Sura (state constituency)

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Sura
Terengganu constituency
State constituency
LegislatureTerengganu State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Tengku Muhammad Fakhruddin Tengku Md Fauzi
PN
Constituency created1959
First contested1959
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)30,206

Sura 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 Sura's electorate as of 2018[2]

  Malay (92.8%)
  Chinese (6.68%)
  Indian (0.36%)
  Other ethnicities (0.17%)

History[edit]

Polling Districts[edit]

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Sura constituency has a total of 12 polling districts.[3]

State Constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Sura (N27) Sungai Penaga 039/27/01 SJK (C) Kwang Hwa
Sungai Buaya 039/27/02 SMA Sultan Ismail
Nibung 039/27/03 SMA Sultan Ismail
Bukit Catak 039/27/04 SMK Kompleks Padang Jambu
Alur Tembesu 039/27/05 SK Sultan Omar
Kampung Molek 039/27/06 SK Kuala Dungun
Tanah Lot 039/27/07 SK Bandar Dungun
Teluk Lipat 039/27/08 SMK Sultan Omar
Sura Gate 039/27/09 SK Batu 48
Sura Utara 039/27/10 SM IMTIAZ Yayasan Terengganu Dungun
Padang Jambu 039/27/11 SK Pusat Dungun
Sura Tengah 039/27/12
  • SMK Sura
  • SK Sura

Representation History[edit]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Sura
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
1st 1959–1964 Abu Bakar Mohamed Salleh PMIP
2nd 1964–1969 Wan Din Embong Alliance (UMNO)
1969–1971 Assembly dissolved
3rd 1971–1974 Ibrahim Mohamed Noh PMIP
4th 1974–1978 Omar Shukri Embong BN (PAS)
5th 1978–1982 Mustaffa Abdul Majeed BN (UMNO)
6th 1982–1986 Othman Omar
7th 1986–1990 Aziz @ Ibrahim Awang
8th 1990–1995
9th 1995–1999
10th 1999–2004 Wan Hassan Mohd Ramli PAS
11th 2004–2008 Ahmad Kamal Abdullah BN (UMNO)
12th 2008–2013 Wan Hassan Mohd Ramli PR (PAS)
13th 2013–2018 Wan Hapandi Wan Nik
14th 2018–2020 PAS
2020–2023 PN (PAS)
15th 2023–present Tengku Muhammad Fakhruddin Tengku Md Fauzi

Election results[edit]

Terengganu state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Tengku Muhammad Fakhruddin Tengku Md Fauzi 17,395 83.06
PH Osman Omar 3,547 16.94
Total valid votes 20,942 100.00
Total rejected ballots 146
Unreturned ballots 23
Turnout 21,111 69.89
Registered electors 30,206
Majority 13,848 66.12
PAS hold Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Terengganu".
  2. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  3. ^ Federal Gazette [dead link]