Jeli (federal constituency)
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 Kelantan constituency | |
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| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1994 |
| First contested | 1995 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 78,592 |
| Electors (2023)[2] | 59,894 |
| Area (km²)[3] | 1,500 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 52.4 |
Jeli is a federal constituency in Jeli District and Tanah Merah District, Kelantan, 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
[edit]https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/KELANTAN
Age breakdown of Jeli's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (6.63%)
21-29 (23.65%)
30-39 (24.35%)
40-49 (17.63%)
50-59 (13.33%)
60-69 (8.84%)
70-79 (4.01%)
80-89 (1.18%)
above 90 (0.38%)
Gender breakdown of Jeli's electorate as of 2022
Male (50.5%)
Female (49.5%)
History
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Jeli constituency is divided into 28 polling districts.[4]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bukit Bunga (N36） | Bukit Bunga | 030/36/01 | SMK Bukit Bunga |
| Jakar | 030/36/02 | SK Nik Daud | |
| Nibong | 030/36/03 | SK Nik Daud | |
| Jedok Tua | 030/36/04 | SMU (A) Arab Darul Naim | |
| Lalang Pepuyu | 030/36/05 | SK Lalang Pepuyu | |
| Batu Gajah | 030/36/06 | SK Batu Gajah | |
| Asahan | 030/36/07 | SMK Tan Sri Mohamed Yaacob | |
| Lawang | 030/36/08 | SK Lawang | |
| Gual Jedok | 030/36/09 | SK Gual Jedok | |
| Air Canal | 030/36/10 | SK Ayer Chanal | |
| Air Lanas (N37） | Kalai | 030/37/01 | SK Kalai |
| Gunong | 030/37/02 | SK Batu Melintang | |
| Bandar Jeli | 030/37/03 | SK Jeli (1) | |
| Gemang | 030/37/04 | SK Gemang | |
| Air Lanas | 030/37/05 | Maahad Al-Sabirin, Ayer Lanas | |
| Legeh | 030/37/06 | SK Legeh | |
| Sungai Satan | 030/37/07 | SK Legeh | |
| Berdang | 030/37/08 | SK Pasir Dusun | |
| Pos Sungai Rual | 030/37/09 | SK Sungai Rual | |
| Kedai Air Lanas | 030/37/10 | SMK Ayer Lanas | |
| Kuala Balah (N38） | Batu Melintang | 030/38/01 | SMK Batu Melintang |
| Pendok | 030/38/02 | SK Pendok | |
| Sungai Long | 030/38/03 | SK Sungai Long | |
| Lubok Bongor | 030/38/04 | SK Lubok Bongor | |
| Kubor Datu | 030/38/05 | SK Kubor Datu | |
| Jerimbong | 030/38/06 | SK Bukit Jering | |
| Kedai Kuala Balah | 030/38/07 | SK Kuala Balah | |
| Kampung Bharu Tg. Abd. Rahman Putra | 030/38/08 | SMK Kuala Balah |
Representation history
[edit]| Members of Parliament for Jeli | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Tanah Merah | ||||
| 9th | P030 | 1995–1999 | Mustapa Mohamed (مصطفى محمد) |
BN (UMNO) |
| 10th | 1999–2004 | Mohd Apandi Mohamad (محمد أڤندي محمد) |
BA (PAS) | |
| 11th | 2004–2008 | Mustapa Mohamed (مصطفى محمد) |
BN (UMNO) | |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | |||
| 13th | 2013–2018 | |||
| 14th | 2018 | |||
| Independent | ||||
| 2018–2020 | PH (BERSATU) | |||
| 2020–2022 | PN (BERSATU) | |||
| 15th | 2022–2024 | Zahari Kechik (ظهري كچيق) | ||
| 2024–present | Independent | |||
State constituency
[edit]| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Jeli | Air Lanas | ||||||
| Bukit Bunga | |||||||
| Kemahang | |||||||
| Kuala Balah | |||||||
| Pergau | |||||||
Current state assembly members
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N36 | Bukit Bunga | Mohd Almidi Jaafar | PN (BERSATU) |
| N37 | Ayer Lanas | Kamarudin Md Nor | |
| N38 | Kuala Balah | Abdul Hadi Awang Kechil | PN (PAS) |
Local governments & postcodes
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N36 | Bukit Bunga | Tanah Merah District Council |
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| N37 | Ayer Lanas | Jeli District Council | |
| N38 | Kuala Balah |
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Zahari Kechik | 27,072 | 63.03 |  24.48
| ||
| BN | Norwahida Patuan | 14,608 | 34.01 |  21.88
| ||
| PH | Md Radzi Wahab | 1,140 | 2.65 | 2.71
| ||
| PUTRA | Mohammad Daud | 133 | 0.31 | 0.31
| ||
| Total valid votes | 42,953 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 635 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 144 | |||||
| Turnout | 43,732 | 71.83 | 11.65
| |||
| Registered electors | 59,798 | |||||
| Majority | 12,464 | 29.02 | 11.88
| |||
| PAS gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mustapa Mohamed | 21,665 | 55.89 | 1.25
| ||
| PAS | Mohamad Hamid | 15,018 | 38.75 | 4.11
| ||
| PH | Azran Deraman | 2,078 | 5.36 | 5.36
| ||
| Total valid votes | 38,761 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 400 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 466 | |||||
| Turnout | 39,627 | 83.48 | 4.14
| |||
| Registered electors | 47,470 | |||||
| Majority | 6,647 | 17.14 | 2.86
| |||
| 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.[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 Kelantan [P.U. (B) 308/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mustapa Mohamed | 21,345 | 57.14 | 0.28
| ||
| PAS | Mohd Apandi Mohamad | 16,009 | 42.86 | 0.28
| ||
| Total valid votes | 37,354 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 424 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 93 | |||||
| Turnout | 37,871 | 87.62 | 3.44
| |||
| Registered electors | 43,224 | |||||
| Majority | 5,336 | 14.28 | 0.56
| |||
| BN hold | 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.[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 Kelantan [P.U. (B) 212/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2016-05-18. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mustapa Mohamed | 17,168 | 57.42 | 6.42
| |
| PAS | Mohd Apandi Mohamad | 12,732 | 42.58 | 6.42
| |
| Total valid votes | 29,900 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 474 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 181 | ||||
| Turnout | 30,555 | 84.18 | 1.80
| ||
| Registered electors | 36,298 | ||||
| Majority | 4,436 | 14.84 | 12.84
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mustapa Mohamed | 16,960 | 63.84 | 14.98
| |
| PAS | Mohd Apandi Mohamad | 9,607 | 36.16 | 14.98
| |
| Total valid votes | 26,567 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 394 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 26,961 | 82.38 | 0.46
| ||
| Registered electors | 32,727 | ||||
| Majority | 7,353 | 27.68 | 25.40
| ||
| BN gain from PAS | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Mohd Apandi Mohamad | 15,523 | 51.14 | 51.14
| |
| BN | Mustapa Mohamed | 14,830 | 48.86 | 2.24
| |
| Total valid votes | 30,353 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 529 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 270 | ||||
| Turnout | 31,152 | 81.92 | 0.55
| ||
| Registered electors | 38,027 | ||||
| Majority | 693 | 2.28 | 0.08
| ||
| PAS gain from BN | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mustapa Mohamed | 13,301 | 51.10 | |||
| S46 | Zianon Abdin Ali | 12,729 | 48.90 | |||
| Total valid votes | 26,030 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 932 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 71 | |||||
| Turnout | 27,033 | 81.37 | ||||
| Registered electors | 33,222 | |||||
| Majority | 572 | 2.20 | ||||
| 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A) Polling Hours For the General Election of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Kelantan" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 15 July 2023.
