Tawang (state constituency)

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Tawang
Flag of Kelantan.svg Kelantan constituency
State constituency
Legislature Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Harun Ismail
PN
Constituency created1974
First contested1974
Last contested 2023
Demographics
Population (2020)55,758
Electors (2023)43,441

Tawang 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 1974 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 Tawang's electorate as of 2023 [2]

   Malay (98.76%)
   Chinese (0.84%)
  Other ethnicities (0.37%)
   Indian (0.03%)

History

Polling Districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Tawang constituency has a total of 16 polling districts. [3]

State ConstituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Tawang (N20)Senak025/20/01SK Pantai Senak
Wakaf Alik025/20/02SMU (A) Muhammadiah
Tawang025/20/03SK Tawang
Beris Gajah Mati025/20/04SK Beris Panchor
Anak Tembesu025/20/05SMK Beris Panchor
Kampung Tok Jawa025/20/06SK Kota Jembal
Telok Mesira025/20/07SK Kota Jembal
Pauh Sembilan025/20/08SK Pauh Sembilan
Tok Belian025/20/09SK Pengkalan Chengal
Tanjong Jering025/20/10SK Tanjong Jenara
Beris025/20/11SMK Long Yunus
Tanjong Pauh025/20/12SK Pa' Pura
Chap025/20/13SK Kampong Chap
Bukit Marak025/20/14SK Bukit Marak
Paya Teratai025/20/15SK Chantum
Bekelam025/20/16SK Bekelam

Representation History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tawang
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Bachok Utara
4th1974–1978Mohamed Nor YusoffBN (PAS)
5th1978–1982Tuan Haji Mohd AliBERJASA
6th1982–1986Idris AhmadPAS
7th1986–1990
8th1990–1995
9th1995–1999 Hasan Mohamood
10th1999–2004
11th2004–2008
12th2008–2013PR (PAS)
13th2013–2018
14th2018–2020PAS
2020–2023PN (PAS)
15th2023–present Harun Ismail

Election results

Kelantan state election, 2023
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Harun Ismail 21,66579.22Increase2.svg 20.20
PH Che Mat Isa Che Dir 5,68320.78Increase2.svg 20.78
Total valid votes27,348 100.00
Total rejected ballots215
Unreturned ballots60
Turnout27,62363.59Decrease2.svg 19.57
Registered electors43,441
Majority15,98258.44Increase2.svg 40.40
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Hasan Mohamood 14,99159.02Increase2.svg 2.54
BN Muhamad Radzuan Abdullah10,40840.98Decrease2.svg 2.54
Total valid votes25,399 100.00
Total rejected ballots450
Unreturned ballots290
Turnout26,13983.16Decrease2.svg 5.20
Registered electors31,434
Majority4,58318.04Increase2.svg 5.08
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Hasan Mohamood 13,56356.48
BN Mohd Zain Yasim10,45143.52
Total valid votes24,014 100.00
Total rejected ballots289
Unreturned ballots71
Turnout24,37488.36
Registered electors27,585
Majority3,11212.96
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Hassan Mohamood
BN Ibrahim Mat Din
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Hassan Mohamood
BN Mohd Zulkifli Zakaria
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Hassan Mohamood
BN Mohd. Khadir Hassan
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Hassan Mohamood
BN Azaki Ishak
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Idris Ahmad
BN Zaiyadi Awang Noh Ke
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 1986
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAS Idris Ahmad
BN Zaiyadi Awang Noh Ke
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
PAS hold Swing

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References

  1. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Kelantan".
  2. "15th Kelantan State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  3. "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.[ permanent dead link ]