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Gaal (state constituency)

{{Short description|Electoral district in Kelantan, Malaysia}}

{{one source|date=December 2017}}

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|state =Kelantan

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|state-rep =Mohd Rodzi Ja'afar

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|state-rep-party =Perikatan Nasional

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|state-election-last =2023

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|demo-electors =22,671

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Gaal is a state constituency in Kelantan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly.{{cite web | url=https://election.thestar.com.my/ge14/kelantan.html | title=14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Kelantan }}

The state constituency was first contested in 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

{{Pie chart|thumb=left|value1=98.61|value3=0.30|value2=1.07|value4=0.02|color4=orange|color3=red|color2=yellow|color1=green|caption=Ethnic breakdown of Gaal's electorate as of 2023{{Cite web|title=15th Kelantan State Election - Results Overview|url=https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/2023election/Kelantan|access-date=2023-08-13|website=live.chinapress.com}}|label1=Malay|label2=Other ethnicities|label3=Chinese|label4=Indian}}

History

= Polling Districts =

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Gaal constituency has a total of 12 polling districts.[http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20180330_PU%20B%20157.pdf Federal Gazette] {{dead link|date=July 2023}}

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!State Constituency

!Polling Districts

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!Location

rowspan="12" |Gaal (N32)

|Temila

|028/32/01

|Maahad Saniah Pasir Puteh

Jeram

|028/32/02

|SK Jeram

Telipok

|028/32/03

|SMK Jeram

Telosan

|028/32/04

|SK Telosan

Gong Garu

|028/32/05

|SK Gong Garu

Batu Hitam

|028/32/06

|SK Changgai

Gaal

|028/32/07

|SMK Gaal

Gong Datuk

|028/32/08

|SK Gaal

Kandis

|028/32/09

|SK Kampong Kandis

Bukit Yong

|028/32/10

|SMU (A) Nurul Huda

Gong Nangka

|028/32/11

|SK Wakaf Raja

Bukit Awang

|028/32/12

|SK Bukit Awang

=Representation History=

class=wikitable
colspan=4| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Gaal
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
colspan=4 align=center| Constituency created from Selinsing
7th1986–1990Daud Yusoffbgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| BN (UMNO)}}
8th1990–1995Mohammad Husainrowspan=4 bgcolor="{{party color|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|PAS}}" | {{Font color|white| PAS}}
9th1995–1999Alwi Jusoh
10th1999–2004rowspan=3| Nik Mazian Nik Mohamad
11th2004–2008
12th2008–2013rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Rakyat|PR}}" | {{Font color|white| PR (PAS)}}
13th2013–2018Tuan Mazlan Tuan Mat
rowspan="2" |14th2018–2020rowspan="3" | Mohd Rodzi Ja'afarbgcolor="{{party color|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|PAS}}" | {{Font color|white| PAS}}
2020–2023

|rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Perikatan Nasional|PN}}" | {{Font color|white| PN (PAS)}}

15th

|2023–present

Election results

{{MASelec/top|Kelantan|2023|Gaal (state constituency)|Gaal|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Mohd Rodzi Ja'afar|10,388|72.65|{{increase}} 20.29}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Mohd Aliff Nasir Mt Nasin|3,911|27.35|{{decrease}} 14.05}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|14,299| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|107|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|15|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|14,428|63.64|{{decrease}} 19.24}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|22,671|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|6,477|45.30|{{increase}} 34.34}}

{{MASelec/hold|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|}}

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{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Kelantan|2018|Gaal (state constituency)|Gaal|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Mohd Rodzi Ja'afar|7,533|52.36|{{increase}} 1.29}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Mohd Kaisan Ab Rahman|5,956|41.40|{{decrease}} 7.53}}

{{MASelec|Pakatan Harapan|Ab Rahman Yaacob|897|6.24|{{increase}} 6.24}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|14,386| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|177|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|143|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|14,706|82.88|{{decrease}} 5.52}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|17,744|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|1,577|10.96|{{increase}} 8.82}}

{{MASelec/hold|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Kelantan|2013|Gaal (state constituency)|Gaal|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Tuan Mazlan Tuan Mat|7,178|51.07|{{decrease}} 0.33}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Redzuan Stapha|6,876|48.93|{{increase}} 0.33}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|14,054| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|149|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|31|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|14,234|88.40|{{increase}} 3.58}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|16,105|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|302|2.14|{{decrease}} 0.66}}

{{MASelec/hold|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Kelantan|2008|Gaal (state constituency)|Gaal|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Nik Mazian Nik Mohamad|5,941|51.40|{{increase}} 1.18}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Tuan Mustaffa Tuan Mat|5,618|48.60|{{decrease}} 1.18}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|11,559| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|153|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|20|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|11,732|84.82|{{increase}} 1.41}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|13,832|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|323|2.80|{{increase}} 2.36}}

{{MASelec/hold|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Kelantan|2004|Gaal (state constituency)|Gaal|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Nik Mazian Nik Mohamad|4,969|50.22|{{decrease}} 10.39}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Wan Zakaria Wan Ab. Rahman|4,926|49.78|{{increase}} 11.16}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|9,895| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|157|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|17|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|10,069|83.41|{{increase}} 5.46}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|12,071|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|43|0.44|{{decrease}} 21.55}}

{{MASelec/hold|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Kelantan|1999|Gaal (state constituency)|Gaal|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Nik Mazian Nik Mohamad|5,720|60.61|{{increase}} 3.61}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Ab. Rahman Yaacob|3,645|38.62|{{decrease}} 3.78}}

{{MASelec|People's Welfare Party (Malaysia)|Mohd Asri Mejah|72|0.77|{{increase}} 0.17}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|9,437| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|199|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|7|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|9,643|77.95|{{increase}} 0.79}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|12,371|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|2,075|21.99|{{increase}} 7.39}}

{{MASelec/hold|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Kelantan|1995|Gaal (state constituency)|Gaal|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Alwi Jusoh|5,168|57.00|{{decrease}} 10.04}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Ismail Muhamad|3,844|42.40|{{increase}} 10.85}}

{{MASelec|People's Welfare Party (Malaysia)|Abdullah Sani Musa|54|0.60|{{increase}} 0.60}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|9,066| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|186|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|23|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|9,275|77.16|{{decrease}} 3.40}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|12,020|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|1,324|14.60|{{decrease}} 20.89}}

{{MASelec/hold|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Kelantan|1990|Gaal (state constituency)|Gaal|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Mohammad Husain|5,806|67.04|{{increase}} 19.80}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Daud Yusoff|2,732|31.55|{{decrease}} 21.21}}

{{MASelec|Independent politician|Mohamad Che Tong|122|1.41|{{increase}} 1.41}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|8,660| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|215|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|0|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|8,875|80.56|{{increase}} 2.57}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|11,016|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|3,074|35.49|{{increase}} 29.97}}

{{MASelec/gain|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party| Barisan Nasional |?}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Kelantan|1986|Gaal (state constituency)|Gaal|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Daud Yusoff|4,103|52.76|}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Musa Salleh|3,674|47.24|}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|7,777| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|250|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|0|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|8,027|77.99}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|10,293|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|429|5.52}}

{{MASelec/note|This was a new constituency created.}}

{{end}}

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