Teruntum (state constituency)

For the city formerly known as Teruntum, see Kuantan.

Teruntum

Pahang constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Pahang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Sim Chon Siang PH
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)	30,854

Teruntum is a state constituency in Pahang, Malaysia, that is represented in the Pahang State Legislative Assembly. ^[1]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Teruntum's electorate as of 2022 ^[2]

   Chinese (55.33%)

   Malay (37.54%)

   Indian (5.93%)

  Other ethnicities (1.19%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Teruntum constituency is divided into 10 polling districts. ^[3]

State constituency	Polling district	Code	Location
Teruntum（N14）	Seri Kuantan	083/14/01	SK Galing
	Perkampungan Teratai	083/14/02	SMK Alor Akar
	Medan Tok Sira	083/14/03	SMK Tok Sera
	Kubang Buaya	083/14/04	MRSM Kuantan
	Kampung Selamat	083/14/05	SMA Al-Ihsan Kuantan
	Bandar Kuantan	083/14/06	SK (P) Methodist Kuantan
	Seri Teruntum	083/14/07	Pejabat Pendidikan Daerah Kuantan
	Kampung Jawa	083/14/08	SK Sultan Abdullah
	Seri Belian	083/14/09	SK Teruntum
	Lapang Besar	083/14/10	SMK (P) Methodist Kuantan

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Teruntum
Assembly	Years	Name	Party
Constituency created from Bandar Kuantan
7th	1986-1989	Lim Ah Lek	BN (MCA)
	1990	Kan Tong Leong
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008	Ti Lian Ker
12th	2008-2013	Chang Hong Seong
13th	2013-2018	Sim Chon Siang	PR (PKR)
14th	2018-2022		PH (PKR)
15th	2022–present

Election results

Pahang state election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Sim Chon Siang	12,983	58.63	3.22
	BN	Tee Choon Ser	4,304	19.44	3.33
	PN	Yap Kim Heng	3,676	16.60	16.60
	GTA	Khairul Afifie Abdullah	1,180	5.33	5.33
Total valid votes			22,143	100.00
Total rejected ballots			183
Unreturned ballots			51
Turnout			22,377	72.53	42.47
Registered electors			30,854
Majority			8,659	39.19	0.11
	PH hold		Swing

Pahang state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Sim Chon Siang	12,227	61.85	61.85
	BN	Tee Choon Ser	4,502	22.77	16.32
	PAS	Azizah Mohd Ali	3,039	15.37	15.37
Total valid votes			19,768	100.00
Total rejected ballots			163
Unreturned ballots			276
Turnout			20,207	81.66	0.41
Registered electors			24,746
Majority			7,725	39.08	17.26
	PH hold		Swing

Pahang state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Sim Chon Siang	12,385	60.91	11.84
	BN	Chang Hong Seong	7,948	39.09	11.64
Total valid votes			20,333	100.00
Total rejected ballots			317
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			20,650	82.07	10.59
Registered electors			25,160
Majority			4,437	21.82	19.96
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?

Pahang state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chang Hong Seong	8,015	50.93	25.81
	PKR	Siew Fook Chan	7,722	49.07	25.81
Total valid votes			15,737	100.00
Total rejected ballots			381
Unreturned ballots			138
Turnout			16,256	71.48	0.44
Registered electors			22,742
Majority			293	1.86	51.62
	BN hold		Swing

Pahang state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ti Lian Ker	12,000	76.74
	PKR	Pang Jon Kong	3,638	23.26
Total valid votes			15,638	100.00
Total rejected ballots			322
Unreturned ballots			189
Turnout			16,149	71.04
Registered electors			22,733
Majority			8,362	53.48
	BN hold		Swing

References

1. "Pahang 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star . Petaling Jaya. 14 May 2018. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.(Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)
2. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview".
3. "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.