Kuala Nerus (federal constituency)

Kuala Nerus (P035)
Terengganu constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
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Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	83,663
Area (km²)[2]	331

Kuala Nerus is a federal constituency in Kuala Nerus District, Terengganu, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Kuala Nerus's electorate as of 2018[3]

Malay (98.7%)

Chinese (0.95%)

Other ethnicities (0.27%)

Indian (0.08%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of LKTP Belara, Gemuruh, Bukit Guntung, Tepuh, Padang Air, Tok Jering, Wakaf Tengah, Mengabang Teliput, Padang Nanas, Taman Perumahan Gong Badak, Mengabang Telong, Bukit Petiti, Banggul Peradung, Kebur Besar, Kebur Air, Jeram, Petai Bubus, Kampung Teluk Pasu, Tanjung Bunut, Kesum, Tok Jembal, Bukit Tok Bing, Kampung Batin, Kampung Baharu Seberang Takir, Seberang Takir Pantai, Teluk Ketapang, Batu Enam, Pengkalan Arang, Bukit Tumbuh, Bukit Tunggal, Duyung, Pulau Ketam.

2016–present:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Felda Belara, Gemuruh, Bukit Guntung, Tepuh, Padang Air, Tok Jiring, Wakaf Tengah, Mengabang Teliput, Padang Nanas, Taman Perumahan Gong Badak, Mengabang Telung, Lerek, Gong Datuk, Wakaf Tembesu, Bukit Petiti, Banggul Peradung, Kebur Besar, Kebur Air, Jeram, Petai Bubus, Teluk Pasu, Tanjung Bunut, Kesum, Buluh Gading, Tok Jembal, Bukit Tok Beng, Kampung Batin, Kampung Baru Seberang Takir, Seberang Takir Pantai, Teluk Ketapang, Telaga Daing, Telaga Batin, Kubang Badak, Batu Enam, Pak Katak, Bukit Tumbuh, Bukit Tunggal, Duyung, Pulau Ketam, Gong Kijang.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kuala Nerus
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Kuala Trengganu Selatan and Kuala Trengganu Utara
4th	1974-1978	Nik Hassan Abdul Rahman	BN (UMNO)
5th	1978-1982	Nik Hassan Abdul Rahman
6th	1982-1986	Ibrahim Azmi Hassan
7th	1986-1990	Ibrahim Azmi Hassan
8th	1990-1995	Abdul Rashid Muhammad
9th	1995-1999	Abdul Rahin Mohd Said
10th	1999-2004	M. Shukrimum Shamsudin	PAS
11th	2004-2008	Che Azmi Abdul Rahman	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008-2013	Mohd Nasir Ibrahim Fikri	BN (UMNO)
13th	2013-2018	Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali	PAS
14th	2018-2020		PAS
14th	2020-present		PN (PAS)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1954–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Kuala Nerus			Bukit Payong
			Bukit Tunggal
							Buluh Gading
			Jeram
			Manir
				Seberang Takir
				Teluk Pasu
				Tepuh

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali	37,974	52.66	+2.21
	BN	Tengku Asmadi Tengku Mohamad	29,527	40.95	-8.60
	PH	Abdullah Mohamed	4,604	6.39	+6.39
Total valid votes			72,105	100.00
Total rejected ballots			727
Unreturned ballots			379
Turnout			73,211	87.51
Registered electors			83,663
Majority			8,447	11.71
	PAS hold		Swing		+5.41
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Terengganu [P.U. (B) 235/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Terengganu [P.U. (B) 309/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali	33,861	50.45	+1.75
	BN	Mohd Nasir Ibrahim Fikri	33,251	49.55	-1.75
Total valid votes			67,112	100.00
Total rejected ballots			772
Unreturned ballots			152
Turnout			68,036	89.24
Registered electors			76,238
Majority			610	0.90
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		+1.75
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Terengganu [P.U. (B) 172/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-16. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Terengganu [P.U. (B) 213/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-16.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Nasir Ibrahim Fikri	26,439	51.30	-3.18
	PAS	M. Shukrimum Shamsudin	25,098	48.70	+3.18
Total valid votes			51,537	100.00
Total rejected ballots			713
Unreturned ballots			289
Turnout			52,539	85.83
Registered electors			61,214
Majority			1,341	2.60
	BN hold		Swing		-3.18

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Che Azmi Abdul Rahman	24,895	54.48	+14.27
	PAS	M. Shukrimum Shamsudin	20,798	45.52	-14.27
Total valid votes			45,693	100.00
Total rejected ballots			713
Unreturned ballots			140
Turnout			46,546	88.71
Registered electors			52,469
Majority			4,097	8.96
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		+14.27

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	M. Shukrimum Shamsudin	21,608	59.79	+59.79
	BN	Abdul Rahin Mohd Said	14,530	40.21	-13.14
Total valid votes			36,138	100.00
Total rejected ballots			687
Unreturned ballots			464
Turnout			37,289	83.69
Registered electors			44,556
Majority			7,078	19.58
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		+36.47

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Rahin Mohd Said	17,643	53.35	-2.46
	S46	Ibrahim Hasan @ Ibrahim Azmi	15,425	46.65	+2.46
Total valid votes			33,068	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,291
Unreturned ballots			233
Turnout			34,592	82.62
Registered electors			41,886
Majority			2,218	6.70
	BN hold		Swing		-2.46

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Rashid Muhammad	17,366	55.81	-9.17
	S46	Ibrahim Azmi Hasan	13,749	44.19	+44.19
Total valid votes			31,115	100.00
Total rejected ballots			875
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			31,990	83.27
Registered electors			38,417
Majority			3,617	11.62
	BN hold		Swing		-26.68

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ibrahim Azmi Hassan	15,823	64.98	+13.73
	PAS	Abu Bakar Chik	8,527	35.02	-10.97
Total valid votes			24,350	100.00
Total rejected ballots			726
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			25,076	79.15
Registered electors			31,682
Majority			7,296	29.96
	BN hold		Swing		+12.35

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ibrahim Azmi Hassan	13,325	51.25	N/A
	PAS	Mustafa @ Hassan Ali	11,957	45.99	+45.99
	Independent	Mohamad Mahmood	719	2.77	+2.77
Total valid votes			26,001	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,368
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			27,369	82.27
Registered electors			33,269
Majority			1,368
	BN hold		Swing		N/A

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Nik Hassan Abdul Rahman won uncontested.
	BN	Nik Hassan Abdul Rahman
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing		N/A

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Nik Hassan Abdul Rahman	10,894	59.22
	PSRM	Mokhtar Rahman	4,416	24.00
	Independent	Abdul Rahman Long	3,087	16.78
Total valid votes			18,397	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			25,535
Majority			6,478
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

"Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
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 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
"14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
"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.

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[1] "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[2] 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 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[3] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.

[4] "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.