Batu Rakit (state constituency)

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

Batu Rakit
Terengganu constituency
State constituency
LegislatureTerengganu State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Mohd Shafizi Ismail
PN
Constituency created1959
First contested1959
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)29,919

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

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

  Malay (99.39%)
  Other ethnicities (0.34%)
  Chinese (0.23%)
  Indian (0.04%)

History

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Polling Districts

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

State Constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Batu Rakit (N08) Pulau Redang 034/08/01 SK Pulau Redang
Mengabang Lekar 034/08/02 SK Pagar Besi
Darat Batu Rakit 034/08/03 SK Darat Batu Rakit
Batu Rakit 034/08/04 SK Batu Rakit
Maras 034/08/05 SK Maras
Bukit Wan 034/08/06 SK Bukit Wan
Bukit Cempaka 034/08/07 SMK Bukit Chempaka
Padang Kemunting 034/08/08 SMK Tengku Mizan Zainal Abidin
Wakaf Tengah 034/08/09 SMK Kompleks Mengabang Telipot
Mengabang Teliput 034/08/10 SMK Telipot
Mengabang Telung 034/08/11 SK Kompleks Mengabang Telipot

Representation History

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Batu Rakit
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
1st 1959–1964 Mansor Mohamed Alliance (UMNO)
2nd 1964–1969
1969–1971 Assembly dissolved
3rd 1971 Mansor Mohamed Alliance (UMNO)
1971–1974 Nik Hassan Abdul Rahman
4th 1974–1978 Abdullah Abdul Rahman BN (UMNO)
5th 1978–1982 Wan Ibrahim Wan Othman
6th 1982–1986
7th 1986–1990
8th 1990–1995 Abdul Wahab Ngah
9th 1995–1999
10th 1999–2004 Abu Bakar Chik BA (PAS)
11th 2004–2008 Khazan Che Mat BN (UMNO)
12th 2008–2013
13th 2013–2018 Bazlan Abd Rahman
14th 2018–2023
15th 2023–present Mohd Shafizi Ismail PN (PAS)

Election results

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Terengganu state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Mohd Shafizi Ismail 14,465 63.14
BN Bazlan Abd Rahman 8,446 36.86
Total valid votes 22,911 100.00
Total rejected ballots 153
Unreturned ballots 17
Turnout 23,081 77.14
Registered electors 29,919
Majority 6,019 26.28
PAS gain from BN Swing ?
Terengganu state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
BN Bazlan Abd Rahman 10,046 48.78
PAS Mohd Shafizi Ismail 9,747 47.33
BERSATU Amir Long 800 3.88
Total valid votes 20,593 99.99
Total rejected ballots 237
Unreturned ballots 82
Turnout 20,912 86.88
Registered electors 24,071
Majority 299
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
"14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Terengganu". The Star. Retrieved 2024-05-06.

References

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