Gua Musang (federal constituency)

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Gua Musang (P032)
Flag of Kelantan.svg Kelantan constituency
Dun seats in the colony of Gua Musang.png
Federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
MP
Constituency created1984
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.

Contents

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%)

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 constituencyPolling districtCodeLocation
Nenggiri (N43)Tohoi032/43/01SK Tohoi
Pos Simpor032/43/02Dewan Orang Ramai Pos Simpor
Sungai Puian032/43/03Pusat Pendidikan Komuniti Pos Gob
Sungai Jenera032/43/04SK Sri Permai (JHEOA)
Sungai Wias032/43/05SK Pulat
Jerek032/43/06SK Jerek
Bertam Baru032/43/07SK Bertam
Pasir Tumboh032/43/08SK Pasir Tumboh
Ladang SEDC032/43/09SK Sungai Terah
Jeram Tekoh032/43/10SK Jeram Tekoh
Sungai Asap032/43/11SMK Sungai Asap
Renok032/43/12SK Renok Baru
Kuala Sungai032/43/13SK Kuala Sungai
Bertam Lama032/43/14Tabika Sri Bakawali
Star032/43/15SK Star
Perasu032/43/16SK Perasu
Serian032/43/17Balai Raya Kampung Batu 12 Serian
Meranto032/43/18SK Meranto
KESEDAR Limau Kasturi032/43/19SK Limau Kasturi (2)
Limau Kasturi032/43/20SK Limau Kasturi (1)
Paloh (N44)FELDA Sungai Chiku 3032/44/01SMK Bandar Chiku
Pasir Limggi032/44/02SK Pasir Linggi
KESEDAR Paloh032/44/03SMK Paloh
KESEDAR Sungai Chalil032/44/04SK Chalil
Lebir032/44/05SK Lebir
KESEDAR Paloh 3032/44/06SK Paloh 3
Aring032/44/07SK Aring
FELDA Sungai Chiku 1032/44/08SMK Chiku 2
FELDA Sungai Chiku 7032/44/09SK Chiku 7
FELDA Sungai Chiku 2032/44/10SK Sri Chiku 2
KESEDAR Paloh 2032/44/11
  • SK Paloh 1
  • SK Paloh 2
Galas (N45)Sungai Betis032/45/01SK Kuala Betis
Lojing032/45/02SK Pos Brooke
Sungai Ber032/45/03SK Hendrop
Belatim032/45/04Balai Rawatan JAKOA Pos Belatim
Balar032/45/05SK Balar
Bihai032/45/06SK Bihai
Hau032/45/07Tabika Hau
Kampung Pulai032/45/08SJK (C) Kampung Pulai
Kampung Bahru032/45/09SJK (C) Gua Musang
Bandar Lama Gua Musang032/45/10SK Gua Musang
Bandar Baru Gua Musang032/45/11SMK Tengku Idera Petra (1)
Kampung Batu Papan032/45/12SK Sri Wangi 2
Lepan Tupai032/45/13SK Lepan Jaya
Sungai Terah032/45/14SK Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra
Blau032/45/15SK Blau

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Gua Musang
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created, renamed from Ulu Kelantan
7th P0291986–1990 Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah
(تڠكو غزالي تڠكو محمّد حمزة)
BN (UMNO)
8th 1990–1995S46
9th P0321995–1999
10th 1999–2004BN (UMNO)
11th 2004–2008
12th 2008–2013
13th 2013–2018
14th 2018–2022
15th 2022–present Mohd Azizi Abu Naim
(محمّد عزيزي أبو نعيم)
PN (BERSATU)

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
Gua MusangDabong
Galas
Nenggiri
Paloh

Current state assembly members

No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)
N43 Nenggiri Mohd Azizi Abu NaimPN (BERSATU)
N44 Paloh Shaari Mat Hussain
N45 Galas Mohd Syahbuddin Hashim BN (UMNO)

Local governments

No.State ConstituencyLocal Government
N43NenggiriGua Musang District Council
N44Paloh
N45Galas

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Mohd Azizi Abu Naim 21,82645.12Increase2.svg 6.28
BN Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah 21,66344.78Decrease2.svg 3.82
PH Asharun Uji4,5179.34Decrease2.svg 3.17
GTA Samsu Abdabi Mamat3710.77Increase2.svg 0.77
Total valid votes48,377 100.00
Total rejected ballots743
Unreturned ballots549
Turnout49,69968.86Decrease2.svg 9.59
Registered electors70,254
Majority1630.34Decrease2.svg 19.46
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party gain from BN Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah 19,42648.64Decrease2.svg 13.62
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Abdullah Hussein15,51338.84Increase2.svg 1.10
Pakatan Harapan (2018) Mohd. Nor Hussin4,99712.51Increase2.svg 12.51
Total valid votes39,936 100.00
Total rejected ballots948
Unreturned ballots322
Turnout41,20678.45Decrease2.svg 8.91
Registered electors52,524
Majority3,91319.80Decrease2.svg 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.

"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.
Malaysian general election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah 21,36762.26Increase2.svg 3.00
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah 12,95437.74Decrease2.svg 3.00
Total valid votes34,321 100.00
Total rejected ballots712
Unreturned ballots64
Turnout35,09787.36Increase2.svg 3.59
Registered electors40,176
Majority8,41324.52Increase2.svg 6.00
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah 14,06359.26Decrease2.svg 6.80
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Zulkefli Mohamed9,66940.74Increase2.svg 6.80
Total valid votes23,732 100.00
Total rejected ballots489
Unreturned ballots62
Turnout24,28383.77Increase2.svg 3.13
Registered electors28,986
Majority4,39418.52Decrease2.svg 13.60
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah 13,57066.06Increase2.svg 9.62
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Zulkefli Mohamed6,97233.94Decrease2.svg 9.62
Total valid votes20,542 100.00
Total rejected ballots534
Unreturned ballots
Turnout21,07680.64Increase2.svg 3.11
Registered electors26,135
Majority6,59832.12Increase2.svg 19.24
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah 12,82556.44Increase2.svg 17.46
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Razak Abas9,90043.56Increase2.svg 43.56
Total valid votes22,725 100.00
Total rejected ballots451
Unreturned ballots
Turnout23,17677.53Decrease2.svg 0.19
Registered electors29,892
Majority2,92512.88Decrease2.svg 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.
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
S46 Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah 13,14461.02Decrease2.svg 12.41
BN Hussein Ahmad8,39838.98Increase2.svg 38.98
Total valid votes21,542 100.00
Total rejected ballots223
Unreturned ballots
Turnout21,76577.72Increase2.svg 0.61
Registered electors28,004
Majority4,74622.04Decrease2.svg 26.62
S46 hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
S46 Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah 13,71674.33Decrease2.svg 2.49
KITA Nik Ismail Wan Idris4,73625.67Increase2.svg 25.67
Total valid votes18,452 100.00
Total rejected ballots3,152
Unreturned ballots67
Turnout21,67177.11Decrease2.svg 3.92
Registered electors28,104
Majority8,98048.66Decrease2.svg 4.98
S46 hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
S46 Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah 18,97376.82Increase2.svg 76.82
BN Wan Ismail Ibrahim5,72423.18Decrease2.svg 47.43
Total valid votes24,697 100.00
Total rejected ballots475
Unreturned ballots
Turnout25,17281.03Increase2.svg 4.92
Registered electors31,064
Majority13,24953.64Increase2.svg 12.42
S46 gain from BN Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1986
PartyCandidateVotes %
BN Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah 12,53870.61
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah 5,21929.39
Total valid votes17,757 100.00
Total rejected ballots493
Unreturned ballots
Turnout18,25076.11
Registered electors23,977
Majority7,31941.22
This was a new constituency created.

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