Pengkalan Chepa (federal constituency)

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Pengkalan Chepa (P020)
Flag of Kelantan.svg Kelantan constituency
Dun Kelantan 2020.svg
Federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
MP
Constituency created1974
First contested 1974
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Population (2020) [1] 159,674
Electors (2023) [2] 107,814
Area (km²) [3] 85
Pop. density (per km²)1,878.5

Pengkalan Chepa is a federal constituency in Kota Bharu District, Kelantan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

Contents

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/KELANTAN

Ethnic breakdown of Pengkalan Chepa's electorate as of 2022

   Malay (97.8%)
   Chinese (1.9%)
  Other ethnicities (0.2%)
   Indian (0.1%)

Age breakdown of Pengkalan Chepa's electorate as of 2022

  18-20 (7.76%)
  21-29 (25.88%)
  30-39 (25.62%)
  40-49 (16.45%)
  50-59 (11.77%)
  60-69 (7.9%)
  70-79 (3.51%)
  80-89 (0.9%)
  above 90 (0.22%)

Gender breakdown of Pengkalan Chepa's electorate as of 2022

  Male (49.63%)
  Female (50.37%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Pengkalan Chepa constituency is divided into 32 polling districts. [4]

State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Kijang (N05)Pulau Pisang020/05/01SK Che Latiff
Pulau Kundor020/05/02SK Pulau Kundor
Semut Api020/05/03SK Semut Api
Kedai Buloh020/05/04SMK Kedai Buloh
Kijang020/05/05SK Kedai Buloh 1
Banggol020/05/06SK Abdul Hadi
Tikat020/05/07SK Redang
Kampung Penambang020/05/08SMK Penambang
Kampung China020/05/09SK Penambang
Chempaka (N06)Sabak020/06/01SK Sabak
Tebing Tinggi020/06/02SK Parang Puting
Telok Kitang020/06/03SK Padang Puting
Kampung Pulau Panjang020/06/04SK Kem
Tanjong Bahru020/06/05SMK Badang
Che Deris020/06/06SK Che Deris
Baung020/06/07SMK Pengkalan Chepa
Pengkalan Nangka020/06/08SMA Tengku Amalin A'ishah Putri
Chempaka020/06/09SK Seri Chempaka
Simpang Tiga Pengkalan Chepa020/06/10Kolej Vokesional Pengkalan Chepa
Pulau Gajah020/06/11SK Pulau Gajah
Panchor (N07)Taman Kemunin020/07/01SK Datu' Hashim
Tapang020/07/02SK Tapang
Kemunin020/07/03SK Kemunin
Panchor020/07/04SK Panji
Sering020/07/05SK Sering
Pasir Kasar020/07/06SMK Sering
Pulau Belaga020/07/07SK Chicha Menyabong
Tok Ku020/07/08SMK Raja Sakti
Kampung Belukar020/07/09SMK Panji
Padang Tembak020/07/10SMU (A) Tarbiah Mardziah
Panji020/07/11SMK Panchor Perdana
Pasir Tok Kambing020/07/12SK Raja Bahar

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Pengkalan Chepa
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created, renamed from Kelantan Hilir
4th P0171974–1978 Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat
(نئ عبدالعزيز نئ مت)
BN (PAS)
5th 1978–1982PAS
6th 1982–1986
7th P0181986–1990Nik Abdullah Arshad
(نئ عبدالله أرشد)
8th 1990–1995
9th P0201995–1999 Mohd Amar Abdullah
(محمد عمار عبدﷲ‎)
10th 1999–2004BA (PAS)
11th 2004–2008 Abdul Halim Abdul Rahman
(عبدالحليم عبدالرحمٰن)
PAS
12th 2008–2013PR (PAS)
13th 2013–2018 Izani Husin
(عزاني حسين)
14th 2018–2020 Ahmad Marzuk Shaary
(أحمد مرزوق شاعري)
PAS
2020–2022PN (PAS)
15th 2022–present

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
Pengkalan ChepaBanggol
Chempaka
Kemumin
Kijang
Panchor
Semut Api
Sering

Current state assembly members

No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)
N5 Kijang Izani Husin PN (PAS)
N6 Chempaka Nik Asma' Bahrum Nik Abdullah
N7 Panchor Mohd Amar Abdullah

Local governments & postcodes

No.State ConstituencyLocal GovernmentPostcode
N5KijangKota Bharu Municipal Council
  • 15000, 15200, 15350, 15400, 16100, 16150 Kota Bharu
  • 16020 Bachok
N6Chempaka
N7Panchor

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Ahmad Marzuk Shaary 53,93369.36Increase2.svg 14.48
BN Mohd Hafiezulniezam Mohd Hasdin15,63320.14Decrease2.svg 12.46
PH Nik Faizah Nik Othman7,3569.46Decrease2.svg 3.06
Independent Mohamad Redzuan Razali4510.58Increase2.svg 0.58
GTA Wan Ahmad Nasri Wan Ismail3580.46Increase2.svg 0.46
Total valid votes77,761 100.00
Total rejected ballots630
Unreturned ballots238
Turnout78,65972.69Decrease2.svg 8.05
Registered electors106,982
Majority38,27049.22Increase2.svg 26.94
PAS hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Ahmad Marzuk Shaary 32,59254.88Decrease2.svg 9.09
BN Zaluzi Sulaiman19,36032.60Decrease2.svg 3.43
PH Mohamad Ibrahim7,43512.52Increase2.svg 12.52
Total valid votes59,387 100.00
Total rejected ballots739
Unreturned ballots736
Turnout60,86280.74Decrease2.svg 4.63
Registered electors75,384
Majority13,23222.28Decrease2.svg 5.66
PAS 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.[ permanent dead link ]
Malaysian general election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Izani Husin 34,61763.97Increase2.svg 0.57
BN Dali Husin19,49736.03Decrease2.svg 0.57
Total valid votes54,114 100.00
Total rejected ballots683
Unreturned ballots188
Turnout54,98585.37Increase2.svg 3.14
Registered electors64,409
Majority15,12027.94Increase2.svg 1.14
PAS hold Swing
Source(s)
Malaysian general election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Abdul Halim Abdul Rahman 26,76363.40Increase2.svg 4.52
BN Rahim Mohd Zain15,45236.60Decrease2.svg 4.52
Total valid votes42,215 100.00
Total rejected ballots564
Unreturned ballots270
Turnout43,04982.23Increase2.svg 1.65
Registered electors52,350
Majority11,31126.80Increase2.svg 9.04
PAS hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Abdul Halim Abdul Rahman 20,62158.88Decrease2.svg 16.36
BN Nik Mohd Zain Omar14,39941.12Increase2.svg 16.36
Total valid votes35,020 100.00
Total rejected ballots818
Unreturned ballots297
Turnout36,13580.58Increase2.svg 4.08
Registered electors44,843
Majority6,22217.76Decrease2.svg 32.72
PAS hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Nik Mohd. Amar Nik Abdullah 23,76575.24Increase2.svg 7.09
BN Mohd Noor Deris7,82024.76Decrease2.svg 6.35
Total valid votes31,585 100.00
Total rejected ballots486
Unreturned ballots678
Turnout32,74976.50Decrease2.svg 6.78
Registered electors42,456
Majority15,94550.48Increase2.svg 13.44
PAS hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Nik Mohd. Amar Nik Abdullah 20,41068.15Decrease2.svg 5.30
BN Ismail Mat9,31631.11Increase2.svg 4.56
KITA Yusof Mat2210.74Increase2.svg 0.74
Total valid votes29,947 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,486
Unreturned ballots3,765
Turnout35,19883.28Increase2.svg 7.32
Registered electors42,264
Majority11,09437.04Decrease2.svg 9.86
PAS hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Nik Abdullah Arshad27,32173.45Increase2.svg 16.68
BN Mohamed Apandi Ali 9,87426.55Decrease2.svg 16.68
Total valid votes37,195 100.00
Total rejected ballots706
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout37,90175.96Increase2.svg 2.30
Registered electors49,897
Majority17,44746.90Increase2.svg 33.36
PAS hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1986
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Nik Abdullah Arshad17,50156.77Decrease2.svg 2.71
BN Wan Ismail Ibrahim13,32643.23Increase2.svg 2.71
Total valid votes30,827 100.00
Total rejected ballots687
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout31,51473.66Decrease2.svg 5.07
Registered electors42,785
Majority4,17513.54Decrease2.svg 5.42
PAS hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1982
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat 16,75959.48Increase2.svg 4.95
BN Hassan Harun11,41740.52Decrease2.svg 4.95
Total valid votes28,176 100.00
Total rejected ballots731
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout28,90778.73Increase2.svg 2.90
Registered electors36,716
Majority5,34218.96Increase2.svg 9.90
PAS hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat 11,89754.53Increase2.svg 54.53
BN Muhammad Noor Ali9,91945.47Decrease2.svg 28.41
Total valid votes21,816 100.00
Total rejected ballots293
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout22,10975.83Increase2.svg 13.73
Registered electors29,156
Majority1,9789.06Decrease2.svg 38.70
PAS gain from BN Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes %
BN Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat 13,24373.88
Independent Umar Ibrahim4,68226.12
Total valid votes17,925 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,353
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout19,27862.10
Registered electors31,042
Majority8,56147.76
This was a new constituency created.

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