Pekan (federal constituency)

Pekan (P085)
Pahang constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Najib Razak; BN
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)	88,899
Area (km²)	3,846

Pekan is a federal constituency in Pahang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.

The federal constituency was created from parts of the Pahang Timor constituency 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

Ethnic breakdown of Pekan's electorate as of 2018^[3]

Malay (88.79%)

Chinese (2.01%)

Indian (0.32%)

Other ethnicities (9.43%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Seri Mahkota, Jaya Gading, Kampung Seri Damai, Gudang Rasau, Pulau Rusa, Ganchong, Pulau Manis, Lepar, Pelak, Seri Makmur, Belimbing, Kampung Lamir, Peramu Jaya, Serandu, Kuala Pahang, Kampung Marhum, Kelat Rendang, Pahang Tua, Kampung Langgar, Pulau Jawa, Pasir Panjang, Ketapang, Mengkasar, Bandar Pekan, Sungai Miang, Tanah Putih, Shahbandar, Serambi, Padang Rumbia, Temai, Acheh, Tanjung Medang, Padang Polo, Tanjung Batu, Landai, Bandar Dua, Runchang, Simpai, Kota Perdana, Nenasi, Api Larat, Merchong, Sawah Batu, Salong, Mambang, Paloh Hinai, FELDA Chini Timur 1, FELDA Chini Timur 2, FELDA Chini Timur 3 & 4, Kampung Dusun, FELDA Chini 2, FELDA Chini 1, FELDA Chini 4, FELDA Chini 5, FELDA Chini 3, Terpai.

2016–present:^[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Seri Mahkota, Jaya Gading, Kampung Seri Damai, Gudang Rasau, Pulau Rusa, Ganchong, Pulau Manis, Lepar, Pelak, Seri Makmur, Belimbing, Kampung Lamir, Tanah Putih, Peramu Jaya, Serandu, Kuala Pahang, Kampung Marhum, Pasir Panjang, Ketapang, Sungai Miang, Bandar Pekan, Mengkasar, Pulau Jawa, Kelat Rendang, Kampung Langgar, Pahang Tua, Shahbandar, Serambi, Padang Rumbia, Temai, Acheh, Tanjung Medang, Padang Polo, Tanjung Batu, Landai, Nenasi, Merchong, Api Larat, Sawah Batu, Kota Perdana, Simpai, Runchang, Bandar Dua, Terpai, Salong, Mambang, Paloh Hinai, Kampung Dusun, FELDA Chini Timur 3 & 4, FELDA Chini Timur 1, FELDA Chini Timur 2, FELDA Chini 5, FELDA Chini 4, FELDA Chini 1, FELDA Chini 2, FELDA Chini 3.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Pekan
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Pahang Timor
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	1959-1963	Abdul Razak Hussein	Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	1963-1964	Abdul Razak Hussein	Alliance (UMNO)
2nd	1964-1969	Abdul Razak Hussein	Alliance (UMNO)
	1969-1971	Parliament was suspended^[5]^[6]
3rd	1971-1973	Abdul Razak Hussein	Alliance (UMNO)
3rd	1973-1974		BN (UMNO)
4th	1974-1976
4th	1976-1978	Mohd Najib Abd Razak
5th	1978-1982	Mohd Najib Abd Razak
6th	1982-1986	Mohamed Amin Daud
7th	1986-1990	Mohd Najib Abd Razak
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018–2020
14th	2020-present		PN (UMNO)

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Mohd Najib Abd Razak	43,854	62.10	-14.50
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Ahiatudin Daud	18,995	26.90	+26.90
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PH (2018)	Muhammad Zahid Md Arip	7,662	10.85	+10.85
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Abd Kadir Sainudin	103	0.15	+0.15
Total valid votes			70,614	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,393
Unreturned ballots			301
Turnout			72,308	81.34
Registered electors			88,899
Majority			24,859	35.20
	[[\|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]}

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Mohd Najib Abd Razak	51,278	76.60	- 2.13
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PKR	Mohd. Fariz Abd. Talib @ Musa	15,665	23.40	+ 23.40
Total valid votes			66,943	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,275
Unreturned ballots			246
Turnout			68,464	85.30
Registered electors			80,260
Majority			35,613	53.20
	[[\|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 2016-04-27.^{[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 2016-04-27.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Mohd Najib Abd Razak	36,262	78.73	+ 0.77
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PKR	Khairul Anuar Ahmad Zainudin	9,798	21.27	+ 21.27
Total valid votes			46,060	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,261
Unreturned ballots			549
Turnout			47,870	82.23
Registered electors			58,217
Majority			26,464	57.46
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Mohd Najib Abd Razak	31,956	77.96	+ 27.50
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Zakaria Dahlan	9,034	22.04	- 27.50
Total valid votes			40,990	100.00
Total rejected ballots			56
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			41,046	77.91
Registered electors			52,683
Majority			22,922	55.92
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Mohd Najib Abd Razak	13,148	50.46	- 22.79
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Ramli Mohamed	12,907	49.54	+ 49.54
Total valid votes			26,055	100.00
Total rejected ballots			631
Unreturned ballots			111
Turnout			26,797	74.78
Registered electors			35,834
Majority			241	0.92
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Mohd Najib Abd Razak	17,004	73.25	+ 6.92
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	S46	M. Samueil Mohamad Kameil	6,211	26.75	- 6.92
Total valid votes			23,215	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,127
Unreturned ballots			223
Turnout			24,565	71.60
Registered electors			34,308
Majority			10,793	46.50
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Mohd Najib Abd Razak	21,262	66.33	- 8.17
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	S46	Othman Hitam	10,795	33.67	+ 33.67
Total valid votes			32,057	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,357
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			33,414	71.36
Registered electors			46,824
Majority			10,467	32.66
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Mohd Najib Abd Razak	16,431	74.50
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Ali Abdullah @ Lee Kin Hong	5,623	25.50
Total valid votes			22,054	100.00
Total rejected ballots			694
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			22,748	66.87
Registered electors			34,017
Majority			10,808	49.00
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Mohamed Amin Daud	18,648	71.03
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Mohamed Rusdi Arif	7,604	28.97
Total valid votes			26,252	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,090
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			27,342	71.46
Registered electors			38,260
Majority			11,044
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Mohd Najib Abd Razak	13,876	76.16
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Mohamed Rusdi Arif	4,343	23.84
Total valid votes			18,219	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			26,819
Majority			9,533
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general by-election, 21 February 1976
The by-election was called due to the death of incumbent, Abdul Razak Hussein.
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Najib Razak won uncontested.
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Mohd Najib Abd Razak
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Abdul Razak Hussein won uncontested.
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Abdul Razak Hussein
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			22,957
Majority
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|BN]]		Swing		Alliance

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	Alliance	Abdul Razak Hussein	12,641	77.28
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PMIP	Yazid Jaafar	3,716	22.72
Total valid votes			16,357	100.00
Total rejected ballots			488
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			16,845	71.24
Registered electors			23,644
Majority			8,925
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		Alliance

Malaysian general election, 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	Alliance	Abdul Razak Hussein	11,858	87.39
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PMIP	Abdul Hamid Awang Hitam	1,711	12.61
Total valid votes			13,569	100.00
Total rejected ballots			596
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			14,165	76.63
Registered electors			18,486
Majority			10,147
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		Alliance

Malayan general election, 1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	Alliance	Abdul Razak Hussein	8,811	77.26
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PMIP	Mohamed Ariff Abas	2,593	22.74
Total valid votes			11,404	100.00
Total rejected ballots			104
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			11,508	74.52
Registered electors			15,443
Majority			6,218
This was a new constituency created out of Pahang Timor which went to Alliance in the previous election.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

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