Batu Buruk

Batu Buruk
Terengganu constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Muhammad Khalil Abdul Hadi; PN
;
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	40,759

Batu Buruk 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 1959 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Batu Buruk's electorate as of 2023^[2]

Malay (96.63%)

Chinese (2.42%)

Other ethnicities (0.63%)

Indian (0.32%)

History

Polling Districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Batu Buruk constituency has a total of 12 polling districts.^[3]

State Constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Batu Buruk (N16)	Pantai Batu Buruk	036/16/01	SMA (Atas) Sultan Zainal Abidin
	Nibung	036/16/02	SMK Panji Alam
	Gong Tok Nasek	036/16/03	SMK Padang Negara
	Bukit Depu	036/16/04	SMK Dato' Razali Ismail
	Kuala Ibai	036/16/05	SMK Sultan Sulaiman
	Chendering Pantai	036/16/06	SK Chendering
	Chendering	036/16/07	SMK Chendering
	Taman Permint Jaya	036/16/08	SK Kubang Ikan
	Mengabang Tengah	036/16/09	SMK Seri Budiman
	Kolam	036/16/10	SMK Tengku Muhammad Ismail
	Kenaga	036/16/11	SK Seri Budiman 2
	Tok Adis	036/16/12	SK Pusat Kuala Ibai

Representation History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Batu Buruk
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Batu Burok
1st	1959–1964	Abdul Muttalib Salleh	Negara
2nd	1964–1969	Abdul Muttalib Salleh	Alliance (UMNO)
	1969–1971	Assembly dissolved
3rd	1971–1973	Mat Yasin Daud	PMIP
3rd	1973–1974	Mat Yasin Daud	BN (PMIP)
4th	1974–1978	Abdul Muttalib Salleh	Independent
5th	1978–1982	Abdul Muttalib Salleh	BN (UMNO)
6th	1982–1986	Wan Abd Muttalib @ Wan Musa Embong	PAS
Batu Buruk
7th	1986–1990	Abdul Muttalib Salleh	BN (UMNO)
8th	1990–1995	Wan Abd Muttalib @ Wan Musa Embong	PAS
9th	1995–1999
10th	1999–2004
11th	2004–2008
12th	2008–2013	Syed Azman Syed Ahmad Nawawi	PR (PAS)
13th	2013–2018	Syed Azman Syed Ahmad Nawawi	PR (PAS)
14th	2018–2020	Muhammad Khalil Abdul Hadi	PAS
14th	2020–2023		PN (PAS)
15th	2023–present		PN (PAS)

Election results

Terengganu state election, 2023: Batu Buruk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Muhammad Khalil Abdul Hadi	23,767	79.58	24.67
	PH	Mohamad Zamir Ghazali	6,099	20.42	11.12
Total valid votes			29,866	100.00
Total rejected ballots			297
Unreturned ballots			30
Turnout			30,193	74.08	11.48
Registered electors			40,759
Majority			17,668	59.16	40.04
	PAS hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 2018: Batu Buruk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Muhammad Khalil Abdul Hadi	15,184	54.91	0.23
	BN	Zamri Awang Hitam	9,896	35.79	9.06
	Pakatan Harapan (2018)	Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah	2,572	9.30	9.30
Total valid votes			27,652	100.00
Total rejected ballots			221
Unreturned ballots			116
Turnout			27,989	85.56	2.98
Registered electors			32,714
Majority			5,288	19.12	8.84
	PAS hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 2013: Batu Buruk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Syed Azman Syed Ahmad Nawawi	13,831	55.14	2.26
	BN	Che Mat Jusoh	11,254	44.86	2.26
Total valid votes			25,085	100.00
Total rejected ballots			231
Unreturned ballots			67
Turnout			25,383	88.54	3.50
Registered electors			28,667
Majority			2,273	10.28	4.52
	PAS hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Terengganu [P.U. (B) 188/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Terengganu [P.U. (B) 229/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

Terengganu state election, 2008: Batu Buruk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Syed Azman Syed Ahmad Nawawi	10,672	52.88	2.47
	BN	Nordiana Shafie	9,511	47.12	2.47
Total valid votes			20,183	100.00
Total rejected ballots			212
Unreturned ballots			33
Turnout			20,428	85.04	0.64
Registered electors			24,022
Majority			1,161	5.76	4.94
	PAS hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 2004: Batu Buruk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Wan Abd Muttalib @ Wan Musa Embong	8,621	50.41	20.47
	BN	Che Mat Jusoh	8,481	49.59	20.47
Total valid votes			17,102	100.00
Total rejected ballots			217
Unreturned ballots			9
Turnout			17,328	85.68	6.44
Registered electors			20,223
Majority			140	0.82	39.34
	PAS hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 1999: Batu Buruk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Wan Abd Muttalib @ Wan Musa Embong	9,422	70.08	17.49
	BN	Mohamed Jusoh	4,022	29.92	17.49
Total valid votes			13,444	100.00
Total rejected ballots			265
Unreturned ballots			38
Turnout			13,747	79.24	0.33
Registered electors			17,349
Majority			5,400	40.16	35.18
	PAS hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 1995: Batu Buruk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Wan Abd Muttalib @ Wan Musa Embong	6,756	52.49	1.52
	BN	Zubir Embong	6,115	47.51	2.29
Total valid votes			12,871	100.00
Total rejected ballots			263
Unreturned ballots			54
Turnout			13,188	78.91	3.08
Registered electors			16,712
Majority			641	4.98	3.81
	PAS hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 1990: Batu Buruk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Wan Abd Muttalib @ Wan Musa Embong	6,048	54.01	7.18
	BN	Zulkifli Mohd Nasir	5,064	45.22	7.95
	Independent	Rasid Musa	86	0.77	0.77
Total valid votes			11,198	100.00
Total rejected ballots			289
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			11,487	81.99	2.91
Registered electors			14,011
Majority			984	8.79	2.45
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Terengganu state election, 1986: Batu Buruk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Muttalib Salleh	4,651	53.17	3.72
	PAS	Wan Abd Muttalib @ Wan Musa Embong	4,097	46.83	3.72
Total valid votes			8,748	100.00
Total rejected ballots			386
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			9,134	79.08	0.06
Registered electors			11,550
Majority			554	6.34	5.24
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?

Terengganu state election, 1982: Batu Burok
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Wan Abd Muttalib @ Wan Musa Embong	3,979	50.55	4.95
	BN	Mustaffa Awang	3,893	49.45	2.57
Total valid votes			7,872	100.00
Total rejected ballots			210
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			8,082	79.02
Registered electors			10,228
Majority			86	1.10	0.18
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Terengganu state election, 1978: Batu Burok
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Muttalib Salleh	2,700	46.88	12.08
	PAS	Wan Abd Muttalib @ Wan Musa Embong	2,626	45.60	45.60
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Yasin @ Ismail Awang	433	7.52	15.28
Total valid votes			5,759	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			8,597
Majority			74	1.28	1.95
	BN gain from Independent		Swing		?

Terengganu state election, 1974: Batu Burok
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Independent	Abdul Muttalib Salleh	1,706	38.03	38.03
	BN	Mohamed Ghazali Ahmad	1,561	34.80	34.80
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Ismail Awang	1,023	22.80	22.80
	Independent	Harun @ Abdul Pahman Mohamed	196	4.37	4.37
Total valid votes			4,486	100.00
Total rejected ballots			461
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			4,947	65.88	4.69
Registered electors			7,509
Majority			145	3.23	12.89
	Independent gain from PMIP		Swing		?

Terengganu state election, 1969: Batu Burok
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PMIP	Mat Yasin Daud	3,321	58.06	58.06
	Alliance	Abdul Muttalib Salleh	2,399	41.94	15.40
Total valid votes			5,720	100.00
Total rejected ballots			427
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			6,147	70.57	2.12
Registered electors			8,710
Majority			922	16.12	1.44
	PMIP gain from Alliance		Swing		?

Terengganu state election, 1964: Batu Burok
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Abdul Muttalib Salleh	2,542	57.34	24.09
	National Party	Ismail Mohamed Daud	1,891	42.66	3.46
Total valid votes			4,433	100.00
Total rejected ballots			224
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			4,657	68.45	5.94
Registered electors			6,804
Majority			651	14.68	1.81
	Alliance gain from National Party		Swing		?

Terengganu state election, 1959: Batu Burok
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	National Party	Abdul Muttalib Salleh	1,315	46.12
	Alliance	Che Muda Abdullah	948	33.25
	PMIP	Su Mahmud Dato Amar	487	17.08
	Socialist Front	Wan Hassan Abdul Kadir	101	3.54
Total valid votes			2,851	100.00
Total rejected ballots			103
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			2,954	62.51
Registered electors			4,726
Majority			367	12.87
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Terengganu".
^ "15th Kedah State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
^ Federal Gazette ^{[dead link‍]}

[1] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Terengganu".

[2] "15th Kedah State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.

[3] Federal Gazette ^{[dead link‍]}

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