Kuala Besut (state constituency)

Kuala Besut
Terengganu constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Azmi Salleh; PN
;
Constituency created	1959
First contested	1959
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	26,992

Kuala Besut is a state constituency in Terengganu, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly.^[1]

The state constituency was first contested in 1959 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Kuala Besut's electorate as of 2018^[2]

Malay (98.8%)
Chinese (0.65%)
Other ethnicities (0.44%)
Indian (0.10%)

History

Polling Districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kuala Besut constituency has a total of 9 polling districts.^[3]

State Constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Kuala Besut (N01)	Pulau Perhentian	03/01/01	SK Pulau Perhentian
	Seberang Berat	033/01/02	SK Kuala Besut
	Nail	033/01/03	SK Kampung Nail
	Seberang Barat Luar	033/01/04	SMK Kuala Besut
	Tok Saboh	033/01/05	SK Alor Peroi
	Kampung Nangka	033/01/06	SK Kampung Nangka
	Kampung Baru	033/01/07	SMK Seri Bukit Puteri
	Bukit Puteri	033/01/08	SK Bukit Puteri
	Air Terjun	033/01/09	SK Ayer Terjun

Representation History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kuala Besut
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1959–1964	Wan Said Mohamed Nor	PMIP
2nd	1964–1969	Zakariah Muda	BN (UMNO)
	1969–1971	Assembly dissolved
3rd	1971–1974	Mohamad Said	PAS
4th	1974–1978	Hussin Jusoh	BN (PAS)
5th	1978–1979	Zakariah Muda	BN (UMNO)
5th	1979–1982	Wan Zakaria Wan Abd. Rahman
6th	1982–1986
7th	1986–1990
8th	1990–1995
9th	1995–1999
10th	1999–2004	Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh	PAS
11th	2004–2008	Abdullah Che Muda	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008–2013	Abdul Rahman Mokhtar
13th	2013	Abdul Rahman Mokhtar
13th	2013–2018	Tengku Zaihan Che Ku Abd Rahman
14th	2018–2023	Tengku Zaihan Che Ku Abd Rahman
15th	2023–present	Azbi Salleh	PN (PAS)

Election results

Terengganu state election, 2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Azbi Salleh	11,496	60.91
	BN	Tengku Zaihan Che Ku Abd Rahman	7,377	39.09
Total valid votes			18,873	100.00
Total rejected ballots			172
Unreturned ballots			13
Turnout			19,058	70.61
Registered electors			26,992
Majority			4,119	21.82
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Terengganu state by-election, 24 July 2013
The by-election was called due to the death of incumbent, Abdul Rahman Mokhtar.
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Tengku Zaihan Che Ku Abdul Rahman	8,288	59.27
	PAS	Azlan Yusof	5,696	40.73
Total valid votes			13,984	100.00
Total rejected ballots			125
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			14,109	79.79
Registered electors			17,683
Majority			2,592
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Pilihan Raya Kecil N.01 Kuala Besut". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-09-19. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election - By-election of the State Legislative Assembly of N.01 Kuala Besut for the State of Terengganu [P.U. (B) 290/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 2018-09-19.

Terengganu state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Rahman Mokhtar	7,123	61.33	1.81
	PAS	Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh	4,492	38.67	1.81
Total valid votes			11,615	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			12,140	85.61	1.99
Registered electors
Majority			2,631	22.66	3.62
	BN hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdullah Che Muda	6,334	59.52	12.43
	PAS	Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh	4,307	40.48	12.43
Total valid votes			10,641	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			10,828	87.60	4.71
Registered electors
Majority			2,027	19.04	13.22
	BN gain from National Trust Party (Malaysia)-Malaysian Islamic Party		Swing		?

Terengganu state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh	4,426	52.91
	BN	Wan Zakaria Wan Abd. Rahman	3,939	47.09
Total valid votes			8,365	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			8,609	82.89
Registered electors
Majority			487	5.82
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

References

^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Terengganu".
^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
^ Federal Gazette

[1] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Terengganu".

[star-2] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2023-03-05.

[3] Federal Gazette

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