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Paya Besar (federal constituency)

{{Short description|Federal constituency of Pahang, Malaysia}}

{{Infobox Malaysia electoral district

|name = Paya Besar (P084)

|state = Pahang

|image = DUN Pahang 2020.svg

|image_map =

|caption =

|coordinates =

|coordinates_caption =

|coordinates_date =

|fed-rep = Mohd Shahar Abdullah

|fed-rep-link =

|fed-rep-party = Barisan Nasional

|fed-rep-party-link =

|fed-status = active

|fed-created = 1994

|fed-abolished =

|fed-election-first = 1995

|fed-election-last = 2022

|demo-census-date = 2020

|demo-pop = 128041

|demo-pop-ref = {{cite web|title=Kawasanku|url=https://open.dosm.gov.my/dashboard/kawasanku/Pahang/parlimen/P.084%20Paya%20Besar|publisher=Department of Statistics Malaysia|date=2023-09-24|access-date=2023-09-24|language=en}}

|demo-electors = 79,744

|demo-electors-date = 2022

|demo-electors-ref = {{cite web|url=http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/HargaDPIST42017_PRU14.pdf|title=Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018|publisher=Election Commission of Malaysia|date=10 April 2018|access-date=2020-01-29|page=19|language=ms|archive-date=25 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425183951/http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/HargaDPIST42017_PRU14.pdf|url-status=dead}}

|demo-area = 2218

|demo-area-ref = {{cite report|title=Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1|url=http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/Jilid%201%20Kajian%20Semula%20Persempadanan%20V2.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of Malaysia|date=2018|access-date=2020-01-29|language=ms|archive-date=2018-04-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412212213/http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/Jilid%201%20Kajian%20Semula%20Persempadanan%20V2.pdf|url-status=dead}}

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Paya Besar is a federal constituency in Kuantan District, Pahang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1995.

The federal constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/PAHANG

{{Pie chart|thumb=|caption=Ethnic breakdown of Paya Besar's electorate as of 2022|label1=Malay|value1=84.0|color1=green|label2=Chinese|value2=11.1|color2=red|label4=Indian|value4=1.9|color4=orange|label3=Other ethnicities|value3=3.1|color3=yellow}}

{{Pie chart|thumb=|caption= Age breakdown of Paya Besar's electorate as of 2022

| label1 = 18-20

| label2 = 21-29

| label3 = 30-39

| label4 = 40-49

| label5 = 50-59

| label6 = 60-69

| label7 = 70-79

| label8 = 80-89

| label9 = above 90

| value1 = 7.26

| color1 = red

| value2 = 22.9

| color2 = orange

| value3 = 24.67

| color3 = yellow

| value4 = 16.88

| color4 = green

| value5 = 12.72

| color5 = blue

| value6 = 9.73

| color6 = indigo

| value7 = 4.5

| color7 = purple

| value8 = 1.18

| color8 = brown

| value9 = 0.17

| color9 = pink

}}

{{Pie chart|thumb=|caption= Gender breakdown of Paya Besar's electorate as of 2022

| label1 = Male

| label2 = Female

| value1 = 49.7

| color1 = blue

| value2 = 50.3

| color2 = pink

}}

History

= Polling districts =

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 October 2022, the Paya Besar constituency is divided into 24 polling districts.{{cite web|url=https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1747650/PUB514.pdf | title=Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election | website=Attorney General's Chambers|date=31 October 2022}}

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:85%"

!State constituency

!Polling districts

!Code

!Location

rowspan="7" |Sungai Lembing (N17)

|Kampung Nadak

|084/17/01

|SK Nadak

Pekan Sungai Lembing

|084/17/02

|SMK Sungai Lembing

Kuala Kenau

|084/17/03

|SK Sungai Lembing

FELDA Bukit Sagu

|084/17/04

|

  • SK LKTP Bukit Sagu 1
  • SMK Bukit Sagu
FELDA Bukit Kuantan

|084/17/05

|SK LKTP Bukit Kuantan

FELDA Bukit Goh

|084/17/06

|

  • SMK Bukit Goh
  • SK Bukit Goh
Bukit Kuin

|084/17/07

|SK Bukit Kuin

rowspan="9" |Lepar (N18)

|Mahkota Jaya

|084/18/01

|

  • SK Seri Mahkota
  • SA Rakyat (KAFA) Nurul Aman
Seri Fajar

|084/18/02

|SK Gambang

Gambang

|084/18/03

|SJK (C) Gambang

Jalan Besar

|084/18/04

|Dewan Orang Ramai Gambang

FELDA Lepar Hilir Satu

|084/18/05

|SK LKTP Lepar Hilir 1

FELDA Lepar Hilir Dua

|084/18/06

|SK LKTP Lepar Hilir 2

FELDA Lepar Hilir Tiga

|084/18/07

|SK LKTP Lepar Hilir 3

Paya Bungor

|084/18/08

|SK Paya Bungor

FELDA Lepar Utara Satu

|084/18/09

|SMK Lepar Utara

rowspan="8" |Panching (N19)

|Bukit Rangin

|084/19/01

|SMK Bukit Rangin

Kampung Permatang Badak

|084/19/02

|SK Permatang Badak

Pandan Permai

|084/19/03

|SMK Padang Garuda

Taman Tas

|084/19/04

|SMK Pandan

FELDA Sungai Panching Selatan

|084/19/05

|SK LKTP Sungai Panching Selatan

FELDA Sungai Panching Timur

|084/19/06

|SK LKTP Sungai Panching Timur

FELDA Sungai Panching Utara

|084/19/07

|SK LKTP Sungai Panching Utara

Kampung Panching

|084/19/08

|SK Panching

=Representation history=

class=wikitable
colspan="5" | Members of Parliament for Paya Besar
Parliament

!No

YearsMemberParty
colspan="5" align="center" | Constituency created from Kuantan and Pekan
9th

| rowspan="2" |P079

1995–1999rowspan=3| Siti Zaharah Sulaiman
(سيتي زهرة سليمان)		rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| BN (UMNO)}}
10th1999–2004
11th

| rowspan="6" |P084

2004–2008
12th2008–2013rowspan=2| Abdul Manan Ismail
(عبدالمانن اسماعيل)
rowspan="2" | 13th2013–2018
2018

| colspan="2" |Vacant

14th2018–2022rowspan="2" |Mohd Shahar Abdullah
(محمد شاهر عبدﷲ)

| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| BN (UMNO)}}

15th2022–present

= State constituency =

class="wikitable"

! rowspan="2" |Parliamentary

constituency

! colspan="7" |State constituency

1955–59*

!1959–1974

!1974–1986

!1986–1995

!1995–2004

!2004–2018

!2018–present

rowspan="4" |Paya Besar

| colspan="4" rowspan="4" bgcolor="dcdcdc" |

| colspan="3" |Lepar

bgcolor="dcdcdc" |

| colspan="2" |Panching

Penur

| colspan="2" bgcolor="dcdcdc" |

colspan=3| Sungai Lembing

= Current state assembly members =

class="wikitable"

! width="30" |No.

! width="150" |State Constituency

! width="230" |Member

! width="100" |Coalition (Party)

N17Sungai LembingMohamad Ayub Asribgcolor="{{party color|Perikatan Nasional}}" |{{Font color|white|PN (PAS)}}
N18LeparMohd Yazid Mohd Yunusbgcolor="{{party color|Perikatan Nasional}}" |{{Font color|white|PN (BERSATU)}}
N19PanchingMohd Tarmizi Yahayabgcolor="{{party color|Perikatan Nasional}}" |{{Font color|white|PN (PAS)}}

= Local governments & postcodes =

class="wikitable"

|+

!No.

!State Constituency

!Local Government

!Postcode

N17

|Sungai Lembing

| rowspan="3" |Kuantan City Council

| rowspan="3" |

  • 25150, 26010, 26040, 26070, 26090, 26140, 26180 Kuantan
  • 26050 Bukit Goh
  • 26200 Sungai Lembing
  • 26250 Jaya Gading
  • 26300 Gambang
N18

|Lepar

N19

|Panching

Election results

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|2022|Paya Besar (federal constituency)|Paya Besar|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Mohd Shahar Abdullah|26,899|43.40|{{increase}} 0.24}}

{{MASelec|Perikatan Nasional|Aireroshairi Roslan|25,582|41.27|{{increase}} 41.27}}

{{MASelec|Pakatan Harapan|Ahmad Azam Mohd Salleh|9,192|14.83|{{decrease}} 11.87}}

{{MASelec|Gerakan Tanah Air|Rosminahar Mohd Amin|310|0.50|{{increase}} 0.50}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|61,983| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|678|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|107|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|62,768|78.71|{{decrease}} 2.80}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|79,744|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|1,317|2.13|{{decrease}} 10.89}}

{{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional|}}

{{MASelec/source|hide=https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753278/PUB611_2022.pdf||}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|2018|Paya Besar (federal constituency)|Paya Besar|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Mohd Shahar Abdullah|19,033|43.16|{{decrease}} 16.13}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Mohamad Azhar Mohd Noor|13,291|30.14|{{increase}} 30.14}}

{{MASelec|PH (2018)|Mohd Ashraf Mustaqim Badrul Munir|11,776|26.70|{{increase}} 26.70}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|44,100| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|671|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|171|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|44,942|81.51|{{decrease}} 3.44}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|55,135|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|5,742|13.02|{{decrease}} 6.24}}

{{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional|}}

{{MASelec/source|hide={{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20180504_P.U.%20%28B%29%20238%20PAHANG.pdf|title=His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 238/2018]|date=3 May 2018|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2018-08-01}}{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

{{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20180530_P.U.%20%28B%29%20312.pdf|title=Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 312/2018]|date=28 May 2018|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2018-08-01}}{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}||}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|2013|Paya Besar (federal constituency)|Paya Besar|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Abdul Manan Ismail|23,747|59.29|{{decrease}} 4.78}}

{{MASelec|People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|Murnie Hidayah Anuar|16,032|40.03|{{increase}} 4.10}}

{{MASelec|Independent politician|Zahari Mamat|272|0.68|{{increase}} 0.68}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|40,051| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|643|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|140|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|40,834|84.95|{{increase}} 7.50}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|48,067|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|7,715|19.26|{{decrease}} 8.88}}

{{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional|}}

{{MASelec/source|hide={{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130426_Borang%208%20-%20Parlimen%20Pahang.pdf|title=Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 175/2013]|date=26 April 2013|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2016-05-16}}{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

{{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130522_P.U.%20(B)%20216%20-%20BORANG%2016%20PARLIMEN%20PAHANG.pdf|title=Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 216/2013]|date=22 May 2013|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2016-05-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701102906/http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130522_P.U.%20(B)%20216%20-%20BORANG%2016%20PARLIMEN%20PAHANG.pdf|archive-date=1 July 2019|url-status=dead}}}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|2008|Paya Besar (federal constituency)|Paya Besar|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Abdul Manan Ismail|19,355|64.07|{{decrease}} 7.95}}

{{MASelec|People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|Mohd Jafri Ab Rashid|10,852|35.93|{{increase}} 7.95}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|30,207| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|637|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|44|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|30,888|77.45|{{decrease}} 0.01}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|39,882|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|8,503|28.14|{{decrease}} 15.90}}

{{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional|}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|2004|Paya Besar (federal constituency)|Paya Besar|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Siti Zaharah Sulaiman|20,474|72.02|{{increase}} 17.32}}

{{MASelec|People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|Saari Sungib|7,956|27.98|{{decrease}} 17.32}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|28,430| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|564|}}

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

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|29,001|77.46|{{decrease}} 1.78}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|37,439|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|12,518|44.04|{{increase}} 34.64}}

{{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional|}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|1999|Paya Besar (federal constituency)|Paya Besar|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Siti Zaharah Sulaiman|20,749|54.70|{{decrease}} 19.70}}

{{MASelec|People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|Wan Jusoh Wan Kolok|17,186|45.30|{{increase}} 45.30}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|37,935| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|1,553|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|2,733|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|42,221|79.24|{{increase}} 1.18}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|53,282|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|3,563|9.40|{{decrease}} 39.40}}

{{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional|}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|1995|Paya Besar (federal constituency)|Paya Besar|percent=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Siti Zaharah Sulaiman|25,551|74.40}}

{{MASelec|Parti Melayu Semangat 46|Wan Abdul Rahman Wan Yusoff|8,792|25.60}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|34,343| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|1,536|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|1,342|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|37,221|78.06}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|47,682|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|16,759|48.80}}

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

{{end}}

References

  • {{cite web |url=http://www.spr.gov.my/ms/keputusan-pilihanraya |title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya |work=Election Commission of Malaysia |access-date=2018-08-12 |archive-date=2018-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812023355/http://www.spr.gov.my/ms/keputusan-pilihanraya |url-status=dead }}

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