak, Pandan Permai, Taman Tas, FELDA Sungai Panching Selatan, FELDA Sungai Panching Timur, FELDA Sungai Panching Utara, Kampung Panching.
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Paya Besar | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Kuantan | |||
| 9th | 1995-1999 | Siti Zaharah Sulaiman | BN (UMNO) |
| 10th | 1999-2004 | ||
| 11th | 2004-2008 | ||
| 12th | 2008-2013 | Abdul Manan Ismail | |
| 13th | 2013-2018 | ||
| 14th | 2018-2020 | Mohd Shahar Abdullah | |
| 2020-present | PN (UMNO) | ||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Mohd Shahar Abdullah | 19,033 | 43.16 | -16.13 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Mohamad Azhar Mohd Noor | 13,291 | 30.14 | +30.14 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PH (2018) | Mohd Ashraf Mustaqim Badrul Munir | 11,776 | 26.70 | +26.70 | |
| Total valid votes | 44,100 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 671 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 171 | |||||
| Turnout | 44,942 | 81.51 | ||||
| Registered electors | 55,135 | |||||
| Majority | 5,742 | 13.02 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN | ||||
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.[permanent dead link] "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.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Abdul Manan Ismail | 23,747 | 59.29 | - 4.78 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PKR | Murnie Hidayah Anuar | 16,032 | 40.03 | + 4.10 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | Zahari Mamat | 272 | 0.68 | + 0.68 | |
| Total valid votes | 40,051 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 643 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 140 | |||||
| Turnout | 40,834 | 84.95 | ||||
| Registered electors | 48,067 | |||||
| Majority | 7,715 | 19.26 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN | ||||
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.[permanent dead link] "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-16. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Abdul Manan Ismail | 19,355 | 64.07 | - 7.95 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PKR | Mohd Jafri Ab Rashid | 10,852 | 35.93 | + 7.95 | |
| Total valid votes | 30,207 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 637 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 44 | |||||
| Turnout | 30,888 | 77.45 | ||||
| Registered electors | 39,882 | |||||
| Majority | 8,503 | 28.14 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
| ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Siti Zaharah Sulaiman | 20,474 | 72.02 | + 17.32 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | KEADILAN | Saari Sungib | 7,956 | 27.98 | - 17.32 | |
| Total valid votes | 28,430 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 564 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 7 | |||||
| Turnout | 29,001 | 77.46 | ||||
| Registered electors | 37,439 | |||||
| Majority | 12,518 | 44.04 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
| ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Siti Zaharah Sulaiman | 20,749 | 54.70 | - 19.70 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | KEADILAN | Wan Jusoh Wan Kolok | 17,186 | 45.30 | + 45.30 | |
| Total valid votes | 37,935 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,553 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 2,733 | |||||
| Turnout | 42,221 | 79.24 | ||||
| Registered electors | 53,282 | |||||
| Majority | 3,563 | 9.40 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
| ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Siti Zaharah Sulaiman | 25,551 | 74.40 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | S46 | Wan Abdul Rahman Wan Yusoff | 8,792 | 25.60 | ||
| Total valid votes | 34,343 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,536 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 1,342 | |||||
| Turnout | 37,221 | 78.06 | ||||
| Registered electors | 47,682 | |||||
| Majority | 16,759 | 48.80 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 19. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
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- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
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