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Kuala Besut (state constituency)

{{short description|Political subdivision in Malaysia}}

{{one source|date=April 2020}}

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

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

{{Pie chart|thumb=left|value1=98.81|value2=0.65|value3=0.44|value4=0.1|color3=yellow|color4=orange|label4=Indian|label3=Other ethnicities|label2=Chinese|label1=Malay|caption=Ethnic breakdown of Kuala Besut's electorate as of 2018{{Cite web|title=14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview|url=https://election.thestar.com.my/ge14/terengganu.html|access-date=2023-03-05|website=election.thestar.com.my}}|color1=green|color2=red}}

History

= Polling Districts =

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kuala Besut constituency has a total of 9 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

!Code

!Location

rowspan="9" |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 =

class=wikitable
colspan=4| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kuala Besut
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
colspan=4 align=center| Constituency created
1st

| 1959–1964

| Wan Said Mohamed Nor

| bgcolor="{{party color|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|PMIP}}" | {{Font color|white| PMIP}}

2nd

| 1964–1969

| Zakariah Muda

| bgcolor="{{party color|Alliance Party (Malaysia)|Alliance}}" | {{Font color|white| BN (UMNO)}}

1969–1971colspan=2 align=center| Assembly dissolved
3rd

| 1971–1974

| Mohamad Said

| bgcolor="{{party color|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|PAS}}" | {{Font color|white| PAS}}

4th

| 1974–1978

| Hussin Jusoh

| bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| BN (PAS)}}

rowspan=2|5th

| 1978–1979

| Zakariah Muda

| rowspan=6 bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| BN (UMNO)}}

1979–1982

| rowspan=5|Wan Zakaria Wan Abd. Rahman

6th

| 1982–1986

7th

| 1986–1990

8th

| 1990–1995

9th

| 1995–1999

10th

| 1999–2004

| Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh

| bgcolor="{{party color|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|PAS}}" | {{Font color|white| PAS}}

11th

| 2004–2008

| Abdullah Che Muda

| rowspan=5 bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| BN (UMNO)}}

12th

| 2008–2013

| rowspan=2|Abdul Rahman Mokhtar

rowspan=2|13th

| 2013

2013–2018

| rowspan=2|Tengku Zaihan Che Ku Abd Rahman

14th

| 2018–2023

15th

|2023–present

|Azbi Salleh

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

Election results

{{MASelec/top|Terengganu|2023|Kuala Besut (state constituency)|Kuala Besut|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Azbi Salleh|11,496|60.91|}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Tengku Zaihan Che Ku Abd Rahman|7,377|39.09|}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|18,873|100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|172|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|13|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|19,058|70.61}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|26,992|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|4,119|21.82}}

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

{{MASelec/source|||hide=}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Terengganu|24 July 2013|by=yes|Kuala Besut (state constituency)|Kuala Besut|percent=yes|change=yes|reason=The by-election was called due to the death of incumbent, Abdul Rahman Mokhtar.}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Tengku Zaihan Che Ku Abdul Rahman|8,288|59.27|}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Azlan Yusof|5,696|40.73|}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|13,984| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|125|}}

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

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|14,109|79.79}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|17,683|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|2,592|}}

{{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional|}}

{{MASelec/source|hide={{cite web|url=http://www.spr.gov.my/ms/pilihan-raya-kecil-n01-kuala-besut |title=Pilihan Raya Kecil N.01 Kuala Besut |publisher=Election Commission of Malaysia |accessdate=2018-09-19}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130716_P.U.%20%28B%29%20290-BORANG%208%20-%20Pilihan%20Raya%20Kecil%20N.01%20Kuala%20Besut.pdf |title=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]|date=16 July 2013|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|accessdate=2018-09-19}}}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Terengganu|2008|Kuala Besut (state constituency)|Kuala Besut|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Abdul Rahman Mokhtar|7,123|61.33|{{increase}} 1.81}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh|4,492|38.67|{{decrease}} 1.81}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|11,615|100.00}}

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

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

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|12,140|85.61|{{decrease}} 1.99}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors||}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|2,631|22.66|{{increase}} 3.62}}

{{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional|}}

{{MASelec/source|||hide=}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Terengganu|2004|Kuala Besut (state constituency)|Kuala Besut|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Abdullah Che Muda|6,334|59.52|{{increase}} 12.43}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh|4,307|40.48|{{decrease}} 12.43}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|10,641|100.00}}

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

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

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|10,828|87.60|{{increase}} 4.71}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors||}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|2,027|19.04|{{increase}} 13.22}}

{{MASelec/gain|Barisan Nasional|National Trust Party (Malaysia)-Malaysian Islamic Party|?}}

{{MASelec/source|||hide=}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Terengganu|1999|Kuala Besut (state constituency)|Kuala Besut|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh|4,426|52.91|}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Wan Zakaria Wan Abd. Rahman|3,939|47.09|}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|8,365|100.00}}

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

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

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|8,609|82.89}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors||}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|487|5.82}}

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

{{MASelec/source|||hide=}}

{{end}}

References

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