Paloh (Kelantan state constituency)
Appearance
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (August 2022) |
Kelantan constituency | |||
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State constituency | |||
Legislature | Kelantan State Legislative Assembly | ||
MLA |
PN | ||
Constituency created | 1984 | ||
First contested | 1986 | ||
Last contested | 2023 | ||
Demographics | |||
Electors (2023) | 21,162 |
Paloh is a state constituency in Kelantan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly.[1]
The state constituency was first contested in 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Kelantan 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 Paloh constituency has a total of 11 polling districts.[3]
State Constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
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Paloh (N44) | FELDA Sungai Chiku 3 | 032/44/01 | SMK Bandar Chiku |
Pasir Limggi | 032/44/02 | SK Pasir Linggi | |
KESEDAR Paloh | 032/44/03 | SMK Paloh | |
KESEDAR Sungai Chalil | 032/44/04 | SK Chalil | |
Lebir | 032/44/05 | SK Lebir | |
KESEDAR Paloh 3 | 032/44/06 | SK Paloh 3 | |
Aring | 032/44/07 | SK Aring | |
FELDA Sungai Chiku 1 | 032/44/08 | SMK Chiku 2 | |
FELDA Sungai Chiku 7 | 032/44/09 | SK Chiku 7 | |
FELDA Sungai Chiku 2 | 032/44/10 | SK Sri Chiku 2 | |
KESEDAR Paloh 2 | 032/44/11 |
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Representation history
[edit]Members of the Legislative Assembly for Paloh | |||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created from Gua Musang | |||
7th | 1986–1990 | Ariffin Said | BN (UMNO) |
8th | 1990–1995 | Nozula Mat Diah | S46 |
9th | 1995–1999 | ||
10th | 1999–2004 | BN (UMNO) | |
11th | 2004–2008 | ||
12th | 2008–2013 | ||
13th | 2013–2018 | ||
14th | 2018–2023 | Amran Arifin | |
15th | 2023–present | Shaari Mat Hussain | PN (BERSATU) |
Election results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PAS | Shaari Mat Hussain | 7,407 | 58.74 | 15.92 | ||
BN | Amran Arifin | 5,202 | 41.26 | 12.69 | ||
Total valid votes | 12,609 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 92 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 13 | |||||
Turnout | 12,714 | 60.08 | 17.41 | |||
Registered electors | 21,162 | |||||
Majority | 2,205 | 17.48 | 6.35 | |||
PAS gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Amran Arifin | 6,974 | 53.95 | 12.79 | |
PAS | Azman Ahmad | 5,535 | 42.82 | 42.82 | |
PH | Noraini Husain | 417 | 3.23 | 30.03 | |
Total valid votes | 12,926 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 218 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 118 | ||||
Turnout | 13,262 | 77.49 | 10.71 | ||
Registered electors | 17,115 | ||||
Majority | 1,439 | 11.13 | 22.35 | ||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Nozula Mat Diah | 7,847 | 66.74 | 0.19 | |
PKR | Amran Ab Ghani | 3,910 | 33.26 | 0.19 | |
Total valid votes | 11,757 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 260 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 19 | ||||
Turnout | 12,032 | 88.20 | 1.46 | ||
Registered electors | 13,642 | ||||
Majority | 3,937 | 33.48 | 0.38 | ||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Nozula Mat Diah | 5,697 | 66.55 | 2.38 | |
PKR | Reizal Abdul Rahim | 2,864 | 33.45 | 2.38 | |
Total valid votes | 8,561 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 135 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 19 | ||||
Turnout | 8,713 | 86.74 | 1.48 | ||
Registered electors | 10,045 | ||||
Majority | 2,833 | 33.10 | 4.76 | ||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Nozula Mat Diah | 5,244 | 68.93 | 9.13 | |
PKR | Norazman Mat Amin | 2,364 | 31.07 | 9.13 | |
Total valid votes | 7,608 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 0 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 144 | ||||
Turnout | 7,752 | 85.26 | 1.12 | ||
Registered electors | 9,092 | ||||
Majority | 2,880 | 37.86 | 18.26 | ||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Nozula Mat Diah | 4,984 | 59.80 | 31.50 | |
PKR | Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Hassan | 3,350 | 40.20 | 40.20 | |
Total valid votes | 8,334 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 180 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 8,514 | 84.14 | 0.37 | ||
Registered electors | 10,119 | ||||
Majority | 1,634 | 19.60 | 22.77 | ||
BN gain from S46 | Swing | ?
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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S46 | Nozula Mat Diah | 5,422 | 70.67 | 4.77 | |
BN | Mohd. Akram Khan Awang Shaikh | 2,171 | 28.30 | 3.74 | |
KITA | Mohamad Yusof | 79 | 1.03 | 1.03 | |
Total valid votes | 7,672 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 355 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 7 | ||||
Turnout | 8,034 | 83.77 | 0.84 | ||
Registered electors | 9,591 | ||||
Majority | 3,251 | 42.37 | 8.51 | ||
S46 hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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S46 | Nozula Mat Diah | 8,408 | 75.44 | 75.44 | |
BN | Ariffin Said | 2,737 | 24.56 | 51.59 | |
Total valid votes | 11,145 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 210 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 11,355 | 84.61 | 7.74 | ||
Registered electors | 13,420 | ||||
Majority | 5,671 | 50.88 | 1.42 | ||
S46 gain from BN | Swing | ?
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Ariffin Said | 5,329 | 76.15 | |||
PAS | Mokhtar Salleh | 1,669 | 23.85 | |||
Total valid votes | 6,998 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 232 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
Turnout | 7,230 | 76.87 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,406 | |||||
Majority | 3,660 | 52.30 | ||||
This was a new constituency created. |
References
[edit]- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Kelantan".
- ^ "15th Kelantan State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ Federal Gazette [dead link]