Kelantan state election, 2018

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Kelantan state election, 2018
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 20139 May 2018

All 45 seats of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
23 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
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Leader Ahmad Yakob Mustapa Mohamed Husam Musa
Party PAS UMNO Amanah
Alliance Gagasan Sejahtera Barisan Nasional Pakatan Harapan
Leader since201330 August 2017
Leader's seat Pasir Pekan Air Lanas Salor
Last election32 seats, 44.20%
(Pakatan Rakyat)
12 seats, 42.95%1 seat, 9.50%
(Pakatan Rakyat)
Seats before31112
Seats won3780
Seat changeIncrease2.svg6Decrease2.svg3Decrease2.svg2
Popular vote426,602308,63982,243
Percentage52.0%37.6%10.0%
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Menteri Besar before election

Ahmad Yakob
Gagasan Sejahtera , (PAS)

Elected Menteri Besar

Ahmad Yakob
Gagasan Sejahtera , (PAS)

The 14th Kelantan State election will be held on or before 23 August 2018. The previous state election was held on 5 May 2013. The state assemblymen is elected to 5 years term each.

Contents

The Kelantan State Legislative Assembly would automatically dissolve on 13 June 2018, the fifth anniversary of the first sitting, and elections must be held within sixty days (two months) of the dissolution (on or before 13 August 2018, with the date to be decided by the Election Commission), unless dissolved prior to that date by the Head of State (Sultan of Kelantan) on the advice of the Head of Government (Menteri Besar of Kelantan).

Kelantan State Legislative Assembly

The Kelantan State Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Kelantan. It consists of 45 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elections are held no more than five years apart.


Contenders

Barisan Nasional (BN) is set to contest all 45 seats in Kelantan State Legislative Assembly. Barisan Nasional (BN) linchpin party United Malays National Organisation (UNMO) is to set to contest major share of Barisan Nasional (BN) seats.

Barisan Nasional right-wing political coalition founded in 1973

The National Front is a political coalition in Malaysia that was founded in 1973 as a coalition of right-wing and centre parties. They are currently the largest opposition coalition in the country's Dewan Rakyat.

United Malays National Organisation Malaysian political party

The United Malays National Organisation is Malaysia's main opposition political party. It is a founding member of the Barisan Nasional coalition which, with its predecessor the Alliance, had been the government of Malaysia and dominated the country's politics from independence until 2018. Until then, all of Malaysia's Prime Ministers had been members of UMNO, until Mahathir Mohamad became the first prime minister from Pakatan Harapan, and the first prime minister to have tenures with two different parties.

Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) is set to contest all 45 seats in Kelantan to defend their victory in the last election .

Pakatan Harapan have decided to contest all 45 seats in Kelantan. However, Pakatan Harapan has yet to finalize 14 seats at the moment. The seats are including Demit, Kemahang, Kemuning, Tawang and Kijang. [1] On 1 March 2018, Pakatan Harapan has completed the distribution of seats in Kelantan. National Trust Party (AMANAH) will contest in 23 seats while the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (PPBM) will have 12 seats. People's Justice Party (PKR) will contest 10 seats. [2]

Pakatan Harapan Malaysian political coalition

The Alliance of Hope is a political coalition in Malaysia. It is a successor to Pakatan Rakyat. It was established in 2015 as an opposition to the former-ruling Barisan Nasional. It is the largest bloc in the Dewan Rakyat and is the current ruling party of Malaysia. The coalition is allied with the Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) and the United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (UPKO) in the state of Sabah. At the state level, the coalition is the largest party in 8 of 13 state legislative assemblies and forms the government in the states of Kedah, Penang, Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Malacca, Johor and Sabah. Pakatan Harapan also form a government with two-thirds majority in the states of Penang, Selangor and Johor.

Demit is a state constituency in Kelantan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly.

Kemahang is a state constituency in Kelantan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly.

Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) will contest in Kota Lama. [3]

Socialist Party of Malaysia political party in Malaysia

The Parti Sosialis Malaysia, is a socialist political party in Malaysia and an offshoot of Parti Rakyat Malaysia, which originally upheld the same ideology. In its first ten years following its founding in 1998, the party was denied registration as a political party by the Federal Government of Malaysia. The original reason given was that PSM is a threat to national security. However, the Home Ministry gave them the green light in June 2008.

Kota Lama is a state constituency in Kelantan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly since 1995.

Political parties

CoalitionOther parties
IncumbentOpposition
Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) Barisan Nasional (BN) Parti Keadilan Rakyat logo.svg Pakatan Harapan (PH)

The contested seats

State constituencyIncumbent State AssemblymanPolitical parties
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Gagasan Sejahtera

Barisan Nasional [5]

Parti Keadilan Rakyat logo.svg

Pakatan Harapan [6]

Other parties/Ind
Candidate NamePartyCandidate NamePartyCandidate NamePartyCandidate NameParty
Pengkalan Kubor Mat Razi Mat Ail (BN)Wan Roslan Wan Hamat PAS Mat Razi Mat Ail UMNO Wan Rosdi Mat Rasik PKR N/AN/A
Kelaboran Mohamad Zaki Ibrahim (GS)Mohd Adanan HassanHashim MohamadNik Faezah Nik Othman Amanah N/AN/A
Pasir Pekan Ahmad Yaakob (GS) Ahmad Yaakob Wan Mohd Sanusi Wan YunusWan Johari Wan Omar PPBM N/AN/A
Wakaf Bharu Che Abdullah Mat Nawi (GS)Mohd Rusli AbdullahMohd Rosdi Ab AzizMohd. Khir Zahari Abdul Ghani Amanah N/AN/A
Kijang Wan Ubaidah Omar (GS)Izani HusinWan Shahrul Azwan Abd AzizNik Azmi Nik Man PKR N/AN/A
Chempaka Ahmad Fathan Mahmood (GS)Ahmad Fathan MahmoodMohd Fareez Noor AmranNik Omar Nik Ab. Aziz Amanah N/AN/A
Panchor Mohd Amar Abdullah (GS)Mohd Amar AbdullahZarina Md EusopeMohd. Zulhazmi HassanN/AN/A
Tanjong Mas Rohani Ibrahim (GS)Rohani IbrahimMadihah Abd AzizHafidzah MustakimN/AN/A
Kota Lama Anuar Tan Abdullah (GS)Anuar Tan AbdullahChua Hock Kuan MCA Ab. Rashid Ab. Rahman PPBM Khairul Nizam Abd Ghani PSM
Izat Bukhary Ismail Bukhary IND
Bunut Payong Ramli Mamat (GS)Ramli MamatMohamed Hasna Che Hussin UMNO Sanusi Othman Amanah N/AN/A
Tendong Rozi Muhamad (GS)Rozi MuhamadYahaya MamatWan Zulkhairi Wan Mad. Zin PPBM Ibrahim Ali IND
Pengkalan Pasir Hanifa Ahmad (GS)Hanifa AhmadChe Johan Che PaSharani Mohd Naim Amanah Suharto Mat Nasir
Meranti Mohd Nassuruddin Daud (GS)Mohd Nassuruddin DaudMuhammad Afifi Muhammad NoorMohd Romizu Mohd AliChe Daud Che Man
Chetok Abdul Halim Abdul Rahman (GS)Zuraidin AbdullahAhmad Anuar HussinAli Abdu Rahman HasanN/AN/A
Gual Periok Mohamad Awang (GS)Mohamad AwangGhazali IsmailMohd Ridzuan MuhamadN/AN/A
Apam Putra (previously known as Bukit Tuku)Abdul Rasul Mohamed (GS)Abdul Rasul MohamedAkbar SalimMohd Hisyamuddin GhazaliN/AN/A
Salor Husam Musa (PH)Saiful Adli Abu BakarMohamad Noordin Awang Husam Musa N/AN/A
Pasir Tumboh Abd Rahman Yunus (GS)Abd Rahman YunusBakri YusofMohd Noor Mat YajidN/AN/A
Demit Mumtaz Md Nawi (GS)Mumtaz Md NawiNurul Amal Mohd FauziWan Ahmad Kamil Wan AbdullahN/AN/A
Tawang Hassan Mohamood (GS)Hassan MohamoodMohd Radzuan AbdullahN/AN/AN/AN/A
Pantai Irama (previously known as Perupok)Mohd Huzaimy Che Husin (GS)Mohd Huzaimy Che HusinIlias HusainIsmail Ghani Amanah N/AN/A
Jelawat Abdul Azziz Kadir (GS)Abdul Azziz KadirMohd Radzuan HamatMohd. Fami Zakaria PPBM N/AN/A
Melor Md Yusnan Yusof (GS)Md Yusnan YusofAzmi IshakAbdul Aziz Abdul Kadir PKR N/AN/A
Kadok Azami Mohd Nor (GS)Azami Mohd NorMohammad Azam IsmailChe Ibrahim Mohamad Amanah N/AN/A
Kok Lanas Md Alwi Che Ahmad (BN)Nik Mahadi Nik MahmoodMd Alwi Che AhmadMohd Hanapi IsmailN/AN/A
Bukit Panau Abdul Fattah Mahmood (GS)Abdul Fattah MahmoodDayang Saniah Awang HamidHisham FauziN/AN/A
Gual Ipoh Mohd. Bakri Mustapha (BN)Wan Yusuf W MustaphaMohd. Bakri MustaphaMohd Soba HussinN/AN/A
Kemahang Md Anizam Ab Rahman (GS)Md Anizam Ab RahmanWan Rakemi Wan ZahariBahari Mohamad Nor PPBM N/AN/A
Selising Zulkifle Ali (BN)Tuan Mohd Sharipudin Tuan IsmailZulkifle AliIsmail Mohamad PKR N/AN/A
Limbongan Mohd Nazlan Mohamed Hasbullah (GS)Mohd Nazlan Mohamed HasbullahMohd Hanafiah Abdul AzizZarir Yaakob Amanah N/AN/A
Semerak Zawawi Othman (BN)Wan Hassan Wan IbrahimZawawi OthmanWan Marzudi Wan Omar PPBM N/AN/A
Gaal Tuan Mazlan Tuan Mat (GS)Mohd Rodzi Ja'afarMohd Kaisan Ab RahmanAb Rahman Yaacob Amanah N/AN/A
Pulai Chondong Zulkifli Mamat (GS)Azhar SallehAhmad Tarmizi IsmailAb Halim @ Kamaruddin Ab Kadir PPBM N/AN/A
Temangan Mohamed Fadzli Hassan (GS)Mohamed Fadzli HassanWan Mohd Adnan Wan AzizMohd. Redzuan Alias PKR N/AN/A
Kemuning Mohd Roseli Ismail (GS)Mohd Roseli IsmailEriandi IsmailAbdul Kadir Othman Amanah N/AN/A
Bukit Bunga Mohd Adhan Kechik (BN)Ramzi Mohd YusoffMohd Adhan KechikAsran Alias PPBM N/AN/A
Air Lanas Mustapa Mohamed (BN)Abdullah Ya'kub Mustapa Mohamed Aminuddin YaacobN/AN/A
Kuala Balah Abdul Aziz Derashid (BN)Mohd Apandi MohamadAbdul Aziz DerashidN/AN/AN/AN/A
Mengkebang Abdul Latiff Abdul Rahman (GS)Muhammad Mat SulaimanZaki MuhammadWan Mohammad Azlan Ahmad Amanah N/AN/A
Guchil Mohd Roslan Puteh (PH)Hilmi AbdullahZuber HassanMohd Roslan Puteh PKR Abd. Aziz Ahmad IND
Manek Urai Mohd Fauzi Abdullah (GS)Mohd Fauzi AbdullahSuzaini Adlina SukriMohamed Dahan Mat Jali PPBM Deraman Mamat
Dabong Ramzi Ab Rahman (BN)Ku Mohd Zaki Ku HussienMuhammad AwangWan Ahmad Fadzil Wan OmarN/AN/A
Nenggiri VacantMohd Saupi Abdul RazakAb Aziz YusoffOthman Yusoff PKR N/AN/A
Paloh Nozula Mat Diah (BN)Azman AhmadAmran ArifinNoraini HusainN/AN/A
Galas Ab Aziz Yusoff (BN)Suhaimi Mat DerisMohd Syahbuddin HashimNasir Dollah PPBM N/AN/A

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