Paloh (Kelantan state constituency)

Paloh
Kelantan constituency
State constituency
LegislatureKelantan State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Shaari Mat Hussain
PN
Constituency created1984
First contested1986
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)21,162

Paloh is a state constituency in Kelantan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly.[1]

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

Ethnic breakdown of Paloh's electorate as of 2023[2]
  1. Malay (97.2%)
  2. Other ethnicities (2.67%)
  3. Chinese (0.08%)
  4. Indian (0.01%)

History

Polling districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Paloh constituency has a total of 11 polling districts.[3]

State Constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Paloh (N44) FELDA Sungai Chiku 3 032/44/01 SMK Bandar Chiku
Pasir Limggi 032/44/02 SK Pasir Linggi
KESEDAR Paloh 032/44/03 SMK Paloh
KESEDAR Sungai Chalil 032/44/04 SK Chalil
Lebir 032/44/05 SK Lebir
KESEDAR Paloh 3 032/44/06 SK Paloh 3
Aring 032/44/07 SK Aring
FELDA Sungai Chiku 1 032/44/08 SMK Chiku 2
FELDA Sungai Chiku 7 032/44/09 SK Chiku 7
FELDA Sungai Chiku 2 032/44/10 SK Sri Chiku 2
KESEDAR Paloh 2 032/44/11
  • SK Paloh 1
  • SK Paloh 2

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Paloh
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Gua Musang
7th 1986–1990 Ariffin Said BN (UMNO)
8th 1990–1995 Nozula Mat Diah S46
9th 1995–1999
10th 1999–2004 BN (UMNO)
11th 2004–2008
12th 2008–2013
13th 2013–2018
14th 2018–2023 Amran Arifin
15th 2023–present Shaari Mat Hussain PN (BERSATU)

Election results

Kelantan state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Shaari Mat Hussain 7,407 58.74 15.92
BN Amran Arifin 5,202 41.26 12.69
Total valid votes 12,609 100.00
Total rejected ballots 92
Unreturned ballots 13
Turnout 12,714 60.08 17.41
Registered electors 21,162
Majority 2,205 17.48 6.35
PAS gain from BN Swing ?
Kelantan state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Amran Arifin 6,974 53.95 12.79
PAS Azman Ahmad 5,535 42.82 42.82
PH Noraini Husain 417 3.23 30.03
Total valid votes 12,926 100.00
Total rejected ballots 218
Unreturned ballots 118
Turnout 13,262 77.49 10.71
Registered electors 17,115
Majority 1,439 11.13 22.35
BN hold Swing


Kelantan state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Nozula Mat Diah 7,847 66.74 0.19
PKR Amran Ab Ghani 3,910 33.26 0.19
Total valid votes 11,757 100.00
Total rejected ballots 260
Unreturned ballots 19
Turnout 12,032 88.20 1.46
Registered electors 13,642
Majority 3,937 33.48 0.38
BN hold Swing


Kelantan state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Nozula Mat Diah 5,697 66.55 2.38
PKR Reizal Abdul Rahim 2,864 33.45 2.38
Total valid votes 8,561 100.00
Total rejected ballots 135
Unreturned ballots 19
Turnout 8,713 86.74 1.48
Registered electors 10,045
Majority 2,833 33.10 4.76
BN hold Swing


Kelantan state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Nozula Mat Diah 5,244 68.93 9.13
PKR Norazman Mat Amin 2,364 31.07 9.13
Total valid votes 7,608 100.00
Total rejected ballots 0
Unreturned ballots 144
Turnout 7,752 85.26 1.12
Registered electors 9,092
Majority 2,880 37.86 18.26
BN hold Swing


Kelantan state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Nozula Mat Diah 4,984 59.80 31.50
PKR Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Hassan 3,350 40.20 40.20
Total valid votes 8,334 100.00
Total rejected ballots 180
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 8,514 84.14 0.37
Registered electors 10,119
Majority 1,634 19.60 22.77
BN gain from S46 Swing ?


Kelantan state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
S46 Nozula Mat Diah 5,422 70.67 4.77
BN Mohd. Akram Khan Awang Shaikh 2,171 28.30 3.74
KITA Mohamad Yusof 79 1.03 1.03
Total valid votes 7,672 100.00
Total rejected ballots 355
Unreturned ballots 7
Turnout 8,034 83.77 0.84
Registered electors 9,591
Majority 3,251 42.37 8.51
S46 hold Swing


Kelantan state election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
S46 Nozula Mat Diah 8,408 75.44 75.44
BN Abdul Aziz Talib 2,737 24.56 51.59
Total valid votes 11,145 100.00
Total rejected ballots 210
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 11,355 84.61 7.74
Registered electors 13,420
Majority 5,671 50.88 1.42
S46 gain from BN Swing ?


Kelantan state election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Ariffin Said 5,329 76.15
PAS Mokhtar Salleh 1,669 23.85
Total valid votes 6,998 100.00
Total rejected ballots 232
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 7,230 76.87
Registered electors 9,406
Majority 3,660 52.30
This was a new constituency created.

References

  1. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Kelantan".
  2. ^ "15th Kelantan State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  3. ^ Federal Gazette

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