Ayer Lanas (Kelantan state constituency)

Ayer Lanas

Kelantan constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Kamarudin Md Nor PN
Constituency created	1995
First contested	1995
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	22,468

Ayer Lanas 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 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Ayer Lanas's electorate as of 2023 ^[2]

   Malay (96.75%)

  Other ethnicities (2.96%)

   Chinese (0.23%)

   Indian (0.06%)

History

Polling Districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bukit Bunga constituency has a total of 10 polling districts. ^[3]

State Constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
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	Dewan RPT KESEDAR Sg. Satan dan Dewan Orang Ramai KESEDAR Sg. Satan
	Berdang	030/37/08	SK Pasir Dusun
	Pos Sungai Rual	030/37/09	Dewan Sri Basor Pos Sungai Rual
	Kedai Air Lanas	030/37/10	SMK Ayer Lanas

Representation History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Ayer Lanas
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Jeli
Air Lanas
9th	1995–1999	Abdullah Ya'kub	PAS
10th	1999–2004
11th	2004–2008	Mustapa Mohamed	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008–2013	Abdullah Ya'kub	PR (PAS)
13th	2013–2018	Mustapa Mohamed	BN (UMNO)
Ayer Lanas
14th	2018	Mustapa Mohamed	BN (UMNO)
	2018–2020		PH (BERSATU)
	2020–2023		PN (BERSATU)
15th	2023–present	Kamarudin Md Nor

Election results

Kelantan state election, 2023 : Ayer Lanas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Kamarudin Md Nor	9,535	67.81	21.09
	BN	Nasrul Hadi Kamarulzaman	4,526	32.19	16.97
Total valid votes			14,061	100.00
Total rejected ballots			128
Unreturned ballots			20
Turnout			14,209	63.24	21.62
Registered electors			22,468
Majority			5,009	35.62	33.18
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Kelantan state election, 2018 : Ayer Lanas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mustapa Mohamed	7,243	49.16	1.02
	PAS	Abdullah Ya'kub	6,884	46.72	3.10
	PH	Aminuddin Yaacob	608	4.12	4.12
Total valid votes			14,735	100.00
Total rejected ballots			173
Unreturned ballots			122
Turnout			15,030	84.86	4.24
Registered electors			17,711
Majority			359	2.44	2.08
	BN hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 2013 : Ayer Lanas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mustapa Mohamed	6,605	50.18	3.94
	PAS	Abdullah Ya'kub	6,558	49.82	3.94
Total valid votes			13,163	100.00
Total rejected ballots			166
Unreturned ballots			36
Turnout			13,365	89.10	3.76
Registered electors			15,007
Majority			47	0.36	7.16
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?

Kelantan state election, 2008 : Ayer Lanas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Abdullah Ya'kub	5,690	53.76	7.99
	BN	Azmi Setapa	4,895	46.24	7.99
Total valid votes			10,585	100.00
Total rejected ballots			123
Unreturned ballots			51
Turnout			10,759	85.34	1.42
Registered electors			12,607
Majority			795	7.52	0.94
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Kelantan state election, 2004 : Ayer Lanas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mustapa Mohamed	5,118	54.23	9.81
	PAS	Abdullah Ya'kub	4,319	45.77	9.81
Total valid votes			9,437	100.00
Total rejected ballots			166
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			9,522	83.92	4.33
Registered electors			11,347
Majority			799	8.46	2.70
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?

Kelantan state election, 1999 : Ayer Lanas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Abdullah Ya'kub	5,634	55.58	3.22
	BN	Zainon Abidin Ali	4,502	44.42	3.22
Total valid votes			10,136	100.00
Total rejected ballots			238
Unreturned ballots			27
Turnout			10,401	79.59	0.17
Registered electors			13,069
Majority			1,132	11.16	6.44
	PAS hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 1995 : Ayer Lanas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Abdullah Ya'kub	4,540	52.36
	BN	Mustafa Musa	4,131	47.64
Total valid votes			8,671	100.00
Total rejected ballots			162
Unreturned ballots			51
Turnout			8,884	79.42
Registered electors			11,186
Majority			409	4.72
This was a new constituency created.

References

1. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Kelantan".
2. "15th Kelantan State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
3. Federal Gazette ^{[ permanent dead link ]}