Bandar (state constituency)

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Bandar
Terengganu constituency
State constituency
LegislatureTerengganu State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Ahmad Shah Muhamed
PN
Constituency created1958
First contested1959
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)22,057

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

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[edit]

Ethnic breakdown of Bandar's electorate as of 2023[2]

  Malay (66.64%)
  Chinese (31.51%)
  Indian (1.17%)
  Other ethnicities (0.68%)

History[edit]

Polling Districts[edit]

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bandar constituency has a total of 9 polling districts.[3]

State Constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Bandar (N14) Tok Ku 036/14/01 SK Pusat Chabang Tiga
Cabang Tiga 036/14/02 SK Seri Nilam
Hiliran Masjid 036/14/03 Pusat Pengajian Al-Quran Dan Fardu Ain Yayasan Islam Terengganu
Losong Masjid 036/14/04 SK Losong
Pulau Kambing 036/14/05
  • SMJK Chung Hwa Wei Sin
  • Dewan Projek Perumahan Rakyat (PPR) Hiliran
Kampung Cina 036/14/06 Dewan Tunku Abdul Rahman
Banggul 036/14/07 SK Paya Bunga
Paya Bunga 036/14/08 SK Tengku Ampuan Mariam
Tanjung 036/14/09 SMA Sultan Zainal Abidin

Representation History[edit]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bandar
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
1st 1959–1964 Tan Eng Aun Alliance (MCA)
2nd 1964–1969
1969–1971 Assembly dissolved
3rd 1971–1974 Toh Seng Chong Alliance (MCA)
4th 1974–1978 BN (MCA)
5th 1978–1982 Tok Teng Sai
6th 1982–1986
7th 1986–1990
8th 1990–1995 Harun Jusoh PAS
9th 1995–1999 Wong Foon Meng BN (MCA)
10th 1999–2004 Md Azmi Lop Yusof PAS
11th 2004–2008 Toh Chin Yaw BN (MCA)
12th 2008–2013
13th 2013–2018 Azan Ismail PR (PKR)
14th 2018–2020 Ahmad Shah Muhamed PAS
2020–2023 PN (PAS)
15th 2023–present

Election results[edit]

Terengganu state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Ahmad Shah Muhamed 8,438 56.69
BN Armi Irzan Mohd 6,074 40.81
MUDA Luqman Long 372 2.50
Total valid votes 14,884 100.00
Total rejected ballots 123
Unreturned ballots 12
Turnout 15,019 68.09
Registered electors 22,057
Majority 2,364 15.88
PAS hold Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Terengganu".
  2. ^ "登嘉楼州席 Terengganu - 马来西亚州选举2023成绩 Malaysia State Election Live Result | 中國報". live.chinapress.com.my (in Chinese). 2023-08-12. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  3. ^ Federal Gazette [dead link]