Kok Lanas (state constituency)

Kok Lanas
Kelantan constituency
State constituency
LegislatureKelantan State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Mohamed Farid Mohamed Zawawi
PN
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)35,679

Kok Lanas 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 2004 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 Kok Lanas's electorate as of 2023[2]

  Malay (95.34%)
  Chinese (2.47%)
  Other ethnicities (2.06%)
  Indian (0.012%)

History

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Polling Districts

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

State Constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Kok Lanas (N25) Kampung Gondang 026/25/01 SK Gondang
Padang Tengah 026/25/02 SMU (A) Ittihadiah Tanjung Pagar
Ketereh 026/25/03 SK Seri Ketereh
Padang Lembek 026/25/04 SK Ketereh
Hutan Pasir 026/25/05 SMK Ketereh
Kampung Guntong 026/25/06 SMK Kok Lanas
Pangkal Kalong 026/25/07 SK Pangkal Kalong
Kedai Kok Lanas 026/25/08 SK Kok Lanas
Setek 026/25/09 SM Persendirian Cina Chung Hwa
Kampung Batu Tinggi 026/25/10 SK Banggol Saman
Kampung Sokor 026/25/11 SK Desa Pahlawan

Representation History

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kok Lanas
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Ketereh
11th 2004–2008 Annuar Musa BN (UMNO)
12th 2008–2013 Md Alwi Che Ahmad
13th 2013–2018
14th 2018–2023
15th 2023–present Mohamed Farid Mohamed Zawawi PN (BERSATU)

Election results

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Kelantan state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Mohamed Farid Mohamed Zawawi 15,478 68.07 Increase 24.52
BN Ahmad Deraman 7,259 31.93 Decrease 16.61
Total valid votes 22,737 100.00
Total rejected ballots 645
Unreturned ballots 37
Turnout 23,419 65.64 Decrease 18.36
Registered electors 35,679
Majority 8,219 36.14 Increase 31.15
PAS gain from BN Swing ?
Kelantan state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Md Alwi Che Ahmad 10,921 48.54 Decrease 1.88
PAS Nik Mahadi Nik Mahmood 9,799 43.55 Decrease 6.03
PH Mohd Hanapi Ismail 1,779 7.91 Increase 7.91
Total valid votes 22,499 100.00
Total rejected ballots 318
Unreturned ballots 212
Turnout 23,029 84.00 Decrease 3.70
Registered electors 27,415
Majority 1,122 4.99 Increase 4.15
BN hold Swing


Kelantan state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Md Alwi Che Ahmad 10,040 50.42 Decrease 1.39
PAS Nik Mahadi Mahmood 9,871 49.58 Increase 1.39
Total valid votes 19,911 100.00
Total rejected ballots 198
Unreturned ballots 70
Turnout 20,185 87.70 Increase 0.96
Registered electors 23,016
Majority 169 0.84 Decrease 2.78
BN hold Swing


Kelantan state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Md Alwi Che Ahmad 8,319 51.81 Decrease 8.23
PAS Ahmad Rusli Iberahim 7,739 48.19 Increase 8.23
Total valid votes 16,058 100.00
Total rejected ballots 340
Unreturned ballots 254
Turnout 16,651 86.74 Increase 1.58
Registered electors 19,197
Majority 580 3.62 Decrease 16.46
BN hold Swing


Kelantan state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Annuar Musa 8,509 60.04
PAS Mokhtar Salleh 5,663 39.96
Total valid votes 14,172 100.00
Total rejected ballots 318
Unreturned ballots 217
Turnout 14,706 85.16
Registered electors 17,269
Majority 2,846 20.08
This was a new constituency created.

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]