Dungun (federal constituency)

Dungun (P039)
Terengganu constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
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Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	90,506
Area (km²)[2]	2,687

Dungun is a federal constituency in Terengganu, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.

The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Dungun's electorate as of 2018[3]

Malay (96.01%)

Chinese (3.41%)

Indian (0.18%)

Other ethnicities (0.38%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of LKTP Jerangau, Nerang, Tepus, Dendang, Bukit Besi, Kampung Pinang, Al-Muktafi Billah Shah, Mukim Jengai, Pasir Raja, Shukor, Jongok Batu, Lintang, Minda, Padang Pulut, Delung, Kuala Abang, Seberang Pintasan, Pulau Serai, Tok Kah, Kampung Pak Sabah, Gong Pasir, Serdang, Balai Besar, Sungai Penaga, Sungai Buaya, Kampung Nibung, Bukit Catak, Alur Tembesu, Kampung Molek, Tanah Lot, Teluk Lipat, Sura Gate, Mukim Sura Utara, Kampung Sura, Kampung Baru Batu Lima, Kampung Durian Mentangau, Kampung Nyiur, Tebing Tembah, Kampung Masjid, Kampung Limbung, Cacar, Kertih II, Kertih I, Santung, Kertih IV, Cacar Baru, Kertih III.

2016–present:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of FELDA Jerangau, Nerang, Tepus, Dendang, Bukit Besi, Pinang, Al-Muktafi Billah Shah, Kuala Jengai, Pasir Raja, Shukor, Jongok Batu, Lintang, Minda, Padang Pulut, Delung, Kuala Abang, Seberang Pintasan, Pulau Serai, Tok Kah, Pak Sabah, Gong Pasir, Serdang, Balai Besar, Taman Permint Indah, Sungai Penaga, Sungai Buaya, Nibung, Bukit Catak, Alur Tembesu, Kampung Molek, Tanah Lot, Teluk Lipat, Sura Gate, Sura Utara, Padang Jambu, Sura Tengah, Kampung Baru Batu Lima, Durian Mentangau, Kampung Nyiur, Tebing Tembah, Kampung Masjid, Limbung, Cacar, FELDA Kertih 2, FELDA Kertih 1, Santung, FELDA Kertih 4, Cacar Baru, FELDA Kertih 3.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Dungun
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	1959-1963	Che Khadijah Mohd Sidik	PMIP
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	1963-1964	Che Khadijah Mohd Sidik	PMIP
2nd	1964-1969	Suleiman Ali	Alliance (UMNO)
	1969-1971	Parliament was suspended[5][6]
3rd	1971-1973	Abdul Wahab Yunus	PMIP
3rd	1973-1974		BN (PAS)
4th	1974-1978		BN (PAS)
5th	1978-1982	Awang Abdul Jabar	BN (UMNO)
6th	1982-1986
7th	1986-1990
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999	Mokhtaruddin Wan Yusof
10th	1999-2004	Mustafa Ali	PAS
11th	2004-2008	Rosli Mat Hassan	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008-2013	Matulidi Jusoh	BN (UMNO)
13th	2013-2018	Wan Hassan Mohd Ramli	PAS
14th	2018-2020		PAS
14th	2020-present		PN (PAS)

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Wan Hassan Mohd Ramli	40,850	54.17	+1.52
	BN	Din Adam	27,731	36.77	-10.01
	PH	Abd Rahman Yusof	6,833	9.06	+9.06
Total valid votes			75,414	100.00
Total rejected ballots			886
Unreturned ballots			406
Turnout			76,706	84.75
Registered electors			90,506
Majority			13,119	17.40
	PAS hold		Swing		+5.77
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Terengganu [P.U. (B) 235/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Terengganu [P.U. (B) 309/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Wan Hassan Mohd Ramli	35,348	52.65	+52.65
	BN	Rosli Mat Hassan	31,406	46.78	-7.88
	Independent	Mazlan Harun	384	0.57	+0.57
Total valid votes			67,138	100.00
Total rejected ballots			909
Unreturned ballots			157
Turnout			68,204	87.25
Registered electors			78,174
Majority			3,942	5.87
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		+30.27
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Terengganu [P.U. (B) 172/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-16. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Terengganu [P.U. (B) 213/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-16.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Matulidi Jusoh	29,264	54.66	-0.45
	PKR	Shamsul Iskandar @ Yusre Mohd Akin	24,270	45.34	+45.34
Total valid votes			53,534	100.00
Total rejected ballots			930
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			54,464	83.98
Registered electors			64,851
Majority			4,994	9.32
	BN hold		Swing		-22.90

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Rosli Mat Hassan	26,398	55.11	+16.27
	PAS	Mustafa @ Hassan Ali	21,502	44.89	-16.27
Total valid votes			47,900	100.00
Total rejected ballots			708
Unreturned ballots			1,598
Turnout			50,206	90.12
Registered electors			55,710
Majority			4,896	10.22
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		+16.27

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mustafa @ Hassan Ali	22,248	61.16	+12.87
	BN	Ibrahim Awang	14,130	38.84	-12.87
Total valid votes			36,378	100.00
Total rejected ballots			497
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			36,875	81.40
Registered electors			45,300
Majority			8,118	22.32
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		+12.87

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mokhtaruddin Wan Yusof	17,004	51.71	-3.91
	PAS	Mustafa @ Hassan Ali	15,882	48.29	+3.91
Total valid votes			32,886	100.00
Total rejected ballots			757
Unreturned ballots			77
Turnout			33,720	80.12
Registered electors			42,086
Majority			1,122	3.42
	BN hold		Swing		-3.91

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Awang Abdul Jabar	18,593	55.62	-5.87
	PAS	Mustafa @ Hassan Ali	14,834	44.38	+5.87
Total valid votes			33,427	100.00
Total rejected ballots			939
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			34,366	81.12
Registered electors			42,364
Majority			3,759	11.24
	BN hold		Swing		-5.87

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Awang Abdul Jabar	16,368	61.49	+5.36
	PAS	Ramli Jusoh	10,252	38.51	-3.95
Total valid votes			26,620	100.00
Total rejected ballots			771
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			27,391	77.33
Registered electors			35,422
Majority			6,116	22.98
	BN hold		Swing		+4.66

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Awang Abdul Jabar	13,447	56.13	+0.20
	PAS	Abdul Hadi Awang	10,172	42.46	-1.61
	PSRM	Abdul Hamid Embong	337	1.41	+1.41
Total valid votes			23,956	100.00
Total rejected ballots			833
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			24,789	79.80
Registered electors			31,064
Majority			3,275
	BN hold		Swing		+0.91

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Awang Abdul Jabar	10,571	55.93	-17.32
	PAS	Abdul Wahab Yunus	8,331	44.07	+44.07
Total valid votes			18,902	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			26,704
Majority			2,240
	BN hold		Swing		-30.70

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Wahab Yunus	11815	73.25	+28.82
	PSRM	Kampo Radjo Baginda Kayo	4,314	26.75	+26.75
Total valid votes			16129	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1346
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			17,475	70.92
Registered electors			25,202
Majority			7501
	BN gain from PMIP		Swing		+1.04
Source(s) Maya Liza Mohamed (2004). Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri 1959-1999 (in Malay). Shah Alam: Anzagain Sdn Bhd. p. 254. ISBN 978-983-03715-2-8.

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PMIP	Abdul Wahab Yunus	10,051	55.57	+15.09
	Alliance	Mustapha Abdul Majeed	8,036	44.43	-6.55
Total valid votes			18,087	100.00
Total rejected ballots			984
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			19,071	73.55
Registered electors			25,930
Majority			2,015
	PMIP gain from Alliance		Swing		+10.82

Malaysian general election, 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Suleiman Ali	7,483	50.98	+13.19
	PMIP	Ngah Mohamad	5,941	40.48	-16.32
	Socialist Front	Harun Yusoff	691	4.71	-0.70
	Parti Negara	Attan Naib	562	3.83	+3.83
Total valid votes			14,677	100.00
Total rejected ballots			613
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			15,290	72.40
Registered electors			21,119
Majority			1,542
	Alliance gain from PMIP		Swing		+14.76

Malayan general election, 1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PMIP	Che Khadijah Mohd Sidik	6,249	56.80
	Alliance	Mohamed Adib Omar	4,158	37.79
	Socialist Front	Wan Salleh Abdul Kadir	595	5.41
Total valid votes			11,002	100.00
Total rejected ballots			100
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			11,102	70.45
Registered electors			15,759
Majority			2,091
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

"Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
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[2] Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[3] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.

[4] "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

[5] Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-16.

[6] "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-16.