Gaal (state constituency)

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Gaal
Flag of Kelantan.svg Kelantan constituency
State constituency
Legislature Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Mohd Rodzi Ja'afar
PN
Constituency created1985
First contested1986
Last contested 2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)22,671

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

Contents

The state constituency was first contested in 1986 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 Gaal's electorate as of 2023 [2]

   Malay (98.61%)
  Other ethnicities (1.07%)
   Chinese (0.30%)
   Indian (0.02%)

History

Polling Districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Gaal constituency has a total of 12 polling districts. [3]

State ConstituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Gaal (N32)Temila028/32/01Maahad Saniah Pasir Puteh
Jeram028/32/02SK Jeram
Telipok028/32/03SMK Jeram
Telosan028/32/04SK Telosan
Gong Garu028/32/05SK Gong Garu
Batu Hitam028/32/06SK Changgai
Gaal028/32/07SMK Gaal
Gong Datuk028/32/08SK Gaal
Kandis028/32/09SK Kampong Kandis
Bukit Yong028/32/10SMU (A) Nurul Huda
Gong Nangka028/32/11SK Wakaf Raja
Bukit Awang028/32/12SK Bukit Awang

Representation History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Gaal
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Selinsing
7th 1986–1990Daud YusoffBN (UMNO)
8th 1990–1995Mohammad HusainPAS
9th 1995–1999Alwi Jusoh
10th 1999–2004Nik Mazian Nik Mohamad
11th 2004–2008
12th 2008–2013PR (PAS)
13th 2013–2018Tuan Mazlan Tuan Mat
14th 2018–2020Mohd Rodzi Ja'afarPAS
2020–2023PN (PAS)
15th2023–present

Election results

Kelantan state election, 2023
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Mohd Rodzi Ja'afar10,38872.65Increase2.svg 20.29
BN Mohd Aliff Nasir Mt Nasin3,91127.35Decrease2.svg 14.05
Total valid votes14,299 100.00
Total rejected ballots107
Unreturned ballots15
Turnout14,42863.64Decrease2.svg 19.24
Registered electors22,671
Majority6,47745.30Increase2.svg 34.34
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Mohd Rodzi Ja'afar7,53352.36Increase2.svg 1.29
BN Mohd Kaisan Ab Rahman5,95641.40Decrease2.svg 7.53
PH Ab Rahman Yaacob8976.24Increase2.svg 6.24
Total valid votes14,386 100.00
Total rejected ballots177
Unreturned ballots143
Turnout14,70682.88Decrease2.svg 5.52
Registered electors17,744
Majority1,57710.96Increase2.svg 8.82
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Tuan Mazlan Tuan Mat7,17851.07Decrease2.svg 0.33
BN Redzuan Stapha6,87648.93Increase2.svg 0.33
Total valid votes14,054 100.00
Total rejected ballots149
Unreturned ballots31
Turnout14,23488.40Increase2.svg 3.58
Registered electors16,105
Majority3022.14Decrease2.svg 0.66
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Nik Mazian Nik Mohamad5,94151.40Increase2.svg 1.18
BN Tuan Mustaffa Tuan Mat5,61848.60Decrease2.svg 1.18
Total valid votes11,559 100.00
Total rejected ballots153
Unreturned ballots20
Turnout11,73284.82Increase2.svg 1.41
Registered electors13,832
Majority3232.80Increase2.svg 2.36
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Nik Mazian Nik Mohamad4,96950.22Decrease2.svg 10.39
BN Tuan Mustaffa Tuan Mat4,92649.78Increase2.svg 11.16
Total valid votes9,895 100.00
Total rejected ballots157
Unreturned ballots17
Turnout10,06983.41Increase2.svg 5.46
Registered electors12,071
Majority430.44Decrease2.svg 21.55
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Nik Mazian Nik Mohamad5,72060.61Increase2.svg 3.61
BN Ab. Rahman Yaacob3,64538.62Decrease2.svg 3.78
KITA Mohd Asri Mejah720.77Increase2.svg 0.17
Total valid votes9,437 100.00
Total rejected ballots199
Unreturned ballots7
Turnout9,64377.95Increase2.svg 0.79
Registered electors12,371
Majority2,07521.99Increase2.svg 7.39
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Alwi Jusoh5,16857.00Decrease2.svg 10.04
BN Ismail Muhammad3,84442.40Increase2.svg 10.85
KITA Abdullah Sani Musa540.60Increase2.svg 0.60
Total valid votes9,066 100.00
Total rejected ballots186
Unreturned ballots23
Turnout9,27577.16Decrease2.svg 3.40
Registered electors12,020
Majority1,32414.60Decrease2.svg 20.89
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Mohammad Husain5,80667.04Increase2.svg 19.80
BN Daud Yusoff2,73231.55Decrease2.svg 21.21
Independent Mohamad Che Tong1221.41Increase2.svg 1.41
Total valid votes8,660 100.00
Total rejected ballots215
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout8,87580.56Increase2.svg 2.57
Registered electors11,016
Majority3,07435.49Increase2.svg 29.97
PAS gain from BN Swing ?
Kelantan state election, 1986
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Daud Yusoff4,10352.76
PAS Musa Salleh3,67447.24
Total valid votes7,777 100.00
Total rejected ballots250
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout8,02777.99
Registered electors10,293
Majority4295.52
This was a new constituency created.

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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 [ dead link ]

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