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Jeli is a federal constituency in Jeli District and Tanah Merah District, Kelantan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1995.
 Kelantan constituency | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1994 |
| First contested | 1995 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 78,592 |
| Electors (2023)[2] | 59,894 |
| Area (km²)[3] | 1,500 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 52.4 |
The federal constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
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Age breakdown of Jeli's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (6.63%)
21-29 (23.65%)
30-39 (24.35%)
40-49 (17.63%)
50-59 (13.33%)
60-69 (8.84%)
70-79 (4.01%)
80-89 (1.18%)
above 90 (0.38%)
Gender breakdown of Jeli's electorate as of 2022
Male (50.5%)
Female (49.5%)
History
editPolling districts
editAccording to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Jeli constituency is divided into 28 polling districts.[4]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bukit Bunga (N36） | Bukit Bunga | 030/36/01 | SMK Bukit Bunga |
| Jakar | 030/36/02 | SK Nik Daud | |
| Nibong | 030/36/03 | SK Nik Daud | |
| Jedok Tua | 030/36/04 | SMU (A) Arab Darul Naim | |
| Lalang Pepuyu | 030/36/05 | SK Lalang Pepuyu | |
| Batu Gajah | 030/36/06 | SK Batu Gajah | |
| Asahan | 030/36/07 | SMK Tan Sri Mohamed Yaacob | |
| Lawang | 030/36/08 | SK Lawang | |
| Gual Jedok | 030/36/09 | SK Gual Jedok | |
| Air Canal | 030/36/10 | SK Ayer Chanal | |
| Air Lanas (N37） | Kalai | 030/37/01 | SK Kalai |
| Gunong | 030/37/02 | SK Batu Melintang | |
| Bandar Jeli | 030/37/03 | SK Jeli (1) | |
| Gemang | 030/37/04 | SK Gemang | |
| Air Lanas | 030/37/05 | Maahad Al-Sabirin, Ayer Lanas | |
| Legeh | 030/37/06 | SK Legeh | |
| Sungai Satan | 030/37/07 | SK Legeh | |
| Berdang | 030/37/08 | SK Pasir Dusun | |
| Pos Sungai Rual | 030/37/09 | SK Sungai Rual | |
| Kedai Air Lanas | 030/37/10 | SMK Ayer Lanas | |
| Kuala Balah (N38） | Batu Melintang | 030/38/01 | SMK Batu Melintang |
| Pendok | 030/38/02 | SK Pendok | |
| Sungai Long | 030/38/03 | SK Sungai Long | |
| Lubok Bongor | 030/38/04 | SK Lubok Bongor | |
| Kubor Datu | 030/38/05 | SK Kubor Datu | |
| Jerimbong | 030/38/06 | SK Bukit Jering | |
| Kedai Kuala Balah | 030/38/07 | SK Kuala Balah | |
| Kampung Bharu Tg. Abd. Rahman Putra | 030/38/08 | SMK Kuala Balah |
Representation history
edit| Members of Parliament for Jeli | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Tanah Merah | ||||
| 9th | P030 | 1995–1999 | Mustapa Mohamed (مصطفى محمد) |
BN (UMNO) |
| 10th | 1999–2004 | Mohd Apandi Mohamad (محمد أڤندي محمد) |
BA (PAS) | |
| 11th | 2004–2008 | Mustapa Mohamed (مصطفى محمد) |
BN (UMNO) | |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | |||
| 13th | 2013–2018 | |||
| 14th | 2018 | |||
| Independent | ||||
| 2018–2020 | PH (BERSATU) | |||
| 2020–2022 | PN (BERSATU) | |||
| 15th | 2022–2024 | Zahari Kechik (ظهري كچيق) | ||
| 2024–present | Independent | |||
State constituency
edit| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Jeli | Air Lanas | ||||||
| Bukit Bunga | |||||||
| Kemahang | |||||||
| Kuala Balah | |||||||
| Pergau | |||||||
Current state assembly members
edit| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N36 | Bukit Bunga | Mohd Almidi Jaafar | PN (BERSATU) |
| N37 | Ayer Lanas | Kamarudin Md Nor | |
| N38 | Kuala Balah | Abdul Hadi Awang Kechil | PN (PAS) |
Local governments & postcodes
edit| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N36 | Bukit Bunga | Tanah Merah District Council |
|
| N37 | Ayer Lanas | Jeli District Council | |
| N38 | Kuala Balah |
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Zahari Kechik | 27,072 | 63.03 |  24.48
| ||
| BN | Norwahida Patuan | 14,608 | 34.01 |  21.88
| ||
| PH | Md Radzi Wahab | 1,140 | 2.65 | 2.71
| ||
| PUTRA | Mohammad Daud | 133 | 0.31 | 0.31
| ||
| Total valid votes | 42,953 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 635 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 144 | |||||
| Turnout | 43,732 | 71.83 | 11.65
| |||
| Registered electors | 59,798 | |||||
| Majority | 12,464 | 29.02 | 11.88
| |||
| PAS gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mustapa Mohamed | 21,665 | 55.89 | 1.25
| ||
| PAS | Mohamad Hamid | 15,018 | 38.75 | 4.11
| ||
| PH | Azran Deraman | 2,078 | 5.36 | 5.36
| ||
| Total valid votes | 38,761 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 400 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 466 | |||||
| Turnout | 39,627 | 83.48 | 4.14
| |||
| Registered electors | 47,470 | |||||
| Majority | 6,647 | 17.14 | 2.86
| |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Kelantan [P.U. (B) 234/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Kelantan [P.U. (B) 308/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mustapa Mohamed | 21,345 | 57.14 | 0.28
| ||
| PAS | Mohd Apandi Mohamad | 16,009 | 42.86 | 0.28
| ||
| Total valid votes | 37,354 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 424 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 93 | |||||
| Turnout | 37,871 | 87.62 | 3.44
| |||
| Registered electors | 43,224 | |||||
| Majority | 5,336 | 14.28 | 0.56
| |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Kelantan [P.U. (B) 171/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-18.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Kelantan [P.U. (B) 212/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2016-05-18. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mustapa Mohamed | 17,168 | 57.42 | 6.42
| |
| PAS | Mohd Apandi Mohamad | 12,732 | 42.58 | 6.42
| |
| Total valid votes | 29,900 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 474 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 181 | ||||
| Turnout | 30,555 | 84.18 | 1.80
| ||
| Registered electors | 36,298 | ||||
| Majority | 4,436 | 14.84 | 12.84
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mustapa Mohamed | 16,960 | 63.84 | 14.98
| |
| PAS | Mohd Apandi Mohamad | 9,607 | 36.16 | 14.98
| |
| Total valid votes | 26,567 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 394 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 26,961 | 82.38 | 0.46
| ||
| Registered electors | 32,727 | ||||
| Majority | 7,353 | 27.68 | 25.40
| ||
| BN gain from PAS | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Mohd Apandi Mohamad | 15,523 | 51.14 | 51.14
| |
| BN | Mustapa Mohamed | 14,830 | 48.86 | 2.24
| |
| Total valid votes | 30,353 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 529 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 270 | ||||
| Turnout | 31,152 | 81.92 | 0.55
| ||
| Registered electors | 38,027 | ||||
| Majority | 693 | 2.28 | 0.08
| ||
| PAS gain from BN | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mustapa Mohamed | 13,301 | 51.10 | |||
| S46 | Zianon Abdin Ali | 12,729 | 48.90 | |||
| Total valid votes | 26,030 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 932 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 71 | |||||
| Turnout | 27,033 | 81.37 | ||||
| Registered electors | 33,222 | |||||
| Majority | 572 | 2.20 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
edit- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ^ "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ "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. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A) Polling Hours For the General Election of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Kelantan" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 15 July 2023.