Bukit Besi (state constituency)

Bukit Besi
Terengganu constituency
State constituency
LegislatureTerengganu State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Ghazali Sulaiman
PN
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)18,195

Bukit Besi 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 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Bukit Besi's electorate as of 2018[2]

  Malay (99.29%)
  Other ethnicities (0.41%)
  Chinese (0.2%)
  Indian (0.1%)

History

Polling Districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bukit Besi constituency has a total of 12 polling districts.[3]

State Constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Bukit Besi (N25) FELDA Jerangau 039/25/01 SK LKTP Jerangau
Nerang 039/25/02 SMK Jerangau
Tepus 039/25/03 SK Tepus
Dendang 039/25/04 SK Dendang
Bukit Besi 039/25/05 SK Bukit Besi
Al-Muktafi Billah Shah 039/25/06 SMK Durian Mas
Kuala Jengai 039/25/07 SK Kuala Jengal
Pasir Raja 039/25/08 SK Pasir Raja
Shukor 039/25/09 SK Kampung Shukor
Jongok Batu 039/25/10 SK Jongok Batu
Lintang 039/25/11 SK Lintang
Minda 039/25/12 SK Minda Talong

Representation History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Besi
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Jerangau
9th 1995–1999 Awang A. Jabar BN (UMNO)
10th 1999–2004 Roslan Ahmad PAS
11th 2004–2008 Din Adam BN (UMNO)
12th 2008–2013
13th 2013–2018 Roslee Daud
14th 2018–2023
15th 2023–present Ghazali Sulaiman PN (PAS)

Election results

Terengganu state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Ghazali Sulaiman 8,552 63.86
BN Din Adam 4,840 36.14
Total valid votes 13,192 100.00
Total rejected ballots 93
Unreturned ballots 10
Turnout 13,495 74.17
Registered electors 18,195
Majority 3,712 27.72
PAS gain from BN Swing ?

References

  1. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Terengganu".
  2. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  3. ^ Federal Gazette [dead link‍]


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