Melor (state constituency)

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Melor
Kelantan constituency
State constituency
LegislatureKelantan State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Wan Rohimi Wan Daud
PN
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)28,387

Melor 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 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

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

  Malay (97.21%)
  Chinese (1.56%)
  Other ethnicities (1.16%)
  Indian (0.07%)

History

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Polling Districts

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

State Constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Melor (N23) Peringat 026/23/01 SK Peringat
Badak Mati 026/23/02 SK Padang Mokan
Bechah Keranji 026/23/03 SK Bechah Keranji
Padang Kala 026/23/04 SK Padang Kala
Padang Raja 026/23/05 SMA Melor
Melor 026/23/06 SMK Melor
Melor Lama 026/23/07 SK Sri Melor
Tegayong 026/23/08 SK Tegayong
Pangkal Pisang 026/23/09 SK Raja Abdullah

Representation History

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Melor
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Ketereh
9th 1995–1999 Zainal Abidin Ab. Kadir BN (UMNO)
10th 1999–2004 Wan Ismail Wan Jusoh PAS
11th 2004–2008 Azmi Ishak BN (UMNO)
12th 2008–2013 Wan Ismail Wan Jusoh PR (PAS)
13th 2013–2018 Md Yusnan Yusof
14th 2018–2020 PAS
2020–2021 PN (PAS)
2021–2023 Vacant[N 1]
15th 2023–present Wan Rohimi Wan Daud PN (PAS)

Election results

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Kelantan state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Wan Rohimi Wan Daud 12,688 70.13 Increase 24.44
BN Azmi Ishak 5,405 29.87 Decrease 12.04
Total valid votes 18,093 100.00
Total rejected ballots 127
Unreturned ballots 26
Turnout 18,246 64.28 Decrease 18.52
Registered electors 28,387
Majority 7,283 40.26 Increase 36.48
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Md Yusnan Yusof 7,820 45.69 Decrease 10.97
BN Azmi Ishak 7,173 41.91 Decrease 1.43
PH Ab Aziz Ab Kadir 2,122 12.40 Increase 12.40
Total valid votes 17,115 100.00
Total rejected ballots 335
Unreturned ballots 136
Turnout 17,586 82.80 Decrease 3.30
Registered electors 21,240
Majority 647 3.78 Decrease 9.54
PAS hold Swing


Kelantan state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Md Yusnan Yusof 10,590 56.66 Increase 1.33
BN Mohamed Othman Omar 8,101 43.34 Decrease 1.33
Total valid votes 18,691 100.00
Total rejected ballots 272
Unreturned ballots 51
Turnout 19,014 86.10 Increase 3.31
Registered electors 22,094
Majority 2,489 13.32 Increase 2.66
PAS hold Swing


Kelantan state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Wan Ismail Wan Jusoh 8,390 55.33 Increase 6.12
BN Azmi Ishak 6,774 44.67 Decrease 6.12
Total valid votes 15,164 100.00
Total rejected ballots 213
Unreturned ballots 28
Turnout 15,405 82.79 Increase 2.11
Registered electors 18,607
Majority 1,616 10.66 Increase 9.08
PAS gain from BN Swing ?


Kelantan state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Azmi Ishak 6,775 50.79 Increase 9.89
PAS Wan Ismail Wan Jusoh 6,563 49.21 Decrease 9.89
Total valid votes 13,338 100.00
Total rejected ballots 182
Unreturned ballots 26
Turnout 13,546 80.68 Increase 2.84
Registered electors 16,789
Majority 212 1.58 Decrease 16.62
BN gain from National Trust Party (Malaysia)-Malaysian Islamic Party Swing ?


Kelantan state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Wan Ismail Wan Jusoh 6,847 59.10 Increase 59.10
BN Zainal Abidin Ab. Kadir 4,738 40.90 Decrease 10.13
Total valid votes 11,585 100.00
Total rejected ballots 215
Unreturned ballots 13
Turnout 11,813 77.84 Increase 1.43
Registered electors 15,176
Majority 2,109 18.20 Increase 15.12
PAS gain from BN Swing ?


Kelantan state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Zainal Abidin Ab. Kadir 5,486 51.03
S46 Khairuldden Mat Adam 5,155 47.95
KITA Tuan Mohamad Tuan Soh 110 1.02
Total valid votes 10,751 100.00
Total rejected ballots 234
Unreturned ballots 22
Turnout 11,007 76.41
Registered electors 14,405
Majority 331 3.08
This was a new constituency created.

Notes

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  1. ^ Vacant from 30 April 2021 until the 2023 state election due to the incumbent died in office. No by-election was held due to the emergency order declared in January in order to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

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  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 [dead link]


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