Panchor 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 1995 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 Panchor's electorate as of 2023
[2] - Malay (96.7%)
- Chinese (2.20%)
- Other ethnicities (0.84%)
- Indian (0.21%)
History
Polling Districts
According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Panchor constituency has a total of 12 polling districts.[3]
| State Constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
| Panchor (N07) | Taman Kemunin | 020/07/01 | SK Datu' Hashim |
| Tapang | 020/07/02 | SK Tapang |
| Kemunin | 020/07/03 | SK Kemunin |
| Panchor | 020/07/04 | SK Panji |
| Sering | 020/07/05 | SK Sering |
| Pasir Kasar | 020/07/06 | SMK Sering |
| Pulau Belaga | 020/07/07 | SK Chicha Menyabong |
| Tok Ku | 020/07/08 | SMK Raja Sakti |
| Kampung Belukar | 020/07/09 | SMK Panji |
| Padang Tembak | 020/07/10 | SMU (A) Tarbiah Mardziah |
| Panji | 020/07/11 | SMK Panchor Perdana |
| Pasir Tok Kambing | 020/07/12 | SK Raja Bahar |
Representation History
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Panchor |
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Kemumin |
| 9th | 1995–1999 | Mohd Yusoff Ludin | PAS |
| 10th | 1999–2004 |
| 11th | 2004–2008 | Mohd Amar Abdullah |
| 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 | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% |
| | PAS | Mohd Amar Abdullah | 18,700 | 70.00 |  9.03 |
| | PH | Syed Mohd Alidustur Syed Mohd Zain | 8,014 | 30.00 | 19.26 |
| Total valid votes | 26,714 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | 318 |
| Unreturned ballots | 108 |
| Turnout | 27,140 | 63.46 |  16.62 |
| Registered electors | 42,768 |
| Majority | 10,686 | 40.00 | 7.32 |
| | PAS hold | Swing | |
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Kelantan state election, 2018 | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% |
| | PAS | Mohd Amar Abdullah | 13,597 | 60.97 | 1.68 |
| | BN | Zarina Md Eusope | 6,309 | 28.29 | 9.06 |
| | PH | Mohd Zulhazmi Hassan | 2,394 | 10.74 | 10.74 |
| Total valid votes | 22,300 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | 224 |
| Unreturned ballots | 306 |
| Turnout | 22,830 | 80.08 | 3.10 |
| Registered electors | 28,509 |
| Majority | 7,288 | 32.68 | 7.38 |
| | PAS hold | Swing | |
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Kelantan state election, 2013 | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% |
| | PAS | Mohd Amar Abdullah | 12,467 | 62.65 | 1.08 |
| | BN | Che Rosli Hassan | 7,431 | 37.35 | 1.08 |
| Total valid votes | 19,898 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | 209 |
| Unreturned ballots | 80 |
| Turnout | 20,187 | 83.18 | 3.92 |
| Registered electors | 23,176 |
| Majority | 5,036 | 25.30 | 2.16 |
| | PAS hold | Swing | |
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Kelantan state election, 2008 | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% |
| | PAS | Mohd Amar Abdullah | 9,148 | 61.57 | |
| | BN | Dali Hussin | 5,711 | 38.43 | |
| Total valid votes | 14,859 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | 190 |
| Unreturned ballots | 145 |
| Turnout | 15,194 | 87.10 |
| Registered electors | 18,267 |
| Majority | 3,437 | 23.14 |
| | PAS hold | Swing | |
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Kelantan state election, 2004 | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% |
| | PAS | Mohd Amar Abdullah | | | |
| | BN | Zulkifli Dollah | | | |
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| | PAS hold | Swing | |
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Kelantan state election, 1999 | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% |
| | PAS | Mohd Yusoff Ludin | | | |
| | BN | Nik Mohd Zain Omar | | | |
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| | PAS hold | Swing | |
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Kelantan state election, 1995 | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% |
| | PAS | Mohd Yusoff Ludin | | | |
| | BN | Mohd Noor Deris | | | |
| Total valid votes | |
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| This was a new constituency created. |
References
Kelantan constituency