Pasir Pekan

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Pasir Pekan
Flag of Kelantan.svg Kelantan constituency
State constituency
Legislature Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Ahmad Yakob
PN
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested 2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)39,119

Pasir Pekan 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 1995 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 Pasir Pekan's electorate as of 2023 [2]

   Malay (97.06%)
   Chinese (2.40%)
  Other ethnicities (0.43%)
   Indian (0.11%)

History

Polling Districts

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

State ConstituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Pasir Pekan（N03）Kampung Bendang Pulau019/03/01SK Kampong Laut
Kampung Laut019/03/02SMK Kampong Laut
Kok Pasir019/03/03SK Kok Pasir
Morak019/03/04SK Morak
Palekbang019/03/05SK Palekbang
Pasir Pekan Hilir019/03/06SK Padang Pohon Tanjung
Paloh019/03/07SMU (A) Bustanus Saadah Morak
Pasir Pekan019/03/08SK Pasir Pekan
Kampung Bharu Sungai019/03/09SMK Mahmud Mahyiddin
Kutan019/03/10SMK Kutan
Alor Pasir019/03/11SMK Wakaf Bharu
Kampung Dalam Kota Kubang Labu019/03/12SMA Falahiah

Representation History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pasir Pekan
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Wakaf Bharu
9th1995–1999 Ahmad Yaakob PAS
10th1999–2004
11th2004–2008
12th2008–2013PR (PAS)
13th2013–2018
14th2018–2020PAS
2020–2023PN (PAS)
15th2023–present

Election results

Kelantan state election, 2023 : Pasir Pekan
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Ahmad Yakob 18,78375.84Increase2.svg 11.96
PH Zamakhsari Ibrahim5,97224.16Increase2.svg 14.60
Total valid votes24,755100.00
Total rejected ballots179
Unreturned ballots54
Turnout24,98863.88Decrease2.svg 17.60
Registered electors39,119
Majority12,88151.68Increase2.svg 14.37
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 2018 : Pasir Pekan
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Ahmad Yaakob 14,29863.88Increase2.svg 1.48
BN Wan Mohd. Sanusi Wan Yunus5,94626.56Decrease2.svg 11.04
PH Wan Mohd. Johari Wan Omar2,1409.56Increase2.svg 9.56
Total valid votes22,384 100.00
Total rejected ballots247
Unreturned ballots244
Turnout22,87581.48Decrease2.svg 4.52
Registered electors28,075
Majority8,35237.31Increase2.svg 12.51
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 2013 : Pasir Pekan
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Ahmad Yaakob 14,20462.40Decrease2.svg 0.36
BN Nik Noriza Nik Salleh8,56037.60Increase2.svg 0.36
Total valid votes22,764 100.00
Total rejected ballots289
Unreturned ballots54
Turnout23,09486.00Increase2.svg 2.17
Registered electors26,854
Majority5,64424.80Decrease2.svg 0.72
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 2008 : Pasir Pekan
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Ahmad Yaakob 11,10662.76Increase2.svg 5.41
BN Md Noor Yaacob6,59037.24Decrease2.svg 5.41
Total valid votes17,696 100.00
Total rejected ballots253
Unreturned ballots42
Turnout17,99183.83Increase2.svg 3.59
Registered electors21,462
Majority4,51625.52Increase2.svg 10.82
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 2004 : Pasir Pekan
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Ahmad Yaakob 8,85557.35Decrease2.svg 13.43
BN Md Noor Yaacob6,58442.65Increase2.svg 13.43
Total valid votes15,439 100.00
Total rejected ballots213
Unreturned ballots34
Turnout15,68780.24Increase2.svg 1.88
Registered electors19,550
Majority2,27114.70Decrease2.svg 26.92
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 1999 : Pasir Pekan
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Ahmad Yaakob 8,38970.81Increase2.svg 8.61
BN Muhamad Sulaiman3,45829.19Decrease2.svg 8.61
Total valid votes11,847 100.00
Total rejected ballots251
Unreturned ballots10
Turnout12,10878.36Increase2.svg 1.30
Registered electors15,452
Majority4,93141.62Increase2.svg 17.22
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 1995 : Pasir Pekan
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Ahmad Yaakob 6,98062.20
BN Saupi Daud4,24137.80
Total valid votes11,221 100.00
Total rejected ballots187
Unreturned ballots37
Turnout11,44577.06
Registered electors14,852
Majority2,73924.40
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.my. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  3. ↑ Federal Gazette [ dead link ]


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