Bukit Panau is a state constituency in Kelantan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly.[1]
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 Bukit Panau's electorate as of 2023
[2] - Malay (90.9%)
- Chinese (7.57%)
- Other ethnicities (1.41%)
- Indian (0.16%)
History
Polling Districts
According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bukit Panau constituency has a total of 13 polling districts.[3]
| State Constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
| Bukit Panau (N26） | Bukit Panau | 027/26/01 | SK Bukit Panau |
| Kampung Paloh | 027/26/02 | SMU (A) Rahmaniah Paloh |
| Kampung Belimbing | 027/26/03 | SK Belimbing |
| Padang Siam | 027/26/04 | Maahad Ahmadi Tanah Merah |
| Kelewek | 027/26/05 | SK Sri Kelewek |
| Kampung Sat | 027/26/06 | SJK (C) Yuk Cheng |
| Banggol | 027/26/07 | SMK Dato' Mahmud Paduka Raja (1) |
| Pondok | 027/26/08 | SK Sri Suria (1) |
| Tanah Merah Pekan | 027/26/09 | SK Tanah Merah (1) |
| Tepi Sungai | 027/26/10 | SMK Dato' Mahmud Paduka Raja (2) |
| Batu Hitam | 027/26/11 | SK Tanah Merah (2) |
| Banggol Kemunting | 027/26/12 | SK Sri Suria (3) |
| Manal | 027/26/13 | SMK Tanah Merah (2) |
Representation History
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Panau |
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created Tanah Merah Timor |
| 4th | 1974–1978 | Omar Muhamed @ Mamat | BN (PAS) |
| 5th | 1978–1982 | Abdul Latif Abdul Rahman | BN (UMNO) |
| 6th | 1982–1986 |
| 7th | 1986–1990 |
| 8th | 1990–1995 | Mat Yusof Mat Sah | PAS |
| 9th | 1995–1999 |
| 10th | 1999–2004 |
| 11th | 2004–2008 | Abdul Fattah Mahmood |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | PR (PAS) |
| 13th | 2013–2018 |
| 14th | 2018–2020 | PAS |
| 2020–2023 | PN (PAS) |
| 15th | 2023–present |
Election results
Kelantan state election, 2023: Bukit Panau | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% |
| | PAS | Abdul Fattah Mahmood | 22,582 | 79.14 |  26.74 |
| | PH | Samsu Adabi Mamat | 5,954 | 20.86 | 10.16 |
| Total valid votes | 28,536 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | 168 |
| Unreturned ballots | 76 |
| Turnout | 28,780 | 57.29 |  23.59 |
| Registered electors | 50,237 |
| Majority | 16,628 | 58.28 | 42.78 |
| | PAS hold | Swing | |
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Kelantan state election, 2018: Bukit Panau | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% |
| | PAS | Abdul Fattah Mahmood | 14,506 | 52.40 | 5.79 |
| | BN | Dayang Saniah Awang Hamid | 10,215 | 36.90 | 4.91 |
| | PH | Hisham Fauzi | 2,963 | 10.70 | 10.70 |
| Total valid votes | 27,684 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | 487 |
| Unreturned ballots | 245 |
| Turnout | 28,416 | 80.88 | 3.72 |
| Registered electors | 35,135 |
| Majority | 4,291 | 15.50 | 0.88 |
| | PAS hold | Swing | |
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Kelantan state election, 2013: Bukit Panau | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% |
| | PAS | Abdul Fattah Mahmood | 13,292 | 58.19 | |
| | BN | Baharudin Yusof | 9,552 | 41.81 | |
| Total valid votes | 22,844 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | 259 |
| Unreturned ballots | 82 |
| Turnout | 23,185 | 84.60 |
| Registered electors | 27,405 |
| Majority | 3,740 | 16.38 |
| | PAS hold | Swing | |
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References
Kelantan constituency