Machang (federal constituency)
 Kelantan constituency | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1974 |
| First contested | 1974 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 110,545 |
| Electors (2023)[2] | 89,196 |
| Area (km²)[3] | 528 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 209.4 |
Machang is a federal constituency in Machang District, Kelantan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.
The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
[edit]https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/KELANTAN
Age breakdown of Machang's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (6.57%)
21-29 (23.05%)
30-39 (24.21%)
40-49 (16.85%)
50-59 (13.64%)
60-69 (9.68%)
70-79 (4.44%)
80-89 (1.29%)
above 90 (0.27%)
Gender breakdown of Machang's electorate as of 2022
Male (49.3%)
Female (50.7%)
History
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Machang constituency is divided into 36 polling districts.[4]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulai Chondong (N33） | Kampung Bandar | 029/33/01 | SK Bandar |
| Alor Melaka | 029/33/02 | Maahad Syamsul Maarif (P) | |
| Merbau Chondong | 029/33/03 | SJK (C) Poey Sit | |
| Kedai Pulai Chondong | 029/33/04 | SK Pulai Chondong | |
| Pangkal Gong | 029/33/05 | SK Pangkal Gong | |
| Kerawang | 029/33/06 | SK Pangkal Nering | |
| Bagan | 029/33/07 | SK Mata Ayer | |
| Kampung Tok Bok | 029/33/08 | SMK Abdul Samad | |
| Joh | 029/33/09 | Maahad Syamsul Maarif (L) | |
| Labok | 029/33/10 | SK Tok Bok | |
| Kampung Binjal | 029/33/11 | SK Labok | |
| Dewan | 029/33/12 | SK Dewan Besar | |
| Temangan (N34） | Simpul Berlubang | 029/34/01 | SK Pangkal Mak Wan |
| Kelaweh | 029/34/02 | SK Kelaweh | |
| Pak Roman | 029/34/03 | SK Pak Roman | |
| Pangkal Meleret | 029/34/04 | SK Pangkal Meleret | |
| Paloh Rawa | 029/34/05 | SK Paloh Rawa | |
| Batu 30 | 029/34/06 | SK Pangkal Jenereh | |
| Kampung Raja | 029/34/07 | SK Kampong Pek | |
| Kampung Pauh | 029/34/08 | SK Temangan | |
| Bandar Temangan | 029/34/09 | SJK (C) Chung Hwa | |
| Kampung Kerilla | 029/34/10 | SK Kampung Kerilla | |
| Pangkal Chuit | 029/34/11 | SMU (A) Al-Hasaniah Pangkal Jenerih | |
| Kemuning (N35） | Sungai Hala | 029/35/01 | SMK Hamzah |
| Kweng Hitam | 029/35/02 | SMK Machang | |
| Pangkal Changgong | 029/35/03 | SMA Wataniah | |
| Bandar Lama | 029/35/04 | SK Machang (1) | |
| Bandar Bharu | 029/35/05 | SK Hamzah (1) | |
| Bukit Tiu | 029/35/06 | SK Bukit Tiu | |
| Ulu Sat | 029/35/07 | SK Belukar | |
| Banggol Judah | 029/35/08 | SMU (A) Ahmadiah Banggol Judah | |
| Bakar | 029/35/09 | SMK Hamzah (2) | |
| Kemuning | 029/35/10 | SK Ayer Merah | |
| Cherang Hangus | 029/35/11 | SK Jambu Lawar | |
| Kampung Pek | 029/35/12 | SMK Seri Intan | |
| Kampung Bunut | 029/35/13 | SMK Seri Intan |
Representation history
[edit]| Members of Parliament for Machang | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Tanah Merah | ||||
| 4th | P024 | 1974–1978 | Abdullah Ahmad (عبدالله احمد) |
BN (UMNO) |
| 5th | 1978–1982 | Mohd. Kassim Ahmed (محمد. كسسيم همد) | ||
| 6th | 1982–1986 | |||
| 7th | P027 | 1986–1990 | ||
| 8th | 1990–1995 | Ahmad Shukri Hassan (احمد شكري حسن) |
S46 | |
| 9th | P029 | 1995–1999 | Sukri Mohamed (سوكري محمد) | |
| 10th | 1999–2004 | Mohd Yusoff Mohd Nor (محمد يوسف محمد نور) |
BA (PAS) | |
| 11th | 2004–2008 | Sazmi Miah (سزمي ميه) |
BN (UMNO) | |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (سيف الدين ناسوتيون إسماعيل) |
PR (PKR) | |
| 13th | 2013–2018 | Ahmad Jazlan Yaakub (أحمد جزلان يعقوب) |
BN (UMNO) | |
| 14th | 2018–2022 | |||
| 15th | 2022–present | Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal (وان أحمد فيصل وان أحمد کمال) |
PN (BERSATU) | |
State constituency
[edit]| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Machang | Bandar Machang | ||||||
| Banggol Judah | |||||||
| Gual Ipoh | |||||||
| Kemuning | |||||||
| Labok | |||||||
| Pulai Chondong | Pulai Chondong | ||||||
| Sungei Rasau | |||||||
| Temangan | |||||||
Current state assembly members
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N33 | Pulai Chondong | Azhar Salleh | PN (PAS) |
| N34 | Temangan | Mohamed Fadzli Hassan | |
| N35 | Kemuning | Ahmad Zakhran Mat Noor |
Local governments & postcodes
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N33 | Pulai Chondong | Machang District Council |
|
| N34 | Temangan | ||
| N35 | Kemuning |
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal | 35,603 | 54.68 |  12.42
| ||
| BN | Ahmad Jazlan Yaakub | 25,449 | 39.08 |  8.31
| ||
| PH | Rosli Allani Abdul Kadir | 3,934 | 6.04 | 4.30
| ||
| PUTRA | Mohamamd Seman | 128 | 0.20 | 0.20
| ||
| Total valid votes | 65,114 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 733 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 177 | |||||
| Turnout | 66,024 | 73.31 | 9.04
| |||
| Registered electors | 88,825 | |||||
| Majority | 10,154 | 15.60 | 10.47
| |||
| PAS gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Ahmad Jazlan Yaakub | 26,076 | 47.39 | 3.41
| ||
| PAS | Zulkifli Mamat | 23,252 | 42.26 | 42.26
| ||
| PH | Sazmi Miah | 5,695 | 10.35 | 10.35
| ||
| Total valid votes | 55,023 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 801 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 496 | |||||
| Turnout | 56,320 | 82.35 | 4.39
| |||
| Registered electors | 68,387 | |||||
| Majority | 2,824 | 5.13 | 3.53
| |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Kelantan [P.U. (B) 234/2018]" (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 Kelantan [P.U. (B) 308/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Ahmad Jazlan Yaakub | 25,660 | 50.80 | 2.60
| ||
| PKR | Wan Zawawi Wan Ismail | 24,855 | 49.20 | 2.60
| ||
| Total valid votes | 50,515 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 729 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 128 | |||||
| Turnout | 51,372 | 86.74 | 2.33
| |||
| Registered electors | 59,226 | |||||
| Majority | 805 | 1.60 | 2.00
| |||
| BN gain from PKR | Swing | ? | ||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Kelantan [P.U. (B) 171/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-18. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Kelantan [P.U. (B) 212/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-18. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKR | Saifuddin Nasution Ismail | 21,041 | 51.80 | 51.80
| |
| BN | Sazmi Miah | 19,581 | 48.20 | 1.99
| |
| Total valid votes | 40,622 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 748 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 124 | ||||
| Turnout | 41,494 | 84.41 | 3.74
| ||
| Registered electors | 49,157 | ||||
| Majority | 1,460 | 3.60 | 3.22
| ||
| PKR gain from BN | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Sazmi Miah | 17,464 | 50.19 | 10.64
| |
| PAS | Mohd Yusoff Mohd Nor | 17,329 | 49.81 | 10.64
| |
| Total valid votes | 34,793 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 599 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 35,392 | 80.67 | 2.93
| ||
| Registered electors | 43,872 | ||||
| Majority | 135 | 0.38 | 20.52
| ||
| BN gain from PAS | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Mohd Yusoff Mohd Nor | 20,010 | 60.45 | 60.45
| |
| BN | Sukri Mohamed | 13,091 | 39.55 | 5.20
| |
| Total valid votes | 33,101 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 453 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 33 | ||||
| Turnout | 33,587 | 77.74 | 1.44
| ||
| Registered electors | 43,204 | ||||
| Majority | 6,919 | 20.90 | 10.40
| ||
| PAS gain from S46 | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S46 | Sukri Mohamed | 15,998 | 55.25 | 9.98
| |
| BN | Muhammad Hamzah | 12,959 | 44.75 | 11.17
| |
| Total valid votes | 28,957 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 889 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 75 | ||||
| Turnout | 29,921 | 76.30 | 3.91
| ||
| Registered electors | 39,214 | ||||
| Majority | 3,039 | 10.50 | 21.15
| ||
| S46 hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S46 | Ahmad Shukri Hassan | 15,944 | 65.23 | 65.23
| |
| BN | Mohd. Kassim Ahmed | 8,206 | 33.58 | 19.77
| |
| Independent | Wan Ismail Wan Ahmad | 292 | 1.19 | 1.19
| |
| Total valid votes | 24,442 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 707 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 25,149 | 80.21 | 2.54
| ||
| Registered electors | 31,353 | ||||
| Majority | 7,738 | 31.65 | 24.95
| ||
| S46 gain from BN | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mohd. Kassim Ahmed | 11,110 | 53.35 | 2.10
| |
| PAS | Wan Ismail Wan Ahmad | 9,713 | 46.65 | 2.10
| |
| Total valid votes | 20,823 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 483 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 21,306 | 77.67 | 5.22
| ||
| Registered electors | 27,430 | ||||
| Majority | 1,397 | 6.70 | 4.20
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mohd. Kassim Ahmed | 13,224 | 55.45 | 2.59
| |
| PAS | Yaacob Yusof | 10,624 | 44.55 | 2.59
| |
| Total valid votes | 23,848 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 555 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 24,403 | 82.89 | |||
| Registered electors | 29,441 | ||||
| Majority | 2,600 | 10.90 | 5.18
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mohd. Kassim Ahmed | 11,707 | 58.04 | 13.76
| |
| PAS | Wan Ismail Wan Ahmad | 8,465 | 41.96 | 41.96
| |
| Total valid votes | 20,172 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 118 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 20,290 | 78.92 | 3.46
| ||
| Registered electors | 25,709 | ||||
| Majority | 3,242 | 16.08 | 27.52
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdullah Ahmad | 13,183 | 71.80 | |||
| Independent | Mohamed Yusoff Mohamed Nor | 5,177 | 28.20 | |||
| Total valid votes | 18,360 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 796 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 19,156 | 75.46 | ||||
| Registered electors | 25,386 | |||||
| Majority | 8,006 | 43.60 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
[edit]- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ^ "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 7. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
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