Gua Musang (federal constituency)

Gua Musang (P032)

Kelantan constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Mohd Azizi Abu Naim Independent
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020) [1]	112,495
Electors (2023) [2]	71,019
Area (km²) [3]	8,174
Pop. density (per km²)	13.8

Gua Musang is a federal constituency in Gua Musang District, Kelantan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

This seat was the safe seat held by Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah since the seat's inception in 1986, until he narrowly lost in the 2022 election to Mohd Azizi Abu Naim, representing PAS, with just a margin of 163 votes.

At 8,174 km², it is the largest parliamentary constituency in Peninsular Malaysia. ^[4]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Gua Musang's electorate as of 2022 ^[5]

   Malay (82.3%)

  Other ethnicities (8.3%)

   Chinese (5.8%)

   Indian (3.6%)

Age breakdown of Gua Musang's electorate as of 2022

  18-20 (8.25%)

  21-29 (27.04%)

  30-39 (26.94%)

  40-49 (15.24%)

  50-59 (9.89%)

  60-69 (8.31%)

  70-79 (3.56%)

  80-89 (0.65%)

  above 90 (0.13%)

Gender breakdown of Gua Musang's electorate as of 2022

  Male (50.87%)

  Female (49.13%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Gua Musang constituency is divided into 46 polling districts. ^[6]

State constituency	Polling district	Code	Location
Nenggiri (N43)	Tohoi	032/43/01	SK Tohoi
	Pos Simpor	032/43/02	Dewan Orang Ramai Pos Simpor
	Sungai Puian	032/43/03	Pusat Pendidikan Komuniti Pos Gob
	Sungai Jenera	032/43/04	SK Sri Permai (JHEOA)
	Sungai Wias	032/43/05	SK Pulat
	Jerek	032/43/06	SK Jerek
	Bertam Baru	032/43/07	SK Bertam
	Pasir Tumboh	032/43/08	SK Pasir Tumboh
	Ladang SEDC	032/43/09	SK Sungai Terah
	Jeram Tekoh	032/43/10	SK Jeram Tekoh
	Sungai Asap	032/43/11	SMK Sungai Asap
	Renok	032/43/12	SK Renok Baru
	Kuala Sungai	032/43/13	SK Kuala Sungai
	Bertam Lama	032/43/14	Tabika Sri Bakawali
	Star	032/43/15	SK Star
	Perasu	032/43/16	SK Perasu
	Serian	032/43/17	Balai Raya Kampung Batu 12 Serian
	Meranto	032/43/18	SK Meranto
	KESEDAR Limau Kasturi	032/43/19	SK Limau Kasturi (2)
	Limau Kasturi	032/43/20	SK Limau Kasturi (1)
Paloh (N44)	FELDA Sungai Chiku 3	032/44/01	SMK Bandar Chiku
	Pasir Linggi	032/44/02	SK Pasir Linggi
	KESEDAR Paloh	032/44/03	SMK Paloh
	KESEDAR Sungai Chalil	032/44/04	SK Chalil
	Lebir	032/44/05	SK Lebir
	KESEDAR Paloh 3	032/44/06	SK Paloh 3
	Aring	032/44/07	SK Aring
	FELDA Sungai Chiku 1	032/44/08	SMK Chiku 2
	FELDA Sungai Chiku 7	032/44/09	SK Chiku 7
	FELDA Sungai Chiku 2	032/44/10	SK Sri Chiku 2
	KESEDAR Paloh 2	032/44/11	SK Paloh 1 SK Paloh 2
Galas (N45)	Sungai Betis	032/45/01	SK Kuala Betis
	Lojing	032/45/02	SK Pos Brooke
	Sungai Ber	032/45/03	SK Hendrop
	Belatim	032/45/04	Balai Rawatan JAKOA Pos Belatim
	Balar	032/45/05	SK Balar
	Bihai	032/45/06	SK Bihai
	Hau	032/45/07	Tabika Hau
	Kampung Pulai	032/45/08	SJK (C) Kampung Pulai
	Kampung Bahru	032/45/09	SJK (C) Gua Musang
	Bandar Lama Gua Musang	032/45/10	SK Gua Musang
	Bandar Baru Gua Musang	032/45/11	SMK Tengku Idera Petra (1)
	Kampung Batu Papan	032/45/12	SK Sri Wangi 2
	Lepan Tupai	032/45/13	SK Lepan Jaya
	Sungai Terah	032/45/14	SK Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra
	Blau	032/45/15	SK Blau

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Gua Musang
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Ulu Kelantan
7th	P029	1986–1990	Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah (تڠكو غزالي تڠكو محمّد حمزة)	BN (UMNO)
8th		1990–1995		S46
9th	P032	1995–1999
10th		1999–2004		BN (UMNO)
11th		2004–2008
12th		2008–2013
13th		2013–2018
14th		2018–2022
15th		2022–2024	Mohd Azizi Abu Naim (محمّد عزيزي أبو نعيم)	PN (BERSATU)
		2024–present		Independent

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Gua Musang				Dabong
				Galas
						Nenggiri
				Paloh

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N43	Nenggiri	Mohd Azmawi Fikri Abdul Ghani	BN (UMNO)
N44	Paloh	Shaari Mat Hussain	PN (BERSATU)
N45	Galas	Mohd Syahbuddin Hashim	BN (UMNO)

Local governments

No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N43	Nenggiri	Gua Musang District Council
N44	Paloh
N45	Galas

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohd Azizi Abu Naim	21,826	45.12	6.28
	BN	Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah	21,663	44.78	3.82
	PH	Asharun Uji	4,517	9.34	3.17
	GTA	Samsu Abdabi Mamat	371	0.77	0.77
Total valid votes			48,377	100.00
Total rejected ballots			743
Unreturned ballots			549
Turnout			49,699	68.86	9.59
Registered electors			70,254
Majority			163	0.34	19.46
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753266/PUB%20607%20(2022).pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah	19,426	48.64	13.62
	PAS	Abdullah Hussein	15,513	38.84	1.10
	PH	Mohd. Nor Hussin	4,997	12.51	12.51
Total valid votes			39,936	100.00
Total rejected ballots			948
Unreturned ballots			322
Turnout			41,206	78.45	8.91
Registered electors			52,524
Majority			3,913	19.80	4.72
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Kelantan [P.U. (B) 234/2018]" (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 Kelantan [P.U. (B) 308/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[ permanent dead link ]

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah	21,367	62.26	3.00
	PAS	Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah	12,954	37.74	3.00
Total valid votes			34,321	100.00
Total rejected ballots			712
Unreturned ballots			64
Turnout			35,097	87.36	3.59
Registered electors			40,176
Majority			8,413	24.52	6.00
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Kelantan [P.U. (B) 171/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-18.[ 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 Kelantan [P.U. (B) 212/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2016-05-18.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah	14,063	59.26	6.80
	PAS	Zulkefli Mohamed	9,669	40.74	6.80
Total valid votes			23,732	100.00
Total rejected ballots			489
Unreturned ballots			62
Turnout			24,283	83.77	3.13
Registered electors			28,986
Majority			4,394	18.52	13.60
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah	13,570	66.06	9.62
	PAS	Zulkefli Mohamed	6,972	33.94	9.62
Total valid votes			20,542	100.00
Total rejected ballots			534
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			21,076	80.64	3.11
Registered electors			26,135
Majority			6,598	32.12	19.24
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah	12,825	56.44	17.46
	PAS	Razak Abas	9,900	43.56	43.56
Total valid votes			22,725	100.00
Total rejected ballots			451
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			23,176	77.53	0.19
Registered electors			29,892
Majority			2,925	12.88	9.16
	BN gain from S46		Swing		?

Malaysian general by-election, 29 August 1995
the 8th General Election in April 1995 declared null and void by the High Court.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	S46	Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah	13,144	61.02	12.41
	BN	Hussein Ahmad	8,398	38.98	38.98
Total valid votes			21,542	100.00
Total rejected ballots			223
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			21,765	77.72	0.61
Registered electors			28,004
Majority			4,746	22.04	26.62
	S46 hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	S46	Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah	13,716	74.33	2.49
	KITA	Nik Ismail Wan Idris	4,736	25.67	25.67
Total valid votes			18,452	100.00
Total rejected ballots			3,152
Unreturned ballots			67
Turnout			21,671	77.11	3.92
Registered electors			28,104
Majority			8,980	48.66	4.98
	S46 hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	S46	Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah	18,973	76.82	76.82
	BN	Wan Ismail Ibrahim	5,724	23.18	47.43
Total valid votes			24,697	100.00
Total rejected ballots			475
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			25,172	81.03	4.92
Registered electors			31,064
Majority			13,249	53.64	12.42
	S46 gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah	12,538	70.61
	PAS	Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah	5,219	29.39
Total valid votes			17,757	100.00
Total rejected ballots			493
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			18,250	76.11
Registered electors			23,977
Majority			7,319	41.22
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia . Archived from the original on 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

1. "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
2. "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
3. Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
4. "LAPORAN KAJIAN SEMULA PERSEMPADANAN" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-27. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
5. "15th General Election Malaysia (GE15 / PRU15) - Results Overview". chinapress.com.my. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
6. "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A) Polling Hours For the General Eelection of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Kelantan" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 15 July 2023.