Kuala Besut (state constituency)
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State constituency | |||
Legislature | Terengganu State Legislative Assembly | ||
MLA |
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Constituency created | 1959 | ||
First contested | 1959 | ||
Last contested | 2023 | ||
Demographics | |||
Electors (2023) | 26,992 |
Kuala Besut 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 1959 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.
Demographics
[edit]History
[edit]Polling Districts
[edit]According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kuala Besut constituency has a total of 9 polling districts.[3]
State Constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
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Kuala Besut (N01) | Pulau Perhentian | 03/01/01 | SK Pulau Perhentian |
Seberang Berat | 033/01/02 | SK Kuala Besut | |
Nail | 033/01/03 | SK Kampung Nail | |
Seberang Barat Luar | 033/01/04 | SMK Kuala Besut | |
Tok Saboh | 033/01/05 | SK Alor Peroi | |
Kampung Nangka | 033/01/06 | SK Kampung Nangka | |
Kampung Baru | 033/01/07 | SMK Seri Bukit Puteri | |
Bukit Puteri | 033/01/08 | SK Bukit Puteri | |
Air Terjun | 033/01/09 | SK Ayer Terjun |
Representation History
[edit]Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kuala Besut | |||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created | |||
1st | 1959–1964 | Wan Said Mohamed Nor | PMIP |
2nd | 1964–1969 | Zakariah Muda | BN (UMNO) |
1969–1971 | Assembly dissolved | ||
3rd | 1971–1974 | Mohamad Said | PAS |
4th | 1974–1978 | Hussin Jusoh | BN (PAS) |
5th | 1978–1979 | Zakariah Muda | BN (UMNO) |
1979–1982 | Wan Zakaria Wan Abd. Rahman | ||
6th | 1982–1986 | ||
7th | 1986–1990 | ||
8th | 1990–1995 | ||
9th | 1995–1999 | ||
10th | 1999–2004 | Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh | PAS |
11th | 2004–2008 | Abdullah Che Muda | BN (UMNO) |
12th | 2008–2013 | Abdul Rahman Mokhtar | |
13th | 2013 | ||
2013–2018 | Tengku Zaihan Che Ku Abd Rahman | ||
14th | 2018–2023 | ||
15th | 2023–present | Azbi Salleh | PN (PAS) |
Election results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PAS | Azbi Salleh | 11,496 | 60.91 | |||
BN | Tengku Zaihan Che Ku Abd Rahman | 7,377 | 39.09 | |||
Total valid votes | 18,873 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 172 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 13 | |||||
Turnout | 19,058 | 70.61 | ||||
Registered electors | 26,992 | |||||
Majority | 4,119 | 21.82 | ||||
PAS gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Tengku Zaihan Che Ku Abdul Rahman | 8,288 | 59.27 | |||
PAS | Azlan Yusof | 5,696 | 40.73 | |||
Total valid votes | 13,984 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 125 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
Turnout | 14,109 | 79.79 | ||||
Registered electors | 17,683 | |||||
Majority | 2,592 | |||||
BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Pilihan Raya Kecil N.01 Kuala Besut". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-09-19. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election - By-election of the State Legislative Assembly of N.01 Kuala Besut for the State of Terengganu [P.U. (B) 290/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Abdul Rahman Mokhtar | 7,123 | 61.33 | ![]() | ||
PAS | Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh | 4,492 | 38.67 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 11,615 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 12,140 | 85.61 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | ||||||
Majority | 2,631 | 22.66 | ![]() | |||
BN hold | Swing | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Abdullah Che Muda | 6,334 | 59.52 | ![]() | ||
PAS | Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh | 4,307 | 40.48 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 10,641 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 10,828 | 87.60 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | ||||||
Majority | 2,027 | 19.04 | ![]() | |||
BN gain from National Trust Party (Malaysia)-Malaysian Islamic Party | Swing | ? | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PAS | Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh | 4,426 | 52.91 | |||
BN | Wan Zakaria Wan Abd. Rahman | 3,939 | 47.09 | |||
Total valid votes | 8,365 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 8,609 | 82.89 | ||||
Registered electors | ||||||
Majority | 487 | 5.82 | ||||
PAS gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Terengganu".
- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ^ Federal Gazette [dead link]