2023 Terengganu state election

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2023 Terengganu state election
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All 32 elected seats in the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
17 seats needed for a majority
Turnout74.79%
 Majority partyMinority party
  Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar 2020.jpg PH-BN
Leader Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar Ahmad Said
Raja Kamarul Bahrin
Party PAS UMNO
AMANAH
Alliance Perikatan Nasional
Parties
 Barisan Nasional
Pakatan Harapan
Parties
Leader since5 January 2021 [1] 11 January 2019 [2]
30 August 2017
Leader's seat Ru Rendang Ahmad: Contested in Kijal (defeated)
Raja Kamarul Bahrin: Did not contest
Last election22 seats, 52.29% [nb 1] 10 seats, 47.72% [nb 2]
Seats before2210
Seats won320
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 10Decrease2.svg 10
Popular vote472,731217,484
Percentage68.44%31.48%
SwingIncrease2.svg 16.15%Decrease2.svg 16.24%
Terengganu state election results map, 2023.svg
Menteri Besar of Terengganu before election

Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar
PN (PAS)

 Menteri Besar of Terengganu after election

Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar
(PN (PAS)

The 15th Terengganu state election were held on 12 August 2023 to elect the State Assembly members of the 15th Terengganu State Legislative Assembly, the legislature of the Malaysian state of Terengganu.

Contents

Terengganu is one of the states which did not dissolve simultaneously with Dewan Rakyat on 10 October 2022. It was decided by Perikatan Nasional on 13 October 2022. [3]

The Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition led by Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) won all 32 seats, recording the first clean sweep in the state's history since 1978. Other candidates, including the Barisan Nasional (BN) – Pakatan Harapan (PH) electoral pact did not win any seats, with BN losing all its previous 10 seats, leaving the state assembly with no elected opposition representative.

The 2023 Kuala Terengganu by-election was held concurrently with this election.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Terengganu state's electorate as of 2023

   Malay (97.2%)
   Chinese (2.4%)
   Indian (0.3%)
  Other ethnicities (0.1%)

Background

For the state elections, Perikatan Nasional has decided to use the PAS logo and name for all its candidate in Kelantan and Terengganu, regardless of the candidate party. [4]

Constituencies

All 32 constituencies within Terengganu, which constitute the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly, were contested during the election.

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Electoral map of Terengganu, showing all 32 constituencies
Terengganu general election results map by state constituency, 2022.svg
Breakdown of 2022 Malaysian general election result by state constituency in 2022, where PH in   Red, PN in   Blue-green and BN in   blue

Composition before dissolution

GovernmentOpposition
PNBN
2210
2210
PASUMNO

Note: 1 seat is ADUN Lantikan (Nominated MLA) which is not contested in this election. [5]

Timeline

The key dates are listed below.

DateEvent
13 October 2022Perikatan Nasional decides not to dissolve the 14th Terengganu State Legislative Assembly.
28 June 2023Dissolution of Terengganu State Legislative Assembly. [6]
5 July 2023Issue of the Writ of Election
29 July 2023Nomination Day
29 July–11 August 2023Campaigning Period
8–11 August 2023Early Polling Day For Postal, Overseas and Advance Voters
12 August 2023Polling Day

Retiring incumbent(s)

The following members of the 14th State Legislative Assembly did not contest this election.

No.State ConstituencyDeparting MLACoalition (Party)Date confirmedFirst electedReason
N6 Permaisuri Abd Halim Jusoh BN (UMNO)21 July 20232013Dropped by party.
N25 Bukit Besi Roslee Daud
N12 Bukit Tunggal Alias Razak PN (PAS)27 July 20231999Not contesting state election (MP for Kuala Nerus).
N15 Ladang Tengku Hassan Tengku Omar 2013Dropped by party.
N26 Rantau Abang Alias Harun
N27 Sura Wan Hapandi Wan Nik
N32 Air Putih Ab Razak Ibrahim 2018

Electoral candidates

Names in bold are the confirmed winners in the 2023 state election.

No.Parliamentary ConstituencyNo.State ConstituencyVotersIncumbent State AssemblymenCoalition (Party)Political coalitions and parties
Barisan Nasional + Pakatan Harapan [7] [8] [9] PAS logo.svg

Perikatan Nasional [10]

Malaysian United Democratic Alliance election symbol.svg Socialist Party of Malaysia Logo.svg

MUDA + PSM electoral pact [11]

Other parties/Independents
Candidate NamePartyCandidate NamePartyCandidate NamePartyCandidate NameParty
P033 Besut N01 Kuala Besut 26,992Tengku Zaihan Che Ku Abd RahmanBN (UMNO)Tengku Zaihan Che Ku Abd RahmanUMNOAzbi SallehPAS
N02 Kota Putera 32,792 Mohd Nurkhuzaini Ab Rahman PN (PAS)Muhammad Pehimi YusoffUMNO Mohd Nurkhuzaini Ab Rahman PAS
N03 Jertih 29,088 Muhammad Pehimi Yusof BN (UMNO)Mohd Rozaini RasliUMNORiduan Mohd NorPAS
N04 Hulu Besut 23,846 Nawi Mohamad BN (UMNO)Nawi MohamadUMNOMohd Husaimi HussinBERSATUChe Harun KamariahIND
P034 Setiu N05 Jabi 25,192 Azman Ibrahim PN (PAS)Rosdi ZakariaUMNO Azman Ibrahim PAS
N06 Permaisuri 30,739 Abd Halim Jusoh BN (UMNO)Hamdan HamzahUMNOMohd Yusop MajidBERSATU
N07 Langkap 22,439 Sabri Mohd Noor BN (UMNO)Sabri Mohd NoorUMNOAzmi MaarofPAS
N08 Batu Rakit 29,919Bazlan Abd RahmanBN (UMNO)Bazlan Abd RahmanUMNOMohd Shafizi IsmailPAS
P035 Kuala Nerus N09 Tepuh 30,448 Hishamuddin Abdul Karim PN (PAS)Muhammad Hanafi HasanUMNO Hishamuddin Abdul Karim PAS
N10 Buluh Gading 27,845 Ridzuan Hashim PN (PAS)Omar AdamUMNO Ridzuan Hashim PAS
N11 Seberang Takir 27,733 Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman BN (UMNO) Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman [12] UMNOKhazan Che MatBERSATU
N12 Bukit Tunggal 21,055 Alias Razak PN (PAS)Wan Noorislan Wan HashimUMNOZaharudin ZahidPAS
P036 Kuala Terengganu N13 Wakaf Mempelam 34,509 Wan Sukairi Wan Abdullah PN (PAS)Wan Mohd Haikal Wan GhazaliPKR Wan Sukairi Wan Abdullah PAS
N14 Bandar 22,057 Ahmad Shah Muhamed PN (PAS)Armi Irzan MohdUMNO Ahmad Shah Muhamed PASLuqman LongMUDA
N15 Ladang 26,250 Tengku Hassan Tengku Omar PN (PAS)Mohd Sabri AzmiUMNOZuraida Md NoorPAS
N16 Batu Buruk 40,759 Muhammad Khalil Abdul Hadi PN (PAS)Mohamad Zamir GhazaliAMANAH Muhammad Khalil Abdul Hadi PAS
P037 Marang N17 Alur Limbat 36,087 Ariffin Deraman PN (PAS)Yuseri IsaUMNO Ariffin Deraman PAS
N18 Bukit Payung 28,823 Mohd Nor Hamzah PN (PAS)Mohd Khim @ Mohd Khan Abdul RahmanUMNO Mohd Nor Hamzah PAS
N19 Ru Rendang 32,867 Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar PN (PAS)Suhaimi SulaimanAMANAH Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar PAS
N20 Pengkalan Berangan 35,248 Sulaiman Sulong PN (PAS)Nik Dir Nik Wan KuUMNO Sulaiman Sulong PAS
P038 Hulu Terengganu N21 Telemung 21,495 Rozi Mamat BN (UMNO) Rozi Mamat UMNOMohd Zawawi IsmailBERSATU
N22 Manir 20,639 Hilmi Harun PN (PAS)Eka LisutPKR Hilmi Harun PAS
N23 Kuala Berang 21,428 Mamad Puteh PN (PAS)Jalaludin IsmailUMNO Mamad Puteh PAS
N24 Ajil 24,922 Maliaman Kassim PN (PAS)Jailani JohariUMNO Maliaman Kassim PAS
P039 Dungun N25 Bukit Besi 18,195 Roslee Daud BN (UMNO)Din AdamUMNOGhazali SulaimanPAS
N26 Rantau Abang 33,394 Alias Harun PN (PAS)Mohd Asri MohamadUMNOMohd Fadhli Rahmi ZulkifliPAS
N27 Sura 30,206 Wan Hapandi Wan Nik PN (PAS)Osman OmarPKRTengku Muhammad FakhruddinPAS
N28 Paka 34,839 Satiful Bahri Mamat PN (PAS)Ahmad Abdullah Abd WahabUMNO Satiful Bahri Mamat PAS
P040 Kemaman N29 Kemasik 28,618 Saiful Azmi Suhaili PN (PAS)Mohd Khairi Mohamad YusofUMNO Saiful Azmi Suhaili PAS
N30 Kijal 29,491 Ahmad Said BN (UMNO) Ahmad Said UMNO Razali Idris BERSATU
N31 Cukai 39,153 Hanafiah Mat PN (PAS)Mohamed Rahim HussinUMNO Hanafiah Mat PAS
N32 Air Putih 43,826 Ab Razak Ibrahim PN (PAS)Mohd Zaki SallehUMNOMohd Hafiz AdamPAS

Opinion polls

Polling firmDates conductedSample size PH+BN PN OthLeadRef
Ilham Centre29 July – 8 August 20232,30421%63%14%PN +42% [13]

Results

Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Perikatan Nasional Malaysian Islamic Party 414,43060.0027+5
Malaysian United Indigenous Party 58,3018.445+5
Total472,73168.4432+10
Pakatan Harapan +
Barisan Nasional 		United Malays National Organisation 198,26828.700–10
National Trust Party 9,7401.4100
People's Justice Party 9,4761.3700
Total217,48431.480–10
MUDA + PSM Malaysian United Democratic Alliance 3720.050New
Independents1800.0300
Total690,767100.0032–

By parliamentary constituency

PN won all parliamentary constituency by average percentages.

No.ConstituencyPakatan Harapan + Barisan NasionalPerikatan NasionalMember of Parliament
P033Besut39.87%59.87%Che Mohd Zulkifly Jusoh
P034Setiu36.86%63.14%Shaharizukirnain Abdul Kadir
P035Kuala Nerus30.03%69.97%Alias Razak
P036Kuala Terengganu24.35%75.23%Ahmad Amzad Hashim
P037Marang26.02%73.98%Abdul Hadi Awang
P038Hulu Terengganu32.35%67.65%Rosol Wahid
P039Dungun25.04%74.96%Wan Hassan Mohd Ramli
P040Kemaman36.44%63.56%Che Alias Hamid

Seats that changed allegiance

No.SeatPrevious Party (2018)Current Party (2023)
N01 Kuala Besut Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
N03 Jertih Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
N04 Hulu Besut Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Perikatan Nasional (Bersatu)
N06 Permaisuri Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Perikatan Nasional (Bersatu)
N07 Langkap Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
N08 Batu Rakit Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
N11 Seberang Takir Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Perikatan Nasional (Bersatu)
N21 Telemung Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Perikatan Nasional (Bersatu)
N25 Bukit Besi Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
N30 Kijal Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Perikatan Nasional (Bersatu)

Aftermath

Ahmad Samsuri were sworn in as Menteri Besar in front of Sultan of Terengganu for the second term on 15 August 2023, along with 10 EXCO members from PN. [14] [15]

Notes

    1. ↑ New coalition formed in 2020. These numbers are the total seats and vote share of BERSATU, PAS and GERAKAN in the last election. The parties were previously part of Pakatan Harapan, Gagasan Sejahtera and Barisan Nasional.
    2. ↑ Cooperation between PH and BN with 10 seats

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