Bandar (state constituency)

Bandar

Terengganu constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Ahmad Shah Muhamed PN
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	22,057

Bandar 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 1959 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 Bandar's electorate as of 2023 ^[2]

   Malay (66.64%)

   Chinese (31.51%)

   Indian (1.17%)

  Other ethnicities (0.68%)

History

Polling Districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bandar constituency has a total of 9 polling districts. ^[3]

State Constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Bandar (N14)	Tok Ku	036/14/01	SK Pusat Chabang Tiga
	Cabang Tiga	036/14/02	SK Seri Nilam
	Hiliran Masjid	036/14/03	Pusat Pengajian Al-Quran Dan Fardu Ain Yayasan Islam Terengganu
	Losong Masjid	036/14/04	SK Losong
	Pulau Kambing	036/14/05	SMJK Chung Hwa Wei Sin Dewan Projek Perumahan Rakyat (PPR) Hiliran
	Kampung Cina	036/14/06	Dewan Tunku Abdul Rahman
	Banggul	036/14/07	SK Paya Bunga
	Paya Bunga	036/14/08	SK Tengku Ampuan Mariam
	Tanjung	036/14/09	SMA Sultan Zainal Abidin

Representation History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bandar
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1959–1964	Tan Eng Aun	Alliance (MCA)
2nd	1964–1969
	1969–1971	Assembly dissolved
3rd	1971–1974	Toh Seng Chong	Alliance (MCA)
4th	1974–1978		BN (MCA)
5th	1978–1982	Tok Teng Sai
6th	1982–1986
7th	1986–1990
8th	1990–1995	Harun Jusoh	PAS
9th	1995–1999	Wong Foon Meng	BN (MCA)
10th	1999–2004	Md Azmi Lop Yusof	PAS
11th	2004–2008	Toh Chin Yaw	BN (MCA)
12th	2008–2013
13th	2013–2018	Azan Ismail	PR (PKR)
14th	2018–2020	Ahmad Shah Muhamed	PAS
	2020–2023		PN (PAS)
15th	2023–present

Election results

Terengganu state election, 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Ahmad Shah Muhamed	8,438	56.69
	BN	Armi Irzan Mohd	6,074	40.81
	MUDA	Luqman Long	372	2.50
Total valid votes			14,884	100.00
Total rejected ballots			123
Unreturned ballots			12
Turnout			15,019	68.09
Registered electors			22,057
Majority			2,364	15.88
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party hold		Swing

References

1. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Terengganu".
2. "登嘉楼州席 Terengganu - 马来西亚州选举2023成绩 Malaysia State Election Live Result | 中國報". live.chinapress.com.my (in Chinese). 2023-08-12. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
3. Federal Gazette ^{[ dead link ]}