Kuala Semantan (state constituency)

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Kuala Semantan
Pahang constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePahang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Hassanuddin Salim
PN
Constituency created1959
Constituency abolished1974
Constituency re-created2003
First contested1959
Last contested2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)36,786

Kuala Semantan is a state constituency in Pahang, Malaysia, that is represented in the Pahang State Legislative Assembly.[1]

Demographics[edit]

Ethnic breakdown of Kuala Semantan's electorate as of 2022[2]

  Malay (78.94%)
  Chinese (13.51%)
  Other ethnicities (5.37%)
  Indian (2.18%)

History[edit]

Polling districts[edit]

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kuala Semantan constituency is divided into 15 polling districts.[3]

State conatituency Polling district Code Location
Kuala Semantan (N32) Sri Semantan 088/32/01 SK Mentakab Jaya
Sanggang 088/32/02 SK Sanggang
Songsang 088/32/03 Kolej Vokesional Temerloh
Sanggang Seberang 088/32/04 SK Sanggang Seberang
Kampung Gau 088/32/05 SK Sungai Gau
Teluk Ira 088/32/06 SK Telok Ira
Bangau 088/32/07 SK Bangau
Bandar Temerloh 088/32/08 SJK (C) Khee Chee
Kampung Batu 088/32/09 SMK Temerloh
Jalan Bahagia 088/32/10 SK Jalan Bahagia
Sri Bahagia 088/32/11 SMK Seri Bahagia
Lubuk Pasu 088/32/12 SK Bandar Temerloh
Tanjung Batu 088/32/13 SMK Seberang Temerloh
Paya Pulai 088/32/14 SK Paya Pulai
Lebak Seberang 088/32/15 Tabika Kemas Kampung Lebak Seberang

Representation history[edit]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kuala Semantan
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
1st 1959-1964 Awang Ngah Tok Muda Ibrahim Alliance (UMNO)
2nd 1964-1969
1969-1971 Assembly dissolved
3rd 1971-1973 Awang Ngah Tok Muda Ibrahim Alliance (UMNO)
1973-1974 BN (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Sanggang
Constituency created from Sanggang
11th 2004-2008 Md. Hamdan Sudin BN (UMNO)
12th 2008-2013 Syed Hamid Syed Mohd PR (PAS)
13th 2013-2015
2015-2018 AMANAH
14th 2018-2022 Nor Azmi Mat Ludin BN (UMNO)
15th 2022–present Hassanuddin Salim PN (PAS)

Election results[edit]

Pahang state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PN Hassanuddin Salim 12,386 42.45 Increase 42.45
BN Nor Azmi Mat Ludin 10,648 36.49
PH Azizul Shah Mohd Noor 5,918 20.28
GTA Mohd Syafiq Mohd Khaidir 225 0.77 Increase 0.77
Total valid votes 29,177 100.00
Total rejected ballots 272
Unreturned ballots 83
Turnout 29,532 80.28
Registered electors 36,786
Majority 1,738 5.96
PN gain from BN Swing ?


References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pahang 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Petaling Jaya. 14 May 2018. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019. (Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)
  2. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview".
  3. ^ "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.[permanent dead link]