Besut (federal constituency)

Besut

Terengganu constituency

Federal constituency

Legislature

Dewan Rakyat

Idris Jusoh
BN

Constituency created

1958

First contested

1959

Last contested

2013

Besut 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.

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Pulau Perhentian, Seberang Barat, Kampung Nail, Seberang Barat Luar, Tok Saboh, Kampung Nangka, Kampung Baru, Bukit Puteri, Pekan Seberang Kastam, Seberang Kastam Luar, Kampung Raja Utara, Kampung Raja Selatan, Keluang, Kampung Pinang, Amir Kampung Raja, Gong Bayur Tembila, Tembila, Benting Lintang, Alur Lintang, Mukim Kubang Bemban, Alur Lintah, Tok Raja, Bukit Kenak, Gong Nering, Simpang Tiga Jertih, Bandar Jertih, Seberang Jertih, Padang Luas, Padang Landak, Cerang Meliling, Lubuk Kawah, Alur Keladi, Darau, Kampung Pasir Akar, Pasir Akar Luar, Mukim Tenang, LKTP Tenang, Kampung La, Hulu Besut.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Pulau Perhentian, Seberang Barat, Nail, Seberang Barat Luar, Tok Saboh, Kampung Nangka, Kampung Baru, Bukit Puteri, Air Terjun, Pekan Seberang Kastam, Pengkalan Nyireh, Kampung Raja Utara, Kampung Raja Selatan, Keluang, Batu Tumbuh, Amir, Gong Bayur, Tembila, Beting Lintang, Alur Lintang, Gelam Mas, Kubang Bemban, Alur Lintah, Tok Raja, Bukit Kenak, Gong Nering, Simpang Tiga Jertih, Bandar Jertih, Seberang Jertih, Padang Luas, Padang Landak, Nyiur Tujuh, Gong Gucil, Pelagat, Cerang Meliling, Lubuk Kawah, Alur Keladi, Darau, Pasir Akar, Padang Bual, Bukit Payung, Felda Tenang, Kampung La, Hulu Besut, Kayu Kelat.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Besut
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	1959-1963	Burhanuddin al-Helmy	PMIP
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	1963-1964	Burhanuddin al-Helmy	PMIP
2nd	1964-1969	Mohd. Daud Abdul Samad	PMIP
	1969-1971	Parliament dissolved^[2]^[3]
3rd	1971-1973	Hussain Sulaiman	Alliance
3rd	1973-1974	Hussain Sulaiman	BN
4th	1974-1978	Zakaria Abdul Rahman
5th	1978-1982
6th	1982-1986
7th	1986-1990
8th	1990-1995	Mohamed Yusof Mohamed Noor
9th	1995-1999	Idris Jusoh
10th	1999-2004	Hassan Mohamed	PAS
11th	2004-2008	Abdullah Md Zin	BN
12th	2008-2013	Abdullah Md Zin
13th	2013-present	Idris Jusoh

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Idris Jusoh	35,232	56.71	- 4.28
	PAS	Riduan Mohamad Nor	26,890	43.29	+ 4.28
Total valid votes			62,122	100.00
Total rejected ballots			641
Unreturned ballots			254
Turnout			63,017	86.84
Registered electors			72,566
Majority			8,342	13.42
	BN hold		Swing
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	Abdullah Md Zin	29,376	60.99	+ 1.26
	PAS	Husain Awang	18,786	39.01	- 1.26
Total valid votes			48,162	100.00
Total rejected ballots			668
Unreturned ballots			473
Turnout			49,303	84.49
Registered electors			58,353
Majority			10,590	21.98
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdullah Md Zin	26,087	59.73	+ 14.29
	PAS	Nasharuddin Mat Isa	17,587	40.27	- 14.29
Total valid votes			43,674	100.00
Total rejected ballots			683
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			44,357	86.49
Registered electors			51,285
Majority			8,500	19.46
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Hassan Mohamed	19,166	54.06	+ 54.06
	BN	Mohamed Yusof Mohamed Noor	16,109	45.44	- 11.17
	Independent	Wan Ahmad Wan Omar	175	0.49	+ 0.49
Total valid votes			35,450	100.00
Total rejected ballots			690
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			36,140	81.17
Registered electors			44,523
Majority			3,057	8.62
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Idris Jusoh	19,294	56.61	+ 5.02
	S46	Zakaria @ Ibrahim Abdul Rahman	14,787	43.39	- 5.02
Total valid votes			34,081	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,260
Unreturned ballots			96
Turnout			35,437	81.37
Registered electors			43,550
Majority			4,507	13.22
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Yusof Mohamed Noor	16,148	51.59	- 8.11
	S46	Zakaria @ Ibrahim Abdul Rahman	15,154	48.41	+ 48.41
Total valid votes			31,302	100.00
Total rejected ballots			702
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			32,004	83.90
Registered electors			38,145
Majority			994	3.18
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zakaria @ Ibrahim Abdul Rahman	15,240	59.70
	PAS	Abdul Latif Mohamad	10,287	40.30
Total valid votes			25,527	100.00
Total rejected ballots			547
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			26,074	79.62
Registered electors			32,749
Majority			4,953	19.40
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zakaria @ Ibrahim Abdul Rahman	16,753	56.78
	PAS	Cik Man Cik Mat	12,752	43.22
Total valid votes			29,505	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,114
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			30,619	83.34
Registered electors			36,741
Majority			4,001
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zakaria @ Ibrahim Abdul Rahman
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			30,220
Majority			2,655
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Zakaria @ Ibrahim Abdul Rahman won uncontested.
	BN	Zakaria @ Ibrahim Abdul Rahman
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			27,810
Majority
	BN gain from Alliance		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Hussain Sulaiman	13,830	51.92
	PMIP	Jais Anuar	12,805	48.08
Total valid votes			26,635	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,234
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			27,869	78.46
Registered electors			35,522
Majority			1,025
	Alliance gain from PMIP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PMIP	Mohd. Daud Abdul Samad	10,995	50.31
	Alliance	Abu Bakar Ahmad	10,859	49.69
Total valid votes			21,854	100.00
Total rejected ballots			980
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			22,834	83.22
Registered electors			27,437
Majority			136
	PMIP hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PMIP	Burhanuddin al-Helmy	9,988	70.32
	Alliance	Husin Abdullah	4,216	29.68
Total valid votes			14,204	100.00
Total rejected ballots			205
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			14,409	67.33
Registered electors			21,399
Majority			5,772
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-16.

↑ "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.
↑ 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.
↑ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-16.

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F. T. of Kuala Lumpur	Kepong Batu Wangsa Maju Segambut Setiawangsa Titiwangsa Bukit Bintang Lembah Pantai Seputeh Cheras Bandar Tun Razak

F. T. of Putrajaya	Putrajaya

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See also: List of former Malaysian federal electoral districts

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