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Bukit Payung

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Bukit Payung
Terengganu constituency
State constituency
LegislatureTerengganu State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Mohd Nor Hamzah
PN
Constituency created1973
First contested1974
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)28,823

Bukit Payung is a state constituency in Terengganu, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly.[1]

The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Bukit Payung's electorate as of 2018[2]

  Malay (99.43%)
  Chinese (0.26%)
  Other ethnicities (0.24%)
  Indian (0.07%)

History

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Polling Districts

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According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bukit Payung constituency has a total of 10 polling districts.[3]

State Constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Bukit Payung (N18) Kampung Laut 037/18/01 SK Kampong Bukit Chenderiang
Atas Tol 037/18/02 SK Atas Tol
Paya Resak 037/18/03 SK Paya Resak
Kedai Buluh 037/18/04 SK Kedai Buluh
Surau Haji Daud 037/18/05 SK Tok Dir
Undang 037/18/06 SK Undang
Bukit Payung 037/18/07 SK Bukit Payong
Pekan Bukit Payung 037/18/08 Tadika Yayasan Islam Terengganu Cawangan Bukit Payung
Mak Kemas 037/18/09 SMK Seri Payong
Surau Panjang 037/18/10 SMK Sultan Mansor

Representation History

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Payung
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Marang
Bukit Payong
4th 1974–1978 Mukhtar Mohamed BN (PAS)
5th 1978–1982 Abdul Razak Taib BN (UMNO)
6th 1982–1986
Bukit Payung
7th 1986–1990 Mazlan Awang BN (UMNO)
8th 1990–1992 Baharudin Mohd PAS
1992–1995 Mazlan Awang BN (UMNO)
9th 1995–1999 Abdul Latiff Awang
10th 1999–2004 Hassan Mohd Salleh PAS
11th 2004–2008 Abdul Latiff Awang BN (UMNO)
12th 2008–2013 Mohd Nor Hamzah PR (PAS)
13th 2013–2018
14th 2018–2020 PAS
2020–2023 PN (PAS)
15th 2023–present

Election results

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Terengganu state election, 2023: Bukit Payung
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Mohd Nor Hamzah 16,838 74.11
BN Mohd Khim @ Mohd Khan Abdul Rahman 5,882 25.89
Total valid votes 22,720 100.00
Total rejected ballots 129
Unreturned ballots 19
Turnout 22,868 79.34
Registered electors 28,823
Majority 10,956 48.22
PAS hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Terengganu".
  2. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  3. ^ Federal Gazette [dead link]