Gua Musang (federal constituency)

Gua Musang

Kelantan constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah BN
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2013

Gua Musang is a federal constituency in Kelantan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Tohoi, Pos Simpor, Sungai Puian, Sungai Jenera, Sungai Wias, Jerek, Bertam Baru, Pasir Tumboh, Sungai Betis, Ladang SEDC, Jeram Tekoh, Sungai Asap, Renok, Kuala Sungai, Bertam Lama, Star, Perasu, Serian, Meranto, KESEDAR Limau Kasturi, Limau Kasturi, FELDA Sungai Chiku 3, Pasir Linggi, KESEDAR Paloh, KESEDAR Sungai Chalil, Lebir, KESEDAR Paloh 3, Aring, FELDA Sungai Chiku 1, FELDA Sungai Chiku 7, FELDA Sungai Chiku 2, KESEDAR Paloh 2, Lojing, Sungai Ber, Belatim, Balar, Bihai, Hau, Kampung Pulai, Kampung Bharu, Bandar Lama Gua Musang, Bandar Baru Gua Musang, Kampung Batu Papan, Lepan Tupai, Sungai Terah.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Tohoi, Pos Simpor, Sungai Puian, Sungai Jenera, Sungai Wias, Jerek, Bertam Baru, Pasir Tumboh, Sungai Betis, Ladang SEDC, Jeram Tekoh, Sungai Asap, Renok, Kuala Sungai, Bertam Lama, Star, Perasu, Serian, Meranto, KESEDAR Limau Kasturi, Limau Kasturi, FELDA Sungai Chiku 3, Pasir Linggi, KESEDAR Paloh, KESEDAR Sungai Chalil, Lebir, KESEDAR Paloh 3, Aring, FELDA Sungai Chiku 1, FELDA Sungai Chiku 7, FELDA Sungai Chiku 2, KESEDAR Paloh 2, Lojing, Sungai Ber, Belatim, Balar, Bihai, Hau, Kampung Pulai, Kampung Bharu, Bandar Lama Gua Musang, Bandar Baru Gua Musang, Kampung Batu Papan, Lepan Tupai, Sungai Terah, Blau.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Gua Musang
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
7th	1986-1990	Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah	BN
8th	1990-1995		S46
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004		BN
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013–present

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah	21,367	62.26	+ 3.00
	PAS	Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah	12,954	37.74	- 3.00
Total valid votes			34,321	100.00
Total rejected ballots			712
Unreturned ballots			64
Turnout			35,097	87.36
Registered electors			40,176
Majority			8,413	24.52
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s)  "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Kelantan [P.U. (B) 171/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-18. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Kelantan [P.U. (B) 212/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-18.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah	14,063	59.26	- 6.80
	PAS	Zulkefli Mohamed	9,669	40.74	+ 6.80
Total valid votes			23,732	100.00
Total rejected ballots			489
Unreturned ballots			62
Turnout			24,283	83.77
Registered electors			28,986
Majority			4,394	18.52
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah	13,570	66.06	+ 9.62
	PAS	Zulkefli Mohamed	6,972	33.94	- 9.62
Total valid votes			20,542	100.00
Total rejected ballots			534
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			21,076	80.64
Registered electors			26,135
Majority			6,598	32.12
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah	12,825	56.44	+ 17.46
	PAS	Razak Abas	9,900	43.56	+ 43.56
Total valid votes			22,725	100.00
Total rejected ballots			451
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			23,176	77.53
Registered electors			29,892
Majority			2,925	12.88
	BN gain from S46		Swing		?

Malaysian general by-election, 29 August 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On August 1, 1995, the Kota Bharu High Court ordered a fresh election for the Gua Musang Parliamentary Seat after declaring the contest in the 8th General Election held in April the same year null and void. Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah was the incumbent MP.
	S46	Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah	13,144	61.02	- 12.41
	BN	Hussein Ahmad	8,398	38.98	+ 38.98
Total valid votes			21,542	100.00
Total rejected ballots			223
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			21,765	77.72
Registered electors			28,004
Majority			4,746	22.04
	S46 hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	S46	Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah	13,716	74.33	- 2.49
	AKIM	Nik Ismail Wan Idris	4,736	25.67	+ 25.67
Total valid votes			18,452	100.00
Total rejected ballots			3,152
Unreturned ballots			67
Turnout			21,671	77.11
Registered electors			28,104
Majority			8,980	48.66
	S46 hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	S46	Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah	18,973	76.82	+ 76.82
	BN	Wan Ismail Ibrahim	5,724	23.18	- 47.43
Total valid votes			24,697	100.00
Total rejected ballots			475
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			25,172	81.03
Registered electors			31,065
Majority			13,249	53.64
	S46 gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah	12,538	70.61
	PAS	Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah	5,219	29.39
Total valid votes			17,757	100.00
Total rejected ballots			493
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			18,250	76.11
Registered electors			23,977
Majority			7,319	41.22
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-18.

1. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.