Kemaman (federal constituency)

Kemaman (P040)
Terengganu constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
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Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	107,593
Area (km²)[2]	2,540

Kemaman 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 Kemaman's electorate as of 2018[3]

Malay (93.42%)

Chinese (5.38%)

Indian (0.62%)

Other ethnicities (0.58%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampung Batu Putih, LKTP Kertih VI, Kampung Ranggung, Kuala Kertih, Pekan Kertih, Tanjung Pantai, Pekan Air Jernih, LKTP Kertih V, Kampung Cabang, Tok Kaya, Rantau Petronas, Padang Kubu, Seri Bandi, Ibuk, Kijal Darat, Pekan Kijal, Teluk Kalung, Bukit Kuang, Payuh, Meraga Beris, Bakau Tinggi, Kampung Besut, Kampung Tuan, Gong Limau, Gong Pauh, Kubang Kurus, Kampung Banggul, Kampung Tengah, Kuala Kemaman, Kampung Geliga, Jakar, Kampung Fikri, Banggol, Kampung Mak Cili, Kampung Bukit Mentok, Pasir Minal, Binjai, Mukim Pasir Semut, Seberang Tayur, Dadung, Air Putih, Bandar Cerul, Ceneh Baharu, Sungai Pergam, LKTP Neram 1, Hulu Jabur, LKTP Neram II.

2016–present:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Batu Putih, FELDA Kertih 6, Kampung Ranggon, Kuala Kertih, Pekan Kertih, Kemasik, Pekan Air Jernih, FELDA Kertih 5, Chabang, Tok Kaya, Rantau Petronas, Padang Kubu, Seri Bandi, Ibok, Bukit Anak Dara, Pekan Kijal, Teluk Kalung, Bukit Kuang, Payoh, Beris Meraga, Bakau Tinggi, Kampung Besut, Kampung Tuan, Gong Limau, Gong Pauh, Kubang Kurus, Banggul, Kampung Tengah, Kuala Kemaman, Geliga, Jakar, Fikri, Paya Berenjut, Geliga Besar, Mak Chili, Bukit Mentok, Pasir Minal, Binjai, Pasir Gajah, Seberang Tayur, Dadung, Air Putih, Bandar Cerul, Bandar Baru Cenih, Sungai Pergam, FELDA Neram 1, Hulu Jabur, FELDA Neram 2.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kemaman
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	1959-1963	Wan Yahya Wan Mohamed	Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	1963-1964	Wan Yahya Wan Mohamed	Alliance (UMNO)
2nd	1964-1969	Wan Mokhtar Ahmad	Alliance (UMNO)
	1969-1971	Parliament was suspended[5][6]
3rd	1971-1973	Wan Mokhtar Ahmad	Alliance (UMNO)
3rd	1973-1974	Wan Mokhtar Ahmad	BN (UMNO)
4th	1974-1976	Wan Abdul Kadir Ismail
4th	1976-1978	Abdul Manan Othman
5th	1978-1982	Ismail Said
6th	1982-1986
7th	1986-1990
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999	Ramli Taib
10th	1999-2004	Abdul Rahman Yusof	KEADILAN
11th	2004-2008	Ahmad Shabery Cheek	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018-2020	Che Alias Hamid	PAS
14th	2020-present	Che Alias Hamid	PN (PAS)

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Che Alias Hamid	39,878	44.06	+44.06
	BN	Ahmad Shabery Cheek	37,715	41.67	-16.14
	PH	Mohd Huzaifah Md Suhaimi	12,911	14.27	+14.27
Total valid votes			90,504	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,126
Unreturned ballots			377
Turnout			92,007	85.51
Registered electors			107,593
Majority			2,163	2.39
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		+30.10
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	%	∆%
	BN	Ahd Shabery Cheek	45,525	57.81	-2.47
	PKR	Kamarudin Chik	33,219	42.19	+2.47
Total valid votes			78,744	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,227
Unreturned ballots			197
Turnout			80,168	87.19
Registered electors			91,942
Majority			12,306	15.62
	BN hold		Swing		-2.47
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	Ahd Shabery Cheek	37,199	60.28	-3.61
	PKR	Mohd. Fariz Abd. Talib @ Musa	24,516	39.72	+3.61
Total valid votes			61,715	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,077
Unreturned ballots			76
Turnout			62,868	83.82
Registered electors			75,006
Majority			12,683	20.56
	BN hold		Swing		-3.61

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahd Shabery Cheek	36,517	63.89	+15.81
	KEADILAN	Abdul Rahman Yusof	20,635	36.11	-15.81
Total valid votes			57,152	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,036
Unreturned ballots			273
Turnout			58,461	88.02
Registered electors			66,417
Majority			15,882	27.78
	BN gain from KEADILAN		Swing		+15.81

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	KEADILAN	Abdul Rahman Yusof	20,715	51.92	+51.92
	BN	Wan Zaki Wan Muda	19,180	48.08	-12.48
Total valid votes			39,895	100.00
Total rejected ballots			902
Unreturned ballots			81
Turnout			40,878	80.76
Registered electors			50,616
Majority			1,535	3.84
	KEADILAN gain from BN		Swing		+32.20

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ramli Taib	21,999	60.56	-3.74
	S46	Alias Abdul Rahman	14,328	39.44	+3.74
Total valid votes			36,327	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,367
Unreturned ballots			88
Turnout			37,782	79.98
Registered electors			47,239
Majority			7,671	21.12
	BN hold		Swing		-3.74

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ismail @ Mansor Said	21,239	64.30	-5.32
	S46	Ahd Shabery Cheek	11,793	35.70	+35.70
Total valid votes			33,032	100.00
Total rejected ballots			872
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			33,904	81.15
Registered electors			41,799
Majority			9,446	28.60
	BN hold		Swing		-20.51

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ismail @ Mansor Said	16,662	69.62	+7.12
	PAS	Mohamad @ Harun Jusoh	7,270	30.38	-7.12
Total valid votes			23,932	100.00
Total rejected ballots			692
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			24,623	74.77
Registered electors			32,931
Majority			9,392	39.24
	BN hold		Swing		+7.12

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ismail @ Mansor Said	16,582	62.50	-2.26
	PAS	Ahmad Subki Abd. Latif @ Subky Abd. Latif	9,950	37.50	+2.26
Total valid votes			26,532	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,240
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			27,772	76.16
Registered electors			36,467
Majority			6,632
	BN hold		Swing		-2.26

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ismail @ Mansor Said	14,180	64.76	+4.17
	PAS	Wan Musa Omar	7,715	35.24	+35.24
Total valid votes			21,895	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			30,872
Majority			6,465
	BN hold		Swing		-15.54

Malaysian general by-election, 8 May 1976
Upon the death of incumbent, Wan Abdul Kadir Ismail
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Manan Othman	11,204	60.59	-9.94
	PSRM	Kassim @ Osman Ahmad	7,286	39.41	+9.94
Total valid votes			18,490	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority			3,918
	BN hold		Swing		-9.94

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wan Abdul Kadir Ismail	12,418	70.53	+18.04
	PSRM	Syed Shafie Tuan Baharu	5,189	29.47	+29.47
Total valid votes			17,607	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			26,373
Majority			7,229
	BN gain from Alliance		Swing		-5.72

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Wan Mokhtar Ahmad	9,428	52.49	-11.71
	PMIP	Wan Yahya Wan Mohamed	8,534	47.51	+31.14
Total valid votes			17,962	100.00
Total rejected ballots			910
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			18,872	70.02
Registered electors			26,953
Majority			894
	Alliance hold		Swing		-21.43

Malaysian general election, 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Wan Mokhtar Ahmad	10,153	64.20	N/A
	Socialist Front	Wan Hamid Wan Ibrahim	3,072	19.43	+19.43
	PMIP	Syed Noh Alwee	2,589	16.37	+16.37
Total valid votes			15,814	100.00
Total rejected ballots			742
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			16,556	75.21
Registered electors			22,013
Majority			7,081
	Alliance hold		Swing		N/A

Malayan general election, 1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
On the nomination day, Wan Yahya Wan Mohamed won uncontested.
	Alliance	Wan Yahya Wan Mohamed
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			17,734
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. 2018-04-16. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
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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. 2018-04-16. p. 9. 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 2016-06-19.

[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.