Kemasik (state constituency)

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

Kemasik
Terengganu constituency
State constituency
LegislatureTerengganu State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Saiful Azmi Suhaili
PN
Constituency created1973
First contested1974
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)28,618

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 Kemasik's electorate as of 2018[2]

  Malay (96.08%)
  Chinese (3.27%)
  Indian (0.33%)
  Other ethnicities (0.32%)

History

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Polling Districts

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According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kemasik constituency has a total of 11 polling districts.[3]

State Constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Kemasik (N29) Batu Putih 040/29/01 SK Pengkalan Ranggon
FELDA Kertih 6 040/29/02 SK Ketengah Jaya
Kampung Ranggon 040/29/03 SK Pengkalan Ranggon
Kuala Kertih 040/29/04 SK Kerteh
Pekan Kertih 040/29/05 SK Seri Gelugor
Kemasik 040/29/06 SMK Badrul Alam Shah
Pekan Air Jernih 040/29/07 SK Ayer Jerneh
FELDA Kertih 5 040/29/08 SK Kg. Baru Rasau Kertih 5
Chabang 040/29/09 SK Kg Chabang
Tok Kaya 040/29/10 SK Kemasik
Rantau Petronas 040/29/11 SK Kg Baru Kerteh

Representation History

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kemasik
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency split from Paka-Kerteh
Kemasek
4th 1974–1978 Wan Adnan Wan Ismail BN (UMNO)
5th 1978–1982
6th 1982–1986
Kemasik
7th 1986–1990 Mohd Abu Bakar Ali BN (UMNO)
8th 1990–1995
9th 1995–1999
10th 1999–2004
11th 2004–2008
12th 2008–2013 Rosli Othman
13th 2013–2018
14th 2018–2020 Saiful Azmi Suhaili GS (PAS)
2020–2023 PN (PAS)
15th 2023–present

Election results

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Terengganu state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Saiful Azmi Suhaili 13,778 65.45
BN Mohd Khairi Mohamad Yusof 7,273 34.55
Total valid votes 21,051 100.00
Total rejected ballots 164
Unreturned ballots 21
Turnout 21,236 74.21
Registered electors 28,618
Majority 6,505 30.90
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]