Benta (state constituency)

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Benta
Flag of Pahang.svg Pahang constituency
State constituency
Legislature Pahang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Mohd Soffi Abd Razak
BN
Constituency created1974
First contested1974
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)10,895

Benta is a state constituency in Pahang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Pahang State Legislative Assembly. [1]

Contents

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Benta's electorate as of 2022 [2]

   Malay (63.57%)
   Chinese (26.89%)
   Indian (8.71%)
  Other ethnicities (0.83%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Lipis constituency is divided into 42 polling districts. [3]

State constituencyPolling districtCodeLocation
Benta(N05)Kampung Lalang079/05/01Balai Raya Kampung Lalang
Rengai079/05/02Kolej Vokesional Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billag
Tanjung Besar079/05/03SK Tanjung Besar
Jeransang079/05/04SK Jeransang
Kemahang079/05/05SK Kemahang
Kampung Chat079/05/06SK Chat
Budu079/05/07SMK Panglima Garang Abdul Samad
Pekan Benta079/05/08SK Benta
Kampung Baru Benta079/05/09SMK Benta
Jerkoh079/05/10SJK (C) Jerkoh
Ladang Benta079/05/11SJK (T) Ladang Benta
Ladang Budu079/05/12SJK (T) Ladang Budu

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Benta
AssemblyYearsNameParty
Constituency created from Tanjong Besar
4th1974-1978Zakaria TahaBN (UMNO)
5th1978-1982Zuki Kamaluddin
6th1982-1986
7th1986-1990
8th1990-1995
9th1995-1999Suhaimi Ibrahim
10th1999-2004 Mohd Soffi Abd Razak
11th2004-2008
12th2008-2013
13th2013-2018
14th2018-2022
15th2022-

Election results

Pahang state election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohd Soffi Abd Razak 3,94848.21Increase2.svg1.09
PH Rizal Jamin2,42729.64Increase2.svg29.64
PN Nor Alias Ibrahim1,81422.15Increase2.svg22.15
Total valid votes8,189 100.00
Total rejected ballots74
Unreturned ballots18
Turnout8,28176.00Decrease2.svg5.58
Registered electors10,895
Majority1,52118.57Increase2.svg13.66
BN hold Swing
Pahang state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohd Soffi Abd Razak 3,26147.12
PKR Sabaruddin Mohd Yassim2,92142.20
PAS Anuar Kassim73910.68
Total valid votes6,921100
Total rejected ballots105
Unreturned ballots32
Turnout7,05881.58
Registered electors8,652
Majority3404.91
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
"Pahang - 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Retrieved 2024-05-07.

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References

  1. "Pahang 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star . Petaling Jaya. 14 May 2018. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.(Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)
  2. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview".
  3. "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.