Maran (federal constituency)

Maran (P086)

Pahang constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Ismail Muttalib PN
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020) [1]	61,932
Electors (2022) [2]	53,128
Area (km²) [3]	1,609
Pop. density (per km²)	38.5

Maran is a federal constituency in Maran District, Pahang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 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/PAHANG

Ethnic breakdown of Maran's electorate as of 2022

   Malay (89.3%)

   Chinese (5.9%)

  Other ethnicities (3.5%)

   Indian (1.9%)

Age breakdown of Maran's electorate as of 2022

  18-20 (6.19%)

  21-29 (19.63%)

  30-39 (23.52%)

  40-49 (19.63%)

  50-59 (14.62%)

  60-69 (7.87%)

  70-79 (6.22%)

  80-89 (2.08%)

  above 90 (0.25%)

Gender breakdown of Maran's electorate as of 2022

  Male (49.92%)

  Female (50.08%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 October 2022, the Maran constituency is divided into 33 polling districts. ^[4]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Luit (N24)	Kampung Sri Jaya	086/24/01	SJK (C) Pei Min Sri Jaya
	Kampung New Zealand	086/24/02	SK LKTP Kampong New Zealand
	Kampung Luit	086/24/03	SK Ulu Luit
	Serengkam	086/24/04	SK Serengkam
	Kuala Wau	086/24/05	SK Kuala Wau
	Lubuk Paku	086/24/06	Dewan Mini Kampung Lubuk Paku
	Kampung Senggora	086/24/07	SK Senggora
	Sri Keramat	086/24/08	SK Sri Keramat
	Bandar Maran	086/24/09	SK Maran
	FELDA Bukit Tajau	086/24/10	SK LKTP Bukit Tajau
	Kampung Sentosa	086/24/11	SK Sentosa
Kuala Sentul (N25)	FELDA Jengka 1	086/25/01	SK LKTP Jengka 1
	Sungai Jerik	086/25/02	SJK (C) Jerik
	Kuala Sentul	086/25/03	SK Kuala Sentul
	FELDA Jengka 5	086/25/04	SK LKTP Jengka 5
	FELDA Jengka 4	086/25/05	SK LKTP Jengka 4
	FELDA Jengka 3	086/25/06	SK LKTP Jengka 3
	FELDA Jengka 2	086/25/07	SK LKTP Jengka 2
	Ulu Jempol	086/25/08	SK LKTP Ulu Jempol
Chenor (N26)	FELDA Jengka 6	086/26/01	SMK LKTP Jengka 6
	FELDA Jengka 7	086/26/02	SK LKTP Jengka 7
	Paya Pasir	086/26/03	SK Paya Pasir
	Pesagi	086/26/04	SK Pesagi
	Pejing	086/26/05	Balai Raya Kampung Pejing
	Kertau	086/26/06	SK Kertau
	Sekara	086/26/07	SK Sekara
	Chenor Seberang	086/26/08	SK Chenor
	Bandar Chenor	086/26/09	SMK Tengku Ampuan Afzan
	Bukit Segumpal	086/26/10	SK Tanjung Perang
	FELDA Kampung Awah	086/26/11	SK RKTP Kampung Awah
	FELDA Sungai Nerek	082/26/12	SK LKTP Sungai Nerek
	Bukit Lada	086/26/13	SK Bukit Lada
	Kampung Jengka	086/26/14	SK Jengka Batu 13

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Maran
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Temerloh
4th	P069	1974–1978	Hishamuddin Yahaya (هشام الدين يحي)	BN (UMNO)
5th		1978–1982
6th		1982–1986	Mohd Khalil Yaakob (محمد خليل يعقوب)
7th	P077	1986–1990	Muhammad Abdullah (محمد بن عبدﷲ)
8th		1990–1995
9th	P081	1995–1999
10th		1999–2004
11th	P086	2004–2008	Ismail Muttalib (إسماعيل بن عبدالمطلب)
12th		2008–2013
13th		2013–2018
14th		2018–2022
15th		2022–present		PN (PAS)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Maran			Bandar Maran
				Bukit Tajau
				Cenur
			Chenor			Chenor
					Hulu Jempol
			Jengka
						Kuala Sentul
				Luit
			Paya Besar

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N24	Luit	Mohd Sofian Abd Jalil	PN (PAS)
N25	Kuala Sentul	Jasri Jamaluddin	PN (BERSATU)
N26	Chenor	Mujjibur Rahman Ishak	PN (PAS)

Local governments

No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N24	Luit	Maran District Council
N25	Kuala Sentul
N26	Chenor

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Ismail Abd Muttalib	19,600	47.77	47.77
	BN	Shahaniza Shamsuddin	17,779	43.27	5.82
	PH	Ahmad Shuhor Awang	3,574	8.63	4.69
	Independent	Muhamad Hafiz Al-Haifz	166	0.40	0.40
Total valid votes			41,092	100.00
Total rejected ballots			422
Unreturned ballots			151
Turnout			31,665	77.35	3.95
Registered electors			53,128
Majority			1,821	4.50	7.00
	PN gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753278/PUB611_2022.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ismail Abd. Muttalib	16,064	49.09	14.50
	PAS	Hasenan Haron	12,301	37.59	26.90
	PH	Ahmad Farid Ahmad Nordin	4,360	13.32	13.32
Total valid votes			32,725	100.00
Total rejected ballots			482
Unreturned ballots			156
Turnout			33,363	81.30	3.91
Registered electors			41,036
Majority			3,763	11.50	8.72
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 238/2018]" (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 Pahang [P.U. (B) 312/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ismail Abd. Muttalib	19,249	60.11	3.12
	PAS	Mujibur Rahman Ishak	12,774	39.89	3.12
Total valid votes			32,023	100.00
Total rejected ballots			572
Unreturned ballots			155
Turnout			32,750	85.21	6.26
Registered electors			38,436
Majority			6,475	20.22	6.24
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 175/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-16. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 216/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-16.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ismail Abd. Muttalib	15,868	63.23	1.73
	PAS	Nasrudin Hassan	9,227	36.77	1.73
Total valid votes			25,095	100.00
Total rejected ballots			495
Unreturned ballots			82
Turnout			25,672	78.95	0.76
Registered electors			32,517
Majority			6,641	26.46	3.46
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ismail Abd. Muttalib	15,725	64.96	9.24
	PAS	Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man	8,483	35.04	9.24
Total valid votes			24,208	100.00
Total rejected ballots			569
Unreturned ballots			133
Turnout			24,910	78.19	0.31
Registered electors			31,858
Majority			7,242	29.92	18.48
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhammad Abdullah	18,259	55.72	17.16
	PAS	Tengku Puji Tengku Abdul Hamid	14,511	44.28	17.16
Total valid votes			32,770	100.00
Total rejected ballots			609
Unreturned ballots			104
Turnout			33,483	77.88	1.04
Registered electors			42,993
Majority			3,748	11.44	34.32
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhammad Abdullah	22,372	72.88	3.78
	PAS	Mohamed Rusdi Arif	8,326	27.12	3.78
Total valid votes			30,698	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,016
Unreturned ballots			102
Turnout			31,816	76.84	2.95
Registered electors			41,405
Majority			14,046	45.76	7.56
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhammad Abdullah	24,639	69.10	3.95
	PAS	Syed Noh Syed Mohamad	11,019	30.90	3.95
Total valid votes			35,658	100.00
Total rejected ballots			899
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			36,557	79.79	3.69
Registered electors			45,819
Majority			13,620	38.20	26.94
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhammad Abdullah	20,658	73.05	5.63
	PAS	Alwi Abd Hamid	7,623	26.95	5.63
Total valid votes			28,281	100.00
Total rejected ballots			737
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			29,018	76.10	0.57
Registered electors			38,133
Majority			13,035	46.10	11.26
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Khalil Yaakob	22,495	67.42	3.62
	PAS	Alwi Abdul Hamid	10,868	32.58	8.57
Total valid votes			33,363	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,171
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			34,534	76.67	0.76
Registered electors			45,042
Majority			11,627	34.84	12.19
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hishamuddin Yahaya	17,549	71.04	5.89
	PAS	Mohd Hashim Hassan	5,930	24.01	24.01
	Independent	Hamzah Ishak	1,224	4.95	4.95
Total valid votes			24,703	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,000
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			25,703	77.43	3.58
Registered electors			33,195
Majority			11,619	47.03	6.83
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Hishamuddin Yahaya	12,259	76.93
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Suhaimi Saat	3,677	23.07
Total valid votes			15,936	100.00
Total rejected ballots			732
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			16,668	73.85
Registered electors			21,326
Majority			8,582	53.86
This was a new constituency created.

References

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