Dungun (federal constituency)

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Dungun (P039)
Flag of Terengganu.svg Terengganu constituency
P038 Dungun in Terengganu.svg
Federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
MP
Wan Hassan Mohd Ramli
PN
Constituency created1958
First contested 1959
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Population (2020) [1] 156,225
Electors (2023) [2] 116,634
Area (km²) [3] 2,687
Pop. density (per km²)58.1

Dungun is a federal constituency in Dungun District, Terengganu, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.

Contents

The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/TERENGGANU

Ethnic breakdown of Dungun's electorate as of 2022

   Malay (96.4%)
   Chinese (3.2%)
   Indian (0.2%)
  Other ethnicities (0.2%)

Age breakdown of Dungun's electorate as of 2022

  18-20 (7.53%)
  21-29 (24.49%)
  30-39 (25.15%)
  40-49 (17.42%)
  50-59 (12.6%)
  60-69 (8.65%)
  70-79 (3.39%)
  80-89 (0.79%)
  above 90 (0.17%)

Gender breakdown of Dungun's electorate as of 2022

  Male (50.57%)
  Female (49.43%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Dungun constituency is divided into 49 polling districts. [4]

State constituencyPolling districtCodeLocation
Bukit Besi (N25)FELDA Jerangau039/25/01SK LKTP Jerangau
Nerang039/25/02SMK Jerangau
Tepus039/25/03SK Tepus
Dendang039/25/04SK Dendang
Bukit Besi039/25/05SK Bukit Besi
Al-Muktafi Billah Shah039/25/06SMK Durian Mas
Kuala Jengai039/25/07SK Kuala Jengal
Pasir Raja039/25/08SK Pasir Raja
Shukor039/25/09SK Kampung Shukor
Jongok Batu039/25/10SK Jongok Batu
Lintang039/25/11SK Lintang
Minda039/25/12SK Minda Talong
Rantau Abang (N26)Pinang039/26/01SK Kampung Wa
Padang Pulut039/26/02SK Padang Pulut
Delung039/26/03SK Delong
Kuala Abang039/26/04SK Kampung Baru Kuala Abang
Seberang Pintasan039/26/05SK Seberang Dungun
Pulau Serai039/26/06
  • SMK Pulau Serai
  • SK Pulau Serai
Tok Kah039/26/07SK Tok Kah
Che Lijah039/26/08SK Tanjung Pati
Gong Pasir039/26/09SK Gong Pasir
Serdang039/26/10SK Serdang
Balai Besar039/26/11SK Balai Besar
Taman Permit Indah039/26/12SMK Tengku Intan Zaharah
Sura (N27)Sungai Penaga039/27/01SJK (C) Kwang Hwa
Sungai Buaya039/27/02SMA Sultan Ismail
Nibung039/27/03SMA Sultan Ismail
Bukit Catak039/27/04SMK Seri Dungun
Alur Tembesu039/27/05SK Sultan Omar
Kampung Molek039/27/06SK Kuala Dungun
Tanah Lot039/27/07SK Bandar Dungun
Teluk Lipat039/27/08SMK Sultan Omar
Sura Gate039/27/09SK Batu 48
Sura Utara039/27/10SM Imtiaz Yayasan Terengganu Dungun
Padang Jambu039/27/11SK Pusat Dungun
Sura Tengah039/27/12
  • SMK Sura
  • SK Sura
Paka (N28)Kampung Baru Batu Lima039/28/01SJK (C) Sin Chone
Durian Metangau039/28/02SK Durian Metangau
Kampung Nyiur039/28/03SK Kampung Nyior
Tebing Tembah039/28/04SK Tebing Tembah
Kampung Masjid039/28/05SK Paka
Limbung039/28/06SMK Paka
Cacar039/28/07SK Seri Paka
FELDA Kertih 2039/28/08SMK Seri Rasau
FELDA Kertih 1039/28/09SK Ketengah Jaya II
Santung039/28/10SK Santong
FELDA Kertih 4039/28/11SMK Ketengah Jaya
Cacar Baru039/28/12SK Paka II
FELDA Kertih 3039/28/13SK FELDA Seri Rasau

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Dungun
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Trengganu Selatan
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st P0281959–1963 Che Khadijah Mohd Sidik
(چي خادجه محمد صدق)		PMIP
Parliament of Malaysia
1st P0281963–1964 Che Khadijah Mohd Sidik
(چي خادجه محمد صدق)		PMIP
2nd 1964–1969Suleiman Ali
(سوليايمان علي)		Alliance (UMNO)
1969–1971Parliament was suspended [5] [6]
3rd P0281971–1973Abdul Wahab Yunus
(عبدالوهاب يونس)		PMIP
1973–1974BN (PMIP)
4th P0331974–1978BN (PAS)
5th 1978–1982Awang Abdul Jabar
(اوڠ عبدالجبار)		BN (UMNO)
6th 1982–1986
7th P0361986–1990
8th 1990–1995
9th P0391995–1999Mokhtaruddin Wan Yusof
(مختارالدين وان يوسف)
10th 1999–2004Mustafa Ali
(مصطفى علي)		BA (PAS)
11th 2004–2008Rosli Mat Hassan
(روسلي مت حسن)		BN (UMNO)
12th 2008–2013 Matulidi Jusoh
(ماتريدي جوسوه)
13th 2013–2018 Wan Hassan Mohd Ramli
(وان حسن محمد راملي)		PR (PAS)
14th 2018–2020GS (PAS)
2020–2022PN (PAS)
15th 2022–present

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1954–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
DungunBukit Besi
Jerangau
Marang
Mercang
Merchang
Paka
Rantau Abang
Sura
Ulu Dungun

Current state assembly members

No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)
N25 Bukit Besi Ghazali SulaimanPN ( PAS )
N26 Rantau Abang Mohd Fadhli Rahmi Zulkifli
N27 Sura Tengku Muhammad Fakhruddin
N28 Paka Satiful Bahri Mamat

Local governments & postcodes

No.State ConstituencyLocal GovernmentPostcode
N25Bukit BesiDungun Municipal Council
  • 23000, 23050 Dungun
  • 23100 Paka
  • 23200 Bukit Besi
  • 23300 Ketengah Jaya
  • 23400 Al Muktafi Billah Shah
  • 24000 Cukai
N26Rantau Abang
N27Sura
N28Paka

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Wan Hassan Mohd Ramli 59,72065.43Increase2.svg 11.26
BN Norhisham Johari25,61528.07Decrease2.svg 8.70
PH Mohasdjone @ Mohd Johari Mohamad5,3075.81Decrease2.svg 3.25
GTA Nur Aishah Hasan3220.35Increase2.svg 0.35
Independent Ghazali Ismail3050.33Increase2.svg 0.33
Total valid votes91,269 100.00
Total rejected ballots736
Unreturned ballots123
Turnout92,12878.98Decrease2.svg 5.77
Registered electors115,559
Majority34,10537.36Increase2.svg 19.96
PAS hold Swing
Source(s)
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753269/PUB608%20PARLIMEN%20TERENGGANU.pdf
Malaysian general election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Wan Hassan Mohd Ramli 40,85054.17Increase2.svg 1.52
BN Din Adam27,73136.77Decrease2.svg 10.01
PH Abd Rahman Yusof6,8339.06Increase2.svg 9.06
Total valid votes75,414 100.00
Total rejected ballots886
Unreturned ballots406
Turnout76,70684.75Decrease2.svg 2.50
Registered electors90,506
Majority13,11917.40Increase2.svg 11.53
PAS hold Swing
Source(s)

"His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Terengganu [P.U. (B) 235/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[ permanent dead link ‍]

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Terengganu [P.U. (B) 309/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[ permanent dead link ‍]
Malaysian general election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Wan Hassan Mohd Ramli35,34852.65Increase2.svg 52.65
BN Rosli Mat Hassan31,40646.78Decrease2.svg 7.88
Independent Mazlan Harun3840.57Increase2.svg 0.57
Total valid votes67,138 100.00
Total rejected ballots909
Unreturned ballots157
Turnout68,20487.25Increase2.svg 3.27
Registered electors78,174
Majority3,9425.87Decrease2.svg 3.45
PAS gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Terengganu [P.U. (B) 172/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-16.[ permanent dead link ‍]

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Terengganu [P.U. (B) 213/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-16.[ permanent dead link ‍]
Malaysian general election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Matulidi Jusoh 29,26454.66Decrease2.svg 0.45
PKR Shamsul Iskandar @ Yusre Mohd Akin 24,27045.34Increase2.svg 45.34
Total valid votes53,534 100.00
Total rejected ballots930
Unreturned ballots
Turnout54,46483.98Decrease2.svg 6.14
Registered electors64,851
Majority4,9949.32Decrease2.svg 0.90
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Rosli Mat Hassan26,39855.11Increase2.svg 16.27
PAS Mustafa @ Hassan Ali21,50244.89Decrease2.svg 16.27
Total valid votes47,900 100.00
Total rejected ballots708
Unreturned ballots1,598
Turnout50,20690.12Increase2.svg 8.72
Registered electors55,710
Majority4,89610.22Decrease2.svg 12.10
BN gain from PAS Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Mustafa @ Hassan Ali22,24861.16Increase2.svg 12.87
BN Ibrahim Awang14,13038.84Decrease2.svg 12.87
Total valid votes36,378 100.00
Total rejected ballots497
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout36,87581.40Increase2.svg 1.28
Registered electors45,300
Majority8,11822.32Increase2.svg 18.90
PAS gain from BN Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mokhtaruddin Wan Yusof17,00451.71Decrease2.svg 3.91
PAS Mustafa @ Hassan Ali15,88248.29Increase2.svg 3.91
Total valid votes32,886 100.00
Total rejected ballots757
Unreturned ballots77
Turnout33,72080.12Decrease2.svg 1.00
Registered electors42,086
Majority1,1223.42Decrease2.svg 7.82
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Awang Abdul Jabar18,59355.62Decrease2.svg 5.87
PAS Mustafa @ Hassan Ali14,83444.38Increase2.svg 5.87
Total valid votes33,427 100.00
Total rejected ballots939
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout34,36681.12Increase2.svg 3.79
Registered electors42,362
Majority3,75911.24Decrease2.svg 11.74
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1986
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Awang Abdul Jabar16,36861.49Increase2.svg 5.36
PAS Ramli Jusoh10,25238.51Decrease2.svg 3.95
Total valid votes26,620 100.00
Total rejected ballots771
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout27,39177.33Decrease2.svg 2.47
Registered electors35,422
Majority6,11622.98Increase2.svg 9.31
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1982
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Awang Abdul Jabar13,44756.13Increase2.svg 0.20
PAS Abdul Hadi Awang 10,17242.46Decrease2.svg 1.61
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Abdul Hamid Embong3371.41Increase2.svg 1.41
Total valid votes23,956 100.00
Total rejected ballots833
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout24,78979.80Increase2.svg 5.30
Registered electors31,064
Majority3,27513.67Increase2.svg 1.81
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Awang Abdul Jabar10,57155.93Decrease2.svg 17.32
PAS Abdul Wahab Yunus8,33144.07Increase2.svg 44.07
Total valid votes18,902 100.00
Total rejected ballots993
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout19,89574.50Increase2.svg 3.58
Registered electors26,704
Majority2,24011.86Decrease2.svg 34.64
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Abdul Wahab Yunus1181573.25Increase2.svg 73.25
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Kampo Radjo Baginda Kayo4,31426.75Increase2.svg 26.75
Total valid votes16129 100.00
Total rejected ballots1346
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout17,47570.92Decrease2.svg 2.63
Registered electors25,202
Majority750146.50Increase2.svg 35.36
BN gain from PMIP Swing ?
Source(s)
Maya Liza Mohamed (2004). Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri 1959-1999 (in Malay). Shah Alam: Anzagain Sdn Bhd. p. 254. ISBN   978-983-03715-2-8.
Malaysian general election, 1969
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PMIP Abdul Wahab Yunus10,05155.57Increase2.svg 15.09
Alliance Mustapha Abdul Majeed8,03644.43Decrease2.svg 6.55
Total valid votes18,087 100.00
Total rejected ballots984
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout19,07173.55Increase2.svg 1.15
Registered electors25,930
Majority2,01511.14Increase2.svg 0.64
PMIP gain from Alliance Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Alliance Suleiman Ali7,48350.98Increase2.svg 13.19
PMIP Ngah Mohamad5,94140.48Decrease2.svg 16.32
Socialist Front Harun Yusoff6914.71Decrease2.svg 0.70
National Party Attan Naib5623.83Increase2.svg 3.83
Total valid votes14,677 100.00
Total rejected ballots613
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout15,29072.40Increase2.svg 1.95
Registered electors21,119
Majority1,54210.50Decrease2.svg 8.51
Alliance gain from PMIP Swing ?
Malayan general election, 1959
PartyCandidateVotes %
PMIP Che Khadijah Mohd Sidik 6,24956.80
Alliance Mohamed Adib Omar4,15837.79
Socialist Front Wan Salleh Abdul Kadir5955.41
Total valid votes11,002 100.00
Total rejected ballots100
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout11,10270.45
Registered electors15,759
Majority2,09119.01
This was a new constituency created.

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