Jerantut (federal constituency)

Jerantut (P081)
Pahang constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
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Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	63,609
Area (km²)[2]	7,273

Jerantut is a federal constituency in Pahang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 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 Jerantut's electorate as of 2018[3]

Malay (81.76%)

Chinese (13.02%)

Indian (2.63%)

Other ethnicities (2.48%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampung Sat, Kampung Gusai, Kampung Bantal, Kampung Mat Daling, Kampung Pagi, Kuala Tahan, Kampung Merting, Kampung Chebong, FELDA Sungai Retang, Pasir Durian, Kuala Tembeling, FELDA Padang Piol, Kampung Gajah Mati, Teh, Pulau Mansuk, Jerantut Feri, Tanah Rom, Bukit Dinding, Kampung Batu Kawah, Tebing Tinggi, Kampung Gintong, Kampung Temin, Jeransong, Sungai Lekok, Bandar Jerantut Luar, Sungai Jan, Bandar Baru, Inderapura, Kampung Melayu, Kampung Lata Kasah, Kampung Baharu, Kampung Som, Kampung Damak, Kampung Koi, Batu Balai, Hulu Cheka, Taman Muhibbah, FELDA Kota Gelanggi 2, FELDA Lepar Utara Tiga, FELDA Sungai Tekam Utara, FELDA Kota Gelanggi 3, FELDA Kota Gelanggi 1, Pusat Penyelidikan Tun Razak, FELDA Sungai Tekam, Kampung Perak, FELDA Jengka 10, FELDA Jengka 12, FELDA Jengka 13, FELDA Jengka 9, FELDA Jengka 8, Pulau Tawar, Bukit Nikmat, FELDA Jengka 24, Durian Hijau.

2016–present:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampung Sat, Kampung Gusai, Kampung Bantal, Kampung Mat Daling, Kampung Pagi, FELDA Sungai Retang, FELDA Padang Piol, Kampung Gajah Mati, Pulau Mansuk, Jerantut Feri, Tanah Rom, Teh, Kuala Tembeling, Pasir Durian, Kampung Chebong, Kampung Merting, Kuala Tahan, Batu Balai, Kampung Damak, Kampung Koi, Kampung Som, Kampung Baharu, Kampung Lata Kasah, Bandar Jerantut Luar, Kampung Melayu, Bandar Baru, Sungai Jan, Taman Muhibbah, Inderapura, Kampung Temin, Kampung Gintong, Kampung Batu Kawah, Bukit Dinding, Tebing Tinggi, Jeransong, Sungai Lekok, Hulu Cheka, FELDA Kota Gelanggi 2, FELDA Lepar Utara Tiga, FELDA Sungai Tekam Utara, Kampung Perak, Pusat Penyelidikan Tun Razak, FELDA Sungai Tekam, FELDA Jengka 10, FELDA Jengka 8, FELDA Jengka 9, FELDA Jengka 12, FELDA Jengka 13, FELDA Jengka 24, Durian Hijau, Bukit Nikmat, Pulau Tawar, FELDA Kota Gelanggi 1, FELDA Kota Gelanggi 3.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Jerantut
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Lipis
4th	1974–1978	Shariff Ahmad	BN (UMNO)
5th	1978–1982	Shariff Ahmad
6th	1982–1986	Wan Abu Bakar Wan Mohamad
7th	1986–1990
8th	1990–1995
9th	1995–1999	Ahmad Kamaruzaman Mohamed Baria
10th	1999–2004	Tengku Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar
11th	2004–2008
12th	2008–2013
13th	2013–2018	Ahmad Nazlan Idris
14th	2018-2020
14th	2020-present		PN (UMNO)

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Nazlan Idris	22,640	45.06	-9.61
	PAS	Yohanis Ahmad	16,732	33.30	-12.03
	PH	Wan Mohd Shaharir Wan Abd Jalil	10,877	21.64	+21.64
Total valid votes			50,249	100.00
Total rejected ballots			941
Unreturned ballots			224
Turnout			51,414	80.83
Registered electors			63,609
Majority			5,908	11.76
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 238/2018]" (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 Pahang [P.U. (B) 312/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Nazlan Idris	26,544	54.67	+ 2.05
	PAS	Hamzah Jaafar	22,012	45.33	- 2.05
Total valid votes			48,556	100.00
Total rejected ballots			905
Unreturned ballots			139
Turnout			49,600	84.98
Registered electors			58,364
Majority			4,532	9.34
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 175/2013]" (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 Pahang [P.U. (B) 216/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-16.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tengku Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar	19,543	52.62	- 9.73
	PAS	Hamzah Jaafar	17,597	47.38	+ 9.73
Total valid votes			37,140	100.00
Total rejected ballots			829
Unreturned ballots			109
Turnout			38,078	78.01
Registered electors			48,812
Majority			1,946	5.24
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tengku Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar	21,349	62.35	+ 10.02
	PAS	Hamzah Jaafar	12,892	37.65	- 10.02
Total valid votes			34,241	100.00
Total rejected ballots			776
Unreturned ballots			1,427
Turnout			36,444	79.12
Registered electors			46,061
Majority			8,457	24.70
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tengku Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar	16,424	52.33	- 10.32
	PAS	Syed Ibrahim Syed Abd Rahman	14,961	47.67	+ 10.32
Total valid votes			31,385	100.00
Total rejected ballots			687
Unreturned ballots			104
Turnout			32,176	75.49
Registered electors			42,622
Majority			1,463	4.66
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Kamaruzaman Mohamed Baria	17,812	62.65	+ 2.93
	PAS	Syed Ibrahim Syed Abd Rahman	10,618	37.35	- 2.93
Total valid votes			28,430	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,213
Unreturned ballots			141
Turnout			29,784	74.58
Registered electors			39,935
Majority			7,194	25.30
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wan Abu Bakar Wan Mohamad	16,421	59.72	- 6.19
	PAS	Syed Ibrahim Syed Abd Rahman	11,075	40.28	+ 6.19
Total valid votes			27,496	100.00
Total rejected ballots			858
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			28,354	76.86
Registered electors			36,890
Majority			5,346	19.44
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Wan Abu Bakar Wan Mohamad	15,159	65.91
	PAS	Syed Ibrahim Syed Abd Rahman	7,842	34.09
Total valid votes			23,001	100.00
Total rejected ballots			806
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			23,807	72.12
Registered electors			33,010
Majority			7,317	31.82
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Wan Abu Bakar Wan Mohamad	18,675	63.20
	PAS	Syed Ibrahim Syed Abd Rahman	10,872	36.80
Total valid votes			29,547	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,408
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			30,955
Registered electors			40,514
Majority			7,803
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Shariff Ahmad	14,052	65.51
	PAS	Solahuddin Mohd Ali	7,399	34.49
Total valid votes			21,451	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			30,402
Majority			6,653
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
On the nomination day, Shariff Ahmad won uncontested.
	BN	Shariff Ahmad
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			24,662
Majority
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. 10 April 2018. p. 18. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
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.
"14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
"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 2016-07-08.

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[1] "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 18. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[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 2016-07-08.